THE BAVARIAN FORESTER 



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he usually enters the Oberreal gymna- 

 sium which corresponds to a rather prac- 

 tical grammar school. Here he receives 

 his mathematics, German literature, 

 botany, drawing, and perhaps 

 English and French. He is 

 then ready to enter the For- 

 estry Hochschule of the Uni- 

 versity. This word "Hoch- 

 schule" is rather confusing to 

 the average American, but it 

 corresponds most nearly to a 

 college of a university. But 

 here is the great difference be- 

 tween the German system and 

 ours of America, for in Ger- 

 many the student is allowed 

 to take one semister's work 

 in one university or academy 

 and one in another, and re- 

 ceive credit for all at the par- 

 ticular place where he wishes 

 to finish. Only in the Uni- 

 versity of Munich it is requir- 

 ed that at least half of the 

 time be spent there. Thus a 

 man who is particularly inter- 

 ested in some special phase of 

 Forestry is able to study un- 

 der several different profes- 

 sors in as many different in- 

 stitutions, and to receive credit 

 for all of his worJ<. 



A middle examination cov- 

 ering chemistry, botany, geol- 

 ogy, mathematics and element- 

 ary forestry is held at the end 

 of the first two years, and a 

 final at the end of the full 

 course of four years. Upon 

 passing the final examination 

 he is capable of entering the 

 Forest Service as a Prakti- 

 kant. In Bavaria the Herr 

 Praktikant serves for three 

 years, and during the first 

 year he r^eceives no salary. He v 

 is directly under the Forst- 

 meister and is about the for- 

 est with him at all times. He 

 becomes thoroughly acquainted with 

 the whole forest, — the trees and plants 

 upon it, and the various systems of 

 managing the different areas. He is 

 often questioned by the Forstmeister 

 as to what he would do with this or 

 that area under certain given conditions. 



Naturally, the ideal Forstmeister in a 

 case like this, is something between a 

 tutor and an advisor. During the last 

 two years he is given much work to do, 



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The Herr Forster at V^alepp 

 a type of the bavarian ranger. 



either in the office on the various reports, 

 or in the field surveying. During this 

 work he receives about $1.00 per day. 



After his three years as Praktikant 

 he is again subject to an examination, 

 this one continuing for two weeks, and 



