JiNioR Class Philippine Forest School. 



THE class of 1915 IS COMPOSED OF 13 HIGH SCHOOL GR.ADUATE5, 3 FOURTH-YEAR STUDENTS, 4 THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS 

 WHILE THE 1916 CLASS JUST ENTERING THF FOREST SCHOOL HAS 169 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, 2 FOURTH-YEAR 



STLTJENTS, AND 4 THIRD-YEAR STUDENTS. 



FILIPINO FORESTERS 



GRATIFYING progress is being 

 made in instructing Filipinos in 

 forestry at the forestry school 

 established by the Bureau of 

 Forestry at Manila, under the direction 

 of Major George P. Ahearn. and par- 

 ticularly good results are expected of 

 the junior class, which recently re- 

 turned from its summer camp on Mt. 

 Maquiling, where much practical work 

 was done and considerable valuable in- 

 formation of forest conditions secured. 

 General Inspector J. R. Barber, in re- 

 porting to Major Ahearn about ths 

 camp, says : 



"The members of the faculty con- 

 nected with the camping scheme are to 

 be congratulated upon its success. 

 From what I observed, T believe the 

 students were distinctly benefited by the 

 experience obtained. The permanent 

 camp, two rather inadequate snai)shots 

 ^i wdiich are attached, was excellently 

 located on the northern side of Mt. Ma- 

 auiling about IG or 1^ kilometers from 

 the Forest School. Absolutely all work 



in and about the camp such as cooking, 

 washing dishes, cleaning up, gathering 

 rewood, etc., was performed by the 

 students. 



"During the period of the encamp- 

 ment the students received practical in- 

 struction in all branches of the field 

 work wdiich is conducted by the bureau. 

 In accordance with your expressed wish 

 the undersigned gave particular atten- 

 tion to the manner in which the 

 students conducted themselves with ref- 

 erence to cooking, packing, camping 

 and their general adaptability to fieUl 

 life. I was very well pleased, indeed, 

 with what I found. They were cheer- 

 ful, happy and willing during the hike, 

 even though it was decidedly uncom- 

 fortable for them on two occasions, 

 when heavy rains were encountered. 

 Each student carried all of his own 

 equipment, including bedding roll and 

 mosquito bar as may be seen by the 

 third attached snapshot. I believe each 

 and every student in the class to be 

 quite ca])able of looking out for him- 



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