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The field excursion to Maltby Lake on December 21 gave the classes a 

 chance to see the progress of forest management on the New Haven Water 

 Company's property, which has been for ten years the practice ground of 

 Forest School students in silviculture. The afternoon program dealt with 

 the relation of the alumni to the school. Director Toumey gave a progress 

 report of the school for the decade, which was followed by papers presented 

 by W. B. Greeley, of the Forest Service, also a member of the Forest School 

 advisory board, and others. An opporunity was then given for discussion 

 of the course of instruction needed by men now entering the profession, and 

 an opportunity was afforded for frank expression of opinion in reference to 

 the present courses at the school. 



At the evening banquet National Forester Graves and Professor Roth, 

 of the Department of Forestry of the University of Michigan, were to have 

 been honored guests, but owing to illness in the family Professor Roth could 

 not be present. Forester Graves, District Forester Ringland, Pinch6, Moore, 

 and others responded to toasts in answer to the call of Professor Toumey, who 

 was toastmaster. 



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XN the death at Washington, Pa.-, early in December, of William Crosbie 

 there passed away a man, whom many of his friends claim, was the 

 originator of the idea of forest preservation in the United States. Born 

 in Linlethgowshire, Scotland, eighty years ago, Crosbie came to America on 

 his wedding trip when he was but 21 years of age. In his native land he had 

 spent several years studying forestry in England and Scotland, being asso- 

 ciated with members of the nobility in that work. W^hen he and his bride, a 

 young English girl, went to Washington County, Pa., sixty years ago, to 

 visit, the young Scotchman decided to stay there. 



More than forty years ago he took charge of the Washington cemetery, 

 and under his direction its 800 acres have been converted into one of the 

 most notable forest preserves in Pennsylvania. In the cemetery are found 

 600 distinct varieties of trees, there being every tree that can grow in that 

 climate. Among the most treasured of Crosbie's forest pets are a cedar 

 from Lebanon, a cedar from the Himalayas and a Japanese cedar, all im-t 

 ported at considerable expense and all flourishing in their adopted land. 



Half a century ago Crosbie began writing on forest preservation and civic 

 beautifying. At first his communications were addressed to the local news- 

 papers with the signature of "Forester," and the suggestions he offered have 

 been carried out in the beautification of the town. 



Crosbie, in his zeal for the trees, did not stop here. While still little 

 more than a boy he began writing to the government heads at Washington, 

 urging a forestry commissioner and definite steps to preserve the forests of 

 the land. In the administration of General Grant his ideas so impressed the 

 chief executive that he sent a special recommendation to congress. The recom- 

 mendation met with the approval of the house of representatives, but was 



