DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY, UNIVERSITY OF 



MAINE 



By JOHN M. BRISCOE. 



^^!:^HE Department of Forestry at the University of Maine was established 

 ^ J in 1903 and is the oldest undergraduate school of forestry in con- 

 tinuous existence in the United States. In the State of Maine, where 

 the lumber and pulp interests are so great, the need of such a department was 

 early recognized. The object of the department is to promote forestry through- 

 out the State, and to provide a body of men suitably trained for the in- 

 telligent handling of forests, and also to serve as a preparatory school for 

 those who intend to make forestry their profession. 



Besides extension work and the general propagation of information on 

 forestry subjects throughout the State the department strives to reach two 

 classes of students: 



1. Agricultural students who must have some knowledge of forestry 

 for the conservative handling of their wood lots; and 



2. Students who intend to make forestry their profession. 



For the first a 36-hour course of lectures on general forestry is given 

 in the spring semester each year. This course is required of agricultural 

 students and it may be supplemented by electing any other forestry course 

 for which the student has had sufficient preparation. 



For the second a complete curriculum for the entire four years has been 

 arranged and is required of all students majoring in forestry. 



THE EQUIPMENT 



The forest is the largest and best laboratory. The main office, class rooms, 

 drawing rooms, and other laboratories are located in Winslow Hall, the 

 largest and most modern building on the campus. The ground plan of this 

 building measures 63 feet by 100 feet, and it contains over 40 rooms. It is 

 built of brick, concrete and slate, of Tudor style of architecture, and has 

 four floors including a well lighted basement in which the department has 

 a large wood storage room and lockers. On the second floor are the offices 

 and lecture rooms of the department. The third floor is occupied by a large 

 lecture room and two drawing rooms separated from the larger room by 

 folding doors, so that the three rooms can be thrown into a large auditorium 

 at any time. 



The interior finish and furniture are in a dark stain, and the building is 

 equipped with electric light, elevator, hot and cold water, gas, and high pres- 

 sure steam for laboratory work. Besides the laboratories and lecture rooms, 

 in the basement there is a dark room for photographic work as well as 

 lavatories and shower baths. 



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