108 THE AMERICAN BOTANIST 



Twelve years ago there were no schools of forestry in the 

 United States and professional foresters were obliged to go 

 abroad to secure their education. But in 1898 such schools 

 were established at Cornell University in New York and Bilt- 

 more in North Carolina. Others have followed in quick suc- 

 cession till today there are twelve in this country which are 

 graduating more and more students every year. This is shown 

 in the following statistics : 



Years— 1901-02-03-04-05-06-07-08-09 

 No. Graduated— 6 -13-20-38-40-45-48-60-72 



Sixty-five of these students, or about one-fifth of the to- 

 tal, went abroad to complete their studies. According to Dr. 

 Schenck of the Biltmore School, about two-thirds of the num- 

 ber graduated became professional foresters and the other third 

 abandoned the subject after graduation. When these schools 

 were first established, it was advantageous, to say the least, for 

 the student to complete their education abroad, but today, 

 thorough training may be had at the schools of forestry in the 

 United States. 



Finally what is to become of the forestry movement in 

 the United States? Has it not progressed rapidly in the past 

 twenty years? Is there not hearty co-operation between the 

 Federal Government the individual states, individuals, lumber- 

 men, and educators ? Have we not the results obtained abroad 

 to help us? And are not our forests well worth conserving? 

 To all of which questions there is but one answer and we can 

 almost see the glorious future forestry is to have in this 

 country. The prospects are all that could be desired but with- 

 out constant faithful care, wise management, and the hearty 

 co-operation of the public, our future cannot hope to be what 

 it should be — bright, prosperous and successful. 



Hohoken, N. J. 



