REPORT FORESTRY DEPARTMENT OF THE UNI- 

 VERSITY OF MAINE TO THE FOREST COMMIS- 

 SIONER. NOVEMBER iST, 1912. 



To the Honorable Frank E. Mace, 

 Forest Commissioner, 



Augusta, Maine. 



Sir:— 



I have the honor to submit the following report of the For- 

 estry Department for the years 191 1 and 1912. 



The Forestry Department of the University of Maine was 

 established in 1903. It is, therefore, the oldest undergraduate 

 school of forestry in continuous existence in the United States 

 giving a four years course. In the state of Maine where the 

 lumber and pulp interests are so great, the need of such a de- 

 partment was early recognized. The object of the department 

 is to promote forestry throughout the state and to provide a 

 body of men suitably trained for the intelligent handling of 

 forest land. Beside extension work and the general propaga- 

 tion of information on forestry subjects throughout the state 

 the department strives to reach two classes of students — first, 

 agricultural students who should have some knowledge of for- 

 estry for the conservative handling of wood lots, and second, 

 students who intend to make forestry their profession. For 

 the first class a course of lectures on forestry in general is 

 given for two hours each week during the spring semester of 

 each year. This course is required of all agricultural students 

 and it may be further supplemented by electing any other 

 forestry course for which the student has had sufficient prepara- 

 tion. For the second, a complete curriculum for the entire four 

 years has been arranged and is required of all students electing 

 forestry as their major subject. 



