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congenial lines of study. The present total register of students 



majoring in forestry is as follows: 



Seniors 7 



Juniors 5 



Sophomores 6 



Freshmen 13 



Special i 



Total 7,2 



Besides this number 34 agricultural students elected a course 

 in general forestry, in which especial stress is laid on general 

 forestry principles and their application to woodlot manage- 

 ment in this State. 



Degrees and Graduates 



Four graduates were awarded the degree of Bachelor of 

 Science in Forestry in 191 3, and four in 1914. 



This brings the total number of graduates from this depart- 

 ment up to 43. One of these is deceased, and of the remainder 

 71% are engaged in active forestry work at the present time. 

 Some of the others are also engaged in work in pulp and lum- 

 ber mills and in other work very closely allied with forestry. If 

 has been the policy of the department to maintain a high stand- 

 ard rather than to merely increase the number of graduates. 



Scholarship 



For each of the past two years a forestry student has received 

 a scholarship prize, the value of which is sufficient to defray 

 tuition expenses for one year. This prize is awarded by the 

 University and is open to all students, and not merely those 

 majoring in forestry. A comparison of the number of grad- 

 uations with the number of registrations for each year would 

 also indicate that a high degree of efficiency is required and 

 maintained. 



Faculty 



The increase in the appropriation made by the Legislature 

 made possible the addition of an instructor to the teaching staff 

 of this department. We are particularly fortunate in securing 



