School of Forestry at Evois, in Finland. 



By the Rev. J. C. BROWN, LL.D. 



In 1858, Baron von Berg, Oberforst-rath in Saxony, the birthplace 

 of modern scientific forest management, was applied to professionally to 

 examine and report on the state of the forests and the forest manage- 

 ment of Finland ; and while there he has applied to do the same in 

 Poland. 



One result of his visit was the establishment at Nova Alexandra, in 

 Poland, of an important School of Agriculture, ranking with the univer- 

 sities of the empire. It was founded with a view to prepare agricul- 

 turists and foresters for carrying on their respective operations in 

 accordance with the discoveries of modern science. There are two divi- 

 sions, one relating to agriculture, the other to forest economy. There is 

 an experimental form attached to the institution, and the course of study 

 extending over three years. Students previous to admission must have 

 passed through a gymnasium or some corresponding public school. 

 The fee charged is 50 roubles, say six guineas, per annum, and after 

 passing satisfactorily a prescribed examination at the close of the 

 course, the students receive a diploma giving them rank and title to 

 employment by the Government as agriculturists or as foresters, ac- 

 cording to the division in which they may have studied. 



A corresponding result was the establishment of a School of 

 Forestry at the Crown Park of Evois in Lampes-socken, in Tavastehus- 

 lan in Finland, with a view to giving to foresters thorough instruction 

 in all that relates to the theory and practice of forest economy. It 

 was established by Decree dated 10th March, 1859, and opened on 

 the 15th of April in the same year, thoroughly organized, and 

 placed under the superintendence and charge of a director, with three 

 resident lecturers and one field instructor. Students desirous of 

 enjoying the benefit of the institution were required to produce before 

 admission a university diploma, or a first-class certificate of the com- 

 pletion of the course of study at a gymnasium. And there was pro- 

 vided for them free instruction, with free quarters and firewood. 

 After a time the institution was closed from lack of students ; but 



