G18 JOURXAIv OF FORESTRY 



inspection during the war, the inspection of wood in the manufacture 

 of aircraft proving exceedingly important for the industry. Manufac- 

 turers having reahzed the value of men possessing this knowledge, this 

 may be but the beginning of such specialized training. 



At Birnam, in Perthshire, there was opened recently the first prac- 

 tical school of forestry in Scotland. The course will cover two years, 

 consisting of both lectures and practical work. The aim of the school 

 is both provision of technical instruction and the furnishing of open- 

 ings for men discharged from the army. There are at present twelve 

 students in attendance. 



Professor Walter Mulford, of the University of California, is per- 

 forming a good service in the line of propaganda by furnishing for- 

 estry notes to the Sierra Club Bulletin, published by the Sierra Club, 

 the most active mountaineering club of the West. These notes refer 

 mainly to developments in California and the West generally. 



A study of Sitka spruce growth will be carried on during the com- 

 ing field season. The large amount of spruce cut for w^ar purposes 

 makes material available. The study will be carried on in western 

 Oregon and on the Olympic Peninsula, in Washington. The field work 

 will be in charge of Forest Assistant N. L. Cary. 



A new fuel has been developed to eke out the shortage in coal and 

 wood supplies, which comes into the market under the name of oakoal. 

 It is made from garbage, manure, street sweepings, and other offal. 

 It is claimed to be equal to the best coal, more economical, and more 

 easily handled and stored. 



The President, F. E. Olmsted, has designated S. T. Dana as the 

 member of the Executive Committee to handle the material on Ad- 

 missions and Paul D. Kelleter as chairman of the committee to arrange 

 for the annual meeting, with R. S. Maddox and Frederick Dunlap the 

 other two members. 



The enlargement of the Beal Nursery on the Michigan Forest is 

 under way. The present production is 300,000 trees, which is to be 

 increased to 500,000 in 1921 and 700,000 in 1922. This will provide 

 stock for 700 acres and 1,000 acres, respectively, in the two years. 



