810 JOURNAL OF FORESTRY 



Each of the two years is divided into two periods, namely, the 

 scholastic period, in Florence, from October 15 to J'^^ne 15, and the 

 second period, for field activity and inspection work, from July i to 

 September 30. A vacation is allowed from October i to October 15 

 and from June 15 to June 30 of each year. The following table shows 

 the subjects ofifered and the number of hours per w^eek devoted to each 

 subject : 



Hours per week. 



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Subject. First Second 



year. year. 



1. Silviculture and mountain culture 3 2 



2. Economics and forest mensuration 4 



3. Technology and utilization of woods 2 



4. Administration and organization 3 2 



5. Hydraulic forestry systems 2 



6. Forest construction 2 



7. Construction of forest roads i 



8. Forest botany (phytography and botanical geography) 3 



g. Forest pathology 3 



10. Forest zoology . . i 



11. Forest chemistry 2 



12. Mineralogy and forest geology 3 



13. Forest legislation and administration 2 



r4. Administrative equity and the law of civil and penal justice. . . 2 



Total hours per week 19 18 



At the end of each course and year the pupil takes an examination, 

 and at the end of two years a general examination, consisting of a 

 written theme developed by the pupil and selected from one of the 

 following subjects: (i) Forest economics; (2) Forest valuation; 

 (3) Technology and utilization; (4) Silviculture; (5) Organization 

 and construction. 



Since the future of industrial Italy lies largely in the development 

 and utilization of water-power properties, a great deal of attention has 

 been given to what is called "hydraulic forestry." Considerable atten- 

 tion is also paid to the construction of forest roads and other construc- 

 tion work and to reforestation. The latter impresses one as being the 

 most pressing single need of the Italian situation. 



Scientific investigation and experimentation are expected to occupy 

 at least one-half of the time and efforts of the faculty. The character 

 of the investigations is determined and supervised by an academic 

 board under the general direction of the Director General of Forestry 

 at Rome. The faculty consists of six professors, four associate pro- 

 fessors, and eight assistant professors and such other forestry officials 

 as may be called to the college for special lectures from time to time. 

 There are also a secretary, librarian, and assistant secretary and two 



