THE ROYAL ITALIAN FORESTRY COLLEGE 811 



general assistants. The college is excellently equipped with a very 

 complete library and museum and its has seven laboratories devoted 

 respectively to : (i) Silviculture; (2) Technology and utilization ; (3) 

 Forest mensuration and valuation; (4) Botany; (5) Physiology and 

 pathology; (6) Forest chemistry; (7) Mineralogy and geology. 



The three buildings are very large and capacious and are attractively 

 located on the Piazzale del Re, in the Cascine Gardens. The largest of 

 the three contains, aside from the ofihces of the director and faculty, the 

 library, museum collections, recitation rooms, and forestry laboratories ; 

 the second building is devoted to forest pathology, botany, and zoology, 

 and the third is given over to class-rooms and laboratories for miner- 

 alogy and geology. The entire space covered by the three buildings is 

 more than an acre and altogether the school grounds include about six 

 acres. The school also retains control over the nurseries, arboretum, 

 and buildings of the former institute at Vallombrosa. 



In order to be admitted to the College of Forestry, it is necessary to 

 ])resent. together with the application for admission, not later than 

 September i of each year, the following documents: (i) Diploma in 

 agricultural science or engineering from a college of recognized stand- 

 ing; (2) Certificate of birth; (3) Papers of Italian citizenship; (4) 

 Certificate of good conduct issued by the mayor of the commune where 

 the aspirant habitually resides; (5) General certificate of the judicial 

 district, not anterior in date to three months; (6) Summary of the 

 scholastic career accomplished. 



Prior to graduation, severe examinations are held to determine the 

 knowledge of the candidate for various positions to be ofifered in the 

 forestry service. 



On July I, 1913. the following arrangement of classes and grades, 

 together with payment, was provided for. Upon successful completion 

 of the technical course, the men are given positions in this service as 

 vacancies occur : 



InJividual .\pj)roxiraate 

 Classes and grades. stipend equivalent 



in lire. in dollars. 



Chief inspectors of first class 9,000 $1,800 



Chief inspectors of second class 8,000 1,600 



Chief inspectors of third class 7,000 1,400 



Inspectors of first class 6,ckx) 1,200 



Inspectors of second class S.ooo 1,000 



Assistant inspectors of tirst class . . 4,000 8co 



Assistant inspectors of second class 3-500 700 



Assistant inspectors of third class 3,000 600 



Adjutant assistant inspectors 2,500 500 



^ Although the normal par gold rate of exchange is 19.3 cents, the equivalent of 

 one Italian lira, 20 cents is generally adopted for means of approximate conver- 

 sion and has been used throughout this article. 



