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been brought out. in which case the name of the individual is re- 

 submitted for further consideration. 



17. The right to wear the Society badge is Hmitedto JMembers, 

 Senior Members, and Fellows. 



Members are reminded that this statement of policy is subject to 

 revision from time to time and are urged to submit their views re- 

 garding it, whether in approval or disapproval. The Council is de- 

 sirous of following the wishes of the majority of the Society in the 

 handling of membership matters, but is obviously handicapped in doing 

 so unless it knows what those wishes are. 



The most important change in the present statement as compared 

 with that in the May, 1919, issue of the Journal of Forestry is in the 

 definition of "forester." The previous definition required that men 

 without forest school training must have acquired the equivalent of 

 such training in other ways and covering particularly the fundamental 

 subjects of silviculture and forest management. Experience has shown 

 that this alternative is practically impossible of fulfillment. The new 

 definition establishes a criterion which can reasonably be met and 

 which at the same time will not lower the standing of the profession. 

 Attention is particularly called to the fact that candidates must both be 

 foresters and actually in forest work at the time of their election to 

 the Society. 



Another change of importance is thfe interpretation of the provision 

 that "except as specified for Honorary Membership and Corresponding 

 Membership, members of the Society shall be residents of the United 

 States, or of its possessions, or of Canada" as meaning legal and not 

 actual residence at the time of election to the Society. 



Considerable difference of opinion has arisen, both within and with- 

 out the Council, as to how far the Society should go in electing to 

 membership men who are not forest school graduates and who are in 

 a line of forest work (broadly defined) not dealing directly with forest 

 production. This question has come up particularly in connection with 

 the field of forest products, but applies also to such fields as forest 

 recreation, park and city forestry, and even lumbering. Another point 

 of difiference is as to whether men should be elected to Membership 

 immediately on the completion of a four-year course in forestry, or 

 whether an additional year, spent either in practical work or in study 

 leading to an advanced degree, should be required. Members are 

 urged to submit their views on these two points in order to assist the 



