comme;nts on kneipp's paper 167 



undesirability or restricted character of the positions available. It does 

 not rest on or reflect upon the man's technical training nor is it an argu- 

 ment against technical training of men for forest management. 



Because the financial advantages of Federal positions in forestry are 

 small, advancement slow, surrounding conditions often those involving 

 real hardship, and the most worthy position of all, that of forest man- 

 ager or supervisor, so restricted by forms, reports, instructions, etc., 

 as to prevent originality, it is a wonder that so many technical men 

 have remained in the Service and made good. 



Another possible cause for the so-called weakness of the technical 

 man may be the inability of executive officers to train the young for- 

 ester in the business of the forest, such as is done in any other profes- 

 sion. He has largely to train himself in those matters of local nature 

 with which he is thrown into contact. 



