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There has been an unusually large contribution of original articles, 

 giving rise to a very large number on the waiting list, in spite of the 

 fact that the other departments were considerably curtailed. It may be 

 necessary for a few issues to confine the contents to original articles 

 alone in order to take care of the contributions, which should, of course, 

 take precedence to matter from other sources. 



An analysis of the contents shows that the 658 pages of articles were 

 distributed among six classes of subjects, namely: 



Pages 



Mensuration, Finance, and Management 240 



Silviculture, Protection, and Extension 215 



Politics, Education, and Legislation 106 



Soil, Water, and Climate 45 



Utilization, Market, and Technology 44 



Botany and Zoology 8 



There were 5 plates, 10 cuts, and 19 diagrams. A complete index to 

 the volume appears in the December number. 



Book reviews and book notices were covered by 147 pages ; the peri- 

 odical literature, which, owing to the absence of all German publica- 

 tions, was relatively scanty, was briefed on 94 pages; 121 pages were 

 devoted to news notes and comments ; Society affairs were disposed of 

 on 52 pages, and personals covered 28 pages. 



It is contemplated to enlarge on the department of news, such as 

 would interest the men who have enlisted and gone overseas, even to 

 the extent of including items of more personal interest. 



The Treasurer's report will also show that the estimate of the year's 

 allowance for the Journal of $3,000 was exceeded by around $215, 

 due to the increased cost of printing. 



It is hoped that the standard of the original articles submitted will 

 continue to improve, and also that a more pronounced attitude in the 

 editorial comment on the development of the profession and of the 

 lumber industry may be taken. 



B. E. Ffrnow, 

 For the Bditorial Board. 



The War Committee 



The War Committee of the Society of American Foresters has re- 

 cently been reorganized with Prof. J. W. Toumey as chairman. The 

 following letter has been sent to the members of the committee : 



"The needs of the country for the services of men engaged in war work 

 who have had some technical training in forestry or vocational training in woods 



