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2. Men of unquestioned ability, good reputation, and promise, who 

 resigned before attaining "successful" rank, in order to increase their 

 opportunities, earning power, or freedom of action, 23. 



3. Men who were apparently unsuited temperamentally to the Forest 

 Service, but who since resigning have increased their opportunities, 

 earning power, and freedom of action, 21. 



4. Men who were deficient, as measured by the demands of the For- 

 est Service, and who have failed to materially increase their opportu- 

 nities or earning power since resigning, 36. 



Making a total of 121. 



Per cent of those resigning who either had or were certain to succeed 

 in the Forest Service, 53. 



Per cent of total who have succeeded in other fields after apparent 

 failure in the Service, 17. 



Per cent of those who resigned from the Service, not included with 

 the above, 30. 



In running over these 36 men, whose full success is not admitted, 

 there are 24 who are good average citizens, engaged in useful occupa- 

 tions and making a fair success when judged by ordinary standards. 

 In this test the standard applied is not an average, but one which 

 gauges the quality of leadership of men. Every man here listed as suc- 

 cessful has shown and demonstrated his ability as a constructive leader. 

 The qualities of leadership cannot be expected of all men. The aston- 

 ishing thing is that at least 70 per cent of those who resigned have 

 shoivn it. 



There are two periods when men with ambition and unusual ability 

 are tempted to resign from the Forest Service and seek other outlets 

 for their powers. One is represented by the first group. It comes 

 when a man has stayed with the game until his capacity has outgrown 

 his earning power. Meanwhile, if he is married and is raising a family, 

 his expenses increase, while his salary, beyond a certain point, remains 

 stationary. The average supervisor receives about $2,000. When this 

 condition becomes sufficiently evident, the individual is forced by his 

 own self-respect to resign in order to realize on his earning power and 

 do justice to his family. 



Only the exceptional man, whose devotion to public service over- 

 weighs all considerations of personal and material welfare and whose 

 family responsibilities can be put in second place, will stay by the game 

 unless he has outside means. Bachelors are not under the same com- 

 pulsion. Nor do we include those who have sunk so deep into the rut 

 of officialdom that they have lost the courage to paddle their own canoe 



