News and Notes 77 



Announcement has been made of the resignation of Mr. Roy 

 L. Marston from the Yale Forest School. Mr. Marston has been 

 compelled to retire on account of the death of his father and the 

 necessity of taking up the large lumber business, of which his 

 father was the head. Mr. Marston's retirement will take place 

 April I. 



Mr. H. H. Chapman, of the United States Forest Service, is 

 acting as instructor at the Yale Forest School during the present 

 winter. He is giving a course in State Forest Law, and assist- 

 ing in the course in Forest Management. 



A department of forestry has been established at the South 

 African College at Tokai. Its head is Mr. D. E. Hutchins, the 

 distinguished pioneer of forestry in South Africa. The school 

 has been established by the Government for the scientific train- 

 ing of forest officials and for research. The regular course will 

 cover a period of two years, proceeded by a preliminary scienti- 

 fic course of one year specially arranged for students not qualified 

 to enter the regular course. The curriculum is as follows : 



(a) Preliminary Scientific Course for Forestry. 



General Botany, 6 hours a week 



" ^ Chemistry, 6 hours a week. 



" Physics, 5 hours a week 

 Pure Mathematics, 3 hours a week 

 French or German, 3 hours a week 

 General Geology, 5 hours a week 

 Introduction to Forestry, 3 hours a week 



(b) First Year Forestry Course 



Botany (2 terms Physiology, 2 terms Mycology, 2 terms 



Forest Botany), 6 hours a week. 

 Chemistry (Soils and plants, 2 terms) 6 hours a week 

 Climatology and Meteorology (i term), 3 hours a week 

 South African Geology (i term) 3 hours a week 

 South African Arboriculture and Silviculture, 4 hours 



a week 

 Survey and Elementary Engineering, 6 hours a week 

 Forestry (Lectures and Field Work) 6 hours a week 



