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whose place Dr. Moller, well-known to pathologists^ assumes direc- 

 tion of that academy. 



In order to make better provisions for research work in fores- 

 try, and to secure a permanent staff of forest experts for scientific 

 research, as well as for training candidates for the Government 

 and State forestry service, the Imperial Forestry School at Dehra 

 Dun, India, has been enlarged and hereafter will be known as the 

 Imperial Forestry Research Institute and College. The college 

 staff will include officers of the imperial service, holding the fol- 

 lowing position: (1) Silviculturist, who will make silviculture his 

 special study. (2) Superintendent of forest working plans, who 

 collects and collates statistics of the results of forestry management 

 throughout India. (3) Forest zoologist, who will investigate the 

 damages caused by insects and other pests. (4) Forest botanist, 

 who will study the botany of forest plants, distribution of species, 

 diseases of forest trees, etc. (5) Forest chemist, who will investi- 

 gate the chemical properties of soils and forest produce. (6) 

 Forest economist, who will study economic methods of commercial 

 timber production and marketing. These officers, while engaged 

 primarily in research work, will each deliver a course of lectures 

 on his special subject in the college, and take part in the training 

 of the students. The work of instruction, however, will for the 

 most part be carried on by four assistant instructors. 



