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tending were largely from France, many of them notable adminis- 

 trative officers in retirement, and in addition there were repre- 

 sentatives from the Republic of Argentine, Austria, Belgium, Bul- 

 garia, Chili, Denmark, United States, Great Britain, Greece, 

 Haiti, Hungary, Japan, Norwa}-, Holland, Portugal, Roumania, 

 Russia, Salvador. Columbia and Sweden. Arrangements were 

 made for the presentation of addresses at Paris during the week 

 ending June 20 followed by excursions in the forests. The first 

 excursion left Paris the morning of June 21 and occupied the 

 entire day; it was to Lyons-la-Foret. The second excursion left 

 Paris the morning of June 22 and included visits to Grenoble and 

 the French Alps. 



The bureau sessions at Paris were admirably arranged. In the 

 first place there was an open meeting addressed by such notable 

 personages as the Secretary of Agriculture. Then there were 

 simultaneous meetings to discuss the details of technical forestry. 

 There were five sections; i, silviculture; 2, forest economy and 

 legislation ; 3, forest technology and products ; 4, engineering ; 

 5, forest esthetics and education. An address was presented by 

 Mr. Henr}' S. Graves, Forester of the Forest Service, on the 

 technical development of forestry in the United States, with spe- 

 cial reference to experiment stations. As soon as the official de- 

 tailed report of the proceedings of this Congress is published, a 

 review at some length will be given of the more notable discus- 

 sions. 



The Paris session was made agreeable by a reception at Hotel 

 de Ville by the municipality and by a banquet held at the Quay 

 Dorsay Hotel, which was attended by more than 300 delegates. 

 The excursion to Lyons-la-Foret included a tour of this interest- 

 ing beech-oak high forest, in automobiles, luncheon in the forest, 

 a reception by the mayor of the village of Lyons-la-Foret and re- 

 turn to Paris via Rouen where a banquet was held at the princi- 

 pal hotel. The whole atmosphere of hospitality and good will 

 which pervaded the Congress was due to the charming knack of 

 welcoming foreigners which the French nation possesses to such 

 a degree. 



T. S. W., Jr. 



Changes in Dr. Schenck's school make the course two full years, 

 one year in the East, one year in the West, Germany being 



