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Only at the Universities of Munich and Tubingen were forestry 

 lectures held, but these on a reduced scale because only the older 

 professors are present, the younger being with the army. Thus 

 Fabricius of Munich and Wagner of Tubingen are with the army. 



Courses are announced in the following German forest schools 

 for the summer semester : Universities of Giessen, Munich, 

 Tubingen, Karlsruhe and the Academy at Tharandt. In most 

 cases, it is noted, however, that these courses are subject to 

 change due to the war. 



At the Academies of Eberswalde, Miinden, and Eisenach no 

 lectures will be given. 



Fourteen high schools in the State of New York have this year 

 undertaken the beginning of school forests to the extent of one to 

 five thousand trees. This work is the result of co-operation 

 between the State College of Forestry at Syracuse, the State 

 Education Department at Albany and the high schools of the 

 State. A recent bulletin put out by the College of Forestry is 

 entitled "The Planting of Forest Trees by the Public Schools of 

 the State." The Dendrological department of the College is 

 working on a collection of native woods for distribution to the 

 schools, each set to comprise 35 species and to be accompanied 

 by a pamphlet giving information on the structure and proper- 

 ties of the wood. 



The forest wealth of Quebec is placed at $600 million, of 

 which White and Red pine represent $200 million, spruce and 

 balsam $250 million, other pulpwood $100 million, hardwoods 

 $25 million, and cedar $25 million. 



The world's supply of camphor is mainly obtained from the 

 mountainous districts of the island of Formosa, where the forests 

 are estimated to contain about 1 million camphor trees, some 

 10 thousand of which are felled each year. Under present condi- 

 tions it is impossible to commence reforestation. Wild head- 

 hunting savages inhabit these regions, and knowing the value of 

 the trees, they oppose the Japanese in their endeavors to harvest 

 this crop. Hundreds of camphor gatherers are killed annually. 

 The Japanese are nevertheless gradually advancing into the 

 forests by making wide paths, placing guardhouses every 120 



