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to prepare a separate list. Such list of terms and definitions have 

 been prepared by four of the five members. Compilation and 

 review of these, together with a study of their present usage in 

 forestry literature, has been delayed but is now under way. The 

 compiled results will shortly be resubmitted to the members of 

 the sub-section and to others for criticism and suggestion." 



Subsection on Organization, Mensuration and Management: 

 "This committee was organized for work on April 16, under the 

 following plan of campaign : Based on Bulletin 61 and other avail- 

 able sources, a list of the terms in use referring to our par- 

 ticular subjects was compiled by the chairman and submitted 

 to each one of the subcommittee for criticisms and suggestions. 

 These criticisms and suggestions were compiled and sent to each 

 member of the subcommittee for a final vote ; terms favored by 

 the majority of the subcommittee to be referred to the collating 

 committee for further action. 



"In accordance with this plan the nomenclature for Forest 

 Organization was sent out to the members of the subcommittee 

 under date of 29 May, criticisms and suggestions being asked 

 for by June 15. Owing to inevitable delays all the critcisms and 

 suggestions were not received and sent out to all the members 

 of the subcommittee for final vote until August 21. As yet only 

 two members of the subcommittee have responded with their 

 decisions on the Organization terminology ; however, the others 

 should be received before long. 



"Upon the suggestion of Mr. T. S. Woolsey, Jr., the draft of 

 May 29, together with the compiled criticisms of August 21, 

 were sent to the Forester on August 21. Under date of Septem- 

 ber 24, the acting chief of forest investigations writes, 'Your 

 terminology for Forest Organizaion is now being gone over by 

 various members of the Washington office. As you know, it 

 takes some time to secure comments on anything of this sort from 

 a number of difiFerent men, and I am afraid that it will be hardly 

 possible to return the material to you by October 1. I hope, 

 however, that the suggestions may be secured and compiled so 

 as to reach you not later than October 15.' 



"The same plan was followed in the terminology for Forest 

 Alensuration. The first draft was sent out to members of the 

 subcommittee under date of July 23, and replies were asked by 



