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jects as zoology, entomology, physics, geology, soils, agricultural 

 chemistry, plant propagation, and breeding, organic and agricul- 

 tural chemistry and continued work in French or German and 

 English composition. The plane surveying should be enlarged 

 by considerable work in topographic surveying. If this course is 

 followed the last two years may be given largely to essential 

 forestry subjects and very closely related lines. These forestry 

 subjects, such as mensuration, silviculture, forest protection, lum- 

 bering and utilization, advanced histology and wood technology, 

 with various lines connected with forest economics should be 

 covered thoroughly with enough practical work to acquaint stu- 

 dents with application of principles involved. There should be 

 given in connection with this work in forestry more or less work 

 in forest entomology and problems involved in fish and game 

 preservation with a continuation of civil engineering dealing with 

 the building of roads, trails, splash dams, etc., and a course of 

 lectures of greater or less extent involving elementary principles 

 of irrigation engineering. It seems desirable to leave some lee- 

 way for the men to specialize or elect during their last year ad- 

 vanced work in political economy, psychology, or the languages, 

 or to follow bents along the lines of advanced botany and plant 

 diseases, or work in civil and mechanical engineering. During 

 the first four years time should be given for several weeks in 

 lumber camps and saw mills, and students should be expected to 

 take a number of trips for inspection of examples of practical 

 forestry work and of industries closely connected or dependent 

 upon the forest. Often men may be placed during summer vaca- 

 tions in lumber camps, saw mills or yards, or in forest nurseries, 

 and my experience has been that the men are more than anxious 

 for such practical work. After a year or more of practical work, 

 men who have completed a four years' undergraduate course, 

 should if possible, go to our postgraduate schools to continue their 

 training along the lines which were most attractive to them in 

 their undergraduate work. The opportunity for development and 

 advancement along special lines of forestry is increasing rapidly, 

 and within a surprisingly short time there will be a strong demand 

 for a high grade of post graduate work. It is pleasing to note 

 that some of our post graduate schools have already matured 

 plans for advanced courses in lumbering, silviculture, and forest 

 management in specialized forest industries and forest economics. 



