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professional value, he was the author of "A History of Lumbering 

 in the State of New York." He was also noted as a writer on 

 Civil War history, his chief writings being "Life of General 

 Green," "Slocum and his Men," "History of the Twelfth and 

 Twentieth Corps," "Regimental Losses," "The Battle of Gettys- 

 burg.' He leaves behind him the sincere esteem of all who knew 

 him intimately. 



One of the saddest losses, which calls forth our gloomiest 

 philosophies, is that of a young, devoted life, suddenly cut off in 

 full vigor and with all the promise of a long usefulness unfulfilled. 

 Such a loss the profession has just sustained in the death of 

 W. W. Clark, one of the strongest, healthiest, and most promising 

 of the small group which claimed Cornell College of Forestry as 

 their alma mater. He died after two days' illness, at Logan, Utah, 

 on July 20, from acute pneumonia, contracted by taking a cold 

 bath while in an overheated condition. Sunshine himself, and, 

 spreading sunshine around him, loved by everybody who knew 

 him, and in love with everybody and with his profession, just 

 starting a happy family life, he had everything to live for. In 

 him the profession loses one of its most valuable and faithful 

 members. 



He began his professional work, after graduation, in 1902 in 

 the Philippines, returned after three years to the United States 

 Forest Service, and advanced finally to the position of Supervisor, 

 being in charge of the Cache National Forest. 



Mr. Austin F. Cary, Assistant Professor of Forestry at Harvard 

 University, has been appointed Superintendent of State Forests of 

 New York to succeed Mr. William F. Fox, whose death is noted 

 above. Mr. Cary, a graduate from Orono, Me., has been closely 

 identified with forestry work in this country since 1893, having 

 first been associated with the United States Forest Division, then 

 with the Forest Commission of Maine for many years and later 

 with the United States Forest Service. His experience not only 

 covers a wide range of conditions in this country, but he has also 

 travelled extensively abroad, and in educational work has served 



