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knowledge already attained by the forest rangers attending them. 

 But we need a larger course, and one differently organized. The 

 best plant is to have a school or academy located in the forest, as, 

 for example, is the Academy at Mont Alto, Pennsylvania. 



Admission Requirements. I would make the admission re- 

 quirements very easy. I would not place the general educational 

 requirements beyond that required for entrance to the high 

 school. There should be a minimum age limit, say 17 years. 



Length of Course. The regular course should cover a period 

 of one year. 



The Curriculum. The course of instruction will necessarily 

 vary widely in different schools, and in each case be adapted to 

 local requirements. It should not be the aim to train the students 

 for work everywhere in the country, but there should be in each 

 forest region one or more schools training men for the needs of 

 that particular locaHty. In general the instruction would fall 

 under the following heads : 



1. Elementary Surveying. — Including the use of the compass, 

 hand level, clinometer, and barometer ; the construction of simple 

 maps ; and enough of the elements of topographic surveying to 

 enable the student to use topographic maps. 



2. Forest Measurements. — This should include scaling, esti- 

 mating, cruising; the use of volume tables, and elementary work 

 in growth studies. 



3. Dendrology. — This course should teach elementary forest 

 botany, including the classificaton and identification of the local 

 species. 



4. Sihicidtiire. — There should be instruction in elementary 

 silvics; practical training in distinguishing forest types, and in 

 forest description; seed collecting; nursery work; seeding and 

 planting; marking for reproduction and improvement cuttings. 



5 Forest Protection. — The chief work would be training for 

 fire protection, including fire plans, organization of fire patrol, 

 organization of fire fighting forces, equipment for fire patrol and 

 fire fighting, methods of fire fighting, etc. 



Enough work on forest insects should be given to enable the 

 ranger to recognize the damage, to interpret instnictions regard- 

 ing selection of trees for cutting and their treatment, and to 

 report on threatened injury to the forest. 



