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pose is merely to freshen up the mind on technical matters and to 

 get in touch with the current and past forestry literature. A 

 semester or even half that time is ample for the purpose and 

 thereafter the studies can be carried on quite independent of any 

 curriculum, and really to better advantage. The lectures, in them- 

 selves, are seldom very stimulating but the acquaintance with the 

 instructors — who are the leaders in European forestry — is most 

 stimulating and an invaluable initiation into the study of forestry 

 abroad. 



Places to Visit. The places of particular interest to the visi- 

 tor, will, of course, vary with his specialty. Under the subjects 

 given above, they may, however, be grouped somewhat as fol- 

 lows: 



Education: Forest schools both separate and in connection 

 with Universities. The more important of these are, in France, 

 the '"Ecole Nationale des Eaux et Forets" at Nancy; in Germany, 

 the Saxon Academy at Tharandt — ^the oldest in Europe, which 

 celebrates its centenary in 1916 — the Prussian Academies at Ebers- 

 walde and Miinden, and for Bavaria, the University at Munich; 

 in Austria, the highest ranking school is at the Hochschule fiir 

 Bodenkultur in Vienna, but, of special interest are the "inter- 

 mediate schools" at Bruck an der Mur in Steiermark, and at 

 Weisskirchen in Mahren (or ae). Of great interest, also, is the 

 excellent Ranger School at Templin near Berlin. 



Foi'est Experiments. This work is organized on an interna- 

 tional co-operative basis, and annual meetings are held at desig- 

 nated places. The leading Experiment Stations are at Zurich in 

 Switzerland, at Eberswalde in Prussia (headquarters of Dr. 

 Schwappach, that veteran leader among experimenters), at Mun- 

 ich, at Mariabrunn near Vienna, and at Nancy in France (possibly 

 to be removed to Paris and its scope greatly extended). 



Administration : The visit of the various executive bureaus — 

 Paris, Munchen, Dresden, Berlin, Vienna, etc. and especially the 

 visiting of headquarters and Ranger stations on representative 

 forests in each country. Needless to say this involves the most 

 complete credentials. For those interested in matters of Forest 



