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adjacent regions are all dulj^ considered. And thus, as applied 

 sciences, the various fundamental sciences are made the hand- 

 maidens of forestry. 



2. PROFESSIONAL SCIENCES. 



The second group of sciences studied is that of the professional 

 sciences. The educated forester must not onlj- be able to apply the 

 various phj'sical sciences to his work, he must also be able to use 

 the technical rules of forestry embodied in the so-called profes 

 sional sciences. 



In the first of these, history and literature of forestry, he is 

 made acquainted with the details of the history of forestry systems, 

 the rise and fall of forests in all lands and ages and the voluminous 

 works on the science in all European tongues. Forest culture treats 

 of the seeding of new plantations, cultivation, thinning and trim- 

 ming. In fact, under the head of forest culture is considered about 

 all of what to us Americans constitutes forestry. In forest fi- 

 nances the student learns how to dispose of the thinnings and ripe 

 timber to advantage; the rules governing the payment of forest 

 guards and officials; the approved mode of transmitting the forest 

 moneys, and the ways of keeping forest accounts. 



Political economy is studied from the point of view of the forest. 

 The production, distribution, exchange and consumption of forest 

 products alone is considered, as well as the economic bearings of 

 the forest vipon the general commerce of the world. Under forest 

 administration is considered the composition of the forestr}' corps, 

 the relation of that body to the general administration of the king- 

 dom, the division of the forest into districts and sub-districts, and 

 methods of supervision. The student is also taught forest mensura- 

 tion — the measurement of lumber, standing trees and plots of 

 timber. 



He must also know the game laws of the kingdom, and the reg- 

 ulations to prevent forest fires and the trespassing of stock, em- 

 braced under the head of forest police. 



3. ADDITIONAL SCIENCES. 



The third group of studies, the additional sciences, are not direct- 

 ly connected with the subject of forestry. They comprise general 

 finance, Saxon law, rural economy and meadow culture. 



4. EXCURSIONS AND OPERATIONS. 



In addition to the regular lectures, recitations and studies, cer- 

 tain days of the year are set apart for excursions; when the students- 

 under the lead of their instructors, pass from forest to forest, noting 

 the practical application of the principles dealt with in class. Also, 

 whenever there is any important undertaking on hand, such as the 

 building of a forest bridge or the preparation of a new plat for 

 planting, the school will be called to the scene of operations and the 

 senior scholars will be allowed to assist in the work. 



