206 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



XXIII. Forestry at the University of Edinburgh. 

 By Colonel F. Bailey. 



The teaching of Forestry at the University of Edinburgh was begun 

 in 1889, and the Class has been conducted annually without a break 

 until the present time. In 1891-92, owing to a change of lecturer, 

 the course was a short one, and no fee .having been levied, the 

 Class was attended by 40 persons, 12 only of whom presented 

 themselves for examination. Taking these 12 as the bona fide 

 students of that year, and omitting the other 28, the total attend- 

 ance up to and including 1902-3 has been 112, and the yearly 

 average has been 8. The average of the last three years has been 

 10, which is also the number in the current year, 1903-4. 



Students may join the Forestry Class without preliminary 

 examination. If they do not intend to graduate in Agriculture, 

 they are permitted to pay a University Entrance Fee of 5s. only, 

 in lieu of the ordinary Matriculation Fee of <£1, Is. The smaller 

 fee does not, however, entitle them to a Class Certificate, nor 

 does it confer on them any other University privilege. The 

 Class Fee is £3, 3s. 



The Class meets during the Winter Session of the University, 

 the lectures commencing about the middle of October and 

 concluding towards the end of March, with a Christmas vacation 

 of about a fortnight. 



The prescribed number of meetings of tlie Class is 100, the 

 time available for each lecture being one hour. In 1902-3 the 

 work of the Class was arranged as follows, viz.: — 



Lectures. 

 Suhject. No. 



Introductory, ....... 1 



The Principles of Sylviculture 



(Text-book, Dr Schlich's Vol. I.), . .16 



The Formation and Tending of Woods 



(Text-book, Dr Schlich's Vol. II.), . 23 



Protection of Woods against Injuries, . . .20 



Structure, Physical Properties, and Defects of Timber, 7 

 Utilisation of Forest Produce, . . .11 



Systematic Fore&t ^Management, .... 7 

 Uses and Etfects of Forests, .... 3 



Total No. of Lectures, . . .88 

 Class Examinations, .... 3 

 Excursions, ..... 9 



Total Meetings, .100 



