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The Raith Bursary. 



•'■The Secretary submitted the following Report, which he had 

 received from the Lecturer on Forestry on the Raith Bursary for 

 1901-02:— 



Edinburgh, lOth May 1902. 

 The Secretary, 



Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society. 



Sir, — The Raith Bursary for 1901-02 was awarded by the President 

 of the Society to Mr Frank Scott. 



He had had four years practical experience as an Assistant Forester 

 on the Marquis of Bute's Dumfries estate, under his father, before he 

 entered the Royal Botanic Garden as a student in September 1900. 



He there attended the following classes, in which he was examined 

 with tbe results stated, viz.: — 



Book-keeping, 95 per cent. 



Forestry, 70'8 „ 



Manuring and Improvement of Soils, . 79 „ 



In atldition to the above, he attended short courses on the following 

 subjects, viz.: — Nursery Work, Horticultural Building and Heating, 

 Timber marks, Greenhouse Plants, Florists' Flowers, Fruits under 

 glass, Vegetables and Hardy Fruits, Classification of Plants, Seeds, and 

 Bulbs. The Regius Keeper reported "he is an excellent workman, 

 and I think very highly of him." 



He attended the Forestry Class at the University regularly during 

 the past winter session, and gained 80 per cent, of full marks in the 

 e.\;aminations. He also joined classes at the Heriot-Watt College, with 

 the following results, viz. : — 



Agricultural Chemistry, 



Economic Natural History, 



Botany, 



Geology, 



Geometrical Draioing, . 



Land Surveying, . 



Surveying arid Levelling, 



85 per cent. 



55 „ 



51 „ 



2nd Class Certificate. 



1st Class „ 



88 per cent, and Medal. 



1st Glass Certificate and Medal. 



He proved himself an attentive and hard-working student, who gave 

 me much satisfaction. He has received an appointment on Lord 

 Selborne's estate in Hampshire. — I am, Sir, yours faithfully, 



Fred. Bailey. 



He also mentioned that Mr Munro Ferguson had intimated to 

 the Council that he had decided to suspend the Raith Bursary in 



