Education — Forestry and Young People. 



Several editions, numbering in all 4000 copies, of the small 

 book written by the President for the Society, entitled An 

 Introduction to Forestry for Young People, have been printed. 

 Presentation copies were sent to the author, the contributors to 

 the fund, Sir John Struthers, Secretary of the Scotch Education 

 Department, and others. A list of headmasters in rural schools 

 was then compiled, with the help of the organisers of Continua- 

 tion Classes, and the interest and co-operation of H.M. 

 Inspectors were secured through Sir John Struthers. A copy 

 of the book, with a covering letter, was then sent to these 

 schoolmasters, and a large number of replies have been received, 

 conveying thanks, offering suggestions, or asking for additional 

 copies or for further advice. In all about 2350 copies of the 

 book have been distributed to schoolmasters, the press, and 

 others, 1380 have been sold, and there remain on hand about 

 300, to meet the demands for further copies which are being 

 dealt with. The Council has since arranged with the agri- 

 cultural colleges to allow their lecturers to deal with all cases 

 in their districts where teachers desire advice in starting or 

 developing school nurseries, or wish further expert advice. The 

 North of Scotland Provincial Training Committee are consider- 

 ing a suggestion by the Council that they should make arrange- 

 ments for providing vacation classes in forestry for school- 

 masters. 



The Committee have decided to extend the educational 

 work by either adding to the book or writing another book 

 carrying the subject further, as soon as it becomes apparent 

 that there is a real demand for it. 



The Council has received with gratification a further 

 donation of ^[^2^^ to the Education Fund from Sir W, Rowan 

 Thomson. 



A Committee, appointed to consider the Education (Scotland) 

 Bill, submitted the following report which was unanimously 

 adopted and was sent to the Secretary for Scotland and the 

 Secretary of the Scotch Education Department : — 



1. That Vacation Classes in forestry should be instituted 



for the benefit of rural schoolmasters who desire to 

 qualify themselves to teach forestry as a branch of 

 Nature study. 



2. That forestry, as a branch of Nature study, should be 



included in schemes of education in rural schools 

 situated in districts where the subject is likely to be 

 useful. 



3. That Continuation Classes in forestry should be 



established in suitable centres throughout the country, 

 and the necessary facilities for attendance provided 

 where required. 



