PAPERS OF GENERAL INTEREST 47 



Where will students expect to find the source of the 

 poet's inspiration? — V. E. Shelfoed. 

 See Figs. 10. 11. 12 and 13. 



in. COMBINATION OF INTEEESTS 



The work of the committee has sho^\-Q further that 

 there are many ditl'erent groups with common interest in 

 natural conditions. There are various state and national 

 forests the primary purpose of which are to provide lum- 

 ber under forest culture conditions. Some of these areas 

 are large and would permit of a reservation of subdivi- 

 sions for particular purposes. (1) Foresters themselves 

 maintain what they call sample plots or small areas in 

 which they have measured all the trees and taken a very 

 complete census of woody plants. They propose to leave 

 these small areas in their original condition and merely 

 note the natural changes which take place in the forest. 

 (2) Sportsmen, likewise, desire to increase the amount of 

 game and in many states certain forest areas are set 

 aside as game sanctuaries. In Pennsylvania a game 

 sanctuary has a single M"ire stretched around it and is 

 kept carefully guarded by wardens. Xo hunting is al- 

 lowed inside the wire. The game is allowed to repro- 

 duce unmolested and ovei*flows into the surrounding ter- 

 ritory where hunting is permitted. The game in the 

 areas is not likely to become very much more numerous 

 under such conditions than it was originally with its 

 natural enemies, such as wolves, etc, roaming about. 

 Thus perhaps within the sanctuaiy the condition of bal- 

 ance of animal life is as nearly like the original one as 

 could be hoped. (3) Ornithologists are interested in 

 areas which afford a protected nesting place for a gi'eat 

 many birds and (4) TTikl-flower lovers desire to see the 

 flowers preserved and accordingly are interested in 

 natural areas which may act as reserves and seeding 

 centers. (5) Artists and landscape gardeners wish 

 beautiful spots of nature for subject matter. (6) His- 

 torians wish to know the character of the original vege- 

 tation for use in interpreting hist org. (7) Students of 

 literature desire areas which may serve as a basis for 

 interpretation of past literature. (See p. 46.) (S) 



