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during which he will have done some six to seven 

 months' practical work in the woods, he will graduate 

 as a B.Sc. in Forestry. 



This was the position up to the summer session 

 of 1918. It had been recognized, however, that it 

 would not be possible to ask men who have been 

 fighting for their country during this war, having 

 left 'varsity or school for the purpose, and who 

 wished to subsequently follow the career of forestry, 

 to spend three years in taking the degree. The 

 University therefore decided to introduce a diploma 

 in forestry for all men who have served in H.M 

 Forces, the diploma to be obtainable in two years. 

 Men who are eligible are therefore excused the 

 preliminary examination and a portion of the first 

 Science subjects, thus enabling them to qualify 

 as fully trained forest officers in two years. The 

 most careful consideration was given to the curricu- 

 lum to be followed, it being recognized that two 

 years was the absolute minimum in which a candi- 

 date for a post in the higher executive grades of a 

 Forest Service could be adequately trained. 



As evidence that this policy was meeting a 

 national requirement, a considerable number of 

 officers, some discharged from the Army, others on 

 medical certificate, commenced this diploma course. 

 Further, in compliance with an inquiry from the 

 Kitchener Memorial Scholarship Fund for Oversea 

 Members of the fighting forces as to whether the 

 University would undertake to give a year's forestry 

 training to selected men, the University Court in- 

 stituted a Certificate in Forestry to be granted to 



