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ucts. Wood distillation, utilization of waste, tanbark, turpen- 

 tine and other products. 



PROPERTIES OF WOOD. Two lectures and one afternoon of lab- 

 oratory work a week. WINKENWERDER. 



The structure of wood; physical properties, color, shrinking 

 and swelling, checking, seasoning; simple characters for recog- 

 nizing the various commercial species in the piece. 



FOREST ECONOMICS. Two lectures a week. KIRKLAND. 



Economic relation of forest to other resources, relation of for- 

 est industries to other industries. Special effort is made to 

 analyze economic conditions in the lumber industry and the 

 means for betterment of conditions. 



GEOLOGY. Two lectures or recitations a week. SAUNDERS. 



Common minerals, manner of occurrence and identification; 

 mining, lode and placer work; how to select ore samples and use 

 gold pan; work confined mainly to that which will assist in de- 

 termining the validity of mineral and coal claims. Soil classifica- 

 tion. 



FOREST BOTANY. One two-hour laboratory period per week. 

 HOTSON. 



A study of roots, stems, leaves, flowers and their modifica- 

 tion. Fruits and seeds. How plants are named and how to find 

 their names. Special emphasis is placed on range plants. 



DISEASES OF TREES. Six to ten lectures. HOTSON. 



How fungi are distributed, how they get into the trees and 

 what to do with them. General causes and nature of decay. The 

 general principles underlying the treatment of diseased trees and 

 timbers. 



