

THE INTERCOLLEGIATE ASSOCIATION OF 

 FORESTRY CLUBS. 



DONALD H. CLARK '17. 



THREE years ago, or to be more specific on May 15 and 16, 

 1914, the Intercollegiate Association of Forestry Clubs was 

 formed at Cornell University by eighteen student delegates 

 from Forestry Clubs of the eastern and middle western forestry 

 schools. The object of the Association as formed was to create interest 

 in scientific forestry and to encourage good fellowship among the 

 students of the different forestry schools. Eight Forestry Clubs 

 are charter members, the membership having steadily increased 

 until at the present time possibilities of further expansion are very 

 small due to the limited number of forestry schools in this country. 

 Of the twenty-six forestry schools in the United Sates and Canada 

 eighteen are now members of the Association. Two of the remaining 

 eight are the University of New Brunswick and the University of 

 Toronto, these being unable to join at present on account of the 

 fact that practically all of the forestry students are abroad in the 

 service of their country. 



An organization of three years standing naturally has but little 

 history; therefore the following brief summary will suffice for the 

 history of the Association to date. In connection with the dedication 

 of the new forestry building at Cornell University in the spring of 

 1914, prominent foresters from all parts of the east and middle west 

 met to participate in the ceremonies. Professor Walter Mulford, 

 at that time teaching forestry at Cornell, suggested to the president 

 of the Cornell Forestry Club that a conference be called of delegates 

 from the forestry clubs of all of the eastern forestry schools. Acting 

 on this suggestion the Cornell Forestry Club sent out the invitations, 

 eighteen student delegates responding. The eight forestry clubs 

 represented are the chater members. These clubs are Cornell 

 University, Michigan Agricultural College, University of Michigan, 

 Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State College, Syracuse Univer- 

 sity, Yale Forest School and Mont Alto Forest Academy. A consti- 

 tution was prepared, Cornell was elected as president school, the 

 Secretary-Treasurer was to be elected by the University of Michigan 

 foresters from among their own students, and Yale was to edit tin* 

 official publication of the Association. 



The formation .of the Association was endorsed by all of the 

 leading men present at an open meeting of the Society of American 

 Foresters held during the Cornell convention. It was suggested at 

 this time by B. E. Fernow that the Canadian Clubs be invited to 

 join. Urgent invitations were extended to these clubs but they were 



