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Through its meetings, publications, and various committees, much has 

 been done to stimulate and guide original work in forestry, to formu- 

 late principles and methods which can be applied to American forests, 

 and to develop standards of forest practice. Among the numerous 

 activities in which the Society has been or is engaged are the following : 



The correlation of research in forestry, through standing com- 

 mittees and through representation in the National Research Council. 



The formulation of a code of professional ethics for foresters. 



The development of standards in forestry education. 



The collection and preservation of material bearing on the history 

 of forestry in the United States. 



The compilation and standardization of forest terminology. 



The standardization of forest fire protection methods, equipment, 

 and records. 



The classification of forestry literature. 



The abstracting of forestry literature, through representation on 

 the Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts. 



While carrying on of forestry propaganda and active work in 

 promoting forestry legislation are outside of the scope of the Society 

 as an organization, its advice and assistance are frequently sought in 

 matters pertaining to forests and forestry. 



Commencing in 1905, there was published at more or less irregular 

 intervals, later four times a year, the " Proceedings of the Society 

 of American Foresters," consisting largely of papers delivered before 

 meetings of the Society. Later, contributions from non-members 

 were accepted. Beginning with 1917, the Proceedings was consoli- 

 dated with the " Forestry Quarterly," which had been founded by 

 Dr. B. E. Fernow and published under his supervision. The new 

 publication, called the Journal of Forestry, is issued eight times a 

 year, under the editorship of Raphael Zon, Director of the Lake 

 States Forest Experiment Station, St. Paul, Minnesota. Being 

 also the official organ of the Canadian Society of Forest Engineers 

 and the only technical forestry periodical published in America, it 

 reaches most of the active foresters in North America, as well as 

 many in other parts of the world, and has a total circulation 

 around 1500. 



The governing body of the Society is an Executive Council, con- 

 sisting (1924) of the following: President, Walter Mulford, head of 



