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sylviculture and fire prevention were the leading subjects for discus- 

 sion as two of the most pressing forestry problems. At that meeting 

 the following officers were chosen to serve three years: President, 

 Dr. C. D. Howe, Toronto, Ontario ; Vice-President, Mr. G. H. Prince, 

 Fredericton, New Brunswick ; Secretary, Mr. J. R. Dickson, Ottawa, 

 Ontario ; Treasurer, Mr. Clyde Leavitt, Ottawa, Ontario. The Secre- 

 tary's address is the Journal Building, Ottawa. 



The constructive and advisory influence exerted by the members 

 of the Canadian Society of Forestry Engineers has covered a wide 

 and varied field in Canada. Whether this influence has been of most 

 importance in fostering forestry education or in the framing and 

 execution of public forest policies or in establishing by research and 

 experiment a scientific basis for perpetuating our enormous pulp and 

 paper industries through the activities of the many members in private 

 employ, one can only surmise. Certainly the society as a whole has 

 done some very important work and none the less so because it is 

 not easily to be measured in any abstract way. 



As a body it has been most influential in the work of framing 

 provincial and federal forest policies in Canada, that is, as expressed 

 in plans undertaken to survey, protect, wisely utilize and perpetuate 

 the forest resources of the country. 



In more specific ways, such diverse problems as the standardizing 

 of map scales or fire report forms, the adequate remuneration of 

 forest engineers in government employ, or the feasibility of forming 

 an international society of foresters, have been studied and passed 

 upon from time to time by committees of the Society. 



In short, the work and influence of the Canadian Society of 

 Forestry Engineers has been of steadily growing import, and this is 

 certain to continue in the future, because in Canada the shrinking 

 forest resources and increasing education of public opinion are alike 

 tending to concentrate attention on the necessity of placing trained 

 foresters in charge of every phase of forest management. 



AMERICAN SCENIC AND HISTORIC 

 PRESERVATION SOCIETY 



This Society was founded by Andrew H. Green and incorporated 

 by the Legislature of the State of New York in 1895, to acquire by 

 purchase, gift or other means historic objects or memorable or pictur- 



