128 FORESTRY ALMANAC 



Durham, the site of the college, is well placed with respect to 

 woodlot forestry. Virtually all types of native second growth are 

 found in the vicinity and the college owns a tract of 60 acres of old 

 growth, mature timber. A nursery has been established. The equip- 

 ment includes materials for map making and estimates, wood col- 

 lections and other essentials. 



Besides courses in scientific agriculture and academic courses 

 covering journalism, business law and other subjects, the forestry 

 course includes principles of forestry, dendrology, wood technology, 

 sylviculture, forest mensuration, forest management, advanced 

 forestry, forest utilization, farm woodlot problems and forest engi- 

 neering. Practical forest work is required between the sophomore 

 and junior years. The course covers four years. 



The course is in charge of Karl W. Woodward, Professor of 

 Forestry; and Clark L. Stevens, Assistant Professor of Forestry. 



NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AT 



CORNELL UNIVERSITY 



Department of Forestry 



Forestry was originally a part of the curriculum of the New York 

 State College of Agriculture at Cornell University, Ithaca, New 

 York, from 1898 to 1903. It lapsed for seven years and in 1910 was 

 reestablished by the creation of the Department of Forestry of the 

 College of Agriculture. 



The Department has three principal aims : To give instruction in 

 forestry at Cornell University, to conduct research and to advise and 

 assist the owners of forest lands in New York State. The instruction 

 in forestry is designed to meet the needs of several classes of 

 students: (i) Students in general agriculture who wish elementary 

 instruction in the care of woodlots and in forest planting and forest 

 nursery work; (2) prospective teachers, business men, lawyers and 

 others who desire an understanding of the place of forestry in the life 

 of a nation; (3) technical students in other lines who wish one or 

 more technical forestry courses such as wood technology; (4) pro- 

 fessional forestry students preparing for forestry as a life work. 



The courses offered are designed not only to prepare students for 

 a professional career in general forestry, but also to provide oppor- 



