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the nearby forest area, including 2400 acres of timbered land belong- 

 ing to the city of Corvallis, at the disposal of the School for experi- 

 mental work, and 160 acres of logged-off land belonging to the 

 School itself. This latter acreage is being planted to native com- 

 mercial trees. 



Students in logging engineering put in one full day a week during 

 the college year in field work. Students in forest surveying and 

 mapping devote about an equal amount of time to practical field work. 

 Those interested in lumber manufacture have access to some of the 

 largest saw mills and pulp plants in the world, and study of these 

 operations is a requirement of the courses. 



The Bachelor's degree in forestry is granted to students in forestry 

 and logging engineering, and a Master's degree is provided for 

 advanced work. The majority of the graduates secure employment in 

 some branch of the lumber industry. 



The Faculty of the School are : George W. Peavy, dean ; Harry 

 R. Patterson, Professor of Forestry ; Thurman J. Starker, Associate 

 Professor of Forestry; Earl G. Mason, Instructor; Percy E. 

 Melis, Assistant. 



PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE 

 Department of Forestry 



While the teaching of professional forestry has been discontinued 

 by the trustees of the Pennsylvania State College, the Department of 

 Forestry is carrying on its work in the training of men for specialized 

 activity in the forestry field. A curriculum in Farm Forestry has been 

 established, preparing men for the increasingly important work of 

 farm forestry county agents, and as extension workers in this line as 

 well as managers of large wooded estates. This course includes certain 

 agricultural courses essential for men dealing with farmers. The 

 present enrolment in this new work is 23, and previous to the drop- 

 ping of the professional courses there was an enrolment of more than 

 100 students. 



The forestry department also had a curricula in wood utilization 

 and the lumber industry. This is being carried on under the School of 

 Engineering and is being developed from the engineering standpoint. 

 The training in City Forestry has been transferred to the Department 



