SHORT FORESTRY COURSES 139 



for research. Course covers mensuration, dendrology, elements of 

 forestry, management and surveying, wood structure and care of 

 shade trees. Enrolment 1923-24 term, 12. Course given by Pro- 

 fessor A. E. Moss. 



University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware. One course in 

 forestry designed to acquaint student with different species of trees 

 and shrubs and give instruction in forest planting, establishment, 

 maintenance and utilization. Elective for juniors and seniors. En- 

 rolment 1923-24 term 7. Given by L. R. Detjen, Associate 

 Horticulturist. 



University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Course in general 

 forestry, covering principles, forest cropping, protection of home 

 woodlot, use of Florida woods, varieties of timber trees and influence 

 of forests on other industries of the State. Required of students 

 taking horticultural studies. Given by Professor W. L. Floyd, head 

 of the Department of Horticulture. 



Kansas State Agricultural College, Manhattan, Kansas. 

 Courses in farm forestry, covering forest conservation and timber 

 handling ; dendrology, covering relative value of species ; sylviculture, 

 covering tree growing for economic needs. Courses given by Pro- 

 fessor Albert Dickens. 



Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Elementary 

 forestry under Department of Biology. Experimental plot for forest 

 planting and study of conditions of tree growth. Campus and 

 arboretum include trees indigenous to section and many foreign 

 species. 



University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Two years' 

 major in farm forestry for all students in agriculture during junior 

 or senior years. Covers study of tree types, kinds of wood, uses of 

 wood and farm woodlot. F. W. Besley, Lecturer on Forestry. 



Massachusetts Agricultural College,* Amherst, Massachu- 

 setts. Forestry major in junior or senior years covering dendrology, 

 sylviculture, forest mensuration, arboriculture and wood technology. 

 Prepares for graduate schools of forestry. Lecture course in wood- 

 lot management. 



* (Information based on U. S. Forest Service data as of November 23, 

 1921. No answers received to American Tree Association questionnaire.) 



