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INTRODUCTION 



New problems, new conditions, new policies, and new developments 

 must be constantly faced and handled. Forestry is a fascinating, con- 

 structive, and interesting profession for those who enjoy and are 

 adapted to the life of the woods and the business of converting and 

 utilizing the products. 



FIG. 15. Several million people enjoy our National Parks every year and about 

 35 million people visit our National Forests. Still more visit our State Parks 

 and Forests. The recreational values of forests are coming to be widely recog- 

 nized and appreciated, with the improved highways, low priced motor cars and 

 the natural human desire to get "back to the woods." 



The principal qualifications requisite for success in the profession 

 may be briefly summarized as follows: 



1. Thorough technical training in a good undergraduate or grad- 

 uate school of forestry, involving from four to six years of college 

 work. Here the technique of the subject is learned, as well as the 

 ideals, ethics, objectives, and standards of forestry. The attitude 

 toward the work and the profession developed in a school of high 

 standards may be of considerable importance in the success of the 

 individual. The training should be approximately equivalent to that 

 required of a doctor, lawyer, minister, or engineer. The training should 

 be highly specialized in the theory and practice of forestry, but it 



