FORESTRY AS A PROFESSION 



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should also include broad cultural subjects and activities. Forestry 

 deals with people as well as with trees, so that humanistic training 

 is of large importance. 



2. Resourcefulness, self-reliance, and honesty. Intellectual honesty 

 is a prime requisite. Men of high integrity are required in both gov- 

 ernment and state services, as well as in private practice. Frequently 

 men are thrust into places involving great responsibility, initiative, 

 resourcefulness, tact, and diplomacy. A native honesty and strong 

 character are of great importance. 



FIG. 16. Effects of erosion in a region of 60 inch rain-fall following depletion of 



vegetation by smelter fumes. Copper Basin, Oconee County, Tennessee. This 



was once a heavily forested region. 



3. A strong and healthy constitution. A forester's work may be 

 very exacting, physically as well as mentally. Long, hard trips in 

 remote wilderness areas under difficult climatic conditions by horse, 

 canoe, snowshoes, or on foot are commonplace, especially in inacces- 

 sible forest properties. 



4. Spirit of public service. One seldom sees immediate results of 

 efforts in forestry. Trees require many years to mature. There must 

 be a spirit of altruism, of making the country a better and happier 

 place in which future generations may live. One looks forward for 

 results not only a few years but for several generations or even cen- 



