348 Italy. 



School near Turin about 1848, transferred to the 

 Technical Institute in Turin in 1851. This school con- 

 tinued until 1869, and from 1863 on, had been recog- 

 nized by the State, assuring its graduates employ- 

 ment in State service. In 1869, the State established 

 a forest school of its own {Institute Forestale) at 

 Vallambrosa near Florence, with a three years' course 

 (since 1886, four years) and, in 1900, with eleven 

 professors and 40 students. In spite of the State sub- 

 vention of $8,500, it appears that some peculiar econo- 

 mies are necessary, for owing to the absence of stoves 

 the school is closed from Nov. 1 to March 1. In spite 

 of the existence of this school, the State Service is 

 recruited also from men who have not passed through 

 this school. 



The legislative propositions brought forward in 

 1910 also provide for transfer of this school to 

 Florence, leaving only the experiment station in 

 Vallambrosa, and also for raising the standard of 

 instruction. At the same time, however, there was 

 at the old institution ordered a "rush course" to be 

 finished in 15 months, since it appeared that not 

 enough foresters were in existence to carry out the 

 proposed re-organization. 



In 1905, a school of silviculture for forest guards was 

 instituted in Cittaducale, the course being 9 months. 



Besides the technical school at Vallambrosa, agri- 

 cultural schools have chairs of forestry or arbori- 

 culture, as for instance the Royal school at Portici. 

 As an educational feature, the introduction of Arbor 

 Day, in 1902, la festa dei albert, should also be men- 

 tioned. 



