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in the Watt Institution which might be attended by 

 students of Forestry, I gave the names of the professors, 

 lecturers, and teachers then in charge of those classes. 

 Many of the honoured men whose names were then cited, 

 are no longer amongst us, but others have entered upon 

 their labours, men to be associated with whom many 

 would esteem to be anhonour and a privilege, 



For thoroughly efficient and satisfactory teaching in the 

 subjects of special study mentioned, there would be required 

 a staff of at least three teachers, one giving instruction 

 in forest science ; a second, in forest economy and sylvicul- 

 ture ; and the third, in arboriculture and the management 

 of woods and plantations such as are seen in Britain. 

 But neither is it necessary to have so many teachers from 

 the first ; nor is it necessary to have only these, or no 

 others until these may have been installed. 



A commencement might be made with one te ;cber, 

 anil I had almost said, with a teacher in any one of these 

 departments of study. Supposing a commencement made 

 with a teacher of forest science ; a teacher qualified for 

 conducting the studies of a class satisfactorily in forest 

 science would be one qualified for communicating instruc- 

 tion in both of the other departments ; and with such 

 instruction in these as might be given by him, the 

 promoters and supporters of the school might rest satisfie 1 

 till the necessity for an addition being made to the 

 teaching power of the institution began to manifest itself. 

 Then, another being added, the first would be relieved of 

 having to give instruction in the department assigned to 

 the new teacher, whether this should be one or other of 

 those mentioned, or some one or more of departments of 

 study comprised under the comprehensive designation 

 Forest Science ; and thereafter successive differentiations 

 could be introduced as circumstances might require or 

 warrant. 



It may be questionable whether this could be 

 done with a Professorship of Forestry in the University ; 



