RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF ADJACENT FORESTS, 2U 



In the evidence given before the Select Committee of the 

 House of Commons by others, the same idea was advanced. 

 I have intimated that I think otherwise. 



The earlier German Schools of Forestry were instituted 

 in connection with forestal operations, and consequently 

 in connection with extensive forests; and the earlier 

 Schools of Forestry instituted in accordance with them 

 as a model were naturally established in connection with 

 some extensive forest. But after a more extended 

 experience had been gained, and greater facilities for 

 travelling great distances at comparatively little expense 

 were created, the Schools of Forestry were removed from 

 the forests to seats of learning in the cities and towns, 

 and combined with Universities and- Polytechnicums, and 

 Schools of Agriculture and Rural Economy, and only in 

 connection with like educational institutions do I know 

 of Schools of Forestry having been of late years organised. 



It appeared to me in visiting Schools of Forestry and in 

 reading of their origin and existence, that most, if not all, of 

 the old-established institutions were adjacent to forests, 

 while most, if not all. of the later founded schools were 

 not; and that some of these made much more use of 

 forests somewhat remote from them for the practical 

 training of students than did some of the former appear 

 to me to make of like facilities for the work at their own 

 door. 



I have met with convictions in favour of different 

 forms of ecclesiastically prevailing on this side, and on 

 that of geographical boundaries ; and so have I 

 seen it with these conflicting opinions in regard to such 

 forests. In the older Schools of Forestry in Germany, which are 

 in the northern part of the Empire, we have the former; 

 in the later formed schools in the south we have the 

 later. 



And certainly it was the case that practical training was 

 not neglected by any I never heard a complaint made of 

 wantoi facility for securing this; and my opinion is decidedly 

 in favour of the education and technical instruction being 



