A five days' short course of instruction for forest rangers, 

 has been prepared by Prof. E. G. Cheyney of the state forest 

 school and within the next few days a definite announcement 

 as to the time of holding a meeting will be made. Not only 

 will working problems be discussed, but plans for the com- 

 ing summer's activities will be taken up. A smoker will be 

 a feature one of the evenings. The plan for the course fol- 

 lows: 



Monday. 



Forenoon Two Hours Land Survey of the U. S. 



Afternoon Methods Rough Topographic Surveying. 



Evening Smoker and General Discussion. 



Tuesday. 



Forenoon Physiography Northern Minnesota. 

 Afternoon Classification Soils. Methods Soil Survey. 

 Evening Smoker. Open Discussion. 



Wednesday. 



Forenoon Growth Tree Seed to Maturity. 

 Afternoon Silvical Characters. 

 Evening Open Discussion. 



Thursday. 



Forenoon Protection Slash Disposal Patrol Education 

 Fire Fighting. 



Afternoon Trails Watch Towers Telephones Portages. 

 Evening Open Discussion. 



Friday. 



Forenoon History Forest Development Abroad. History 

 Forest Development in U. S. 



Policy of State. 

 Present Work Preparatory. 

 Work of Future. 



Meaning of Such Development to State. 

 Educational Work of Rangers. 

 Reconnaissance Work. 

 Methods of Recording Forest Conditions. 

 Organizations and Management of Ranger Districts. 



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