Rangers' Meeting at Forestry College. 



In connection with the annual meeting of the Forestry As- 

 sociation a five-day meeting for the rangers of the State For- 

 est Service was held at the College of Forestry. In spite of 

 the fact that the men had to pay their own expenses, nine of 

 the district rangers, two inspectors and one patrolman were 

 present. The meetings and lectures were open to the public 

 and many visitors attended the sessions. 



The object of the meeting was to discuss the policy of the 

 Service in reference to various kinds of work done by the 

 rangers, and to exchange ideas regarding methods particularly 

 in slash disposal and in improvement work. The following 

 program was carried out: 



Monday morning Rough Methods of Making, Prof. Allison. 

 Monday afternoon The United States Land Surveys, Prof. 

 Stewart. 



Tuesday morning Physiography of Northern Minnesota, 

 Prof. Sardeson. 



Tuesday afternoon Methods of Soil Surveying, Prof. Frazer 

 Wednesday morning The Growth of a Tree, Mr. Kenety. 

 Wednesday afternoon Sylvics, Prof. Cheyney. 

 Thursday morning Slash Disposal and Fire Patrol, Open 

 Discussion. 



Thursday afternoon Permanent Improvements, Dillon P. 

 Tierney. 



Friday morning The History of Forestry, Prof Cheyney. 

 Friday afternoon The Policy of the State, W. T. Cox. 

 Questions of Legal Procedure, Mr. Morgan. 

 One of the most interesting meetings of the session was 

 at Pillsbury Settlement Home in Minneapolis, Thursday even- 

 ing, when Mr. Tierney and Mr. Cheyney delivered short talks. 

 This meeting was given under the auspices of the Forestry 

 Club at the College of Forestry. 



Experiment Proves a Great Success. 



The meeting of the rangers was the first of its kind ever 

 attempted in Minnesota and was more or less of an experi- 

 ment. While there may have been plenty of room for im- 

 provement, those who arranged the meeting were well pleased 

 with its success, and the rangers' attitude was summed up by 



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