UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FORESTER 



Published in the months of November, February, April and June, each year, by the 



Forestry Club o the University of Michigan 

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Entered as second-class matter November 27, 1911. at the post office at Ann Arbor, 

 Michigan, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 



MANAGING EDITOR, W. W. Weber 

 BUSINESS MANAGEK. J. H. Pottinger 



GOOD NEWS FOR THE SCHOOL. 



On the 20th of April the news was 

 made public that the Regents had 

 prevailed upon Professor Roth to re- 

 main at Michigan, and at the same 

 time it was announced that the Board 

 hlad decided upon a 'more liberal 

 policy with respect to the forestry de- 

 partment, so that at present things 

 look most favorable for the school. 

 In another column will be found a 

 communication from Professor Roth 

 which makes unnecessary any further 

 comment as to his decision to stay at 

 Michigan. That all Michigan men, 

 and foresters particularly, are great- 

 ly pleased, goes without saying, and 

 The Forester joins in the general re- 

 joicing. 



Michigan foresters will also be 

 pleased at the announcement, made 

 on May 9th, that Prof. O. L,. Sponsler, 

 '10, at present head of the forestry 

 school at the University of Nebraska, 

 is to come to Michigan next year to 

 work with his former teacher. Just 

 what branch of the work "Sponse" 

 (we can't just get out of the custom 

 of calling him that) is to take, is not 

 stated, but that he will help materially 

 in building up the department is cer- 

 tain. He will be sure of a hearty 

 welcome. 



Announcement is also made that 

 "Brig" Young is to be here as instruc- 

 tor for another year at least, and this 

 gives further cause for rejoicing. 

 Pottinger is also being congratulated 



on the fact that he has been appoint- 

 ed special assistant for next year. 



In connection with the new; policy 

 adopted by the Regents toward the 

 school it is stated that they have ap- 

 proved a plan for the immediate re- 

 organization of the teaching force 

 and of the courses given by the de- 

 partment. The budget for 1912-'13 

 assures a staff of fully double the 

 efficiency of the teaching force of 

 recent years, and means an expendi- 

 ture in salaries of nearly four times 

 that for 1905. 



It is the intention to add to the 

 courses given at present, strengthen- 

 ing them especially in laboratory and 

 field work; also to add several special 

 courses for men to do particular kinds 

 of work. In addition courses are 

 planned for students in architecture, 

 and civil engineering, besides some 

 general courses for any students in- 

 terested in forestry and conservation. 



Provision is also to be made at once 

 for systematic effort in extension 

 work, a feature much desired by the 

 Board of Regents when the school 

 was first established in 1903 and one 

 which has had to be deferred and 

 neglected for lack of help. 



Plans are on foot to secure nursery 

 ground within ten minutes' walk of 

 the campus, and to acquire a school 

 forest within easy reach of the Col- 

 lege. 



