atives of state rights (and sailors' 

 jails) put up a game on the true 

 principles of civil service so that a 

 man can not transfer from one state 

 to the other. This was meant as a 

 great hit in "practical" politics 

 (whatever form of graft that means.) 

 But now it proves a boomerang and 

 hits a good Western man in a good 

 Western state and deprives a forest 

 which needs this man. But then 

 politics is sacred and is a'bove people 

 and property. Pardon the "spiel." 

 Better come back next winter, Birch, 

 and tell us all about it. 



G. A. Duthie sends in the "Pike 

 News," a most creditable paper bound 

 In proper forester's green. The news 

 and articles are to the point, and es- 

 pecially one on motorcycles in moun- 

 tain work, by Ranger Armentrout, 

 is a most excellent statement based 

 entirely on experience on the "Pike." 

 Thanks and best wishes, Duthie. 



Sponsler and Duppert, '10, are too 

 busy teaching the good doctrines at 

 Nebraska to even write much. Dup- 

 pert, of course, is excused from all 

 special duty. But then, there is a 

 limit to these special excuses, Dup- 

 pert and after this summer the Club 

 expects a detail report. Sponsler has 

 changed materially; the report has it 

 that he sports an auto, "just to keep 

 up with the extension work among 

 the farmers," is his version. Also 

 he is getting to be "h on the bark," 

 a thing he never was accused of be- 

 fore. 



J. B. Saxton, '10, is with 'Morse, 

 '09, and a fine team they make, for 

 Saxton can do the stunts, even to 18 

 Easter eggs at one meal. No wonder 

 he keeps lean. He says the ranger 

 ate 20 and did not show effects; he 

 only ate 18, got sick, but hung on to 

 the eggs. Our compliments, Saxton; 

 but leave a little for the 4th of July. 



R. H. Goode, '11, is in private work 

 and evidently "hustling." We ex- 

 pect to see him get an option on the 

 Sandwich Islands before long and 

 want the chance of a tour of inspec- 

 tion. Mr. Gates is training his cam- 



era to take tree-ferns on the run, and 

 map the dunes per hydroplane. Best 

 of luck, Goode. 



Supervisor A. E. Cohoon of the 

 Siuslaw reports that Lewis has quit 

 fussing and incidentally there is some 

 suspicion that his place has been 

 taken by the supervisor himself. 



McCarthy, '11, still holds forth at 

 Syracuse University, and we under- 

 stand that he has signed up for an- 

 other year at that institution. With 

 Stephen and "Mac" on the job there 

 now, the old school is pretty well rep- 

 resented. "Mac" recently took three 

 or four of his young proteges to the 

 New York state nursery at 'Salamanca 

 to give them a little practical work. 

 Incidentally, Mac said it didn't seem 

 bad to grub around a bit himself. 



Larsen writes that he has just 

 bought a new horse and some new 

 "rigging"; that he feels like a young 

 kid, and is anxious to get out and try 

 it. He also expresses the opinion that 

 the Forest Service is a disease that 

 once you get into it, you won't be 

 satisfied with anything else. Such en- 

 thusiasm is good. Regards to Larsen 

 from all the members of the Club. 



Clark Gould, '11, who is still con- 

 nected with the branch of utilization, 

 with headquarters in Chicago, dropped 

 in on the boys recently for a brief 

 visit. 



George R. Green, '11, writes that 

 "forestry work in Ohio is progressing 

 in good shape, under the new central 

 board for all the state hospitals and 

 penal institutions, the forestry depart- 

 ment is doing cooperative forestry 

 work with a number of the state in- 

 stitutions." He sends regards and 

 best wishes to all Michigan foresters. 

 Regards to you, Green, from the boys 

 of the Club. 



In the March number of "The Tim- 

 berman" is an article written by John 

 M. Bedford, '10, giving a brief ac- 

 count of the timber of the Klamath 

 Indian reservation and the general 

 policy of the Indian Service for its 

 protection and disposal. 



