"Science Conquering tlie Wilderness." Wilson Reporting in From Patrol. 

 Snoqualmie National Forest 



cruising for the big 800,000,000 foot 

 sale. Hill is too modest to say it, but 

 we hear that he has increased the 

 efficiency of this (survey and cruise 

 work by more than 25 per cent Hill 

 was particularly in clover when he 

 had a chance to take part in the sam- 

 ple marking where the head mem of 

 the Service, Graves, Greeley and the 

 District men, joined in a "marking 

 conference," going over typical stands 

 of timber, discussing the best way of 

 treating each stand, and marking the 

 trees to be removed. How does this 

 compare to a lumber :'ob, where the 

 important things are left to the most 

 sublimely ignoranr, and are done 

 without the owner even knowing what 

 is dene, let alone how it is done? 

 Hill says it is great, and that he has 

 learned more Sierra silviculture and 

 utilization in a few weeks than would 

 fill 2c, 4 and various other courses. 



Stewart, '09, is with District 4, and 

 is the same modest man who hates to 

 get into the lime-light. He has been 

 doing "reconnaissance" and kindred 

 work ever since he left Ann Arbor. 

 He has chased all over Utah, knows 

 all about the Uinta and the Grand 

 Canyon country, and has crossed ihe 

 many natural bridges of that famous 

 and little know cliff-dweller district. 

 But he never peeps, not a word, nor 

 even a photc. When he got to San 

 Franc:'isco, Lyons simply had to 

 "break" him over, just to get him "to 

 lead" and be "stable wise." The Club 

 knows exacJy what Stewart needs, 

 but has the deep sagacity to keep 

 mum. 



The Winter or Alumnus Conferen- 

 ces have been mosr en oyable affairs 

 this year. The following is the list of 

 visitors, Moody, Gutches. Bedford, 

 Leavitt, Kotok, Jotter, Nellis, Dickson, 



