tion blanks. He says green is his fa- 

 vorite (stands for immunity from all 

 taxes including Tammany levees), but 

 he handles red, white, and blue indis- 

 criminately. He also shows signs of 

 being affected by the tremendous prog- 

 ress in forestry in his state, and speaks 

 chestily of "me and Hugh are plan- 

 ning," etc., and even the big Scotch Pine 

 on the old farm can't impress him any- 

 more. Come again, Barrus ! 



Saxton has aged slightly and speaks 

 of housekeeping with a sigh. He likes 

 his work, his forest, and the whole 

 prospect. Simcoe agrees with him, only 

 the gutteral in Yakima is hard or his 

 throat, and he abbreviates. He believes 

 in Forest Protection, and likes the 

 , f rout for himself. 



Rex King, '10, dropped in just to say 

 '"ello, and to let us know the latest 

 stunt in land classification in the 

 Ozarks. He claims "chiggers" are in- 

 vigorating, keep one awake and active, 

 but that too much vigor at no deg. F. 

 is wearing. Sound doctrine this. The 

 recommendation is that "chiggers" be 

 trained on the bark beetles in Califor- 

 nia for a change of diet and general 

 conservation. 



Hopson, '12, simply flew in and out; 

 the Ypsi car was late and he had to run. 

 "Do better next time," as he flew for 

 the Packard Street station. 



Frothingham, '06, stopped a few days 

 on his way through from Wisconsin, 

 where he made special tree studies. He 

 looked thin, and we hope for decided 

 improvement soon. 



Moody, '06, was here a few days and 

 gave us the benefit of his experience, as 

 Assistant State Forester of Wisconsin, 

 and also as Professor of the Ranger 

 School. He quit the Pinery to take up 

 work as Professor of Utilization and 

 Forest Extension at Cornell. Con- 

 gratulate Cornell and Mulford, but sor- 



ry for Wisconsin; they will miss Moody 

 up at Rhinelander. 



Things are lively in Wisconsin; but 

 there is some hope that the good peo- 

 ple and friends of sensible govern- 

 ment will stay the mischief set going by 

 a bunch of land traders and sand lot 

 developers. Wisconsin needs the for- 

 est; she has the land, and a good wood 

 working industry is worth a whole army 

 of sand lot paupers. 



Alden, '11, dropped in and gave us the 

 surprise of a lifetime, for he was ac- 

 companied by Mrs. Alden, (married 

 September 18) ; congratulations of the 

 Club! Alden is still with the C. P. R., 

 believes in careful work, and has a line 

 on real forest description the kind that 

 stands when its gets into court in a dam- 

 age suit. 



Payne, '11, paid us a visit in Septem- 

 ber. He is working for Olmsted, the 

 landscape man from Boston, and helped 

 decorate the Barnes' Farm, where things 

 are getting decidedly stylish. 



Farquhar, '09, at Missoula, was mar- 

 ried in July, and the Club extends hearty 

 congratulations. 



Scherer, '12. Just a little rumor, a 

 few inquiries, and then a program with 

 the staff and the courses in Forestry at 

 the University of Ohio with Prof. N. 

 W. Scherer, "shark on all that's going," 

 occupying second best. Congratulations 

 Ohio! An improvement cutting, evi- 

 dently needed, even if it is on the "D" 

 degree of thinning. 



Blumer, '05, up at Saskatoon, in the 

 land of wheat and wild fowl, of new 

 lands and land booms, single tax and 

 game wardens has returned to his first 

 love. Simply could not keep out of the 

 "brush." Oh! it's the "call of the 

 wild." Blumer, we all get it, and it is 

 the sign of the true forester. Blumer 

 had been in botanical exploration in Ari- 

 zona, believed in cactus and juniper- 



