(A SYMPOSIUM FROM THE "BRUSH.") 



The questions sent out last spring were 

 quite faithfully answered and ^brought 

 out a lot of good stuff. The whole body 

 of information, and it is truly a large 

 one, could not be worked over in regu- 

 lar statistical form, and the "Assistant 

 Chaser" in charge of the "ink squirt" 

 takes advantage of this "hiatus" (what- 

 ever that may mean) in the activities 

 of Professor Lovejoy, and lets out a 

 little of the good things ahead of the 

 regular Bulletin. Only men who "made 

 good" are quoted, and not all of these. 



W. A. says : "More Engineering, Utili- 

 zation, Landscape Design, more field 

 work in Dendrology and Utilization. 

 Require proof of having gotten hold of 

 the stuff presented. Should have had 

 more Law, Ecology and Mycology. How 

 much did accessory courses do? Gave 

 me the savor of new things, and the 

 ability to put two and two together and 

 not get three." 



D. C. B. says : "Need a good practical 

 course in steam and gas engines, and 

 also in adjustment of instruments; need 

 more field work in Silvics, and teach 

 them to see what they look at in the 

 woods. Think most of the courses es- 

 sential, and the few not so, mostly my 

 own fault." 



J. C. B. says : "It would seem to me 

 that there is no such thing as a useless 

 course if taken in the right attitude. 

 As I am now out of Forestry work I 

 can say that I would not study Forestry, 

 but Plant Geography; but even if I 

 should not qualify for a Forester, I 

 would not have missed the course at 

 Michigan for a great deal. Forestry is 

 the coming profession." This from a 

 man, expert in Botany, Agriculture, a 

 graduate of a Business College, and now 

 back in the Forestry fold. 



R. H. B. with six years of university 

 work, says of courses in allied studies : 

 "All of them have been of use one way 

 or another," and he finds all but one 

 course "worth while," in his case. He 



adds : "I believe that a course in business 

 methods and procedure ought to re- 

 ceive attention in a curriculum." 



H. L. B., graduate of a classical course 

 before coming, and now handling the 

 supply department of large logging op- 

 erations, says of allied studies: "They 

 are all of use sooner or later, though so 

 far in my work (one year only) I have 

 not used much of my Botany and Law. 

 Would add shop work and practice in 

 handling machinery. So far only Men- 

 suration and Utilization have proven es- 

 sential, but I obtained a good under- 

 standing of the value of lumber and the 

 needs of looking ahead ; but being strict- 

 ly in the lumber end of it, could not 

 give a just verdict." 



A. B. '08 says of Rhetoric : "Did not 

 realize the necessity of this." With re- 

 gard to allied subjects: "Feel that my 

 education would have been less rounded 

 if any were omitted." "Engineering 

 should be less technical more rough 

 sketching and less pretty pictures in 

 survey work. Failing in Forestry 

 courses is lack of field work under the 

 personal direction of instructors; field 

 work should be actual reconnaissance of 

 some timber tract, including instruction 

 in Mensuration, Management, Valuation, 

 and Administration. Such course should 

 be in actual forest conditions, even if 

 trip half way across the continent is 

 necessary. It would be well worth the 

 expense to the students." 



E. C. C. : "Less of theory, actual 

 study of marking rules. Would have 

 taken another year and more laboratory 

 if I could have done so." 



E. H. C. : "Got about 90% out of my 

 Forestry course. Would take more field 

 work in survey, such as is now offered 

 at Douglas Lake Camp in summer." 



C. P. C. : "More language ; need busi- 

 ness correspondence ; need a different 

 "Political Economy;" all Botany work 

 is good; need more of landscape work 

 and photography; take all you can of 



