a discerning mind and is a student of 

 agricultural Geography.) 



Leavitt ('04) was here April 1st. As 

 usual, in a hurry ; coming from a fire 

 conference at St. Paul, and on his way 

 to Ottawa. Leavitt is fast getting to be 

 the great authority on fire protection, 

 and knows all that is going on, East and 

 West. He says the work in Canada, es- 

 pecially along the railways, is lining up 

 in good shape. 



Barrus ('10) throws a bouquet at 

 Michigan, and says that even the new 

 boom of Efficiency and Economy at Al- 

 bany could find only cause for praise, 

 meaning that Michigan can make brick 

 with straw and still do a fine job. How 

 on earth New York can have any use 

 for an Economy and Efficiency Commis- 

 sion is Greek to the Editor. (Aside : 

 Call in the Printer's Devil). 



Graf! ('08) : Same old silence, but 

 there is a card which says: 

 "Graff-Rosenquist 



May 2nd, 1914 

 Denver, Colorado," 



and the Club sends the best of good 

 wishes. It was field day, Graff, and the 

 Club thought of you on that eventful 

 day. 



Drake ('06) on the Coconino at Flag- 

 staff believes in the new smokestack 

 spark-arrester for logging-railway en- 

 gines. He says they permit the use of 

 tops, and reduce the cost of operation by 

 ten and more per cent. Drake is work- 

 ing along scientific lines in cutting west- 

 ern yellow pine; is using four distinct 

 methods, and is thus working out gradu- 

 ally the best method for species and site. 

 Measurements and counts on lands log- 

 ged six years ago show surprisingly 

 good reproduction. 



Stout ('10) is still at Iloilo, head of 

 the Viscayas ; has eighteen rangers ; sells 

 more timber than all the rest of the Is- 

 lands combined; has trouble with 

 Kleme's clerical requirements, and even 



forgets" to dot some of the "i's" to the 

 horror of this punctilious Chief of Ad- 

 ministration. Stout meant to come back 

 this year, but the water seems good, and 

 there is still a reptile or two to keep up 

 the sport. Keep an eye on your outrig- 

 gers, Stout. 



Baker ('12) writes "On Board the 

 R. M. S. Lusitania," the greatest of the 

 grayhounds of the seas. "Made the 

 change from furs to white duck" ; bound 

 for Sumatra to raise tons of rubber, start 

 plantations by the mile, etc. "You may 

 be sure wherever my work takes me, 

 that my faith in the American forestry 

 and my love for the American woods, 

 which have been instilled into me at 

 school, are just as strong as ever." Ba- 

 ker's address is 'Care of the General 

 Rubber Company, Kisaran, Asahan, Su- 

 matra.' The Club sends regards and 

 the best of wishes to Baker, with assur- 

 ance that they have full faith in Baker 

 making good in Sumatra. 



Scherer ('12) is Professor at Ohio 

 State, and says: "The new Forestry 

 Building is progressing nicely; ready to 

 start on the roof." Great doings these; 

 will keep the faculty busy to attend dedi- 

 cation celebrations, if this keeps up. 



Mathews ('09) is at Los Banos ; is pre- 

 paring a book on Dipterocarps, their 

 forests and habits ; has invited Ngan 

 Han ('11) to come down from Peking. 

 Mathews is a hustler, shaking things in 

 his quiet way ; teaching ; bookwriting ; 

 administration and inspection. He evi 

 dently has the confidence of the Director, 

 Major Ahern, and if any man deserves 

 this, it is our friend Donald M. In this 

 connection the Scribe owns up: he ad- 

 vised Mathews not to go, and now Math- 

 ews is rapidly becoming one of the best 

 men in tropical forestry of that nook of 

 the earth. Canada still laments losing 

 Mathews, but his work in the Islands is 

 going to count and make up. Deep down, 

 however, the Scribe prefers Gutches' 

 beaver overcoat to the white duck and 

 bolo, (To say nothing of the cobras 



