of various species and shapes). 



Ngan Han ('11) is now Han the Si- 

 lent ; not a word ; only the faithful little 

 bulletins and now and then a little rumor 

 from Wang and others of our friends 

 here. Has has made a reputation. He 

 has made a report on the forests of 

 Manchuria and is rapidly proving to 

 the Government of China what a life- 

 size Michigan man can do. 



Cronk ('12) sends in photos, records 

 and parts of field outfits, and thus keeps 

 on adding to our collections. He type- 

 writes even his cards. He sent in a can- 

 vass camp table, made of chicken screen 

 with canvass on both sides. He is going 

 to keep on with his field work in devel- 

 oping protection, and getting detail in- 

 formation for utilization of some of the 

 holdings of his company. 



Fay Clark ('12) Now Deputy Super- 

 visor, with congratulations of the Club! 

 Three cheers ! Clark deserves it. He is 

 busy but always has a word for the Club. 

 Clark has demonstrated that a good sur- 

 vey with solar transit is no costlier than 

 "a cheap-and-nasty" compass job. He 

 believes in work that stands: he stands 

 by his work, and that is the reason why 

 his work stands by Clark. Wanted: 

 Lots of men like Fay Clark ; Clark be- 

 lieves in mixed forests, and believes that 

 hardwoods have a place in the pinery of 

 the Northern Rockies. He also has no- 

 tions on fire protection : he revises the 

 notions of Charles Magne : "plenty of 

 men under a real live boss." 



S. D. Smith ('10) writes in from Gar- 

 den City, Kansas. (How these sandhill 

 towns always carry names of "Paradise," 

 "Utopia," "Cornucopia," etc!). "Just a 

 word before we get too busy planting." 

 He is wrestling with the simple little 

 problem, long ago solved by the "fath- 

 ers," W. L. H & Co., to put a forest on 

 a plains sandhill and have it cheap. This 

 last requirement has been modified, and 

 even then Smith says: "It is discour- 

 aging work, and we do not even under- 



stand our troubles." This is hopeful : 

 the failure was due chiefly because they 

 knew it all, Smith. Smith has variety ; 

 from sandhills to Pike's Peak. Good 

 luck to your planting! 



Knapp ('12) likes the Philippines; is 

 getting a reputation as a lecturer ; gets 

 bouquets from the local people ; and 

 teaches native rangers. Why not use 

 some of those real men, the Igorrotes, 

 If ugaos and Moros ; there is some fine 

 stuff going to waste. Knapp also plays 

 Supervisor to Mathews' bailiwick and 

 so he has plenty of room and a chance to 

 smoke. Get the right brand and smoke 

 some of those "pisen hornets" out ; you 

 have too much of that brand. Knapp 

 says that "Whisky Highball" is no spe- 

 cial recommend in the Islands even if he 

 is "properly recommended and connect- 

 ed." 



Mosher ('11) has been on reconnais- 

 sance pretty steadily, but is now trans- 

 ferred to the Absaroka at Livingston, 

 Montana. We are glad for Mosher ! 



Sweeney ('12) is in the "Hills" doing 

 his specialty, reconnaissance. He re- 

 ported on a two hundred million layout, 

 and thinks that if some real sales could 

 once start, the "Hills" would fall in line 

 for a "workable working plan," the 

 kind Sweeney is ready for and interested 

 in. Sweeney still believes in good work 

 and has no patience with 'guessing bees.' 



"I am really too busy learning things 

 to have much to say at this time, but 

 will do better later." Never mind, 

 Sweeney, you are at the very best thing 

 any man can do. We like to hear from 

 you, but better still we like to know 

 that you are getting hold of things and 

 growing. 



Lewis ('13) has been right out in the 

 brush steadily, and believes that a man 

 cannot know his district too well. He 

 is getting expert at motor-boating, and 

 sails the roading Umpqua. Land classifi- 

 cation and "June eleventh," however, 



