Forestry. 1 5 



These considerations and the needs of our own state for well- 

 trained investigators and directors of experimental and prac- 

 tical forestry work, led to the establishment of a Department of 

 Forestry in the University of Michigan and to making provision 

 for begining instruction in that subject, by the Board of Regents 

 in June, 1901. 



For the present, for purposes of facilitating administration, 

 the work in Forestry is intimately associated with that in Botany 

 in the Department of Literature, Science, and the Arts, but unlike 

 most of the work in Botany, all of the courses in Forestry, ex- 

 cept Course I, are of a purely technical nature, and are planned 

 with a view of fitting students taking them, for entrance upon the 

 profession of Forestry as a means of livelihood. Because of this, 

 and since maturity of mind, and a considerable knowledge of a 

 number of basal sciences are essential to successful prosecution 

 and mastery of the work, the technical courses in Forestry are 

 regularly open only to students who have already received a 

 bachelor's degree from this University or from some college or 

 university giving the bachelor's degree for an equivalent amount 

 of work. Moreover, the character and sequence of the under- 

 graduate work is regarded as of so much importance that pros- 

 pective forestry students are advised to consult the instructor in 

 Forestry for advice and direction, as early as possible in their 

 undergraduate course, in order to insure the proper preparation 

 for technical work. These undergraduate courses (see University 

 Calendar, 1901-2) should cover the following subjects: 



Mathematics : Courses i and 2, or la, za, 30 and 40. 



Physics: Courses I and 2. 



General Chemistry : Courses i and 2. 



Organic Chemistry: Course 28. 



Analytical Chemistry: Course 3. 



English : Courses i and 2. 



German: At least eight hours. 



French: Four or 8 hours. 



General Biology : Courses i and 2. 



Zoology: Courses 2 and 8. 



Botany: Courses 3, 9, 10 and 12. 



History: Courses i, 2, 3 and 4. 



Political Economy : Courses 2 and 3. 



Geology : Courses i, 2, 6 and 7. 



