22 Announcement of the 



FORESTRY 



The courses in Forestry are intended primarily for the regular 

 forestry students, but are open to all students of the University, if 

 properly prepared to take them. 



The following courses require no special preparation: I, 2, 20, 

 22, and 24. Anyone, not a student of forestry, desiring to take any 

 of the other courses must secure permission of the professor in charge. 



1. Introduction to Forestry. 



(A general presentation of the subject, its history, objects, meth- 

 ods, as well as its economic importance. 



Open to all students. 



Four hours credit, first semester. Lectures. Professor ROTH 

 and Mr. POTTINGER. 



2. Woodlots and Forest Parks. 



Importance to individuals and communities. Value from eco- 

 nomic, aesthetic, and physical viewpoints. Distribution and 

 extent in the United States. Present condition. Methods of 

 locating, establishing, handling, exploiting, and reproducing 

 or perpetuating. 



Open to all students. No prerequisites. 



Two hours credit, second semester. Two lectures and an occa- 

 sional field trip. Professor SPONSLER. 



3. Timber. 



Structure and identification of woods used for timber. Study of 

 mechanical properties (strength and resistance) by actual tests. 

 Methods of seasoning and preservative treatment of woods. 



Prerequisites, Physics I, Botany 13 and 14. 



Four hours credit, first semester. One lecture and two labor- 

 atory periods of four hours each. Assistant Professor YOUNG. 



4. Forest Improvements. 



Planning, locating, and constructing headquarter stations and 

 buildings, forest roads, trails, telephone lines, lookout stations, 

 camps and other permanent improvements ; locating and devel- 

 oping systems of improvements ; costs of construction and 

 maintenance. The course considers improvements for admin- 

 istration and protection rather than for logging or other ex- 

 ploitation. 



Prerequisites, Forestry 7 and Surveying 12. 



Two hours credit, second semester. Two lectures and field work. 



Assistant Professor LOVEJOY. 

 $. Silvics. 



Life of the tree, its habits and behavior in the woods. Includes 

 structure and functions of the roots, stem, leaves and fruit, 

 the effects of soil, climate, light, and other factors upon the 

 tree and the forest in general and upon the important timber 

 trees and forests in definite regions. 



