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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



quate steps to secure thoroughly trained men. So far 

 as our forest resources are concerned, however, the pub- 

 lic is awakening to the necessity of stopping the present 

 forest destruction and waste which affect the welfare 

 and comfort of every citizen in the land. The average 

 man knows that something must be done about it but 

 gropes in the dark when it comes to mapping out and 

 executing an adequate policy for correcting these condi- 

 tions and restoring our forests. The trained forester 

 knows what to do and has repeatedly proved his ability 

 to do it. Upon him depends in large measure the future 

 of our forests National, State, and private. The suc- 

 cess or failure of America in the next two decades to 

 solve the problem of its vanishing timber supplies v. ii 

 be determined by the extent to which professionally 

 trained foresters are given the opportunities to work 

 out our forest problems on the ground in direct contact 

 with the forces of nature. 



The Yale Forest School has set an enviable record in 

 the character and ability of the alumni whom it has sent 



forth. Of the 518 men who have received professional 

 training at the School, nearly 400 have received the degree 

 of Master of Forestry, this represents approximately 

 two-thirds of the total number of such degrees .granted by 

 all the forest schools in the country. These men have 

 risen to positions of leadership in National, State, and 

 private forestry, and, perhaps, more conspicuously still 

 in forest education. Their devotion to public service in 

 all of its many aspects has been most pronounced and 

 their influence has been widely felt. 



This record of past service rendered carries with it 

 an obligation and a responsibility for the future. It is 

 safe to say that the Yale School of Forestry enters on its 

 third decade with a full realization of the work to be 

 done and of its opportunity for further service. All those 

 interested in the progress of forestry will share the hope 

 that it may continue to prosper and to maintain the high 

 standards set during the first twenty years of its 

 existence. 



A VOICE FROM NEW ENGLAND 



N view of New England's traditional reputation for 

 * conservatism the following extract from the latest 

 annual report of the Commissioner of Forestry of Rhode 

 Island is of particular interest: 



"I am in favor of states rights, and private rights and 

 interests, so long as these are consonant with natural 

 equity and the general welfare. I naturally disfavor a 

 mandatory program in forestry. Nevertheless, some 

 form of governmental control of privately-owned forest 

 lands may eventually prove to be a matter of dire neces- 

 sity, unless private owners soon take an active part in 

 forest conservation. Indifference, ignorance, inaction, 

 and long delay spell the destruction and wasteful ex- 

 ploitation of our valuable natural resources. The time is 



come when destructive lumbering should cease. Timber 

 lands should no longer be cut-over without any reference 

 to future reproduction. As a man has no business to 

 maintain a common nuisance, no more has he a right to 

 handle his forest property to the detriment of his neigh- 

 bors and of the town and State." 



This is the case in a nutshell. The logic of events 

 points irresistibly to the absolute necessity for the con- 

 servation of one of our most valuable natural resources. 

 If private owners do not take the initiative, the States 

 and the nation will. The ideal solution lies in the adoption 

 of a constructive program based on the harmonious co- 

 operation of all three agencies. 



PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY TALKS FORESTRY 



Tj 1 VIDENCE from several different sources bears 

 -' striking testimony to the steadily increasing desire 

 on the part of the pulp and paper industry to take such 

 steps as may be necessary to assure an indefinite supply 

 of raw material. This is true both in the United States 

 and Canada, although it must be admitted that at present 

 our Canadian friends are somewhat in the lead. This 

 was rather strikingly brought out at the meeting of the 

 Woodlands Section of the Canadian Paper and Pulp 

 Association in Toronto in December. At this meeting, 

 which was widely attended by tirnberland owners, woods 

 operators, and pulp and paper manufacturers, the prac- 

 tice of forestry was the chief topic of discussion. It is 

 safe to say that no two-day session of the representatives 

 of any wood-using industry was ever before held on this 

 continent which was devoted almost exclusively to the 

 earnest and even enthusiastic consideration of technical 

 forest problems. 



No one attending this meeting could fail to be im- 

 pressed by the very evident desire on the part of those 



present to handle their forests in such a way as to secure 

 the maximum utilization of pulp wood with a minimum 

 of waste, and at the same time to insure the perpetuation 

 of the forest. Such strictly technical subjects as the 

 best silvicultural systems to use under various forest 

 conditions, the rate of growth and yield of even and 

 uneven-aged stands, and the loss of trees through sup- 

 pression and decay, were discussed not only intelligently 

 but even in the vernacular of the forester. Natural re- 

 production versus planting as the best method of secur- 

 ing a new stand was taken up at considerable length, with 

 reference not only to costs but to the final results secured. 

 The meeting brought out the fact that practically all of 

 the companies represented are carrying on independent 

 investigations in an attempt to secure information of 

 value to them. These experiments are for the most part 

 on a big scale, often including thousands of acres, and 

 show that the Canadians are really in earnest in their 

 attempt to save their timber supply before it is too late. 

 In the United States the pulp and paper industry has 



