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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



WHITTIER'S PINE TREE 



By Agnes L. Scott 



THE famous pine tree, which stands in the wood- 

 glade on the Sturtevant farm, near Sunset Hill, 

 Center Harbor, New Hampshire, bears the name 

 bestowed by the poet Whittier, who dedicated it under 

 its shadows as the "Wood Giant," 1886, but which now 

 is called "Whittier's Pine Tree." 



Among the scattered groups of pines, Whittier's tree 

 stands compact like a silent patriarch, with a splendor all 

 its own. Its chief character is its magnificent strength, 

 enormous trunk and powerful boughs that give it the 

 appearance of a giant. 



The Sturtevant farm is where Whittier passed many 

 happy summers. Every morning before breakfast the 



From a Sketch by C. Scott White. 



WHITTIER'S PINE TREE 

 This pine, standing at Center Harbor, N. H 

 the famous poet who dedicated it as 



was a great favorite of 

 The Wood Giant," in 1886. 



poet would walk through the paths leading to the center 

 of the woodland, and in the shade of his loved tree, watch 

 the glorious sunrise. Here he saw to the east the Cardi- 

 gan Mountains ; to the north, the Sandwich range ; to the 

 west, the Ossipie range; and here he saw the beautiful 

 broad view of Squam Lake with its green wooded 

 islands. 



It was in the twilight hours that the saintly poet 

 loved to stand under the shelter of his favorite tree 

 and watch the mountains bathed in sunset glory. Here 

 he surrendered himself to the mountain mystery, and 

 his soul received the calm and strength from the glorious 

 hues of the sun-dropped splendor as the twilight deep- 

 ened around him. 



As surely as he loved the mountains, he loved the 

 wild flowers, the singing birds and flowing brooks. Of 

 the wild flowers the golden rods were his favorite, and 

 these he gathered in his walks by the roadsides and in 

 fields. 



It was in the large, roomy house on the Sturtevant 

 farm, that the Quaker poet entertained the neighbors 

 and children. A delightful companion even to mere 

 surface acquaintances, and naturally sympathetic to all 

 sorts of people. He always greeted everyone, never 

 waiting to be introduced, with the accustomed greeting: 

 "How does thee do?" 



Those who have been entertained by the poet at the 

 farm will never forget his cheerful manner, and large 

 geniality, and his frank, straight gaze of penetrating eyes 

 eyes black as night which shone with that big ele- 

 mental humanity. One noted the poet's seriousness and 

 his love for goodness and truth. Everybody in New 

 England has felt the kindly words of the sage in all he 

 wrote, but the friends who have come in close contact 

 with him amid the scenery of the Northern mountains 

 can feel and understand the man best, and throughout 

 all his poems is that serene enthusiasm for the mountains. 



PROCEEDINGS OPENING OF THE FORESTRY BUILD- 

 ING AT CORNELL 



IT HAS just come to the knowledge of the Department 

 of Forestry that certain persons whose names ap- 

 peared on the mailing list failed to receive copies of 

 the pamphlet containing the Proceedings at the Opening 

 of the Forestry Building on May 15, 1914. In this pam- 

 phlet are also given the addresses delivered at the open 

 meeting of the Society of American Foresters on the 

 following day. 



Anyone who desires a copy of this pamphlet may 

 obtain it by addressing Professor Ralph S. Hosmer, De- 

 partment of Forestry, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 



PROFESSIONAL PAPERS AVAILABLE 



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Professional Paper No. 22: "Forest Conditions in the 

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