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THE FORESTER. 



October, 



Hence the Biltmore School endeavors to es- 

 tablish the principles of American forestry. 

 The students living in boarding houses, 

 on or near the Biltmore estate, meet Dr. 

 Schenck or his assistant, Mr. F. W. Reed, 



The student is required to keep a horse 

 so as to be able to constantly watch the 

 various phases of forestal work carried on 

 by the administration. 



In addition, a winter course is offered, 



or any of the twelve forest rangers, every ending March 15, 1902. There is sched 





A CUTTING ON THE BILTMORE ESTATE. 



afternoon at such places where forestal 

 operations are at the time going on. In 

 addition, the student at Biltmore enjoys an 

 unrivalled chance, at Dr. Schenck's office, 

 to get fully acquainted with the routine 

 work of a large forest administration. 



uled to begin on April 1, 1902, a three 

 months' tour through the European forests, 

 on which Dr. Schenck intends to demon- 

 strate how much or how little of European 

 forestry is applicable to American condi- 

 tions. 



RECENT PUBLICATIONS. 



The Outcasts. By W. A. Fraser. Charles 

 Scribner's Sons, New York. Illustrated. Pp. 

 137. $1.25 net. 



Mr. Fraser has written a number of tales of 

 the Great Northwestern country but none better 



than "The Outcasts." The narrative deals 

 with the adventures of an old buffalo and a 

 half-breed wolf, and in tracing their vicissitudes 

 the author shows a keen insight into animal 

 nature, while the whole book breathes the 

 spirit of the great open country. 



