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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



March 



vey of the region about camp to estab- 

 lish transit lines, to find elevations of 

 bench marks, to take details with the 

 plane table or to run contour lines. 

 The work extends even into the night, 

 when observation must be made on the 

 pole star to find the true north. 



At five o'clock in the afternoon the 

 work of the day is over, and at once a 

 crowd of healthy young men makes its 

 way across an open field to the gorge 



or else talks are given by the men 

 about their different colleges and in- 

 teresting tales of strange and foreign 

 lands are narrated. At these gather- 

 ings the young and companionable in- 

 structors join in, and a familiar and 

 welcome person is Mr. Gifford Pin- 

 chot, the head of the United States 

 Forest Service, who from time to time 

 visits the camp. As the glowing em- 

 bers burn low and the blackness grows 



Students at Work in the Woods 



if the Sawkill River, where a refresh- 

 ing bath is enjoyed in the cool and tur- 

 bulent waters just above the famous 

 falls. 



Immediately after the six o'clock 

 supper the base ball team has its short 

 but sua])])} practice, for recreation in 

 camp is not neglected. As darkness 

 comes on a huge campfire is built and 

 chairs are drawn about in a semi-circle. 

 The crowd sings college and popular 

 songs, diversified by individual talent. 



deeper the session breaks up and the 

 fellows move off to their tents, guided 

 by their lanterns, which look like fire- 

 flies flitting about in the darkness. The 

 still of the night is broken only by the 

 harsh notes of the katydids as the for- 

 esters drop off into well-earned slum- 

 ber. 



Wednesday and Saturday after- 

 noons are devoted to recreation, and 

 there is usually a base ball game be- 

 tween the school team and some local 



