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Sterling, of Philadelphia, and Prof, the Board of Directors. 

 Hugh P. Baker, of the Pennsylvania The Association has no\v a member- 

 State College, were also welcome ship of 1.282. an increase of sixty dur- 

 guests from south of the international ing the past year. 

 boundary. 



T-, . . CANADIAN SOCIETY OF FOREST 



Resolutions were adopted by the EMI. \ITRS 

 meeting urging on the different gov- 

 ernments the necessity of more Canadian foresters have organized 

 thorough protection of the forests the Canadian Society of Forest Engi- 

 from fire ; calling on the governments neers. The society was formed on 

 especially those of the provinces cf March 13. 1908, at the time of the an- 

 Ontario and Quebec to take measures nual meeting of the Canadian Forestry 

 to re-acquire their areas of waste and Association. The objects of the so- 

 broken land and set these apart for ciety. in the words of its constitution, 

 forest reserves; and congratulating are "the advancement of its members 

 the provinces of Ontario and Oueluv in the theory and practice of forestry 

 on the adoption of forward steps in by the discussion of technical and pro- 

 forestry. fe.s>ional tt.pics. the promotion of a 



The following were elected officers better mutual acquaintance among Ca- 



for 1908-1909: nadian foresters, and the cultivation of 



Patron, His Excellency Earl Grey, an esprit dc corps among the members 



Governor-General of Canada. of the profession." Four c!as>es of 



Honorary President. Rt. Hon. Sir members arc provided for, namely: 



Wilfrid Laurier. Honorary, Active, Student, and . \sso- 



President, Mr. W. 1!. Snowball, ciate. The inaugural dinner was held 



Chatham, X. B. in the Place Vigcr Hotel, and the so- 



Yice-President. Mr. Thos. South- ciety numbered among its guests Mr. 



worth. Toronto. Ont. Overton W. Price. Prof. F. Roth, and 



Secretary. Mr. A. H. D. Ross, Fac- Prof. Hugh P. Baker. Dr. Fernow 



ulty of Forestry, University of Toron- was elected president of the society: 



. Toronto. Ont. Mr. R. H. Campbell, Dominion Su- 



. \ssistant Secretary, Mr. F. W. H. perintendent of Forestry, vice-presi- 



Jacombe. Ottawa, Ont. dent, and Mr. F. W. H. Jacombe, of 



Treasurer, Miss Marion Robinson, the Forestry Branch, Department of 



Ottawa. Ont. the Interior, secretary-treasurer. The 



Mr. R. H. Campbell, who resigned society already numbers thirteen mem- 



the position of secretary, was added to hers. 



THE MOUNTAINS 



By Haver Charles Hurst 



Gazing across the level of the plain, Yet these same mountains never will 



A <tranger little dreams that any call disdain. 



To march against that purple mountain Upon approach, to ope to one and all 



wall Their canyons' gates with wood and 



Could yield him aught of pleasure or of waterfall, 



Jain; And rivers flowing down to the blue 



main. 



E'en so the alien soul at times doth stand 

 Doubting the blank face of eternity, 

 Xot knowing that the walls on cither 



hand 



Make way for living rivers, pure and free, 

 That flow on through a sweet, ethereal 



land, 

 And empty in a great and boundless sea. 



-The 



