16 YALE FOREST SCHOOL 

from the Eastern states. In this class, however, all parts of 
the United States were represented, and one student came from 
Japan. The National character of the School for the first time 
became apparent in its student body. The course formerly given 
by Mr. Verrill was given by Mr. Britton, State Entomologist 
of Connecticut. The courses in introduction to forestry and 
history of forestry were taken by Mr. Akerman, who also 
assisted Director Graves in the work in silviculture. The courses 
in lumbering and forest protection were taken by Mr. Marston, 
who also assisted Director Graves in forest management. The 
work in engineering was extended. Field surveying was given 
by Mr. Tracy, and a new course in forest engineering was 
under Mr. Marston. Through the generosity of George H. 
Myers, M.F. ’o2, three thousand dollars was received to pay 
for the equipment of a laboratory in forest technology, and 
instruction in timber testing was given by Mr. Betts. Through 
codperation with the Division of Forestry the laboratory was 
opened for investigation on the mechanical properties of wood. 
In the early winter (December, 1902) the members of the 
Senior class were located in lumber camps in Maine, New 
Hampshire, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, 
Florida and Texas. Each student prepared a detailed report 
on lumbering in the region studied. The spring field work 
with the Senior class was at West Point Military Reservation, 
where a study was made of a large hardwood tract east of the 
Hudson River. The area was mapped and a working plan made 
under which it has since been managed. 
There was a large increase in attendance, the registration in 
the regular course being forty-four students compared with 
thirty-three the previous year. They represented twenty-three 
collegiate institutions in fifteen states. 
The endowment of the School was increased through the gift 
of fifty thousand dollars by Mrs. J. W. Pinchot and Gifford 
Pinchot. This gift enabled the Governing Board very materially 
to modify the courses of study, add a summer term to the regular 
course, and greatly increase the field work. The principal addi- 
tions to the equipment of the School were through the purchase 
of a portion of the technical library of the late Charles Mohr. 
