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without putting too great a burden on the students, unless some 
of the courses offered were elective. It was believed to be impos- 
sible to omit any of the required courses and still provide an 
all-round training in technical forestry. 
Because of the continued absence of Mr. Graves his resigna- 
tion as director was accepted and Mr. Toumey, who had served 
as acting director for two years, was made director. Mr. Graves 
retained his position as a member of the Governing Board 
and of the Faculty, with leave extended for another year. 
Arrangements were completed whereby Mr. Record, beginning 
with the year 1912-13, would carry the work in technology for- 
merly given by Mr. Dean and the course on the classification and 
structure of wood formerly given by A. H. Graves. 
For the first time since the organization of the School the 
library was placed in charge of a trained librarian, Miss I. M. 
Tisdale, formerly on the staff of the University Library. The 
library had grown to such proportions that this was necessary 
in order to properly catalogue and put it in form for ready 
reference and greater usefulness. 
The publication of a series of bulletins, memoirs and mis- 
cellaneous works relating to the School was begun. This was 
of vast importance as it gave the School a wider field of use- 
fulness and brought it in closer touch with the alumni and the 
general public. 
A graduate Advisory Board had been elected in 1905 in order 
to bring the School into closer relations with the alumni. At 
first it had consisted of but three members, but was later enlarged 
to five, and has been of continually increasing usefulness. Dur- 
ing this year the School was brought into closer relations with 
the alumni through the organization of the alumni association 
with officers and class secretaries. This association met at New 
Haven on December 20 and 21, 1911, and the following officers 
were elected for five years: 
President, W. B. Greeley, M.F. ’o4. 
Vice-president, T. S. Woolsey, Jr., M.F. ’o3. 
Secretary and treasurer, H. H. Chapman, M.F. ’o4. 
This association not only afforded an opportunity for the 
organization of the alumni into an effective body and familiar- 
ized them with the progress of the School, but it served as a 
