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graduation he taught three winters in the public schools, working summers 
on the farm in partnership with his brother John. 
He is unmarried. 
Oman has been employed in the United States Forest Service 
as forest assistant with promotion as to salary, since July 1, 
1906, his headquarters since July, 1909, being in the Weiser 
National Forest, Idaho. He writes: “From July 1, 1906, to 
July 1, 1909, worked in Washington, D. C., in the office of forest 
extension. From January 1 to March 12, 1912, taught a ten 
weeks’ term—ranger’s short course in forestry—at Utah 
Agricultural College, Logan, Utah.” 
He is a member of the Swedish Lutheran church. In politics 
he is a “Republican by inheritance and choice” and is pro- 
gressive in his views. He is a member of the Society of Ameri- 
can Foresters, the American Forestry Association and the Weiser 
Commercial Club. 
Arthur D. Read 
Business address, Forest Service, Washington, D. C. 
Home address, Senorito, Sandoval County, N. Mex. 
Arthur Davis Read was born October 26, 1882, near Quincy, IIL, the son 
of William Everet Read and May R. (Davis) Read. On his father’s 
side he is of early Puritan stock and his grandfather lived at Keene, N. H., 
before moving to Illinois. He has three brothers: Kenneth C. Read, 
Howard S. Read and Leslie H. Read. 
He was prepared at the public schools in Emporia, Kans., and in 1903 
received the degree of B.A. from the College of Emporia. 
He is unmarried. 
Read is an examiner in the United States Forest Service. 
He is now in the Washington office working up results of the 
grazing reconnaissance in which he was engaged in 1912. His 
district headquarters is Albuquerque, N. Mex. From 1906 to 
1908 he was forest assistant in the Service and supervisor from 
1908 to 1910. In 1910-11 he was deputy supervisor, after which 
he received his present appointment. . 
He is a member of the Congregational church. Concerning 
politics he writes that he is an “insurgent Republican. Believe 
in the initiative, referendum and recall of judges.” He is a 
member of the Society of American Foresters. 


