4 : "THE STUDY OF FORESTRY. 



H' the- &ur0pea"fl- schools. In recent years there have been 

 established in the TJnited States nearly 20 well-equipped forest schools 

 and there are to-day from 500 to 1,000 trained foresters working in the 

 public service, in educational work, and in the handling of private forest 

 lands. Brazil offers one of the greatest opportunities in the world for 

 forestry work. The country needs many well-trained men and it is hoped 

 that young Brazilians will become interested in forestry as offering an 

 attractive career and an opportunity to render a great service to the 

 nation. 



Ultimately it would be very desirable to have some high-grade forest 

 schools in Brazil, but until this time comes those who desire a training 

 may find opportunities in the schools of other countries. While the de- 

 tails of applied forestry differ according to the character of the forests, the 

 underlying principles are the same in the forests of the Tropics as in the 

 temperate regions. One or two of the forest schools in the United States 

 make a special feature of training young men for tropical work, giving 

 them the foundations necessary for a career in Central or South America, 

 or in the Philippine Islands and East Indies. 



For the benefit of those young men who may be considering forestry as 

 a career and may wish to know about the possibilities of educational 

 work in the United States, the following brief sketch of the different 

 American schools has been prepared: 



FOREST SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES. 



There are 19 collegiate institutions which offer a full technical training 

 in forestry. In addition there are a number of agricultural colleges 

 that offer limited courses in connection with horticulture. The descrip- 

 tion in the succeeding pages applies only to those institutions that give 

 a regular professional course of four or five years. For the convenience 

 of those who may not be familiar with the geography of the United States 

 the schools are described in five groups according to their location in the 

 northeastern portion of the country, in the central west, in the Southern 

 States, in the Rocky Mountain States, or in the Pacific Coast States. 



i. FOREST SCHOOLS IN THE NORTHEASTERN STATES. 



Seven institutions in the Northeastern States offer a full training in 

 forestry. This is the most densely populated region of the country, 

 where the demand for forest products is very great and where the most 

 intensive forestry is practiced. The schools are within easy reach of 

 New York City, the port of disembarkation for most Brazilian students. 

 Excellent facilities are afforded for the teaching of forestry, for there are 

 many illustrations of forest practice in both softwood and hardwood 

 forests. 



