}s T EW BRUNSWICK FORESTRY CONVENTION 39 



Then in the Fourth year, I have some subjects already taught at the 

 University, Meteorology, Materials, Structures, Hydraulics, Geology and 

 Mineralogy. . The Sixth is Silviculture Forest types, modifications under 

 adverse conditions, improvement by good treatment, reproducing forests by 

 ;skilful cuttings, etc. If lumbering is going to be the removing of the ripe 

 trees from the forest, there is no reason why lumbering should not be a help 

 to the forest instead of its destruction. 



Seventh, Forest Mensuration ; Eighth, Lumbering ; Ninth, Forest 

 Management ; Tenth, Provincial Forestry laws and regulations ; Eleventh, 

 Elementary law for foresters. Contracts, Damages, Real Estate, etc." 



Now, you will notice, gentlemen, that so far as this proposed Course is 

 .concerned, all the subjects, except the subjects 8 to 11 of the Third year and 

 6 to 11 of the Fourth year, are at present taught at the University in con- 

 nection with the Arts and Engineering Courses there, so that the only sub- 

 jects needed to.be added are the subjects 8 to 11 of the Junior Year and 6 to 

 11 of the Senior Year. And in order to carry on this Course, I feel that one 

 competent man, such as we might get from one of the recognized Forestry 

 Schools, the Yale School for instance, could carry on, for a time at least, the 

 work of this Course. I think that at the present time, an expenditure of 

 $2500 to $3000 would be sufficient to carry forward the work of a Forestry 

 Course as I have outlined it, aiid I am sure that so far as the utility of the 

 Course is concerned, the expenditure would be insignificant compared with 

 the beneficial effect to the Province. 



In connection with the completion of this Course, I think some recog- 

 nition should be given, such as the degree of Bachelor of Forestry, and 

 Master of Forestry, as is given in the Yale School. It might, if this Course 

 were to be inaugurated very soon, be practicable indeed, to have a body c 

 students ready to -begin on the work at once. The students, having cc 

 pleted the second year of the Arts course, or the second year of the 

 -eering course, might by a very little extra work, be in condition to go 

 with this course in the third and fourth years, and graduate with the 

 of Bachelor of Forestry. 



Now, in regard, to the benefit of such trained men to the Province I 

 think it need not be gone into in detail. However, ,f .t .8 proposed that - 

 O er lent sha,l do" anything of va.ue in the way of looking after the 

 .forest grounds, it wou.d be well to divide the forest "** 

 appoint a competent man in charge of each d.stnct to look after , 



