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these men ought to be trained and must be trained, I believe, if you are 

 going to have such men, in connection with our own Province. If you get 

 men outside the Province, they are not interested in the conditions of this; 

 Province, and have very little knowledge of the local conditions our con- 

 ditions here are largely local, after all, and have little to do with the condi- 

 tions in other countries. So I think they should be trained by our local in- 

 stitutions, and would then be sympathetic with and competent to deal with 

 our local conditions in the Province. Then, too, it is not to be expected that 

 our young men will go outside for training in thi& respect. Experience has 

 shown that our young men will not go outside the Province for this work. 

 In order to induce young men to take up Engineering or other practical 

 work, we must encourage them to gain their knowledge within the Province.. 

 The local school has an attraction which no schoot outside the Province can 

 have. 



I feel that I have perhaps taken more time already in explanation of 

 this proposed Course in Forestry than I should. I hope that rny motive in 

 bringing this matter before the Association will not be misunderstood, 

 because I feel that it is a very practical one for the Province, that such a 

 Course would be of great practical utility in furnishing trained men in the 

 Province who can deal with the matter of the preservation of our forests in- 

 an intelligent way. 



Syllabus of Course in Forestry Outlined ii Connection with Courses 

 Already Established at the Provincial University 



First Year. 



1. English : As in present B. A. and Engineering Courses. 



2. Mathematics : As in present B. A. and Engineering Courses. 



3. French or German : As in present B. A. and Engineering Courses. 



4. Botany : As in B. A. Course. 



5 Drawing : As in Engineering Course 

 .(a) Rour d writing. 



(b) Freehand Drawing. 



(c) Elements, use of instruments and operations. 



(d) Lettering. 



(e) Plane problems, with examples in plane Geometry and Conie 



Sections. 



