today, it means that to hold his ovm, tho Render must study 

 Forestry himself as thoroughly as possible, not as e "high- 

 brow" , "but as c. practical xrorestor. 



That this is necessary is very e^arent. The 

 larger nunber of Forestry students who leave" college every 

 year intend to enter the Government service, both on account 

 of the more varied range of experience as noil as the in- 

 creased opportunities. Of this number there will bo a por- 

 tion who, failing to pass the ?0roat Assistant's examination 

 and not being able to pursue further study, must thorefcro 

 enter a less technical positiozj. There were lest year ten 

 men who passed the Forest Assistant's examination wha were 

 unaasigned and this number will increase each year. Thosd 

 men must alse seek the lower positions until thoro aro posi- 

 tions open for them. The result is that with the technical 

 side 'advancing in every branch of the operation of the Ser- 

 vice; and with this large body of available materiel to pick 

 from, the work of the Ranger and the exanlnPtiens for the 

 position will necessarily become more technical. To meet 

 the advancing competition of the new blood, the Ranger must 

 post himself on his rork or become a bao": number. 



The day has passed when all that was necessary 

 to pass the Rr-ngers' Examination we. s to *aiow how to peck 



9f ride a horse, cut down a tree, wield a pick and shovel 

 on a trail or fire line, and to wear a No. 4 hat and a Nr>. 



44 shirt. This work rill always have to be done, but there 

 will be more and more of it dne each year by the short torn 

 men while the Ranger rill be busT/in^ hi-nself more with the 

 details of supervision, timber studies, planting, inooot in- 

 festation experiments, and tho various regulations. 



Cf course we all know thrt the Ranger has the 

 advantage ever the college bfec 7 nan in his present v/ork for 

 he fcnovc how to ride a horso, to pad:, to got to a fire and 

 put it out in the most ooonoraical oannor, and to deal with 

 all clashes of people with whom he may oomo in contact. 

 This io tho rcoult of lonr* experience, but vro must no* fool 

 ourselves into believing that the college bred man, evon if 

 he generally is aver-educetec technically, can not alse lorrn 

 to meet the same problems. It raa;- tr.I:o him u number of 

 years but with experience under a practical, older nxn will 

 come risdom, tho older man teaching, the younger learning. 



And thus, Brother Rangers , to prepare ourselves 

 to meet this crisis and to hold our OV.TI a^ains* the new blood 



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