of technical cubjocts, the easier it is to jet through his work 

 in a satisfactory manner. 'The Government is not trying, in rcy 

 opinion, to mal:e the Ranger, "by stuy, put hiioself on an erual 

 footing nlth the graduate of the Forestry school, but is trying 

 to malio the rangor a more efficient men. 



The constant raising of standards, changes of laws 

 reports requiring technical knowledge, will l:eep the Rf.nger Ltudy- 

 ln~ tu keep up to date, without trying ta cultivate a technical 

 education ec.ual to the 7orest School graduate, which would be Itt- 

 posBible, unless he took lee.vo tf absence anf attended sone ao- 

 oredited school. 



Voluntary Pirn V/ardeno as Assistants 



'..- li ----- By "' - : '' 

 (Jeor^e E. King 



I have been sucoesoful in getting cuite a number of 

 citizens throu-^iout my'distriot to accept the position of Volun- 

 tary Stcte ?iro "Jardon, This \rill bo a big help during the fire 

 sepsdn, since I have tne assurrnce that if a fire starts wherever 

 or* of them is locr.ted, that he will have all the r.vallrble iten 

 at tfto fire probably hours before I reach it. These YJardcno, ir 

 turn, hr.ve the acsuranco that as aeon as the Ranger gets word of 

 the fire, that he v.ill be Jo their resoua with additione.1 help 

 supplies. 



I hcve found that it is not p. hard taslr to .get citieens 

 are in localitios where there le danger of firo to accent the 

 position; in fact, much oasior than I first anticipated. In 

 acch case I have fully explained the situation, etatin~ that I 

 mi-:ht be ten niles cway at "the tlno the firo started, and possi- 

 ily befcro I ooulc reach it that it rould be under such headway 

 that it probably would tal:e a day or trro to got it under control. 

 If a ?lro VJarden \ma at hand he woulc 1 have authority to ^et a 

 orov tog&ther and thus save hours of work, as well cs nuch 



If a nwi waa not e'Pire We.rden anc" otood back ant", waited 

 for the Hanger to cone cJ.ong, he \jould bo sure to hf.ve to go as 



