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Graves Appointed United States Forester 



Recognized as an authority in all matters pertaining 

 to the preservation and recreation of the forest, and with 

 a record for success in his practical as well as his edu- 

 cational work in this direction, Henry S. Graves enters 

 upon his duties as chief forester in the United States 

 Forestry Bureau at Washington, with the good-will of 

 his fellow laborers in this field, and with the support of 

 all conservations, whether from the east or west, who 

 realize the vast importance of this work and its value 

 to coming generations. 



When President Taft announced the appointment on 

 January 12, he was the recipient of congratulations for 

 his selection of a man who combined technical knowledge 

 with practical experience. The fact that Mr. Graves holds 

 similar views and will advo- 

 cate the same policies as his 

 predecessor leaves no 

 grounds upon which his 

 selection may be criticised. 



Mr. Graves was born in 

 Marietta, Ohio, in 1871, but 

 while still a child his father 

 moved to Andover, Mass. 

 For many years his father, 

 W. B. Graves, was a mem- 

 ber of the faculty at Phillips 

 Academy in Andover as Pro- 

 fessor of Natural Sciences. 



After studying at the 

 schools in Andover, Mr. 

 Graves entered Yale in 1892. 

 Here he gained high rank in 

 scholarship, but nevertheless 

 found time for athletics and 

 became quarterback on the 

 university foot-ball team. 



Following his graduation 

 from this university, and 

 upon suggestion from his 

 friends, he took up the study 

 of forestry as a life work. 



Completing his school 

 work at Harvard he was in- 

 vited to participate in the 

 initial application of scien- 

 tific forestry to American 

 conditions, then in progress 

 at Biltmore, N. C, on the 



estate of Mr. Vanderbilt. This practical experience fitted 

 the young man for his further studies under competent 

 instructors in Europe. At the University of Munich, in 

 Germany, he studied under Sir Dietrich Brandis, an old 

 world authority in all matters relating to forestry growth 

 and preservation. 



Upon returning to the United States, the second 

 American who had ever pursued forestry studies in Eu- 

 rope, Mr. Graves found his services to be in demand. For 

 two years he was associated with others in consulting 

 forest work at New York city. In July, 1908, he became 

 first assistant in the forestry department, recently created 

 by the government as a part of the Department of Agri- 

 culture. As a result of his explorations and investiga- 

 tions he produced two publications, "The Black Hill For- 



H. S. GRAVES. 



est Reserve" and "Practical Forestry in the Adirondacks." 

 Prior to that time he had assisted in the editing of a 

 volume under the title "The White Pine." 



Upon the organization of a forest school at Yale, Mr. 

 Graves was urged to become its head. To this call he 

 finally gave heed and his work since that time as director 

 of the school has been eminently successful. It is largely 

 to his efforts that the Yale school of forestry is now 

 recognized as second to none in the United States. 



Since 1900, the time of his acceptance of the work of 

 instruction at Yale, Mr. Graves has found opportunity 

 for wide study in the west and south as well as in the 

 east and middle west. His advice and conclusions in 

 forestry matters were eagerly sought after by workers in 



the national forestry bureau. 

 His publications are of a 

 high order of professional 

 merit and include the follow- 

 ing: 



Forest Mensuration. 

 The Woodsman's Hand- 

 book. 



The Black Hills. 

 Practical Forestry in the 

 Adirondacks. 



The Woodlot (joint au- 

 thor with R. T. Fisher). 



The White Pine (joint 

 author with Gifford Pinchot). 

 He is editor-in-chief of 

 the proceedings of the So- 

 ciety of American Foresters, 

 as well as a prominent mem- 

 ber of this body. Among the 

 scientific organizations with 

 which he is connected are 

 the following: 



Member of former Na- 

 tional Conservation Associa- 

 tion. 



President Connecticut 

 Forestry Association. 



Director in American 

 Forestry Association. 



Vice-President Society 

 for the Protection of New 

 Hampshire Forests. 



Associate Editor For- 

 estry Quarterly. 



Member Royal Arboricultural Society (England). 

 Member Societe Forestiere de Franche Compte et 

 Belfort (France). 



Member Oesterreichesche Reichsforstverein (Germany). 

 Connecticut Academy of Sciences. 

 In the field of practical and scientific forestry Mr. 

 Graves has gained a reputation for deep study and com- 

 prehensive knowledge of conditions that has already 

 gained for him a reputation among old world foresters. 

 A thorough student in all branches of the work and a 

 keen thinker on economic problems, he is said to abhor 

 the petty wranglings of politics and to be ready to devote 

 his time and endeavor to the work outlined for his depart- 

 ment. 



