THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



meet men and do business with them, and his 

 knowledge of local needs and local affairs, 

 as it does upon his knowledge of the forest 

 itself. As in the case of every superior 

 officer, his attitude toward his work, his 

 energy, his good sense, and his good will are 

 or should be reflected in the men under him, 

 so that his position is one of the gi'eatest 

 importance in determining the success or 

 failure of each National Forest, and hence of 

 the Forest Service as a whole. More and 

 more of the trained Foresters in the Service 

 are seeking and securing appointments as 

 Forest Supervisors because of the interest 

 and satisfaction they find in the work. Such 

 men handle both the professional and busi- 

 ness sides of forest management. Many of 

 their duties, therefore, are described in the 

 succeeding chapter. 



The position of Supei-visor is in many re- 

 spects the most desirable a trained Forester 

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