THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



does not mean that the local point of view 

 is always to control. On the contrary, the 

 Forest Officer must often decide against it 

 in the interest of the welfare of the larger 

 public. But the desires and demands of the 

 users of the forest should always be given 

 the fullest hearing and the most careful con- 

 sideration. To this rule there is no excep- 

 tion whatsoever. 



PERSONAL EQUIPMENT 



Forestry differs from most professions 

 in this, that it requires as much vigor of body 

 as it does vigor of mind. The sort of man 

 to which it appeals, and which it seeks, is the 

 man with high powers of observation, who 

 does not shrink from responsibility, and 

 whose mental vigor is balanced by physical 

 strength and hardiness. The man who takes 

 up forestry should be little interested in his 



