THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



association of lumbermen, a fishing and 

 shooting club, the owner of a great estate, or 

 whether he is an officer of a State or of the 

 Nation, by virtue of his profession he is a 

 public servant. Because he deals with the 

 forest, he has his hand upon the future wel- 

 fare of his countrj^ His point of view is that 

 which must control its future welfare. He 

 represents the planned and orderly develop- 

 ment of its resources. He is the representa- 

 tive also of the forest school from which he 

 graduates, and of his profession. Upon the 

 standards which he helps to establish and 

 maintain, the welfare of these, too, directly 

 depends. 



STATE FOREST WORK 



The work of the States in forestry is still 

 in the pioneer stage, and the work of a State 

 Forester must still bear largely on the crea- 

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