THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



teachers, since less of them are available. 

 It is not likely, however, that the number 

 of openings in teaching forestry will be 

 large within the next ten years. 



TRAINING 



The length of time which his training is 

 to take and the particular courses of instruc- 

 tion which he shall pursue are to the young 

 man contemplating the study of forestry 

 matters of the first importance. The first 

 thing to insist on in that connection is that 

 the training must be thorough. It is natural 

 that a young man should be eager to begin 

 his life work and therefore somewhat im- 

 patient of the long grind of a thorough 

 schooling. But however natural, it is not 

 the part of wisdom to cut short the time of 

 preparation. When the serious work of the 

 trained Forester begins later on, there will 



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