THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



In addition to this preliminary touch with 

 the woods, any wise plan of teaching will 

 include many forest excursions and much 

 practical field work as vitally important 

 parts of the instruction. This outdoor work 

 should occur throughout the whole course, 

 winter and summer, and in addition, the last 

 term of the senior year may well be spent 

 wholly in the woods, where the students can 

 be trained in the management of logging 

 operations and milling, and can get their 

 final practice work in surveying and map- 

 making, in preparing forest working plans, 

 estimating timber, laying out roads and 

 trails, making plans for lumber operations, 

 and other similar practical work. Several 

 of the best forest schools have adopted this 

 plan. 



The regular courses of a graduate forest 

 school usually cover a period of two years. 

 They should fit a student for nearly every 



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