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question recently informed the speaker that, in his opinion, 
foresters could render more efficient service to their coun- 
try through the moblization of the forest resources of the 
Nation than if they took their places with their regiments 
in the front line of battle. It is the firm conviction of the 
speaker that the organization and development of the latent 
national resources should likewise demand the attention of 
scientists as much or even more than the actual prepara- 
tion of war equipment and participation in battle. 
Forestry education fosters the forest policies of the 
Nation, determines the methods of forestry practice and 
therefore should advance simultaneously with forest re- 
search. Without one the other would be impossible. The 
remarkable increase in agricultural research and conse- 
quently agricultural education in the United States during 
the past fifty years has profoundly influenced the pro- 
duction of agricultural products. The enormous sums 
spent annually by the Federal Government and the States in 
the promotion of agricultural research are returned a hun- 
dredfold through increased and diversified production. 
Needless to say, all are familiar with the excellent work 
which is being done by the large number of agricultural 
colleges and experiment stations and will agree that they are 
living testimony to the public belief that the success of 
agricultural pursuits depends primarily upon the results of 
research which actually control agricultural development 
and advancement. The forest schools and forest experi- 
ment stations are fully as essential in the application of 
rational forest conservation as the agricultural colleges and 
experiment stations are essential in agricultural conserva- 
tion. They are necessary if the practice of forestry is to 
remain an integral part of the national development of our 
natural resources and the future growth and exploitation 
of forest crops are to remain commensurate with the de- 
mands of the Nation for all time to come. 
Graves has shown that, while it is true that forestry 
as an art and an applied science utilizes the results of re- 
search in the natural and engineering sciences and while it 
3Graves, Henry S. The Place of Forestry among Natural Sciences 
Report of Smithsonian Institution for 1915, pp. 257-269. 
