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OF INTEREST TO TEACHERS 

 Forestry in the High School 



Mr. E. A. Sanders of Dayton, Ohio, gave last May, in the 

 Nature Study Revieiv, an outline of the forestry work done in the 

 Steele High School under his direction. The aim was to make 

 the work practical, and to acquaint the boys with a new and un- 

 crowded profession. To quote from the author the results " fully 

 justified the experiment and demonstrated the value of the work. 



" The class included boys from both city and country, the 

 studious type and the careless athletic-loving type, all of whom 

 with one exception were deeply interested and thoro-going in their 

 work. Two of the boys are definitely looking forward to forestry 

 as a profession and all have shown an awakened interest in the 

 conservation of our forests and waterways. 



" The work usually consisted of two lectures, two field trips and 

 one written or oral test per week. Laboratory work on wood 

 structure and physical properties was introduced after Christmas 

 and symposium reports on assigned topics occupied some atten- 

 tion. Lecture, laboratory and test periods were of 45 minutes 

 each and field trips after school of two to three hours. The 

 greatest defects were, lack of complete organization of the course 

 and inability of all students to be present at all field trips." 



The syllabus which is reprinted below seems very comprehen- 

 sive for high school work. Many normal and college students do 

 not learn to know seventy trees. The number of government 

 circulars and bulletins used as references is suggestive. The 

 Forest Service has for sale a large number of photographs illus- 

 trating various phases of forestry. 



Syllabus of Forestry Course 

 A. Identification of trees (70 species) 4 weeks 



Field and lecture work. Leaf keys and collections. 



References. — Kellerman, Apgar, Hough. 

 15. Identification of woody vines and shrubs i week 



A study of undergrowth and forest cover. 



References. — Schaffner, Keeler. 

 C. Forest Ecology 4 weeks 



A study of collections of trees. Effect of environment on forest types. Type 

 maps. Plant societies. 



