Suggestions for Research 41 



For the preceding Western investigations the following kind of 

 party is suggested : 



1. A naturalist, with one assistant (two for the larger problems), 

 and one or two camp helpers. 



Fellowship and Scholarship Plan 



In addition to the use of trained field naturalists as a means of 

 advancing our knowledge, provision is desirable to care for a rising 

 generation of trained men who can and will study the big game 

 problems. At present there are no such positions in our colleges 

 and universities, and there is a great paucity of men who are able 

 to do field work on game animals, and who can or will publish their 

 results. To improve this situation the establishment of Fellowships 

 and Scholarships is urged.* 



January 31, 191 7. 



* Reprinted ; see p. 25. 



WILD LIFE RESEARCH IN THE YELLOWSTONE 



" This whole episode of bear life in the Yellowstone is so extraordinary 

 that it will be well worth while for any man who has the right powers and 

 enough time, lo make a complete study of the life and history of the Yellow- 

 stone bears. Indeed, nothing better could be done by some of our outdoor 

 faunal naturalists than to spend at least a year in the Yellowstone, and to 

 study the life habits of all the wild creatures therein. A man able to do this, 

 and to write down accurately and interestingly what he had seen, would make 

 a contribution of permanent value to our nature literature." 



Theodore Roosevelt. 

 Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter, p. 315, 1908. 



