THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



tion which marks its members. The pro- 

 fession of forestry is in many ways a pe- 

 culiarly responsible profession, but in noth- 

 ing more so than in its vital connection with 

 the whole future welfare of our country and 

 in the obligation which lies upon its mem- 

 bers to see that its reputation and standing, 

 which are the measures of its capacity for 

 usefulness, axe kept strong and clear. 



THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 

 FORESTRY 



In the United States, forestry is passing 

 out of the pioneer phase of agitation and 

 the education of public opinion, and into the 

 permanent phase of the practice of the pro- 

 fession. The first steps in forestry in this 

 country, as in any other where the develop- 

 ment and destruction of natural resources 

 has been rapid, were necessarily directed 



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