THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



including the general public. It is essential 

 for a Forester to form the habit of looking 

 far ahead, out of which grows a sound per- 

 spective and persistence in body and mind. 

 One of the greatest football players of our 

 time makes the distinction between a player 

 who is " quick " and a player who is " soon." 

 In his description, the " quick " player is the 

 man who waits until the last moment and 

 then moves with nervous and desperate haste 

 in the little time he has left. The man who 

 is " soon," however, almost invariably ar- 

 rives ahead of the man who is " quick," be- 

 cause he has thought out in advance exactly 

 where he is going and how to get there, and 

 when the moment comes he does not delay 

 his start, makes no false motions, and 

 thereby makes and keeps himself efficient. 

 Forestry is preeminently a profession for 

 the " soon " man, for it is the steady prep- 

 aration long in advance, the well-thought- 



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