THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



abandoning standards of work or conduct 

 in order to get immediate results. The 

 " practical " men with whom the Forester 

 must do his work — ^lumberm.en, cattlemen, 

 sheepmen, settlers, forest users of all kinds 

 — are often by very much his superiors in 

 usable knowledge of the details of their 

 work. Their opinions are entitled to the 

 most complete hearing and respect. There 

 is no other class of men from whose advice 

 the Forester can so greatly profit if he 

 chooses to do so. He is superior to them, 

 if at all, only in his technical knowledge, 

 and in the broader point of view he has de- 

 rived from his professional training. It is 

 of the first importance that the young 

 Forester should know these men, should 

 learn to like and respect them, and that he 

 should get all the help he can from their 

 knowledge and practical experience. The 

 willingness to use the information and 



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