THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



piece of work shall not only be defined but 

 recognized, in which the credit for each man's 

 work, so far as possible, shall be attached 

 to his own name, in which the opinions and 

 advice of your subordinates are often sought 

 before decisions are made; in a word, a 

 democracy in which each man feels a per- 

 sonal responsibility for the success of the 

 whole enterprise. 



The young Forester may be years re- 

 moved from the chance to apply these princi- 

 ples in practice, but since no superior officer 

 can put them into fruitful effect without the 

 cooperation of his subordinates, it is well 

 that they should be known at both ends of 

 the line. 



A PUBLIC SERVANT 



I repeat that whether a Forester is en- 

 gaged in private work or in public work, 

 whether he is employed by a lumberman, an 



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