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11. Forestry History and Politics. Historical development of the economic 

 and technical features of modern forestry ; forestry conditions at home and abroad ; 

 forests and forestry as factors in the household of the community and Nation ; basis 

 and principles underlying forest policies of the State. The course will prove of 

 value and interest to students of political economy. Lectures only. Two hours. 

 Winter. Assistant Professor GlFFORD. 



12. Seminary in Reading of German Forestry Literature. Three hours. Fall 

 and winter. Professor FERNOW. 



Wort^ in fl)e College Forest. 



The spring term for the junior and senior year students will be held at Axton in 

 the College Forest, and will largely consist of practical work in the following courses, 

 in addition to Course 4 on Forest Protection: 



13. Practicum in Silviculture. Nursery practice, planting in forest improve- 

 ment cuttings, marking for second cutting, etc. Five hours. Assistant Professor 

 Roth. 



14. Practicum in Forest Mensuration. Three hours. Assistant Professor 

 Roth. 



15. Practicum in Exploitation and Surveying. Visits to logging operations, 

 illustrating fellings, skiddings, landings, driving, transportation, and milling. Lay- 

 ing out and constructing roads. Methods of subdividing and marking forest areas. 

 Five hours. Assistant Professor ROTH. 



16. Practicum in Forest Regulation. Thesis work. Making of a working plan 

 for a given area. 



17. Forest Administration. Organizing a forestry service, manner of employ- 

 ing and supervising labor, business methods as applied to forest management. 

 Lectures and recitations. Two hours. Spring term. Assistant Professor GlFFORD. 



18. Pisciculture. Practical demonstrations and lectures. Professor B. W. 

 EVERMAN. 



19. Game Preservation. Lectures and demonstrations. Assistant Professor 



GlFFORD. 



The practical courses, Nos. 13 to 16, while credited as to time in the same man- 

 ner as the regular University courses, will necessarily be distributed throughout the 

 term as weather permits and occasion requires. It is proposed to concentrate as 

 much as possible each kind of practical occupation into a given period, and to devote 

 never less than a full day to any one kind of work, leaving lectures and indoor work 

 for rainy days and evening hours. 



