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Many foresters have gone into teaching after some years in forestry 

 work with the Federal Government, States, or private industry. Oc- 

 casionally, outstanding graduate students receive appointments as in- 

 structors, from which they can rise, if qualified, to assistant professor- 

 ships and full professorships. 



Compensation varies with the colleges. Top faculty positions in 

 the leading universities pay salaries that compare favorably with those 

 of principal Government forestry positions, but do not equal salaries 

 in the higher brackets of private industry. The academic surround- 

 ings, privileges, and campus life, however, have a special appeal to 

 some individuals. The teacher of forestry who is interested in re- 

 search usually also has the advantage of being able to carry on origi- 

 nal studies in connection with his regular schoolwork. 



Conservation and elementary forestry are taught in some secondary 

 and vocational schools, but the subject matter is seldom so technical 

 as to call for advanced forestry training. Some foresters, however, 

 have gone into high school teaching, and have found their forestry 

 training useful. 



LOOKING TO THE FUTURE 



Forestry is one of our youngest professions. Sixty-five years ago 

 there were practically no trained foresters in the United States. 

 Starting from scratch, the forestry movement in just a few decades 

 has made notable gains. Forest conservation through wise use as an 

 ideal has won general approval. As yet, however, the practical 

 methods and principles of forestry by which real conservation may be 

 achieved are too little understood by the general public. 



Forestry's greatest possibilities lie in the future. Forestry practice 

 now is being applied only to a fraction of the Nation's forest area. 

 National interest and security eventually will demand the institution 

 of sound forest management on all of our forest land — one-third of the 

 country's land area. The need for men with professional forestry 

 training should increase. How rapidly this need will increase will 

 depend ultimately upon public demand or the intensification of sound 

 forest practice on the public lands and the progress made by private 

 owners in placing more of their forest lands under adequate man- 

 agement. 



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