CAREERS IN FORESTRY 5 
REQUISITES FOR SUCCESS 
Intelligence, industry, honesty, and soundness of character are important 
personal requisites of the successful forester. He must like the sort of life he 
will be called upon to lead; if he does not, he may find the work monotonous 
and even positively disagreeable. Although the profession is not purely a 
muscular one, good health and a constitution that can stand it are requisites. 
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One of the more arduous but interesting tasks of a forest officer—making a winter survey 
of elk in a national forest. 
Administrative and executive ability are necessary for many positions. 
The forester’s work in such positions is concerned either directly or indirectly 
with the practical business administration of forest property. When he has 
advanced beyond an assistantship, he has charge of men and consequently 
must possess the ability to lead and direct. However, his advancement be- 
yond an assistantship will depend, as in other professions, on whether he is 
capable of more than just carrying out plans others have made. 
In the strictly research field the forester may not have large administrative 
responsibilities, but the results of his research are essential to proper handling 
of the forests. He must not only show a thoroughness in details but have, to 
a high degree, the qualities of foresight and breadth of vision. Modern 
conveniences and techniques owe their genesis in many instances to the pains- 
taking search of scientists who labored to obtain the basic truths for which 
others found a practical application. 
Many foresters must also have the qualities needed by a successful 
teacher. In their efforts to develop better public understanding of forest 
conservation problems, they perform the functions of educators. Such work 
