Contents 



Introduction 1 



The Southern Higher Educational System in 



Forestry and Forest Products 2 



Professional-Level Institutions 2 



Technician-Level Institutions 3 



Other Characteristics of Professional-Level 



Programs and Program Units 9 



Program Impacts 14 



Resident Instruction 16 



During the Lumbering Period (1880 to 1930) 16 



During the South's Second and Third Forest 



Periods (1930 to 1985) 18 



Research 28 



During the Lumbering Period 29 



During the South's Second and Third 



Forest Periods 30 



Case Examples 36 



Extension 44 



Role and Philosophy 44 



Organization and Relationships 45 



Methods 46 



Program Scale 47 



During the Lumbering Period 47 



During the Southfs Second and Third 



Forest Periods 49 



Aggregate Measures of Program Impact 54 



Case Examples 55 



Continuing Education 58 



University-Level Programs 59 



Technician-School Programs 63 



Public Service 64 



Service to the Profession 64 



Service to the Public 66 



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