FOREWORD. 



The Pennsylvania Department of Forestry is undertaking the 

 huge task of restoring the forests of the State to their original 

 productive condition when they yielded abundant revenue to the 

 owners, steady work for the laboring men, and healthful living 

 conditions to all through their pure water supply, stream regula- 

 tion, and prevention of erosion. To develop the one million 

 acres of forest land purchased by the State trained foresters 

 were needed and since no institution in the State could or would 

 furnish them, the State Forest Academy was organized ten years 

 ago. 



The following tenth anniversary announcement is made to the 

 people of Pennsylvania to inform them of the past progress and 

 present standing of the school and to bespeak their hearty co- 

 operation in the very urgent restoration of the forests of the 

 State. It is not an extravagant claim to say that the health and 

 prosperity of the entire State hinge on the success or failure 

 of this movement. 



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