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other parts of the United vStates and in Germany are also con- 

 sidered. The course comprises not only school training but 

 also practical experience in logging and lumber manufacture. 

 Each student actually works at all operations from the marking 

 of the trees for felling until the converted material is stacked 

 in the lumber yard in the form of boards or dimension stock. 

 A school saw mill together with a lath and shingle mill afford 

 an excellent opportunity for practical instruction. Nearby wood- 

 working plants are visited. Bi-weekly seminars are held at 

 which students are required to present abstracts of current lum- 

 bering journals. 



(12) FOREST MENSURATION (Prof. Illick), Junior Year. 



The major part of the time of the months of June, July, and 

 August, of the junior year are devoted to lectures, quizzes, 

 written tests, compilation of field data and field work in Forest 

 Mensuration. This course aims to lay a foundation for Forest 

 Management. It is based on the texts of Graves and Schenck. 

 Commercial and scientific methods of determining contents of 

 felled trees and standing trees are considered. It also considers 

 log rules and their application, the scaling of logs, increment, 

 volume tables, yield tables, form factors, estimating mill factors, 

 etc. A school saw mill is available to aid in working out some 

 of the data. A portion of the time is spent in collecting data 

 in the adjoining State forest for a stock survey and for a work- 

 ing plan. 



(13) FOREST FINANCE (Prof. Ziegler), Senior Year— First 



Term — 3 hours. 



Lectures : Formulae — Compound Interest, Annuities, Periodic 

 Payments, Discount ; Comparison of Receipts and Expenses ; 

 Forest Valuation ; Calculating Forest Damage ; Annual Charges ; 

 Forest Taxation; Finance Problems. 



