THE UNIVERSITY: SCHOOL OF: FORESTRY. 
forests and trees, can apply for information and guidance, would thus 
bring scientifically-trained brains into touch with the best commercially- 
trained brains of the community, and generally assist the primary pro- 
ducer, which cannot do other than good. It simply depends on obtaining 
the proper individuals, as in all other similar cases, to insure success. 
The great advantages the Universities offer are that there is a 
minimum of expense entailed by grafting forestry into the’ University 
course, and political interference is practically eliminated, absolute 
continuity of policy and work is assured, amongst congenial and stimu- 
lating surroundings. The influence of a school of forest thought on 
the numerous students of other schools must have a beneficial effect 
on the State as a whole. 
It is interesting to note that at one time in Europe and America 
all forestry was taught in the forest, but the isolation of these schools 
from other centres of culture, such as Universities, colleges, libraries, 
museums, botanical gardens, and such concerns as factories, timber 
yards, tended to make the staff and students “ lop-sided ” in outlook, and 
soon resulted in the swing of the pendulum. Now, forestry schools, 
where the higher training is given, are almost invariably, with one or 
two exceptions, associated with Universities in the centres of higher 
culture. i 
It can be shown that in the forest service of the British Empire 
practically all the foresters have come from some University school. of. 
forestry, which has made use of the French or German forests for a 
short course of practical forest training towards the end of the course, 
but the bulk of the actual practical work has been done in the woods’ 
of England or Scotland, in association with the hard-headed practical | 
forester, and it is only when the students become more advanced that 
they can profitably put in some months in the long-established continental 
forests of high efficiency. 
All the forestry students of the University of Adelaide who gradu- 
ated in forestry enlisted, and have done active service, and some are 
now visiting European forests and gaining that further experience. It 
would be a good thing in Australia for every graduate in forestry to be 
allowed to visit and work in some of the forests of the old-world for 
twelve months after completing the course in Australia, and before 
being admitted as a graduate to an Australian University, thus making 
the course after matriculation a five years’ course of practical and 
theoretical forestry combined in the best possible way, e.g.:— 
One year in the Australian forests as a forest workman; then 
Three years in University, together with work in the forest during 
all vacations spent in practical work; 
Finally, one year in forests of Europe on more advanced study of 
methods, species, and ‘conditians. 
It is now a four years’ course at the Adelaide University, and if our 
men put in a year in Hurope, it becomes equal to a five years’ course. 
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