Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-08-25
Schools of FOresty In Europe.

Schools Of Foresty In Europe.
In nothing can the old world teach
DE new more effectively than in the care
If forests. Before it was too late Europe
learned that if her woods were all cut
away the rivers and streams would dry
up and the earth would become barren
waste unfit to raise even sagebrush. So
in time the governments took action
In Italy the laws are so strict that a man
cannot cut down tree upon his own
farm without permission from the gov
eminent inspector.
Forestry laws of some kind we must
come to in America. We must in par.
ticular save untouched the wooded
heights around the sources of streams.
Certainly, too, in time we shall have
something which resembles the schools
of forestry in Europe. It is matter for
either the state governments, the United
States government, or both, to. take in
hand.
Austria-Hungary has we'll perfected
system Of forest preservation and of
training in the science of forestry.
Thanks to these, 20 per cent of her area
Is still in woodland, though this region
has been settled since the beginning Of
modern history. Forest supervision in
the empire is under control Of the min.
lister of agriculture. A whole army Of
foresters, professors, guards and in
spectors is under him. They must be
regularly trained for their places, and
when once they are admitted to the serv-
ice promotions follow as in the army.
There are three grades Of forestry
schools-primary, middle and a univer~
sity. The would be forester studies
through the whole course in each as if
he were fitting himself for the profess
sion of law in America. In Germany
forestry education is considered so i'm
portant that CT years are spent in
the course Of study before the stu
dent is considered a competent pro-
fessor of his science. In Italy the for
estry course is three years. The branches
Of study in various European schools
are mentioned in The New England
Magazine by Henry Lambert. In Aus
tria-
The course of study includes mathematics,
geometrical exercises, field engineering, meas
uring of wood, cut and standing, Of earth and
excavations, writing, drawing, natural his:
| tory, geology, mineralogy, zoology and game
| as distinguished from other animals. The
| practical work includes telling timber, num-
| bering and pilina 1t, planting and replantipg
! forests, draining and irrigation, protection
against insects and fires, charcoal making.
| saving lumber and hunting. The forest laws
| must be studied, and the most important COM
| mitted to memory. Students are also taught
the use and value of oil building materials
and instructed in making forest roads, secur-
| Ing the banks Of streams and similar work.
| "a Labor Note. r.
In New York business Office there was
a young man who did not do much except
| loaf, He has, moreover, Of late acquired
the habit of coming into the Office very late.
His employer remarked to him:
| "You are late again this morning.
Eyes, but it can't make much difference,
as you say don't do anything" replied the
! clerk:
''That's true You do absolutely nothing,
but I want you to do it in the office.''-
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