The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-17
THE YALE SUMMER SCHOOL

Of Forestry in the Woods of Milford, Pa
 The Yale school of forestry is sum.
 mering at Milford, Pa., on the Pinchot
 estate of Grey Towers. A very interest
 ing Kind os school. place where you
 can learn about the woods and have a
 most delightful time learning Sit, was
 opened July 1 at Milford. Pa., on the
 estate called Grey Towers" owned by
 James w. Pinchot. It is the Yale sum-
 mer school of forestry, and Is supported
 by Clifford Pinchot, chief of the bureau
 of forestry, one of the sons of James W,
 Pinchot, Esq. In the Yale summer
 school of forestry there are no examina-
 tions. not even entrance examinations. The only requirement for entrance is a certificate of good character. Women are admitted as students as we'll as men. This is the only place in this country where women have an opportu-
 nity of taking systematic instruction in forestry. The life is all out-of-doors. The men
 live in big army tents. the meals are
 served in a tent by Japanese cooks. 7, There Is brief lecture or two every
 dsy. and then the class goes off on a
 ramble through the woods, to stay just
 as long as it pleases. There is nothing
 compulsory about the work. the stu-
 dents come and go as they please, but
 on the other hand there is every oppor-
 tunfty to learn great deal about for estry and combine 1t with a great deal I xl;. { do. the women do also-is they can.
 They may botanize, they may make for ! est maps. they may attend lectures.
 they come and go and do what they l please. .t h
 l The school is maintained by MT. Pin l chot, in order to afford popular educa- ! tion In forestry to those who, either be- cause Of lack of time or means or in-
 clination are not able to attend the ad- vaneed technical schools like the Yale Forest school. or tie New York state college of forestry at Cornell.
 l Perhaps its chief purpose so far has i been to give practical instruction to owners or managers of large timber estates. who want enough knowledge of forestry to enable them to do some- thing for their lands, and to young col llege men wl:o won't to know little more about the nature of forestry as profession before deciding to take it up in the advanced technical schools. The school does not nearly pay for it. sels, but MT. Pinchot, who pays the yearly deecit. believes the return it brings in popular interest in forestry make it a good investment. This year the school will have lec- lures by some notable men in forestry. Clifford P:nchot will give several talks
 on the sorest policy of the United States. Edward A. Bowers, formerly assistant commissioner os the United States land office. the man who per- haps more thanany other is responsible for the forest reserve policy. will lee ture on forest law. r. H. Newell, of the United States geological survey, au- thor of number of books on irrigation, is special lecturer on hydrography. Pro- lessor William Fl. Brewer of New Ha- ven, who made the first forest map of this country. and is member Of the governing board of the Yale forest school: George B. Sudworth. chief of [the division Of forest Investigation of the bureau Of forestry, and Professor James W. Tourney of the Yale forest school, ill deliver special lectures. The school will be in session for two months from July 1, and is in charge of Roy S. Merston. an instructor in the Yale for est school MT. Marston is a native of Maine, and a graduate of Bowdoin '9S
 . One of the chief charms of the school is the country in which it is situated. Milford lies on the west bank of the Delaware river, eight miles below Port Jarvis. N. T., whence 1t is reached by stage running twice day. The coun- try is wild enough to make excursions interesting. and the forest is so varied as to afford the best opportunities for the study of forestry. The school build- ing stands on a hill overlooking Mill ford. 2 Less than g. quarter of a mile distant is the picturesque glen of the SawlSill, with Sawkill falls. ,.s,ss, ... d. %. ss .,.
 Back of the school stretches rough, well wooded country which makes up the wilder part of Pike county, while in front opens wide prospect over the Delaware valley. bounded by the Sha- waukunk kills in the distance.