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vocal soho, "SpriAgtims"
rRE GRADUATES
in the preparation Of the thesis
the following objects were kept in
view
l. Practice in research methods
,. to gain knowledge
3 Practice in English Compost
ton
The time spent in research was to
equal the minimum number OF
hours for any regular half year
study, not less than $50 hours In
most cases the time spent was much
greater, in some cases probably over
three hsndred hours. A record Of
the tiwse WAS kept, and IN o~tiiae
kept in note book, Of all the read
ing done Each thesis as written
consists OF the following parts, type
written and attractively bound: A
title page, an outline by chapters, a
Blbliography, and a record Of the
time spent In research aud cOmpo-
sition Most of them are illustrated
with appropriate pIctures, clipped
| from magazines, or bv original
drawings by writers, and, in two
cases, oy photogra phs made especi-
ally for the thesis
From these thesis parts were
selected for reading at Commence
ment. These selections could hard
ly give an adequate idea Of the work
done in preparation.
MABEL CLAIRE wALkER
This thesis "A Study on For
ests, is proiusely illustrated with
many original photographs. In
preparation the following books
were read in whole or part: Dryer 5
Physical Geography, Bri CHAM 5
Text Book of Geoglogy, Dana'- Man
uel of Geology, L. S. Department Of
Agriculture publications., the Red
wood, The Eucalyptus in the United
States, Notes on the Red Cedar, The
Big Trees of California, Timber,
The Hardy Catalpa, also Green 5
Forestry in Minnesota, L. S. Geolo-
gical Survey. General Geology, 1899
A Year Among the Trees. by W
Glagg. Articles in the New Interna-
tional Encyclopedia, Fossil Forests,
Paleobotany, Contemporaneity, Land
scape Gardening and Afforestation.
Besides the reading, some original
study was made of local forests.
There are four chapters, chapter l,
The Origin of Forests, chapter II,
The [ Sc of Forestry, chapter III, The
Influence Of Forests, chapter ",
Legends and Superstitions of For
ests. The last chapter contains an
especially beautiful original legend,
"Philla and Leusus," modelled on
the Greek plan of legends The
study and research work for this
was strictly scientific, but the ma
terial was cast in a popular form.
1t is well written, showing a rare
combination of imagination and
scientific insight, a grasp Of broad
principles as well as a knowledge Of
details, that marks the truly scienti
fc mind.
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