The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-10-08
UNIVERSITY NEWS

try which has been established this
year has been very satisfactory and
the University authorities propose to
develop the department until 1t shall
be one of the strongest in the college
of Agriculture. The officers and fac
ulty of the Idaho Forestry school are
]. A. MacLean, Phi. D., L. l.. D., pres
ident of the university; e. e. Elliott,
M. A., dean of college Of Agriculture;
C. H. Shattuck, Phi. D., forestry; J.
M. Aldrich, Phi. D., botany; Z. N.
Little, Phi. D., forestry surveying,
tiber tetsing; G. L. Won Ende, Pm.
D., chemistry; John F. MacLain, for
estry law; ]. G. Eldredge, Phi. D., ger
man; ]. M. Aldrich, Phi. D., forestry
entomology; J. s. DeLury, geology.
DR.. c. H. Shattuck OF Clemson col
lege who is in charge is particularly
well qualified by scholarship and ex-
perience for the position. He has been
a member Of the faculty Of Washburn
college, Kansas, and more recently
professor of forestry and botany in
Clemson college, South Carolina. His
graduate work was, done at the uni
versity of Chicago. The past sum-
mer he negaged in research work in
connection with the Baltimore school
Of forestry, the field work being done
in the Allegheny mountains.
"A complete equipment is being as
sembled in Morrill, hall and the
courses Of study are extremely prac-
tical. DR.. Shattuck proposes to lay
before the students of his department
the complicated forest problems Of
the state and nation, and train them
for solving the problems. He says in
a bulletin recently issued:
'The forest problems of our gene
ration are many-sided, complex, and
tremendously important. Economic
operation, conservatism, and refOres-
tation are vital questions for our
state, in the final solution of which
the government, the lumber industry,
and educational system must be ex-
pected to cooperate.
In our attempt to make contri-
button to the solution Of some of
these questions the Department of
Forestry will expect to obtain infor-
nation and assistance from all
sources from which information and
assistance are obtainable. The sue
cess of the department will depend on
the magnitude Of its field, on the
independent position which it occu-
pies by virtue of it's relation to the
public school system, it's scientific
bearing and standards, and the close
relations which it hopes to maintain
with the public schools, the lumber
industry, and the agencies of the
state and national governments.
The school has exceptional adYan-
tages for developing practical forest
ers and lumbermen, as it is within
a short distance of heavy forests and
large lumber camps. The largest
sawmill and logging camp in the
! United States is but a short distance
from Moscow, and the university
owns large tract of timber land on
Occur d'Alene Lake, which will be at
the disposal of the forest school. Elk
cursions will be made at all seasons
of the year to sawmills, logging
camps, and virgin and cut-over for
ests in order that practical fieldwork
in every part of the subject may be
had.
i In regard to forestry for profes.
sion for the young men of Idaho, DR.
Shattuck says:
/ What are the opportunities fol
one who has taken thorough course
in forestry? This is a practical ques
ton, and one which is in the minG
of every young man who contem.
plates this branch of scientific train
ing as vacation. 1t should be SAID
in reply that the demand for techni
cally trained and practical foresters
is far in excess of the supply ant
must be for many years to come
There are but few schools of forestry
and small number of students thu.
far have taken this line of work
There are vast forest interests, ma
tional, state and private, demanding
the services of thousands of trained
men. BY far the greater part of oul
! management, but our national ant
state government, as well as man,
private corporations, now realize tina
our forests must be, conserved; tina
fires and water must be controlled
. and that young trees must take tn,
place of those removed from the LANE
less valuable for agricultural pur
) poses. Thousands of acres IL Ian,
now worthless, calls for the service
of the trained forester and may b.
made to yield large revenues unde
his intelligent management. TIL
|, various lines of the lumber industr
are constantly asking men who know
: trees and understand numbering
These are few of the avenues opel
to men who have technical as wei
as practical knowledge of forestry
There are many others. Probably n
other line of scientific training offer
}. more or better opportunities to in
telligent and able bodied young men.
: A course which will likely be at
! tractive to many students is that TO
Rangers beginning January 3rd. ]
is offered for the benefit of those un
able to pursue the entire colleg
: course. Lectures will be given on al
! subjects offered, but special emphasi
= will be placed on laboratory and fiel
work of such a nature as to be Q
y substantial aid to them who desire t
e fit themselves for wider range O
usefulness in forestry.
NATURAL GAS AT SHELLEY