The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-16

AhA AO0o yOoh6 IL
a find employment as foresters jul
as fast as they can get ready for til
work Indeed If our forests wer
manned in the European way fit
Thousand foresters and two hundre
thousand assistants would be required
When it is remembered that the mum
Der Of students in all the forest school
of America totals only a few hundred
it will be seen that the forestry pro
fession offers an exceptional oppor
funity. This opportunity is reflecte'
mot only in the increased demand TO
1oresters at home, but in the deman'
for foresters abroad. The call of tn,
French and English governments OF
the United States for men with forestry
training for wal service indicates .
belief that these nations, as we'll a.
other nations In Europe. will draw
heavily upon America for foresters
during the reconstruction period fol
lowing the war.
Idaho Field IN Important Ono
Idaho ranks fourth among the states
of the union in the wealth of her for
-sts. Probably forty per cent of the
total land area of the state is better
adapted to the production OF timber
than to any other purpose. This vast
area comprises one of the richest tim
Der. belts Of the world. Since forestry
in idaho is the foundation Of the 1um-
Der industry, and in a large measure Of
che livestock business and irrigation
farming, 1t holds a place Of such COM
manding Importance in the economic
fife OF the state, as to demand that it
be placed on a scientific basis. To do
this Is going to require the services OF
= large number Of men especially
trained in forestry.
: Purpose and Scope Of the School
| AItwns dor the purpose OF supplying
fhis demand for foresters as we'll as to
encourage the right use Of forest re-
sources that the School OF Forestery
WAS established. From the first the
school has never been able to meet
the demands made upon 1t for men.
The field Of instruction has been ex-
banded till now three distinct four
year curricula are offered-One pre-
pairing for professional forestry prop
GER, another for the profession OF logg-
Eng engineering. while the third equips
Tor the important work Of forest graz
ing. Thus ample training is given for
government, state, and private work In
forestry. While graduates Of high
schools are advised to take n Of the
fun four-year courses, special short
courses are offered for the benefit OF
Chose having less than high school
preparation. One OF these courses COW
s-rs three years Of five months each.
and another comprises twelve weeks.
Fortunately Situated
The Idaho School of Forestry is for
funately situated for forestry training.
as Immense commercial forests where
logging and milling operations are
carried on are readily accessible from
Moscow. The forest is the forester's
hence throughout his
course the student is given opportun-
ffy to check up the theory of the class
room with actual work in the woods.
Moreover, practically all of u stu
dents engage in some line of forestry
work during their summer vacations.
They not only acquire practical exper-
fence in this way, but earn a large part
of the funds necessary to put them
through the University. Every student
IN the school this year is now engaged
the summer at from $75 to $50 per
month and subsistence. Students also
opportunity to earn more or less
of their own way in school. Thus no
student of forestry is denied a chance
30 prepare himself fully and absolutely
Cor his work.
Equipment
The School Of Forestry is housed IN
Morrill, Hall, where suitable class
rooms, laboratories, offices and lib
rary have been equipped for Its work
Besides a complete line of the latest
apparatus, the school pos
sesses an excellent herbarium, a large
of wood samples, and a well
selected lot OF lantern and microscopic
IIfdes. An arboretum and nursery
covering some twelve acres supple
nent the work in si1viculture and den
BIOLOGY. The forest library consist OF
everal hundred carefully chosen ref
works which are being added
) us rapidly as may be. 1t also re-
Dives regularly all the leading for
TRY magazines and lumber journals.
Some Of the Winners
The efficiency Of a course OF train
Il determined by the character OF
It turns out. Measured by this
It the School Of Forestry has had
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