The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-01-22
INTERESTING FACTS FROM
IDAHO SCHOOLFORESTRY

president Of the Associated Students Of
the University of Idaho.
Rettig dropped in just in time to
favor the club with very interesting
and instructive talk on an extensive
topographic survey he had been max
ing as secondary. control for an inten-
sive grazing reconnaissance to be
made by the U. $. Forest Service next
year
At one Of the meetings in November,
Donald Yates, (17) Came over from
Potlatch, where he is working with
ArEe Decker ('13) in the land depart
ment Of the Potlatch Lumber Company,
to give talk on the opportunities
which foresters have before them upon
leaving the forest school.
Russell Cunningham ('17) was a re-
cent caller at the School. He is with
the Z. s. Forest Service with. head
quarters ut Grangeville, Idaho.
Clarence Il. Favre ('14) Will give a
series Of lectures at the School of For
estry i'm January on Grazing Admins
tration. Favre is Supervisor Of the
Humboldt National Forest, Elko, Ne
vada.
Watch For White Pine Blister Rust
/ In October the School Of Forestry
received visit from Mr.. s. Il. Detwil-
err chef of the White Pine Blister
Rust Control for the U. S. Bureau of
Plant Industry. Mr.. Detwiler had
been on an inspection trip through the
west to see if the disease has yet gain.
ed foothold in this part Of the coun-
try. The white pine blister rust is a
fungus disease which is doing great
damage 10 the white pine in the east
and the government is doing all it can
to prevent its spread to the white pines
Of the west. Because of the enormous
area TO be covered, the government car
do very little without the cooperation
OF everyone working or interested IN
the forests Of the country Therefore
owners of white pine timber in thi,
section should watch their trees and I've
/, port any suspicious of infection by thi.
disease. The nature of the disease, ii.
detection and control are treated II
Farmers Bulletin no. 742, publishe,
, by the U. 3. Department Of Agricultur,
Washington, ID. G. and for further in
formation, persons interested should
send for this bulletin.
New Members of Forest School Facult,
"Dr. Henry Schmitz, of Washingto,
University at st. Louis, has just beel
called to the faculty of the School O
Forestry. He graduated with honor
! from the School Of Forestry, Universe
~ OF Washington Seattle in 1915. Ii
September 1916 he was appointed
fellow in the Shaw School of Botany o
Washington University, st. Louis, from
I which he graduated in June. 1919
with the degree of Doctor Of Philoso
ply writing his thesis on the "Rela
tion of Bacteria to the Decay of Wood
From July,1917 to January, 1919. Mr.
Schmitz was in the L. s. Naval Re
serve Force where he Served with dis
tmction.' He has had practical expert
ence I'm the forests of the Horthwes
/ with both the U. S. Forest Service anc
] private concerns. DR. Schmitz comes
to the School of Forestry with the best
endorsements from those who know
his work. DIR. G. Il. Moore. director
of the Missouri Botanical Garden. saws
CT him, AS an Investigator he has
shown himself capable of conduction
high grade work independently, and
i there Is no reason why he should not
! moke a distinct mark for himself be.
cause of his ability in research"
From American Forestry" Vol %
No. 300, Sept, 1870
! MIR e. Edward Behre, recently re-
turned from a two years service over
seas with the forest engineers, has ac-
copied call to an assistant professor.
ship in forestry at the School Of For.
estry, university OF Idaho, and arriv.
81 TO take up his work October l. Mr..
Behre is graduate of the Sheffield
Scientific School and rcheiycd his
masters degree in forestry from the
Yale Forest School in 1917, graduating
with highest honors. His training and
experience fit him admirably for his