Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-15
fine PROGRAM FOR
BAR HARBOR FORESTRY
MEETING AUG. 1926

Bar Harbor. Me- Aug. li-flnal
plans for the joint meeting of the
knox Academy Of Arts and Scien-
ces and the Maine Forestry Associa-
ton which Will be held here August
%. "A and -, were announced today
by Rev. c. w. Turner and Mai or
HARRINGTON Moore. who are in charge
of local arrangements for the two or
CARNATIONS.
An unusually interesting program
has been arranged, both as to field
trips and speakers. DIR. Charles w.
Eliot. President Emeritus of Harvard
University. will preside at the open
ing session. which will be held at the
beautiful Building of Arts at $50 P.
NJ. on Wednesday, August %.
The principal speaker at this SEES
sion Will be Col. Henry $. Graves.
who for many wears has been one of
the outstanding leaders of the forest
~ movement in this country and who
will talk on Public Forests-Their
Purpose and Value" Director of the
l 'tlt j VI VI SNlIool S4IiNt ltS est stDllSli-
mcnt in 1900. Col. Graves was in 1910
called by President Taft to succeed
Clifford Pinchot a s head of the Init
| States Forest Service. After serv-
ing for 10 years in that position and
incidentally serving as a lieutenant
colonel in the World War in connec-
tion with the organization of two
regiments of forest engineers, he re-
signed to take up private work as a
consulting forester. In July of this
year he returned to the Yale Forest
school as dean. He is one of the
Seven Fellows Of the Society Of
American Foresters. the highest pro-
fessional honor conferred by that or
eanization. and is the author of nu-
merous books and other publications
on forestry.
Two other out OF the State speak
ers are included in the program.
These are Raphael Zon, forest eco
nomist in the United States Forest
Service. who will speak on Forests
and Human Life and Austin Cary.
logging engineer who will speak on
Forestry in Maine, in Retrospect and
Prospect"
Mr. Zon is one Of the best known
authorities, not only in the country,
but in the world, on forest resources,
their utilization and management,
while Mr.. Cary is we'll known to
residents of Maine as the pioneer for
ester in this State Mr.. Cary was
active in conducting forest investiga-
lions here in the early COS and has
continued to keep in close touch with
the forest activities of the State, al
though in recent years his work has
taken him to many other parts of the
country.
Other speakers at the meeting in
clude Samuel 7. Dana. forest COM
missioner; DIR. Augustus O. Thomas,
State superintendent of public
schools: Rev. Henry f. Dunnack, ,
State librarian; James @. Gulnac of |
Bangor, president OF the Maine |
Chamber of Commerce and Aericul |!
tural League: Rev. c. W. Turner. |
vice president of the Knox Academy |
of Arts and Sciences; Prof Uric !
Dahlgren of Princeton University, |
director of the Weir Mitchell station |
of the Harpswell laboratory, Sails
bury Cove; and Prof. Edward \.
Perkins of Colby College. president of |
the Knox Academy Of Arts and Sci |
enCes.
Aside from the opening session on |
the afternoon Of August %. the day /
light hours during the meeting will be /
devoted entirely to field trips. A tour |
Of Mt. Desert Island by motor is /
planned for August "a. stopping at /
points of interest. with talks by I
specialists on the biology and geology /
Of the island Similar trips 10 other !
parts of the island will be taken on /
August %, with a continuation OF
talks by specialists on birds. trees,
other plants and rocks. ending up az
the Weir Memorial station OF the
Laboratory at Salisbury
Cove. Evening sessions with papers
will be held at the Parish House on
August IS and -. lille on the eve