Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-17

the forestry situation be-
fore the American public
has reached it's fullest momentum with
the distribution of a million Forestry
Primers by the American Tree Asso-
citation.
These plainly phrased primers tell
in simple language how absolutely
dependent the industries of America
are on a steady flow of forest products
to the great manufacturing centers.
The distribution Is aimed at American
Forest week, beginning April "a.
The publication of the Forestry
Primer by Charles Lathrop Pack,
president of the American Tree Asso-
citation, marked 1925 the semi-centen-
NAL of the first step in forestry by
the United States Government.
Fifty years ago the United States
Government designated Franklin B.
Hough to make an inquiry into the
forestry situation. Things have
moved slowly in forestry since that
time, but progress has been made. We
have the Clarke-McNary law, a great
deal has been done toward increasing
fire-prevention methods, and lumber
men are putting idle land to work.
When the last edition of the primers
was going to press, word was received
biggest in forestry history, for Louisi-
ana, California and Minnesota voters
approved enabling acts looking to
the amendment Of the State constitu-
tons in regard to forest-land taxation.
This Is a great forward step and will
go a great ways toward putting idle
lands to work.
One of the biggest distributions of
the Forestry Primers has been in the
State Of New York, where nearly
so, 900 of the booklets have been placed
with teachers. libraries and civic asso-
Citations. The New York Department
of Education and the State Forestry
Association are distributing thousands
of the primers. Much of the distri-
button has been directed by J. r.
Simmons Of the Forestry Association
at Albany. The New York State Col
lege Of Forestry, Of Syracuse Univer-
sity, has placed several thousand. The
Camp Fire Girls, whose headquarters
is 81 East Seventeenth street, have a
big program underway for American
Forest week. From Cornell. the New
York State College Of Agriculture has
made an intensive distribution of the
primers.
Another outstanding campaign of
education to put the forestry situa-
ton before the coming generation is
on in Pennsylvania, where they vote
on a bond issue for forestry in 1928.
DR.. Henry S. Drinker, president
emeritus of Lehigh and long identi-
fed with forestry education, is max
ing plans for the campaign through
the Pennsylvania Forestry Associa.
ton. The Department of Public In
struction of the State has distributed
10000 of the Forestry Primers. New
York and Pennsylvania are the lead
ers in reforestation work.
Another outstanding State in for
estry education is Maryland. where
the Junior Forester movement is or
forester, is distributing the primers
through the fire wardens. I'm Mary
land the Junior Forester" says Mr..
Pack, must be II years old, have
a fair standing in school, familiarize
himself with the forest laws of his
State, know 10 native trees and the
telephone numbers of two fire war
dens. This is an admirable ground
work. The American boy must know
the economic value of forests, and
the Maryland boy surely will. as
result of what the State Forestry
Department is doing. / hope every
boy in the State earns the Junior
Forester badge"
In California, through the district
forester. S. B. Show of the U. S.
Forest Service, a Forestry Primer
will be put in the hands of every
Boy Scout. who reaches the merit
badge class. The California De-
velopment Association, through c. G.
Dunwoody. is putting 10000 primers
into the schools of California.
In Alabama. Page S. Bunker, the
State forester is putting 10000
primers where they will do the most
good, while r. s. Maddox in Tennes-
see is doing the same thing. Ohio
has joined the forestry parade. for
through the Department of Education
and Mrs. w. w. Milarapf the General
Federation OF Women'3 Clubs, $4,000