| Show NCLB SAMid NwThRIF11 NDfHJIR WORK r r r I r v JER iCE CABIN ON TULER0 4 CR f1 r h R 3 v p 1 4 1 l 4 T t0 P FOREJT OFFICERS WORKlfid Off PLACER UIyfJ Thirtynine young graduates of nine American forest schools have lately received appointments as forest assistants as-sistants In the forest service and have been assigned to positions for the present field season The new appointees ap-pointees are drawn from the various forest schools as follows Yale 18 niltlmore five University of Minnesota Minne-sota four University of Michigan four Michigan Agriculture college three Harvard two Cornell one University of Iowa one and University Universi-ty of Nebraska one They have secured se-cured their appointments un a result of passing tho regular civil service examination ex-amination which Is tho only avenue to To know how to use the forest ho must bo able to study It Ho must have therefore tho power of observation observa-tion a fondness for nature and tho ability to penetrate her secrets Out If he Is to succeed ho must also havo good practical Judgment and tho ability abil-ity to meet and handle men Ho must be resourceful able to stand by himself him-self willing to undergo tho privations of rough life and capable of commandIng command-Ing the respect of rough men who quickly recognize virility and genuineness genuine-ness of character but will not tolerate pretense or the assumption of superiority superi-ority A forester needs a vigorous mind In a vigorous body He must bo A 1 rRIfJI1IlYTIII JMOJHCWII PtANT IMPOSITION AND THE BOARD ABOUT TOM REMOVED TRfiHJPLfttfTlfiO BOARD = ftACING PiflffTj TRENCH w kt la a i OPERATION Of HCELING iEEtllNOi GARBING BOARD FILLED WITH S3 PLANTS AND ReADY TV PiACf tfi 77 ENI the employment as a forester under government In addition to these graduates of forest schools 15 other candidates passed the examination Twentytwo of the new appointees are already at work on various national na-tional forests taking part In their administration ad-ministration and 17 have been assigned as-signed to different projects connected with the technical study of silvicul ture Forest assistants are men who have completed their preliminary training for the profession of forestry as the graduates of a law or medical school have completed theirs and are ready to enter on practical work Un in til they have gained experience their work however their positions are necessarily subordinate They are at the foot of the ladder and must prove their fitness In order to mount higher The government pays them 1000 a year at the start On the national forests the forest assistant often nets ns adviser to the supervisors in charge who are western west-ern men experienced In all practical matters but usually without school training In the science of forestry There Is a growing Interest In the I profession of forestry now and many young men are asking how to get Into GIfford it and what it promises Plnchot the government forester baa lately written on this subject To be a good forester a man should combine something of the naturalist with a good deal of the business man of the kind that likes to get thing done and does not give up when things are not going his way The professional forester cannot hope for big fees and certain pleasant surroundings of life which crown distinguished dis-tinguished success In some other pro fesslous Tho first prizes which an bestowed upon the great lawyer the eminent physician aro not yet Ole to him He must be content wlthoul much luxury he will have to spend I good deal of time out of reach of the ordinary comforts He must be ablE and willing to rough it without complaint com-plaint to sleep on hard beds eat homely fare endure prolonged exertion exer-tion and get along with plain people On the other hand It ho Is at all fitted for his profession and a few weeks of actual forest work or good summerschool work will tell him whether ho Is or not there Is open to him a very rich reward life In the open In tho midst of beautiful healthful health-ful and congenial surroundings creative crea-tive work of unmatched usefulness In any material field a place of largo responsibility re-sponsibility and dignity and with It all a fair living If the foresters temperament Is scientific he will have tho Joy of the discoverer and organizer of knowledge knowl-edge in a rich and almost virgin field while it It be practical he will have the chance of sharing in a national work of prime Importance to our people peo-ple both now and hereafter |
