Show NEW FOREST assistants AND THEIR WORK ogden utah julya of the lie for ty seven sevell graduates of nine an forest schools who have just i received appointments as forest service assistants in the administrative districts of the forest service even have been assigned assign eil to positions in this district the names of these new appointees and the schools front from which they ate ale graduated in it foi fo estry lestry are as follows 3 S St stewart ewait R AV taylor and C B morse ot of michigan rudolph dieffenbach dieffen fen bach of oe Dil willinore Dillni linore willian winter of yale john n r ingrain of pennsylvania pe and F J ader of minnesota these men have occur ed their appointments ns as a result of passing the regular civil service examination aini nation which is the only avenue of as a foi ester estev under the government forest assistants are men who have completed complete their preliminary training far tue the profession of forestry as the thae graduates of law or medicine have completed theirs and are ivady to enter upon practical work until they have gained experience however their positions are subordinate they are at al the foot 0 of the ladder anil and must prove their fitness to mount higher the go government ern pays them 1000 a bear ear at the start on the national forests the foiest assistants often lots acts as technical adviser to the supervisors in charge who are western men experienced in all practical matters but usually without training in the science of forestry or they may be assigned to lo the study of some soine particular problem lc m which needs to be investigated in the interest of good forest management As forestry means knowing how to get the most out of any div eu ell piece 0 of o forest land it calls tor for studies and experiments both scientific ind and practical muck much like those which liae have to be made in the interests of oc good farm management and the forest assistant is prepared to do valuable work along this line file there is a growing interest in ill the hid profession of forestry foi estry stry 17 ind and many young men are asking how ION to 10 get into it all and what it promised prom isea gifford Gili ord Pin cliot united states forester in ill an address to the graduating class 4 i forestry at harvard university this 5 ear cai said the government and the country need more men trained in the knowledge of forestry and it offers opportunity port unity to make a mans inns life loom large larg e and to count for much among the many phases bases of human endeavor to be a good forester a man should combine something of the naturalist with a good deal lea of the b business man mail to know how to use t the forest lie he must be able to study I 1 it he must have therefore the power of observation a I 1 fondness for nature and the ability to penetrate her SP crets ile he must be resourceful ablo able to stand by himself willing to undergo the privations of rough we 11 and capable of commanding the he re of tough lough men who quickly recognize virility and genuineness or of character but will nill not tolerate pretense or tile the assumption of superiority A forester should be sound in ill mind mill and body and should make the fullest college preparation for the service sery ice this service means a I 1 fro vigorous life in it the open air and a clear straight line fine wholesome ira maily condition of life |