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SCHOOL OF FORESTRY

Forestry B1: General Forestry: A comprehensive course, treating of all
branches of forestry. Instruction by lectures and field trips. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 1 course—elective.)

Associate Professor Jones.

Forestry B2: Silviculture: Forestry B1 prerequisite.—Study of trees of
importance in American silviculture. Natural and artificial reproduction of
stands. Care of stands while growing. Instruction by lectures and field trips.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course—elective.)

Associate Professor Jones.

Forestry B3: Forest Policy: Forestry B1 prerequisite.—A study of forest
policies of foreign countries and the United States in their historical setting.
Instruction by lectures. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course—elective. (Not offered
in 1936-37.)

Associate Professor Jones.

Forestry B4: Forest Management: Forestry B1 prerequisite.—Measurement
of stands. Valuation of soil, growing stock, and forests. Regulation of
cut. Forest working plans and maps. Instruction by lectures and field trips.
Hours to be arranged. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1 course—elective.)

Associate Professor Jones.

Forestry B5: Lumbering and Utilization: Forestry B1 prerequisite.—
Methods of logging, sawing, and transporting lumber. Industries using wood
and other forest products. Preservative treatment of timbers. Instruction by
lectures and field trips. Hours to be arranged. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 1
course—elective.)

Associate Professor Jones.

Note: There may be changes in the courses offered in the School of
Forestry, and students are advised to consult the professor in charge before
registering for any of the courses listed above, except Forestry B1.

The Seward Forest, a tract of three thousand acres in Brunswick County,
is being developed as an experimental and demonstrational area under the
direction of Professor Alfred Akerman. Students in the School of Forestry
may arrange for week-end excursions to the Seward Forest through Professor
Chapin Jones.