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...death of Dr. H.P. Bowditch, like that of Judge Lowell only one week earlier, makes the impression upon those who had known him as of the fall of a great forest tree which all had learned to honor and admire. Scientist or jurist, it is, after all, the moral qualities that count the most, especially when one looks back over the perspective of a long life. If Dr. Bowditch had not had the staunch character that made him so good a cavalry officer in the Civil War, and the patriotism that led him to take up arms in that long...
...Carter came to the School from the Forest Service where he occupied the position of Assistant Forester. Owing to his marked executive ability and technical efficiency he had shared since 1907 with Mr. W. T. Cox the responsible position of directing the timber sales and silvicultural work on the National Forest Reserves. The other teachers in the department are Assistant Professor Richard T. Fisher, who is chairman of the Division of Forestry, Professor Edward C. Jeffrey, Assistant Professor J. G. Jack, Mr. Charles T. Brues, and Mr. Irving W. Bailey...
...professional course in Forestry offered by the Forest School is now a well-balanced one and aims to make its students familiar with the theoretical principles of forestry and their application, and to give them substantial experience in logging and the lumber business. The course is particularly designed to meet the increasing demand on the part of the National and State Forest Service, the lumber companies, and private individuals for men of technical training in forestry who are sufficiently familiar with the lumber business to aid in solving the problems of the conservative management of forest property. For admission...
...field equipment of the Forest School is admirably adapted to this work. The Harvard Forest at Petersham comprises 2,000 acres of pine and hard woods. In managing the forest the policy of the school is to carry on regular logging operations and other woods work, and to handle its operations in such manner that they shall be financially successful and demonstrate the application of technical forestry methods under American conditions. The students work with the woods crew during a part of the logging season, and each class follows one operation in all places from the woods to the market...
...encouraging feature is the fact that the lumbermen of Boston have displayed during the past year a keen interest in the school, and have helped financially in obtaining the services of Mr. Cary and Assistant Professor Carter. The increasing interest displayed by lumbermen in matters of conservative forest management was clearly demonstrated not long ago at a banquet arranged by the Visiting Committee of the Harvard Forest School, the Massachusetts Wholesale Lumber Association, and the Lumber Trade Club in behalf of the School, Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt '80 and other noted speakers and about 250 lumbermen were present at this...