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NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF FORESTRY. 259
In addition to the mental requirements, students who expect to be
come forest managers are advised, that a robust physical constitution
is needful to endure the hardsdips often necessarily connected with
such positions.
Admission to the short and synoptical course is free to all students
who furnish evidence to the Director that they are able to pursue the
work elected in a satisfactory manner. The conditions applying to
special students who do not desire to take the full course leading to
the degree, but wish to take up certain branches, and for graduate
work, are found on pages 52 and 64 of the Register.
For statement regarding fees and expenses see page 55. In general
the rules of the University apply to the College of Forestry. For
additional information address Director of State College oe
Forestry, Ithaca, N. Y.
PLAN OF INSTRUCTION.
The Regular Course leading to a degree of Bachelor of the Science
of Forestry, is a four year course and is intended to prepare men fully
to take charge of forest estates, private or state, to advise in adminis
tration of such estates, and prepare working plans for the same, to
take charge of land and timber departments, and finally to teach the
science of forestry in the colleges which are likely in the near future
to provide separate chairs for forestry science and practice.
The first two years of this course are mainly devoted to the study
of preparatory or basal subjects, natural sciences, mathematics, engi
neering, political economy, etc, and the last two years to forestry
proper.
ONE TERM COURSE.
To meet the requirements of students of political economy and
others who desire a survey of the subject of forestry as a matter of
general education, a synoptical or introductory course of two hours
per week during the fall term, repeated if desirable during the spring
term,
will be given.
This course is open to all comers, requires no special preparation
except the intelligence of a general student, and is intended to con
vey such information as is necessary to understand the position and
relation of forests and forestry to the commonwealth, and the general
features of the business and art of forestry.
TWO TERM COURSE.
This short course is intended for special students, farmers, lumber
men, young men who cannot well spend four years in preparing