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The Early Days of the Forestry Club
The banquet honored two faculty members: Professor Pratt and Dr.
Edwin C. Van Dyke. Van Dyke, a physician who had deserted his profession
for his hobby, had succeeded Bridwell as the instructor in forest entomology.
A stimulating teacher, he influenced Keen and Herbert to embark on careers
in forest entomology. In addition to honoring Pratt and Van Dyke, the banquet
also served as a victory celebration. The honorees were the tangible evidence
that the club's goal had been attained. Celebrating with the club members
were Professor Jepson, who served as toastmaster, George M. Cornwall,
who came down from Portland, T. D. Woodbury, Charles L. Trabert, and
Dean Hunt.
Thus, the club concluded two years of active and successful growth. Its
original objectiveto help establish a forestry curriculumwas achieved. It
was the first forestry club in the United States to precede formal instruction
in this subject.
The end of the pre-forestry period at Berkeley came when three of the
Forestry Club's charter membersFrank B. Herbert, F. Paul Keen and A.
Everett Wieslanderreceived their BS in Agriculture (Pre-forestry) at Commencement
in May, 1914. In December, 1914, another BS in Agriculture
(Pre-forestry) was granted to Leo W. Meyer. These were the only four such
degrees granted by the University of California.
During the five semester period of the Forestry Club's existence, before
formal professional forestry instruction started at Berkeley, 45 persons were
elected to membership in addition to the 23 charter members. The additional
members were:
Spring, 1912E. C. Garcia, A. C. Stewart.
Fall, 1912E. J. Albrecht, Edward Aulin, F. N. Aylward, H. C. Bowman,
George F. Cornwall (son of George M. Cornwall, owner and
editor of the Ti,n berman) , M. J. Creuss, Robert E. Cuendett
(Burton), C. V. Goodwin, Theodore Gould, Fred V. Holmes,
Archie Kemppe, Orville R. Miller, Leland S. Smith, E. H.
Trout, and J. R. Zion.
Spring, 1913A. P. Flockart, Max J. Leonard, Robert Mayock, and Thomas
E. Nelson.
Fall, 1913Berg, Davis, Ansel F. Hall, G. L. Kendrick, Wendell T.
Robie, and Ed Stiles.
Spring, 1914.A. M. Amundson, Coombs, Miss Downing, A. M. Edwards,
J. F. Fahey, J. D. Gross, Loren Hadley, H. L. Hansen, R. E.
Hardley, Ralph Heintz, Howard A. Houston, Professor Patrick
B. Kennedy (agronomist and botanist who had taken
charge of the University's research and teaching in forage
crops), Keye, R. E. Mills, Professor M. B. Pratt, Murray L.
Royar, Miss Sawyer, F. L. Sayre, and F. R. Wehe.
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