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OREGON
Published by
TI1I 1OR1ST CLUb
VOL U fv\
SEVENTEEN
1936
In recognition of faithful ser-
vice in civic and jrofessional
fields, and in resjectful memory
of him who has long since crossed
the Great Divide, we dedicate this
volume to the first class to graduate from Oregon State College
School of Forestry --- to the Class
of 1910.
THE CALL TO THE FOREST
There's is something 'bout the forest
That gets in a fellow's blood.
And the funny part of it isit stays.
Tho' he is often wont to leave it,
Yet he would not if he could.
For when all is said and doneit's
Nature's ways
Once you've breathed the fragrant air
Of the pines, the spruce and firs,
And have trod the lonely trail
Where the frightened wood-grouse whirrs,
Slept beneath the open sky,
Heard the nighthawk's eerie cry,
Nothing else can satisfy the inner man.
No man need e'er be lonesome
Who can call the pines his friends.
Each passing breeze a message brings
To sooth his moods and whims.
'Tis strange how one gets lonely
In the city's passing crowds.
If he would only hit the timber
He'd see sunshine, 'stead of clouds.
Some claim life is what we make it;
That may be true; I cannot say
But to me 'tis lived the fullest
Where the timber land holds sway.
Harry I. Nettleton (OSC, F '21)
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Marshall
Rittenhouse
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HOWARD, Elmen
"Howard"
McMinnville, Oregon
Technical Forestry
Activities
Forest Club. 2, 3, 4
Intramural Sports, 2, 3, 4
Cruise Staff, 4
Experience:
Shell Oil Co., '33
Deschutes Nat. Forest, '34
Bur. of Animal Husbandry,
GUSTAFSON, Harold
"Gus"
889 Blame St., Woodburn, Ore.
Technical Forestry
Activities
Forest Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Treas., 3
Xi Sigma Pi, 3, 4
Corn.. Arboretum Day, 3
Tickets, Fernhopper Banquet, 4
Experience:
Mt. Hood Nat. Forest. '34, 35
MARSHALL, Edward
"Ed"
5637 NE 16th Ave., Portland, Ore.
Technical Forestry
Activities
Forest Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Sec. 3
Cruise Staff, 2, 3
Fernhopper Banquet Corn.. 3,
Xi Sigma Pi, 3, 4
Honor Committee, 2, 3, 4
Experience:
Willapa Lumber Co., '33
Siskiyou Nat. Forest. '34, '35
CHAPMAN, Lincoln
"Linc"
Oak Acres, Calistoga. Calif.
Logging Engineering
Activities
OSC Symphony Orchestra, 1, 2
Rook Swimming, 1
Forest Club, 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Athletic
Mgr., 2, 3
Varsity Track, 2
Varsity Swimming. 3, 4
Ticket Chairman, Jr. Bust, 3
College Glee Club. 4
Experience:
Redwood Nat. Forest, '33, '34,
.35
WIRCH, Arthur W.
"Art"
3115 E Burnside, Portland, Ore.
Technical Forestry
Activities
Forest Club. 1, 2, 3, 4; Sec.. 2
Vce-Pres., 3
Cruise Staff, 2
Phi Kappa Freshman Award, 2
Cosmopolitan Club. Pres.. 2
OSC Symphony Orchestra, 2
Student Honor Corn.. 2, 3, 4
Barometer Staff, 3
Xi Sgma Pi, 3, 4
Cruise Editor, 4
Phi Kappa Phi, 4
Experience:
Umatilla Nat. Forest, '32, '33
Absaroka Nat. Forest, '34
Gallatin Nat. Forest, '34, 35
Cabinet N. F., Lcslo N. F.,
Kootenai N. F., Coeur d'Alene N. F., '35
Chapman
Thompson
Wirch
RITTENHOUSE. James Dalton
"Ritt"
Corvallis, Oregon
Technical Forestry
Activities
Forest Club, 2, 3, 4
Fernhopper Banquet, 3
Varsity Baseball, 3
Varsity "0", 4
Cruise Staff, 4
Experience:
S., Reg. Office, '33,
'34, '35
Mt. Hood Nat. Forest, '35
U. S. F.
JAVETE, Louis
"Looch"
Pittsburg, Calif.
Technical Forestry
Activities
Forest Club, 2, 3, 4 ; Treas., 3
Phi Kappa Phi, 4
Xi Sigma Pi, 3, 4; Ranger, 4
Corn. President's Banquet, 3
Sec., Cauthorn Club, 3
Experience:
Deschutes Nat. Forest, '34
THOMPSON, James W.
"Jim"
Technical Forestry
Activities
Forest Club, 1, 2, 3, 4
Fernhopper Banquet Corn., 2, 4
Arboretum Day Corn., 2, 5.
Experience:
Brooks-Scan]on Lumber Co., '28
Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Co., '29
Deschutes Nat. Forest, '31. '32,
'33, '34, '35
Reed
Rushing
Fridley
Lord
Mealey
REED, Wailer
"Wally"
itt. 5, Box 95, Portland, Oregon
Technical Forestry
Activities
CRUM, Ivan W.
R. F. D. No. 4, Medford, Oregon
Technical Forestry
Activities
Forest Club, 1, 2, 3, 4
Fernhopper Banquet Corn., 4
Experience:
Weyerhaeuser Lumber Co., '34
Experience:
U. S. Forest Service, '35
LORD, Charles
"Charlie"
1460 Wash. St., Corvaflis, Ore.
Technical Forestry
Activities
Forest Club, 1, 2, 3, 4
Xi Sigma Pi, 3, 4
Cruise Staff. 4
Phi Kappa Phi, 4
Experience:
Willamette Nat. Forest, '26 to
'35 inclusive
RUSHING, Robert II.
"Bob"
1746 Leimert Blvd., Oakland, Cal.
Technical Forestry
Activities
Forest Club, 1, 2, 3, 4
Rook Football, 1
Rook Track, 1
Intramural Sports, 1, 2, 3, 4
Student Body 3rd Vive-Pres., 2
Varsity Football, 2, 3
Varsity Track, 2, 3
President Sigma Chi, 4
Varsity "0", 3, 4
Intrafraternity Council, 4
Alpha Delta Sigma, 4
Scabbard and Blade. 4
Cruise Manager, 4
Experience:
Wenatchee Nat. Forest. '34
Cruise Staff, Cir. Mgr., 4
Willamette Nat. Forest, '33, '34
Deschutes and Fremont Nat.
Forests, '34
Columbia and Rogue River Nat.
Forests, '35
THOMETZ, Anthony Lauer
"Tony"
Chicago, Ill.
Technical Forestry
Activities
Forest Club, 3, 4 : Vice Pres.,
4 Auditor, 4; Pres.. 4
Corn., Fernhopper Banquet, 3
Ch., Fernhopper Banquet, 4
Ch., Arboretum Day, 3
Xi Sigma Pi, 3, 4: Sec.-Fiscal
Agent, 4
Experience:
No Forest Service experience
other experience, plenty of it
MEALEY, Robert H.
"Bob"
Foster, Oregon
Technical Forestry
Activities
Forest Club, 2, 3, 4
Intramural Sports. 2
Intrafraternity Council, 4
Pres., Delta Sigma Phi, 4
Experience:
Willamette Nat. Forest. '30 to
'34 inclusive.
Olympic Nat. Forest, '35
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Forest Club. I, 2, 3, 4
Cruise Staff 2 manager, 3
Thometz
Crum
Davies
FRIDLEY, Vernon A.
"Frid"
5816 N 25th St., Portland, Oregon
Technical Forestry
Activities:
Forest Club. 1, 2, 3, 4
Xi Sigma Pi, 3, 4
Chairman, Schreiner Memorial,
4
Experience:
Mt. Hood Nat. Forest, '30. '31,
.35
Bur. of Public Roads. '31
DAVIES, Albert
"Al"
Parkdale. Oregon
Technical Forestry
Activities
Rook Baseball, 1
Rook Football. 1
Varsity Baseball. 3
Forest Club, 3, 4
Experience:
Mt. Hood Nat. Forest, '31, '32,
'33. '34
Rogue River Nat. Forest, '35
GERVAIS, Louis, ex-'23
and
ANGLE, Marvin, ex '34
Who are receiving their
di-
plomas in absentia this year,
have not been included in the
above pictures and activity
lists.
OUR FORESTS
A safe retreat from summer's heat
Fresh green on winter's snow
Our forests stand in stalwart band
To greet the fo1ks who know.
To weary souls they're restful goals
On nerves distraught with care
They spread a balm of soothing calm
No doctor can prepare.
Quite free to all who heed the call,
Supreme in scenic lure,
Their verdant arms outflung with charms
Inviting, safe, secure.
Charles Allen
My Cabin in the Hills
It takes more than logs to make a cabin
and more than stones to make a fireplace. It's the comfort of the shelter and
the warmth of the lire that create the
atmosphere of home. We build for ourselves, and the thing we build becomes
a part of us. But sometimes for some
reason we build something for another.
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Here something else is created. The
shelter may be the same, but the spirit of
the giver goes out to the spirit of the
one who receives, and the union of spirit
creates a mysterious something far more
precious than the gift alone. So with the
cabinMy cabin! Funny how it sneaks
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CROSSING THE BAR
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,
But such a tide as moving sems asleep,
Too full for sound andfoam,
When that which drew from out the
boundless deep
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;
For though from out our bourne of Time
and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.
Tennyson.
have not yet fully reconciled ourselves to the shock of
Delbert Turner's passing. In his quiet, unaswunnng way, Delbert had won his way into the hearts of all who had the pleasure of knowing him and of workin.g with. hini during his three
years at college. Always a gentleman, a scholar, and a close
observer of the Golden Rule, this yown,g man had shown that
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he possessed all those sterling qualities necessary to become a
leader in his chosen profession.
Delbert was a member of Xi Sigma P1 and oy Kappa Delta
Rho social fraternity. His death came suddenly on. January 1,
1936, when his car overturned while enroite to the Wenatehee
National Forest, where he had been employed as Junior Forester since last June.
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Another Ring on the Club Log
lamette National Forest, and R. J. Camp-
For twenty-six years the Oregon State
College Forest Club has withstood the
bell and M. L. Merritt of the District 6
Regional Office. Edgar Parker, gradu-
competition of the forestry-minded coeds
and the long class assignments, both con-
ate assistant
in the Forestry
School,
showed several reels of black and color
films of wild life and forest practice in
spiring to keep the Fernhoppers away
from meetings. And for twenty-six years
the club has grown, until it reached an all
time high of 442 members in the 1935-
Minnesota. Herb Willison, '33, entertain-
ed the club with an enlightening talk on
forestry practice in the Southeastern
forest regions. And W. C. Ruegnitz,
president of the 4L, spoke informally on
1936 school year.
With the advent of boom times in the
Forest School, some of the old earmarks
of the club have had to be changed; no
the labor problem in the Pacific NorthAt the annual banquet, described
longer can the meetings be held in any
old room that happens to have an unlocked door. The time has come when
west.
in detail elsewhere, we had rather a complete resume of the problems confronting
private forestry.
the Forest Club is a bigtime organization;
we can boast of engaging the M. U. ballroom and Library 100 for ordinary business meetings.
A feature of the '35-'36 Forest Club
meetings was the yell leading by "contortionist" Howard Rogers, always six
rahs and a war whoop ahead of' himself.
Insidious rumors to the effect that we
had to give up the M. U. ballroom be-
Before the large membership, Rogers
cause of insufficient attendance were unfounded; the truth of the matter was that
found himself attacked with excessive
stage fright during the first several
meetings, and the boys cheered to the
ings in the Forest School lobby or in Forestry 302 on the nights before heavy
exam schedules.
bronze commemoration plaque at the head
of the road is in the process of completion
and will be dedicated on the same day.
club reforms. A proposed new constitution was drawn up, incorporating most
of the traditions of the club in concrete
enforceable terms. After considerable
operation and interest during the school
year, and they want the alumni to know
that they have succeeded in keeping the
old traditions alive: twenty-six years of
the Forest Club have not passed in vain.
the skittish M. U. Board was afraid our
calked boots would spoil their old dance tempo of his oscillating knees.
floor. Library 100 offered little besides
Plans are complete for the second Arcapacity and atmosphere; inconsiderate boretum Day of the year, to be held at
students from foreign schools on the cam- the Cabin on May 23. A feature of the
pus sniveled over their books about being event is to be the dedication of the new
disturbed by our songs. So, during the McDonald Forest road which will be
last half of the year, we held our meet- named in memory of Fred Schreiner. A
The officers of the Forest Club wish
to thank all the members for their co-
Outstanding on the minute books of
the year are entries having to do with
heated
debates, the constitution was
adopted with only a few major changes.
Several traditions lost in the overwhelm-
+
ing flood of 1934-1935 rooks, were revived
FOREST CLUB OFFICERS
and revamped. Brilliant, flaming red
neckties are the solemn emblems -of forestry on Wednesday as a result.
Entertainment throughout the year
was quite varied; as a starter, Silvicul-
First Half-Year
Ham Johnson
President
Tony Thonietz
Vice-President
Emil Johnson
Secretary
Hack Collins
Treasurer
Tony Thonietz
Auditor
Floyd Scott
Sergeant-at-Arms
Prof. E. G. Mason
Critic
Bill Demme
Gaboon Chairman
Second Half-Year
Tony Tometz
President
Louis Javete
Vice-President
Frank Kincaid
Secretary
Ernie Taylor
Treasurer
Paul Tolonen
Auditor
Orville Jess
Sergeant-at-Arms -K. S. Kearns
Critic ------------------Sherman Fiss
Gaboon Chairman
turist Hornby of Region 1, U. S. F. S.,
gave a short informal talk on general
forestry questions. The Western Pine
Association next sent down a trade promotion film entitled "Logging in the
West." Three Forest Service officers
-
gave their respective opinions on the Forest Service personnel problem; they included Supt. P. A. Thompson of the Wil-
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Edward Marshall
Harold Gustafson
Arthur Wirch
George Spaur
Historian
Assoc. Forester
Louis Javete
Emil Johnson
Anthony Thometz
Vernon Fridley
Forester
Ses. Fisc. Agent
Charles Lord
XI SIGMA P1
outstanding work done during the freshman and sophomore years, Zeta chapter
each year awards a bronze paperweight to
the student who has maintained the high-
Fifteen years ago Zeta chapter of Xl
Sigma Pi, national professional honorary
in
forestry, was organized at Oregon
State College. During the intervening
years the active members of the organization have successively elected to membership into its ranks the "Cream of the
est grade average for the two years.
Oscar Heintz was the recipient of this
honor this year, and his name was placed
on the plaque in the school lobby.
crop" of the junior and senior classes.
The pledging of ten students and one
A variety in "fraternal relations" was
introduced this year when the regular
faculty member was this year's effort to
give recognition where it is due.
The men recognized this year as possessing the necessary qualifications of
social meeting and dinner was displaced
by a barbecue dinner at the cabin, consisting of steaks a yard square and spuds
baked in hot ashes. The success of the
event, largely due to Ranger Patterson's
culinaryi efficiency, should establish it
among the fraternity's social activities.
consistent scholarship, leadership, interest
in their chosen profession and cooperation in club activities
are: Juniors
Donald Kyle, Samuel Mammano, Carl
Ehelebe, Howard Collins, Edward Vogt,
George Sterba, Ray Kimmey, Raymond
Bennett; graduate studentsSherman
Feiss and Gail Thomas; and Miles Compton, faculty member.
The aims of Xi Sigma Pi are to "work
The tradition of the seniors carving
their initials in a plank of sugar pine was
revived again after a few years' lapse.
The present year has not been without
its sadness. Delbert Turner, ex '36, while
enroute to his work on the Wenatchce
Natinal Forest after the Christmas hol-
for the upbuilding of the profession of
forestry, to secure and maintain a high
standard of scholarship in forest edu-
idays, was fatally injured in an auto
accident. In the death of Delbert we lost
a sincere friend and brother, and the
cation, and to promote fraternal relationships among earnest workers engaged in
forestry activities." In recognition of
Service lost one of its most promising
young men.
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Graduate Students at Oregon State
If the past year is any indication, Ore
gon State School of Forestry is becoming
increasingly important as a graduate
Douglas Fir Region. Thomas is minoring
in Game Management.
scFool.
school
The past year a total of twelve
graduates took advanced work in a variety of different fields of study. The
lfst follows:
Howard Bullard, F '35, came back from
Michigan where he had worked last
summer, to do some research in wood
properties, at the same time filling the
position of assistant instructor at the
George Schroeder, F '35, is back to
on the McDonald Fellowship.
Gcorge has been working on the Willam
ette National Forest. Majoring in Forest
Ecnomics and taking work in Personnel
Management and Applied Silviculture.
Just in case it has escaped your notice
elsewhere, George is the proud faher of
a 7 and a half pound baby girl.
Eldon Holmes, F '35, is doing some
school. Howard is working on circulation
advanced study toward a Master's degree
in the dry kilns and has worked out several satisfactory methods of measuring
circulation. At present he is working on
a small experimental dry kiln. Howard
Management.
will be at school another year working
for his Master's degree in Wood Products.
Sherman II. Feiss came up from the
University of California where he got
his B. S. in Business Administration in
1929. Since his U. of Cal. days he has
been working for two years with the
U.S.F.S. as technical and general foreman. Sherman is specializing in Stand
Improvement and Forest Economics here.
Edgar Parker,F '32, came from the
Chippewa National
Forest, Minnesota,
where he had been a technical foreman in
the CCC. Eddy is interested in the biotie
influences of birds and animals on forestry and expects to get his Master's in '37.
Gail Thomas, who holds a Bachelor's
Degree from the Forestry School at Iowa
State College, is here doing some specia'
studies in Forestry Economics in the
"Bill's" major is in Stand Improvement and his minor is in Range
in '37.
George Spaur, F '26, is back working
on his Master's, which he expects to get
in '37. George is doing spring term full
time instruction on Mensuration.
Joe Simpson, '35 in Business Administration at the University of Oregon, is
at present working toward a Bachelor's
degree in Forestry, which he expects to
garner in '37.
According to a survey by the Society
of American Foresters, there are 139
graduate students enrolled this year in
24 institutions. From this it will be
seen that Oregon State is more than setting the pace.
This same survey revealed that there
are 5,406 undergraduates enrolled in thes3
24 institutions and naturally the question
arises: "Where will they all find employment?" This number is almost equal to
the entire number that have received pro-
fessional degrees since the year 1900.
THE SECRETARY
To the homesick freshman - for the
first time trying his wings and having
them failshe with the kindly smile and
men of the upperclass yearscarrying a
burden of extra-curricular activitiesan
many such chaps, as shy boys in their
ever obliging and helpful organizer, cooperative in all that concerns the welfare
of the school or the men it harbors. To
omore - an engaging personality - ever
helpful on registration day and often
thereaftera storehouse of information
on courses, finances and jobs. To the
busy, always pleasant and efficient secretary.
Such for ten years past has been Mary
Lou Tilton, Secretary for the School of
Forestry.
friendly advicehas seen and encouraged
the members of the facultyan ever
'teens, mature and become leaders in their
profession. To the more developed soph-
(See story of last minute election results on page 47)
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The Ninth Annual Banquet
as Master of Ceremonies, and Howard
On February 21, for the ninth con-
Rogers as announcer and stooge, the program crashed through scene after scene of
song, frolic, melodrama and terpsichore.
E. A. "Cutie" Congdon's Junior Class
Troupe of corpulent Amazonian beauties
easily stole the show with its clever chorus
dancing, and its pulchritudinous bathing
beauty contest.
After the last scene was applauded off
secutive time, the annual reunion of
Forestry undergraduates, alumni and
contemporary Northwest foresters proved
its drawing power by filling the tree-
bedecked Memorial Union ballr000m to
capacity. More than six hundred places
were set, and still the culinary department
had to garner extra tables and chairs to
accommodate the last minute arrivals.
While the bevy of buxom waitresses
carted in immense tray-loads of turkey
and accessories, toastmaster E. G. Mason
the stage, Anthony Thometz, incoming
Forestry Club president, gave the banquet
guests a hearty farewell, and an invitation to return next year.
The tremendous success of this greatest-of-all Fernhopper Banquets was due
largely to the efforts of the various comAnthony Thometz, general
mittees:
introduced the several speakers.
The traditional song, "Down Under the
Hill", put the gang in the proper mood
for the evening, and as its liquid notes
died away, a hush fell over the hail.
Hamilton Johnson, outgoing Forestry
Club president, welcomed the visitors and
bid them fall to on the grub.
chairman; Ivan Crum, invitations; Ray
Kimmey, programs; Louis Javete, floor
committees; Emil Johnson, menu; George
Schroeder, entertainment; Jim Thompson
and Hamilton Johnson, reception; Harold
Gustafson, tickets; Ed Marshall and Ver-
President George W. Peavy, still the
big chief of the Forestry School, gave
a brief resume of the school's history
and the history of the banquet since its
non Fridley, decorations; Ross Young-
blood, cleanup.
inception in 1928. Re stressed the changing outlook in the profession of forestry,
Fernhopperette Banquet
and cautioned the new students to plug
away until they find a place for themselves. In conclusion, he introduced the
While the Fernhoppers were attacking
their plates on the groaning tables down
below, their wives were fraternizing in
the Memorial Union tearoom at their
third annual get-together.
Seventy-four places were set this year
for the Fernhopperettes, exceeding by
main speaker.
Charles S. Chapman, Forester for the
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company present-
ed the principal address of the evening.
His timely subject, "Forestry Problems of
the Pacific Northwest," contained much
fifty percent the number set last year.
From a small beginning in 1934, when
about twenty-five wives met in Mrs.
Peavy's home, the gathering has grown
until it appears that in a year or two it
will be a major social event on the cal-
material of vital interest to the profes-
sional foresters in the audience.
Among the pertinent facts brought out
by Mr. Chapman were these: "Under
private ownership, forests which are logged off tend to be cast aside and forgot-
endars of Northwestern Foresters' wives.
Prior to 1934 the Fernhopperettes'
ten, thereby remaining useless through
sheer neglect. If these lands were transferred to public authority, they would be
affair was limited to the spouses of
faculty members of the School of Forestry, but the idea has spread like wildfire, and it is now no longer possible for
a forester to leave his wife home with
the excuse that this is a stag affair.
Entertainment this year consisted of
informal talks by several of the ladies
present, subject matter consisting in the
immediately replanted and made ultimate-
ly productive again. The problem of
taxation has been one of stumbling blocks
toward stability of timberland ownership.
- Only the government is in a financial
position at present to practice forestry
because of these prohibitive taxes."
Following Mr. Chapman's interesting
speech,
the
entertainment
F. V.
main of the most interesting experiences
they had during the past year. Experiences ranged from having babies to
committee
brought forth its wares in the form of
individual class skits and acts in com-
meeting a President's wife, and living on
petition for a prize. With Sherman Feiss
a lookout.
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F. V.
Forest Instruction at Oregon State
Prof. E. G. Mason
way in this important phase of a forester's training.
The faculty of the school is constantly
striving to better the subject matter of
the individual courses. New information
of a scientific or professional character
is constantly being sought so that every
course may be up-to-date. Likewise, attention is given to the educational objectives of each course so that our curriculum may be a unified whole.
The curriculum itself is kept flexible
and pregressive. Rigid and unchanged
curricula tend to become academic when
designed to train students in a profession
such as forestry which is changing rapidly. The forsetry curriculum at Oregon
State is therefore constantly revised so
that a well-rounded-out training that is
definitely tied to the work of the forester
The School of Forestry at Oregon State
College is developing its program so as to
afford the greatest development of the
A properly trained
forester needs to be much more than a
mere technician. He should, of course,
have a thorough grasp of the fundamental principles of forestry. In addition, a
individual student.
forester must have that peculiar sense of
duty, honesty, and honor which makes
him thoroughly reliable under trying conditions. Likewise, he should continue to
study and otherwise try to complete his
knowledge of forestry and life about
him consistently throughout his life.
During the past two years, the School
of Forestry has been developing a perronnel system whereby some of the in-
tangible items of a forester's training
may be brought to the attention of the
student.
Systematic records are kept and
is available.
Formal class training at Oregon State
an efficient faculty advisory system is
is based upon two fundamental principles.
First, that the subject matter taught
maintained. In this manner, each student
is able to receive the help and advice of
faculty members to the end that his ideas
may be crystallized in a healthy manner.
Undoubtedly, Oregon State is leading the
shall be definitely pointed toward the
work of the professional forester and,
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McDonald Forest
Prof. T. 3. Starker
find out many of them, but this takes
Let's go highbrow for a moment and
examine a definition of forestry I heard
recently and apply it to our forest. "Forestrythat applied science which, by hor-
time. We are working on some extremes
of stand improvement in Douglas fir
that should bear some results in a few
years. Most of you remember the extremely limby stand at the junction f
izontal and vertical integration of the var-
iable functions of natural and economic
law, attempts to arrive at that correlation
necessary in maintaining the optimum
biotic balance essential to the perpetuation of maximum social usage of forest
the Bald Spot trail and the Skyline drive,
and it is here where the CCC, under Ted
Rainwater, are doing a nice job of im-
provement work.
The "natural laws" of pruning are also
land."
being worked upon particularly with
Reliable indications
Ponderosa pine.
"Horizontally" we have not added any
acreage to what we had last year. Our
should be available on this in two years.
good friend and godmother, Mrs. Mary J.
L. McDonald, has passed over the Divide
and left us in her will some rather extensive real estate holdings in Coos and
Klamath counties which we hope to even-
In our stand improvement work, we
also hope to meet "economic laws" and
sell or use all our cut material. The CCC
need a tremendous amount of fuel and
a local wood dealer and the college hope
tually convert into the wherewithal to
to use much of our cord wood.
purchase more land.
"Vertically" the only change is that the
We are still chasing goats out of the
plantations and the silvicultural boys are
still poisoning rodents with good results,
As for the
J"natural laws," we are still trying to
)old lookout tower is down.
(Continued on page 51)
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UpperCooper, Kimmey, Saunders. Rushing, Wirch, Walker, Boardman, Crurn.
Lord. Rittenhouse, Dahrens, Snyder. Loomis.
LowerAitken, Hale.
TF11 ANNUAL CRUISE
Volume XVII
Editor
Arthur Wirch
Faculty Adviser
Manager
R. S. Kearns
Robert Rushing
EDITORIAL STAFF
MANAGERIAL STAFF
Associate EditorHoward Rogers.
Assistants - Frederick Vogel, Gordon
Assistant ManagerDavid Boardman.
Advertising ManagerJack Hagedorn.
Circulation ManagerIvan Crum.
Assistants - Advertising, C. G. Loomis;
Hale.
Department Editors - Seniors, James
Rittenhouse; Alumni, Lisle Walker;
Circulation, Charles Lord, Don Dahrens,
Humor, F. R. Hanson; Art, Ray Kimmey and Allan Harrison.
AssistantsElmon Howard, Bernard Mc-
R. Knudson, Darrell Thompson, Clyde
Walker, Elton Saunders, Bill Snyder.
Clendon.
Sixteen years ago the first Annual
respective staff, we hasten to add that it
Forest Club members and alumni of Oregon State College School of Forestry. A
large variety of ideas in make-up, content
and untiring effort. The present issue
in the past issues of this publication.
Some of these ideas have been instru-
mistakes of most lines of endeavor in life.
Hence mistakes will appear until that experience is gained. We beg of the critical
Cruise made its appearance among the
also took a generous amount of hard work
is no exception.
It is a regrettable fact that experience
is necessary to avoid the pitfalls and
and reader appeal has manifested itself
mental in gaining for it national recog-
reader that he bear this in mind when
nition. But in additiion to the originality
appraising the present issue.
and vision which were necessary in assembling each successive Cruise by its
(Continued on page 50)
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THE FERNHOPPERETTES
MUSEUM AIJDITIQNS
Far from being an institution of bachelors and misogamists, the Forestry
During the past year several interesting
additions have been made to the Forest
School boasts a registration of thirty-
School Museum located in F 309.
five married Fernhoppers during the current school year. As the CRUISE goes
to press, thirty married foresters are still
enrolledmute testimony of the sustaining hand of womankind.
G. E. Mitchell, supervisor of the Siskiyou National Forest, submitted a section
of 3-inch creosoted wood pipe that had
seen 16 years of service at Grants Pass,
Oregon. It was perfectly sound and was
removed in order to permit revamping
Nine miniature fernhoppers and fernhopperettes bless the homes of these for-
the new Federal Building of that city.
tunate couples, but babies do not keep
A large section of Chinquapin (Cas-
the foresters' wives from enjoying weekly
informal meetings and periodic funfests.
tanopsis chrysophylla) was contributed by
Gail Thomas and George Schroeder, graduate students.
Sherman Feiss, graduate student, con-
Early in the fall term the women organized informally into a social group
for the manifest purpose of entertaining
themselves and their offspring with oldfashioned sewing bees, discussions, and
tributed a section of a young Ponderosa
pine (Pinus ponderosa) which someone
a number of years ago had banded with
an old iron ring from a wagon hub.
Prof. Walter Brown of the horticultural staff contributed a cross-section of a
sycamore tree (Platanus orientalis) which
had put on some unusually rapid growth
in his yard in Corvallis.
such other innocent fun as only foresters'
wives can think up on lonely school days.
Several wood specimens from the
northern peninsula of Michigan were
Part of the group meets in the homes
of members in turn each week, and sufficient variation is planned to make the
Fernhopperettes attend these affairs with
anticipation. When interest lags, the
babies can be depended upon to supply
saccharum) and birdseye as developed in
a rough hewn piece of maple were particularly interesting.
A varied assortment of dendrological
ARBORETUM INVENTORY
PROJECT
One of the most significant develop-
shipped in by Hnry Homolac, '33. A
piece of birdseye maple lumber (Acer
(Continued on page 58)
specimens from the southwest was the
ments on the Peavy Arboretum this year
has been the installation of the groundwork for a permanent inventory system.
Heretofore the records of the silvicultural projects on the Arboretum have been
contribution of Lee Hunt, '32.
Prof. "Bill" Baker has sent a collection of some 25 woods from the eastern
United States.
An ancient Indian game ball was re-
handled alone by Professor Starker in
his leisure time, but with the increase in
enrollment and number of projects, a
routine fixed system which could be
handled by the students was considered
moved from a 2-foot hole by Arthur Rettman down in Arizona. While here on the
campus attending the banquet he presented it to the Forest School museum.
These wooden game balls are used extensively by the southwest Indians in
necessary.
National Youth Administration labor
was used entirely, the development project lasting through the school year. The
boundaries of the Arboretum proper were
first resurveyed and relocated, actual
relocation of lines being on the basis of
agreement between the County surveyor
gambling.
O.V. Mathews, brother of Don Mathews,
F '20 and a rather regular contributor o
our museum, recently gave us the end of
Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga taxifolia) pil-
ing showing water erosion from Mill
Creek in a1em. lie also contributed a
and the CCC engineer who handled a
trunk section of limber pine (Pinus flexilis) from Lostine Canyon in the Wallowa
Mountains, and two large specimens of
survey of the whole McDonald Forest.
An engineering division of the Arboretum into approximate five-chain squares
was run with staff compass and chain.
The original plan was to divide the area
into exact squares five chains on a side,
Betula papyrifera subeordata, a rather
rare variety of paper birch in eastern
Oregon.
but the irregularity of the forties made it
Several pieces of hemlock were secured
(Continued on page 56)
(Continued on page 63)
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THE TRUCKS RAMBLE ON
"If wishes were horses, beggars would
ride"L_and if the editorial staff were to
have its wishes fulfilled, it would present
here a story of the varied experiences of
three faithful Dodge trucks, which were
purchased some time between the years
of 1929 and 1931. What a wealth of
for checking out tools which is in keeping
with the high quality of the equipment.
This toolroom contains everything from
the old style Gunter's chain to the most
absorbing information such a story would
contain! Thrilling rides along the edges
of precipitous c1iffs and through high
mountain passesvistas of grandeur
along the Oregon Coastthe serene beau-
ty of Crater Lake at sunrisethe placid.
majesty of the Columbia River, viewed
from either banka kaleidoscopic panarama of art, industry, and Nature in the
raw!
There would be stories of combats with
the elementsrain, snow, sleet, mudof
willing service and of abuse under good,
poor and indifferent driversof endless,
grinding miles on asphalt, macadam,
gravel, sand, dirt and occasionally over
stretches of stumpy, log-strewn and rocky
slopes where the wheel of truck hath
never set tread before. Yet woven like a
golden strand through the length of this
biography would be a record of faithful
service to the whims of man.
The Trusty Three are still with us and
are giving their all to the cause of forest
education. In the course of the past year
they yeilded a total of over twelve thousand miles. We have fond hopes that they
wifl soon be relieved of their duties, and
perhaps our hopes will be fulfilled. But
if not, we feel sure our faith and trust
in them will not be misplaced as long aa
there is gas in the tanks and a gang of
lusty, bantering Fernhoppers on the hard
seats to cheer them on. The trucks will
A. W.
ramble on!
SHARP TOOLS
There is an old saying that "You can
tell a good workman by how sharp his
tools are." This quaint bit of practical
up-to-date transit. In its lockers are kept
all of the different well-known makes and
types of each instrument. This makes it
possible for the student to become familiar
with the tools he may be called upon to
use in any kind of technical forest work
in any region of the country.
The first official toolroom was located
in room 210 and was managed by none
other than Professor Mason, now Assis-
tant to the Dean. Later it was moved
to the room under the stairs in the base-
ment and was managed by our late Fred
(Continued on page 62
AWARDS
George Schroeder, B.S.F. '35, who so
ably upheld the reputation of Oregon
State in the '35 J. F. examination, is the
present holder of the Mary McDonald
Fellowship in Technical Forestry. He
obtained a furlough from the Forest Ser-
vice in order to take advantage of the
advanced study the fellowship offered.
To Howard Bullard, B.S.L.E. '35, went
the research fellowship in Wood Seasoning, on which he is working for his Master's Degree.
In spite of the large enrollment at the
school of forestry the past few years, the
sizable list of students who received prizes, awards, and memberships in honor so-
cieties the past year proves that the
quality of the product turned out at Oregon State has not suffered under mass
philosophy has been carried down through
production methods.
the ages and is just as true today as in
On kpril 15 three seniors were tagged
with the traditional white rose, signifying
times of old.
The Forestry School is proud of it
pledgeship to Phi Kappa Phi, national
"sharp tools". Without them the men it
produces could not maintain their repu-
all-school honorary, in recognition of consistent scholarship and interest in school
activities during the four years. These
were Charles Lord, Louis Javete, and Arthur Wirch.
tation of hewing a straight line. It has
one of the best set of tools for forestry
instruction purposes in the United States.
In addition, it has a toolroom and system
(Continued on page 57)
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AND SOME A TREE
Something pushes
From the dark,
Bursting buds,
Expanding bark.
Somethingmiser
Or a thief,
That steals the sun
With every leaf,
That seizes substance
For its green,
That stays the wind
On which to lean.
Something
That is heaven-doled
Into beauty
Calm and old.
Something
That is mystery;
Some say it's God,
And some a tree.
Ethel Romig Fuller.
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F
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Highlights of Douglas Fir
Natural Regeneration
LEO A. ISAAC
Assoe. Silvkulturist Pac. N. W. For. Exp. Station
Portland, Oregon
Enough natural reproduction to produce a fully
stocked stand immediately after logging occurs on
only a small percentage of the clear-cut and broadcastburned areas in the Douglas fir region. Studies have
been made of the environmental factors that enter into
this rather hesitant transition from old forest to new
in order to work out a silvicultural system for the type
that will result in more prompt and adequate restock-
ing following logging, and some of the
more recent findings are given in the fol-
ly that seed not consumed by birds and
lowing paragraphs,
An adequate seed supply was found to
rodents either germinates or decays within one year after it falls. This conclusion
is substantiated by the findings on sample
plots on cut-over lands and also on crownburned areas. In a survey of the great
be the first essential for natural regeneration. Douglas fir is an average seed
producer; a 28-year record kept by the
Pacific Northwest Forest Experiment
Station indicates that bumper crops occur
Tiflamook Burn made during the past
year it was found that abundant 1934
reproduction was associated with 1933
from 3 to 7 years apart. During the
intervening years light or medium crops
may occur or there may be a complete
crop failure. Douglas fir seed is particularly attractive to birds and rodents. It
is estimated that practically all of the
seed is consumed during years of light
and medium crops, and most of the good
stands of reproduction spring from the
cones either on the ground or still clinging to the fire-killed trees, while abundant
1935 reproduction was found only in the
vicinity of living trees.
Another point over which there is a
great deal of conjecture is the distance to
which Douglas fir seed may be carried by
the wind. Measurements of seed flight
were made by releasing seed from a box
surplus of seed that occurs during the
years of heavy crops.
Not all trees are seed producers, and it
has been calculated that the average oldgrowth tree left after logging produces
about a pound of seed (40,000 seeds) during a good year. Eight to ten times that
amount would ordinarily be required to
seed up a single acre.
Single seed trees at the rate of approximately two per acre on National Forest
timber sales have been found to do some
reseeding
adequate.
kite and also by catching seed in traps
adjacent to green timber. These findings
were substantiated by study of the occurrence of seedlings on cut-over areas and
old burns. The results indicate that an
area will seed up for an average distance
of a quarter mile. However, air movement is so variable that no positive dis-
tance of seed flight can be set up for a
specific area. Douglas fir seed falls at
a rate of approximately 2 miles per hour
and the distance it may be carried may
be greatly affected by local topography
and by vertical as well as horizontal air
currents. Recent studies by aeronautical
meteorologists have brought out that ris
but they are by no means
Our studies indicate that 75
percent of these trees are lost within 10
years after logging, and those that are
not destroyed by logging or slash burning,
either windfall or die from exposure, insect injury, or decay. The best assurance
ing air currents from 1 to 10 miles per
hour frequently occur over warm slopes.
Should falling seed encounter a rising air
current that exceeds its rate of fall it
might be carried unbelievable distances;
similarly, falling air currents may bring
seed to the earth much more quickly than
normal fall. This explains the occurrence
of an adequate seed supply is a nearby
block of uncut timber.
There is a widely accepted theory that
seed of Douglas fir oit the forest floor
remains viable for a number of years,
but studies made indicate rather definite24
of reproduction at long distances from a
shade may prevent great seedling loss
source of seed.
The necessity for an abundant and continuous seed supply is very evident wheti
the probable annual seedling loss is con-
by
Studies at the Wind River Experimental Forest, wherein environment
factors were measured, show that from
66 to 95 percent of the annual seedling
crop is lost from one cause or another.
sidered.
The principal causes of seedling mortality
recorded on this area in the approximate
order of their importance are: heat injury to the stem (sun scald), drought,
rodents, frost, insect injury, and competition from other vegetation. Some losses
may come from a combination of the
above causes and in some years any one
of the above causes may be responsible
for the loss of the major portion of the
season's seedling crop.
Heat injury may begin wh n the stirface soil (upper eighth inch) attains a
temperature of about 123 deg F. if the
seedlings are less than a we k old, and
death may follow if this tem perature is
continued
long enough.
A
seedlings
grow older, they become mor e resistant,
some surviving temperatures as high as
150 deg. F. Drought losses are serious
and would likely be the most certain to
occur annually if they did not come along
during the periodic dry spell of midsummer after most seedlings had been killed
off by other causes: R&lents, particularly
the white-footed mice, are so thetimes a
problem; in one instance they consumed
practically the entire season's crop of
newly germinated seedlings on sample
plots. Late spring frosts kill tender
seedlings by freezing, and injury starts
at air temperatures of 30 deg. or lower;
late fall and winter frosts cause seedling
loss by "soil heaving." Some losses on
this area were caused b strawberry
weevil and cutworm, and some seedlings
moderating
surface
temperatures.
Minimum air temperatures as low as 28
deg. were recorded in late spring in this
study.
It was found that when the air
temperature was 32 deg. the temperature
of fully exposed mineral soil surface was
likely to be about 4 deg. lower, while
under the shade of brush or debris, it
was likely to be 4 deg. higher.
Shade likewise influences evaporation
from the soil and tends to retard transpiration. The evaporation from porous
cup atmometers in full exposure ona
clear-cut area averaged about 28 cubic
centimeters daily; under a bush on an adjacent clear-cut area it was 17 cubic cen-
timeters, and in an adjoining stand of
virgin timber it was only 15 cubic centimeters. On the fully exposed cut-over
area, the soil always had less moisture at
a depth of a ftLches than soil under mature Douglas fit timber or under brush
cover. At..a dep th of 6 inches soil moisture content anthethree areas was about
equal. At a depthof 12 inches, however,
there was more moisture in the soil of
the fully exposedI area. Contrary to the
findings in ma y other forest regions,
practically all moisture available for
seedling growtii during the summer
months is water stored in the soil during
the preceding wet season and raised to the
surface by capillarity; the top 6 inches of
soil was almost always found to be drier
than the lower s trata.
On the area studied the average annual
rainfall is 85 inches, but during 5 years
the greatest total rainfall in July and
August amounted to only 0.76 inch. Dur-
ing three of these years no rain fell in
July. Seedling mortality from drought
was sometimes caused by a gradual decline in soil moisture as the season progressed, but at other times was the result
of only a few dry, hot days. Occasionally,
when the soil moisture content already
was low, a single hot day would dry the
soil enough to kill many. seedlings. As
were choked out by other vegetation.
It was found that shade is of importance not only to keep the soil surface
cool in the dlytime but to keep it warm
at night as 11: During the summer
months of the five consecutive years of
might be expected, seedling anortality was
greatest on the logged area which most
recently had been burned.
this study niácithum soil temperatures on
'Dead shade," i.e., the shade of logs,
a fully exposed surface averaged 49 per stumps, and debris, is more favorable to
cent higher thai the air, under a brush seedling growth than the shade of weeds
cover they averaged 29 percent highè, and brush because it provides the same
while under virgin timber they were pri-. protection against evaporation, sun, and
tically the same as the air. While too frst but does not compete with the seed- /
much shade may be as detrimental as no lThg for moisture and plant food.
(Continued on page 47)
shade, it can readily be seen how some
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Planting in Region One
P. E. MELIS
Chief of Planting, U. S. F. S.
Misaoula, Montana
Planting as a phase of forest management may be
likened to skin grafting as a phase of bodily care. It is
the last recourse in repairing the damage caused by
accident, particularly a severe and extensive burn. As
skin grafting is slow, tedious and expensive and the
necessity therefor to be deplored, so is planting a slow,
tedious and expensive silvicultural process and the
necessity therefor should be avoided insofar as possible.
Forest lands, however, have been subjected to severe
fires during past decades and even with the constant
and continued improvement in fire control measures, repairing the damage needs. Two seed plants are operated,
caused by fire will be a major silvicul- where the cones are assembled, thoroughly
dried, the seed extracted, cleaned and
tural problem for many years.
shipped to the nursery.
the last
Artificial reforestation in Region One fall season, 2,495 bushelsDuring
of
ponderosa
has now been in progress for over 25 pine cones and 2,228 bushels of western
years, and a total of approximately white pine cones were gathered.
The
75,000 acres has been planted. The early yield of seed from the white pine cones
efforts were largely experimental, while was exceptionally low this season, netting
methods of propagating and field planting only 808 pounds, while the yield of ponthe several desirable tree species were derosa pine was very good, totaling over
being developed and improved.
Many
3,000 pounds.
failures were recorded in this process
All planting stock for use in Region One
is produced at Savenac Nursery, which is
but net results to date show approximately 50,000 acres successfully re-established
operated as a distinct unit by the Forest
to a half-stocked stand or better, which
is the criterion of a successful plantation;
and the development of a planting technique which effects the succesful restocking of over 80% of the areas now being
planted,
Planting operations can be logically
segregated into five closely related activities, namely, seed collection and extraction, nursery production, selection of
planting sites, field planting, and plan-
tation examinations at definite periods to
determine and record the degree of sue-
Service.
From this central
nursery,
located near Haugan, Montana, stock is
shipped for planting on National Forest
lands throughout Northern Idaho and
Western Montana. The production plan
was stabilized for many years at approximately 3,000,000 trees annually, but in
connection with the recently increased
emphasis on reforestation, has been expanded to 5,000,000 trees. Further expansion is now in progress and current
sowings are being made to produce
10,000,000 seedlings and transplants each
year.
cess obtained.
The seed harvest in Region One is an
annual fall activity. For purposes of
Over a period of years the production
will average about 50% ponderosa pine,
30%western white pine and 20% Engelmann spruce, with very small quantities
of other indigenous conifersDouglas fir,
estimating the amount needed, one bushel
of tight, fresh cones is expected to yield
approximately the amount of seed re-
quired for sowing one standard seed bed,
western red cedar and western larch.
The amount of the white pine stock at
four by twelve feet, to either western
white pine or ponderosa pine. The cones
are gathered almost entirely from squirrel caches where they have been stored for
winter food. This appears to result in
no hardship to the squirrels, merely serv-
the nursery is at present quite low due to
a sharp decline in sowings a few years ago
when the control of the white pine blister
rust appeared less assured. The control
program has now advanced so that in-
ing to stimulate them to greater activity
in making further provision for their
creased sowings are being made for planting on protected sites.
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Survival studies of field planting show
a superiority of 2-2 white pine stock and
1-2 ponderosa pine stock in comparison
with other age classes of these species
and, accordingly, stock of these classes is
favored in nursery production. However,
since seedling stock is much less expensive
to produce, requiring much less labor,
space and time, and since, in favorable
planting seasons and on the best sites,
entirely satisfactory survival is obtained,
some seedling stock is produced for shipment each year. The distribution sched-
ule for spring of 1936 will comprise
species and age classes as follows:
Ponderosa pine
1-2
3,066,000
2-0
2,458,000
Ponderosa pine
Western white pine
2-2
158,000
150,000
Engelmann spruce
3-0
TOTAL
5,832,000
The small trees are counted into bun-
dles of 100 trees each at the nursery,
timber zone are selected for planting.
This limitation assures the most advantageous combination of the benefits listed
above, since the growing of merchantable
timber also results in the other desirable
effects of a forest cover.
The high degree of selectivity required
in determining areas to be planted is accomplished by intensive planting surveys
conducted from one to five years in
advance of planting, in which consideration is given to accessibility, elevation,
soil, aspects, evidence of the former timber
stand and site indicators which may be
recognized among the species of brush
that first appear on the area. Planting
type maps are prepared as a guide in
field planting and to serve as a base for
plantation records. The planting surveys
of the past year covered somewhat over
30,000 acres, and somewhat less than
11,000 acres, or approximately 35%, was
typed as plantable.
A comparison of
baled into units convenient for handling,
these figures, which due cunsideration to
they are "heeled in" until needed for
planting. In all handling of nursery
surveyed, gives a clear conception of the
and shipped to the planting site where
stock, extreme care is required to avoid
damage by drying, heating or mold.
Forest planting in different localities
may be for the production of commercial
timber, the control of erosion, the regulation of stream flow, the protection of
wild life, or recreational and aesthetic
purposes. In Region One, since the area
to be planted is far greater than the
present program will accomplish for many
years, only the most productive soils of
denuded areas within the commercial
Reforestation in Western Montana on 1910 Burn
the fact that only high grade areas are
degree of selectivity that is used in this
work.
Non-reproducing burns are classed as
plantable only when a combination of all
factors is definitely favorable. In addi-
tion to eliminating areas on account of
elevation, inaccessibility, poor soil or ruggedness of topography, brush areas of any
species sufficiently dense to constitute
severe impediment to planting are excepted, as are also all areas having sufficient
standing or fallen dead timber to consti(Continued on page 51)
Same Site as in Picture Opposite 14 years Later
Wild Life Values
W. M. RUSH
Regional Director, Bureau of Biological Survey, Region One
Portland. Oregon
Interest in wild life by the American people has
reached a higher peak than ever before, being brought
about by the general realization that something must
be done right away or else there will be no wild life to
do anything about in another generation or so.
A great deal is being said about the values of wild
lifeabout what it means to the American people to
have in this country an abundance of wild birds, mammals and fish. No one questions the intrinsic worth
of game animals, birds and fish, but in analyzing the
relative importance of the elements which
make up this value there is room for dis- road for so long it is high time we recussion.
In the current literature and ir
the many speeches made on this subject
four separate and distinct values are usually enumerated, viz., economic value,
recreational value, educational value, and
vised our list of values. There is not
enough game left for all of us to hunt
and kill. There still remains enough for
all of us to enjoy and profit from in other
ways and in a manner which does not
have the price marked on it.
If we accept the definition of value as
"the property or properties of a thing by
virtue of which it is useful or estimable"
then the old time-honored list of values
of wild life named in the old-fashioned,
outworn order of importance, as economic,
recreational, educational, and esthetic
should be reversed. Esthetics is the sci-
esthetic value.
The greatest stress is always given to
the economic value of this great array of
species of wild creatures inhabiting this
continent with the human race.
Many
sharp pencils have been worn dull by the
experts in computing the dollars and cents
value of our "wild life resources" as it is
most frequently referred to. There are
so many men, women and children who
ence of the beautiful in nature and art.
The American people have been all too re-
buy hunting and fishing licenses in the
United States, and this amounts to so
many dollars. These hunters and fishermen purchase so many dollars' worth of
luctant to cultivate the science of the
beautiful in Nature in their striving for
economic benefits. The appreciation of
grace and beauty is latent in all of us,
even in the most enthusiastic of hunters
and fishermen. The person who is not
equipment, clothing, ammunition, food,
gasoline for autos, services of guides and
so on. It is shown that the transportation companies, automobile manufacturers, boot and shoe factories, outdoor magazine publishing companies all contribute
to make the wild lifeThf the United States
a billion-dollar industry: Even the paltry
thrilled by the grace and beauty of a
mother deer with fawns, by the sight of
a covey of quail, the leaping trout, or
who is not moved by the eternal mystery
of Nature when he views the spring and
fall migrations of waterfowl, is a rare
value of the meat of these animals as a
person indeed. So many things in Nature
have that spiritual, inspirational and
food supply is given much importance.
All hf this is true but we are losing
sight, as Americans are prone to do, of
esthetic value to us that it is a waste of
time to attempt to enumerate them.
waters in our zeal to put the dollar mark
on everything. Usually our writers and
speakers, after they have exhausted all
their energie on the economic phase of
this matter, add as an afterthought something about the other benefits that may
things in this world like air, water, sunlight, and friendships, the taste for good
literature, art, the appreciation of things
graceful and beautiful, that really make
life possible, and delightful if you will.
None of these good things can be evaluated in money. Most of our wild creatures have that assemblage of graces or
the real, most tasting values derived
from the wild things of field, forest and
When we do stop to thinkit ir the
be derived from our wild creatures.
Wild life has been on the downward
(Continued on page 59)
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The Simms Fire
P. A. THOMPSON
Supervisor Willamette National Forest
Eugene, Oregon
The morning of September 4, 1935, dawned clear and
bright at McKenzie Bridge, Oregon. Humidity was low.
Emergency lookouts and fireman stations were manned
on the entire Willamette National Forest, as the precipitation for the months of June, July and August had
been below normal and burning conditions were considered dangerous.
The writer and Kermit Linstedt, 0. S. C. '33, had spent
the previous night on a Class C fire above Oakridge.
We had just returned to McKenzie Bridge where we
were partaking of a noon "square" at
the hotel. The wail of the fire siren at
the station literally cut our pie right in
fire, sign them plainly and then go to
the middle.
it was plainly impossible to attack the
"head" of the fire during the afternoon
Five minutes later P. A. Virgil Starr,
0. S. C. '32, was reporting to us: "Fire
in Simms Burnfoot of slopesmoking
up rapidly, have sent fire truck and three
men and ordered all of Belknap CCC
Camp P. D. Q. Caught Assistant Ranger
Harold Bowerman (0. S. C. '31) at trail
camp.
He can get down in about an.
etc." AlRanger Engles is
ready the machinery was in motion and
200 firefighters were on their way.
About two miles airline northwest from
the Ranger Station office, at the foot of
the precipitous, heavily timbered south
hour.
slopes of the McKenzie Valley, the smoke
from the fire could be seen puffing up
through the tree tops in increasing volume. At 12:15, or just about 20 minutes
after the first puff of smoke was spotted
from Castle Rock L. 0., a shout of "There
she goes!" from the front porch drew us
all to the door for a minute. The worst
had happenedflames were already leap-
ing through the topsa dreaded "crown
fire" starting at the foot of steep 4000
foot timbered slopes was on our hands!
We estimated now that 400 men would
be required for control and phone calls
were made to our CCC Camps for that
many men. Five minutes later the first
work on the lower edges of the fire, since
burning period.
Our forest "Flying Squadron," consist-
ing of Assistant Supervisor Elliott as
Fire Chief, four picked crew bosses, camp
boss and cook, were notified to report at
once.
By 2 P. M. the news had been broadcast
to our lookouts, many of them 0. S. C.
boys, that a bad fire was burning and
without waiting for further orders, staff
men, members of the Regional Office
working nearby and other Forest officers
started for the scene. Even Harold "Red"
Thomas, 0. S. C. '33, who was going
through with the Oregon "Showboat," reported for duty and was soon on the hue.
Wm. Parke '32, Loran Stewart '32, Virgil
Heath '36, John Wilkinson '27, Geo.
Schroeder '35, Fans '32, Jack Saubert '35,
M. Horn '36, J. Taylor '36, B. Mansfield
'31, H. Obye '27, J. Starr '91 (correct),
Otto Lindh '27, Cleon Clark '31, Monte
HoIst '28, were some of the 0. S. C. boys
who assisted on the job. All rendered ex-
cellent service and got some real fire
fighting experience.
From the Ranger station office, our
temporary headquarters, the progress of
the fire could be watched while urgent
messages were being dispatched. Following are a few excerpts from the off icial record of events that first afternoon
which give some idea of the swift moving
action and changes of plans:
truck load of men stopped and was placed
in charge of Linstedt. His instructions
were to proceed as near the fire as possible, pick a camp spot which would accommodate 400 men and prepare it for
1:15. Fire crowning in green timber
occupancy.
Other crews which arrived throughout
the afternoon were directed to open up
and has reached top of first ridge. Asked
Moses to report to Regional Office de-
good trails to the nearest point on the
(Continued on page 53)
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Selective Logging in the
Ponderosa Pine Region
C. S. MARTIN
Forest Engineer, Western Pine Association
Portland, Oregon
"Selective Logging" is a much misunderstood
and misused term. Some regard logging one
species and leaving another as being selective;
others believe it means logging to set diameter
limits; and still others hold that its meaning is
synonymous with "Sustained Yield." But
while difficult to define, as are most gen- disposal offer such contrasts in the two
eral terms, it really means a definite plan regions that they must be discussed sepof logging, worked out by a trained forester or forest engineer, in which areas, indi-
arately to avoid confusion.
vidual trees and logs are designated for
cutting. The objective may be solely
economic, based entirely on profit and
loss, or, by balancing a combination of
economic and silvicultural factors which
timber which are 75 to 80 per cent mature
or overmature. The yield per acre is
will determine the length of time required
to produce another merchantable crop
of timber on the land, it may well be a
first step in working out a plan for per-
manent production.
On a profit and loss basis alone, select-
ive logging is of vital interest to anyone
who owns or operates on forested lands.
The Western Pine Association, in its Rules
of Forest Practice, which are designed to
give effect to its policy on conservation,
makes a very clear distinction between
"Selective Logging" and "Sustained
Yield," terms we hear much about these
days. In the former case the rules state:
"To the extent practicable, partial cutting
or selective logging shall be the general
standard for local measures of forest
practice." (Washington Forest Practice
Rules). In the latter: "Sustained Yield is
a desirable objective and it should be
adopted for individual tracts or groups
In the pine we have many stands of
small compared to fir, the country us-
ually open and the machinery and methods employed are well suited to selective
logging. In partially cut areas the slash
hazard is lessened due to the smaller
amount of debris left on the ground which
is usually scattered in detached accumolatioris that may be spot burned or protected by fire lines and intensive patrol
during the fire season.
So with cheap road construction, small
logs, and timber that tends to produce an
excess of low grade logs, it does not re-
quire much readjustment on the part of
pine operators to gradually work toward
a more careful selection of the material
logged. Costs are not greatly increased
and such increases are more than met by
the improvement in grade return from
the logs finally brought to the mill.
Factors Governing Selection of Areas
Trees and Logs
of tracts as rapidly as various considerations permit and owners find it advanta-
Area selection is based on quality, the
age and growth condition of the stand,
the return which may be expected from
logging it, its location with regard to
policy."
market demands.
geous as a matter of orderly business
the transportation system, and current
(Oregon Forest Practice Rules).
Pine and Fir Situations Fundamentally
Different
Tree selection depends on size, age,
quality, location, susceptibility to attack
by insects or disease and the type of material currently needed by the mill.
Therefore, the selective utilization of
timber is a very live subject in the pine
territory, where the problems and general situation are quite different from
those in the fir country.
The composition of timber stands, topography, climate, general methods employed in logging and problems of slash
Log selection is gauged by size, quality,
mill demands, and in low grade logs by a
determination of whether they will return
the cost of transportation and manufacture. This latter factor may be modified
by the need of balancing grades to meet
mixed car orders or by the fact that some
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stumpage value may be recovered through manufacture.
To produce results, selection of areas, trees, or logs
must be made by a trained man and his markings should
be final, at least until the results can be studied. The
marker should frequently check his judgment by following the logs through the mill.
Areas should be selected before the transportation
system is built, if possible.
Individual trees should be marked before felling and,
where possible, the logs should be graded and marked
before they are bucked. If that cannot be done, those
not profitable to handle should be culled before skidding.
All marking should be flexible, should not be done
very for in advance of felling, and should vary to meet
changing market conditions and prices. One cannot take
the result of any one study as final as it
can only apply to conditions at the time so. We would find even more of the
the study is made. But it should not be smaller trees left were it not for the fact
difficult to change the marking to meet that there is a shortage of logs producing
new factors.
grade 2 common lumber in many pine
stands.
Selective Logging Practice in the
Another surprising thing to me has
Pine Territory
been the interest in selective logging dis For a number of years some of the played by small operators. Most of them
pine operators have been logging on a realize that it does not pay them to log
selective basis and it is a notable fact that and manufacture small and low grade
those who have tried it the longest are trees but in many instances they are logthose most convinced of its value.
ging under contracts which specify the
One very successful company in Cali- cutting of all trees 12 inches D.B.H. and
fornia has been logging almost entirely over. The scale from these small trees is
during recent years on lands which had very small, a small percentage of the
been cut over 30 to 50 years ago. In total, but the stumpage owner who has
Idaho I have been over lands logged the met heavy carrying charges on his timber
last few years that will be ready to cut for many years, usually feels that he must
again in another 24 years. Two other realize every possible cent from it, recompanies now liquidating their timber gardless of what becomes of the land.
holdings of Ponderosa pine find that
Practically all of our operators are inthere is more profit per acre to be gained terested in selective logging and are makby leaving from 35 to 50 per cent of the ing check runs and studies of their own
stand in the forest than by logging all of from time to time, in order to determine
it. These are not new experiments. They the best practice to fit their own situa-
are the result of a number of years of
More standing timber is being
left almost everywhere and as fire protection is also improving, the result is
that more and more land is being left in
tions.
operation.
On a recent trip through eastern Oregon I found operators well pleased with
the results of marking individual trees
before felling. In one instance, stump
height, long butt, if any, and number and
length of logs to be cut were marked on
a square of cardboard tacked to each tree.
a productive condition.
Results to be Expected
Aside from all questions of sustained
yield and permanent forest management,
selective logging is already causing iun-
Here also logs were culled before yarding.
This had resulted in raising the general
average of lumber grades and the company has since put on a second marker.
damental changes in the cut-over lands of
the pine region. Most of the lands 'logged
during the past two years will produce
another commercial crop of timber in
from 20 to 40 years sooner than was he
Other companies have raised their minimum diameter limits considerably above
those established in the forest practice
rules, simply because it paid them to do
case when the slash was broadcast burned
Continued on page
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Plains Shelterbelt Project
OUN D. JONES
Assistant to Director, Plains Shlterbelt Project
Lincoln Nebraska
The planting of trees either around the farm
homes or in the fields is not a new thing. This
practice has been going on for 6ver 50 years,
therefore the Shelterbelt Project is not a new
idea, but a new approach, that is taking advan-
tage of the experience of the past and using the
best scientific methods in planning selection of
species, selection of soil, and methods of
tillage. In other words, it is an effort to with the disastrous effects of wind
apply scientific methods to tree growing erosion and resultant dust storms, furnin much the same way as these methods ished the necessary impetus to initiate
have been applied to the growing of other the project.
agricultural crops.
For years there has existed an essential
Federal aid for the purpose of promot- need in the plains states for a type of
ing tree planting was first covered in the forestry which takes its origin and charTimber Culture Act passed in 1873. Al- acter from the region, its people, and the
though there were many insincere and nature of their pursuits. The forestry
fraudulent attempts at compliance with
this Act, it nevertheless sold the idea of
problems encountered in the plains region are peculiar to that region, and af-
ed in
fect the whole social and economic fabric.
The carrying out of the Shelterbelt
Project as now contemplated, will not by
any means complete the forestry needs of
tree culture in the plains region. Because
of its fraudulent use, the act was repeal1891.
Later, aid was extended
through the Clarke-McNary Act, which
act was intended to stimulate the grow-
ing of trees throughout the country.
Therefore, the Shelterbelt Project is a
logical extension of earlier Congressional
efforts to promote tree planting, and to
place such planting upon a sounder basis.
The basic reasonsbehind the project have
been in existence for a long time, and
only awaited an opportune moment for
their initiation. The drastic need growing
out of the drought of 1933-34, coupled
the section it covers, but it will demonstrate on a sufficiently large scale, the
methods and practices that are necessary
to establishment of trees within the shelterbelt and adjacent plains region. Jo
addition to the actual protection which it
will afford to the individual farms, it will
also serve as a great proving ground for
the entire plains region and, in that re-
spect, will render a country-wide service.
The function of the shelterbelt project
Shelterbelt Strip in Oklnhom&; 1-yr-old Seedlings planted in late March. Photo taken in October.
32
Photo by the Author.
Forest Service Nursery at Farm Island, Pierre, So. Dak
is to grow trees in the relatively treeless
Middle West in such a way as to reduce
the destructive effects of wind through
conserving moisture, stabilizing the productiveness of the land, developing game
and recreational resources, and to make
of an area of over 70 million acres, a better place in which to live. It is not the
purpose of the project to withdraw a portion of the plains area from agriculture
and transform it into a forest region, but
rather to place the shelterbelt strips iii
such a way that they vill contribute to
the increased productivity of the farm
land
protected. The project represents
£0
the next logical step in the advance of
agricultural forestry as foreshadowed in
the earlier acts of Congress.
It is not contended that the general
climate of the region will be changed by
tree planting, nor that the recurrence of
ContinoS on 'age 61)
Shading and Mulching Planted Stock
Prof. T. J. STARKEB
OSC School of Forestry
Corvallis. Oregon
squares approximately 12x12 inches and
In 1927, while I was showing a group
of Forest Service officials over the McDonald Forest, Supervisor Hugh Rankin,
then of the Crater National Forest, suggested the possibility of using shade to
help the young planted seedlings survive.
In 1930, there were 200 Scotch pine 1-1
transplants used on the "Bald Spot" but,
due to several factors, mostly rodents,
sliding the plant through a hok cut in
the center. The objectives were to cut
down weed competition, to increase the
water available through precipitation, and
further reduce evaporation from the soil
adjoining the plant roots.
this test was discontinued.
In November, 1932, three hundred 1-1
Pinus ponderosa plants were used to repeat and enlarge the former test. In ad-
dition to shading the young plants with
a 6-or 8-inch strip of veneer stuck vertically in the soil on the southwest side of
Ct-tECI'c
9
TaSMINAL 8.16
SUOVIVAL
the plant, a series of mulched plants were
SHADED
97%
8.8V
rv\ULC1ED
8.99'
The plants were set in 15 rows of
also used.
The mulching was accomplished by
trees
means of cutting black roofing paper into
33
each
20
and alternated; one row
(Continued on page 62)
r
THE WIND'S CARESS
Take your canyons of brick and mortar
In whose depths the sun never shines,
Give me the mountains, the hills and the
valleys,
The healthful ozone of the pines.
Give me a wild, rugged canyon
O'er whose rocks the waters rage,
You can have your cults and your culture,
Give me the scent of the sage.
Take your wild pursuit of the dollar
Your quest for power and for place,
Give me the wide open spaces
The caress of the wind on my face.
Let my eyes gaze afar at the mountains
Leave my soul untrammeled and free,
In my ear the soft murmur of forests,
Like the sound of a far distant sea.
Pitch my tent by a mountain torrent,
Whose murmur shall lull me to rest,
Let the sun awake me at dawning
With a heart that is peaceful and blest.
Great dreams are dreamt in the open,
Where our thoughts can wander afar,
Our roofs the blue of the heavens,
Our light the gleam of a star.
For the city is cold and depressing,
Great dreams find themselves out of
place,
So give me the great open spaces
The caress of the wind on my face.
Walter Meacham.
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ALUMNI DIRECTORY
If there are any additions or corrections that
need to be made to the Aluneni Directory, please
send them to us. The best available list was used
in making the following directory, but still there
are some addresses incomplete because of lack of
more definite data. Let us know where you are
and what you are doing, especially when you make
any changes.
LOOF, HANS W. - B.S.F., Spec. Agt., Standard
Oil Co., 5517 33rd St. N. E., Seattle, Wash.
SCHUBERT, BEN W.B.S.F., CCC Camp Supt.,
1615 Hayes St., Boise, Ida.
WILSON, DAVID M. - B.S.F., Gen. Mgr., Phil
Transfer Co., Portland, Ore.
WOODS, CAPT. LEROY - B.S.F., B.S.L.E., '17.
5th Corps Area Hq., Fort Hayes, Columbus, 0.
1910
1917
GILL, HAROLD D.B.S.F., J. K. Gill Co.. Portland, Ore.
PERNOT, JACK F. - B.S.F., Deceased 1914.
STARKER, THURMAN J. - B.S.F., Professor of
Forestry, 0. S. C., Corvallis, Ore.
WILSON, SINCLAIR A.B.S.F., M.S.F., 0. S. C.
'10, Senior Forest Economist, P.N.W., Forest
Experiment Station, New U. S. Court House,
Portland, Ore.
1911
BARBUR, HAROLD H.B.S.F., 784 E. Franklin
St., Portland, Ore.
EBERLY, HOWARD J.B.S.F., District Forest
Inspector, Pere Marquette Bldg., New Orleans,
La.
NILS5ON, ADOLFB.S.F., District Ranger, Sisliyou N. F., O'Brien, Ore.
RAITHEL, WILLIAM F.No address.
TOTTEN, BENJAMIN J.B.S.F., R. F. D., McMinnville, Ore.
1913
BLACKDEN, EARL B.ex-'17, killed in France.
BUDELIER, C. J.B.S.L.E., Instructor, School of
Forestry, 0. S. C., Corvallis, Ore.
B.S.F. No address,
CRAWFORD, JAMES A.
CRONEMILLER, FRED P.B.S.F., Ass't. Reg Forester. U. S. F. S., San Francisco, Calif.
FERTIG, CHAS. A. - B.S.L.E., Mgr. Feed Dept.,
Lower Columbia Dairy Ass'n., Astoria, Ore.
JACOBY, CARL C.B.S.L.E., Logging Mgr., Pa
cific Spruce Corp., Toledo, Ore.
JONASEN, OLAF B.B.S.L.E. No address.
LUNDEEN, ARTHUR R. - B.S.F., Westport Lbr.
Co., Westport, Ore.
McCOLLUM, JOHN E.B.S.F., 505 J. St., Sacramento. Calif.
O'NEIL, WM. J. - B.S.L.E., Adm. Ass't., Super
visor's Office, U. S. F. S., Ironwood, Mich.
PATTON, HARRY C.B.S.L.E., Hammond Lumber
Co.. Portland, Ore.
PAULSEN, EDWARD M.B.S.L.E., Assistant Director, Transient Camps, Spaulding Bldg.. Portland Ore.
STEPHENS, JAMES T.B.S.L.E. No address.
WAKEMAN, WM. J.B.S.L.E., U.S.F.S., Portland,
Ore.
WRIGHT, MARK F.No address.
YATES, LLOYD D.B.S.F., Tree Surgery, 703 S.
DUTTON, WALT L.B.S.F., Office of Chief Forester, Washington, D. C.
TURLAY, HAROLD S.B.S.F., Manager Uptegrove Lumber Co., Astoria, Ore.
Central Ave.. Glendale, Calif.
1914
1918
CHRISMAN, ROBERTB.S.F., Box 1085. Portland,
FREYDIG, PAUL E.B.S.F., B.S.L.E., '17, 705
White Bldg., Seattle, Wash.
HAYES, MARSHALL C. JR. - B.S.F., Deceased
1918.
MILLER, CARL N. - B.S.F., Cashier Wallowa
BYERS, OSCAR L.B.S.F., Athletic Coach, Oak
yule H. S., Oakville Wash.
ELOFSON, H. W.B.S.F., Ass't. Supervisor, Wenatchee N. F., Wenatchee, Wash.
JIAZELTINE, CAPT. C. R.B.S.L.E., Fort Missoula, Missoula, Mont.
JOHNSON, WILLARDB.S.L.E., Div. Supt., CalifOre. Power Co., Roseburg, Ore.
McCOLLUM, CHAS. A. - B.S.F., Resident Mgr.,
National Supply Co., Houston, Texas.
WILMONT, RICHARD K.B.S.L.E. Deceased.
1915
THOMAS. HERBERT F. - B.S.L.E., Production
Ore.
CRONEMILLER, LYNN F. - B.S.F., Extension
Forester, Salem, Ore.
EMERY, LEE E.B.S.F., McMinnville, Ore.
EVENDEN, J. C.B.S.F., Forest Ent., USFS.,
Coeur d'Alene, Ida.
National Bank, Enterprise, Ore.
1919
Mgr., Cobbs Mitchell Co., Valsetz, Ore.
ANDERSON, EDMUND G. - B.S.L.E., Deceased
1923.
1920
BATES, EDMUND G.B.S.F., Owner and Mgr.,
Rico Dairy, Rt. 6, Box 1160. Portland, Ore.
BLACKDEN, RALPH S.B.S.F., Teacher of Manual Training, 4116 Sherman Way, Sacramento,
Calif.
CHAMBERLAIN, WILLARD J. - fl.S F., M.S.F.
(0. S. C. '16), Ph.D. Stanford '28, Professor
Entomology, 0. S. C.
CHAPLER, R, 11.B.S.F., Sec. and Mgr., Oregon
Forest Fire Ass'n., Porter Bldg., Portland, Ore.
CHASE, ERNESTB.S.F., Deceased, 1935.
CULVER, BENJAMIN C.B.S.F., 926 Vine Ave.,
Park Ridge, Ill.
DEUTSCH, HENRY C. - B.S.F., 814 Clackamas
St., Portland, Ore.
WENDOVER, ROYCE F. - B.S.F., Philippine
ALSTADT, GEORGE J.B.S.F., Clyde Equipment
Co.. Portland, Ore.
BRENNAN, A. F.B.S.F., 1104 Washington St.,
Boise, Ida.
HOLMES, J. F.B.S.L.E. Deceased, 1935.
MASON, EARL G. - B.S.F., M.S.F., (Yale '24),
Ass't. to the Dean, 0. S. C. School of Forestry.
MATTHEWS DONALD M.B.S.F., M.S.F., (Yale
'24), P.N.W. For. Exp. Sta., Portland, Ore.
REGNELL, LLOYD C. - B.S.L.E., Bureau Public
Roads, Portland, Ore.
SHEN, PENG FRI - B.S.F.. M.S.F., (Yale '21),
Ministry of Education, Nanking, China.
SMILIE, ROBERT S.B.S.L.E., Logging Machinery Co., 82 2nd St., San Francisco, Calif.
STORM, EARL V.B.S.F., 2063 E. 39th St., Salt
Lake City. Utah.
Cutch Corp., Zaniboanga, Mindanao, P. I.
1916
1921
ARCHIBALD, MAJOR H. G.B.S.F., Fort Win-
COMAN, ELIS S.B.S.F., Covina, Calif
HAYSLIP, EARLE E. - B.S.L.E., Mgr. Standard
Oil Co., Gresham, Ore.
3{EALY, ROGER D.B.S.F., North Bend Timber
Co North Bend. Wash.
KOLLER. FRANK O.B.S.F., 1654 Wabash, Portland, Ore.
LUERKE GEORGE B.B.5.L.E., Logging Engineer. Crossett-Western Co., Knappa, Ore.
field Scott, Calif.
BRETT, MAJOR SERENO - B.S.F., U.S.A. Tank
Corps, Fort Benning, Ga.
HOLMES, FREDERICKB.S.L.E., Engineer, San
Francisco Bay Bridge. 4839 Webster St., Oakland, Calif.
HULT, GUSTAF W.B.S.F., Ass't. Chief Forester. Soil Conservation Service, Tucson, Ariz.
36
MEDLEY, JAM'ES W. - B.S.F., Federal Bldg.,
Juneau, Alaska.
NETTLETON, HARRY LB.S.F., M.S.F. (Idaho
'26). Chief Forester, Navajo Nation, Fort Defi-
STRONG. CLARENCE C. - B.S.F., U. S. F. S.,
Missoula, Mont. (Asst. Regional Forester).
TOUSEY, REGINALD F.B.S.F. No address.
ance, Ariz.
RICKSON, CARL A.B.S.F., Lincoln County Logging Co., Taft, Ore.
YOUNG. ELLSWORTH S.B.S.L.E., Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co.. Port Ludlow, Wash.
1925
BACHER, FRED A. - B.S.F., U. S. Air Service.
Randolph Field, Texas.
BALDEREE, ELMER - B.S.L.E., 185 S. 15th St.,
Salem, Ore.
EDMUNDS, MILTON - B.S.F., 74$ Adams St.
McMinnville, Ore.
GILBERT. PHILIP - B.S.L.E., Owner, Westside
Lbr. Co., Steilacoom, Wash.,
GNOSE, IRAB.S.L.E., 320 Hickory St., Anaconda. Mont.
HALE, MILLARD P.B.S.F., Morgan Hill Lumber
Co.. Morgan Hill, Calif.
HOPPING, GEORGE.B.S.F.. M.S.F., (Iowa '31),
Asst. For. Entomologist, B. C., F. S., Vernon.
C.
McDANIEL, VERNB.S.F. M.S.F., '31 0. 5. C.,
Oregon Forest Nursery, Rt. 1, Corvallis, Ore.
MIELKE, JAMES - B.S.F., M.S.F. (0. 5. C. '33)
Div. of Forest Pathology. 446 Phelan Bldg., San
Francisco, Calif.
MORSE. CLAYTONB.S.F., Buiding Supply Co.,
1922
CHAPMAN, EARL H. - B.S.F.. Director Boys'
Work, High School, Whittier, Calif.
FTJGH, PAUL C. - B.S.F., M.S.F. (Cornell),
Ph.D. (Harvard), Instructor, Tsing Hua Univ.,
Pieping China.
GOULD, CURTIS E.B.S.F., H. S. Teacher, Nehalem, Ore.
HOLMES, LEE S.B.S.F.. 411 N. E. 22nd Ave..
Portland, Ore.
OSBORNE, GLIFFORD L.B.S.L.E., County Engineer, Cathalamet, Wash.
OWENS, THOMASB.5.L.E., Raymond, Wash.
OWENS, WILLIAM 0. - B.S.L.E., Long Beach.
Wash.
PEAVY, BRADLEY A. - B.S.L.E., Instructor,
School of Forestry, 0. 5. C., Corvallis, Ore.
PRYSE, H. MORGAN - B.S.F., (M.A. (American
U. '31)), (LL.B. (National U)), Director of
Highways, U. S. Indian Service, Washington,
D C.
SMITH, LAWRENCE H. - B.S.F., Biologist, Soil
Conservation Service, Moscow, Idaho.
STEEL. JOSEPH I.B.S.F., Moore Dry Kiln Co.,
N. Portland, Ore.
Inc., Newport. Ore.
MURDOCK, KENNETH M. - B.S L.E., Valuation
Engineer, State Tax Commisson, Salem, Ore.
ROBINSON, TEMPLE M. - B.S.F., Appalachian
For. Exp Sta., Federal Bldg., Asheville. N. C.
ROTSCHY, SAMUEL - B.S.F., M.S.F. (Yale '27),
Timber Sales Expert, U. S. F. S., Bessemer,
Mich.
SPAUR, GEORGEB.S.F., Graduate Ass't., 0. 5.
School of Forestry.
STREHLE, JOSEPHB.S F., Hammond Lumber
1923
Co., Eugene, Ore.
CANNAVINA, TONYB.SF., Tech Foreman, Glacier Nat. Park, Belton, Mont.
CONKLIN, ROBERT - B.S.F., Chief Engineer,
Weyerhaeuser
Wash.
Lbr.
Co.,
Camp
2,
1926
BURSELL, HOMER G.B.S.L.E., 1511 E. Sherman
Ave., Portland Ore.
Longview,
CASE, PAUL C.B.S.F., M.F. (Yale '27), District
Ranger, Santa Barbara N. F., Pozo, Calif.
FISCHER, ERNEST E.B.S.F., 1543 5. E. Pershing St., Portland, Ore.
GIBSON, ROY C. - B.S.L.E., Engineer, BloedelDonovan Lbr. Co. Sappho, Wash.
HALL, CHARLES W. - B.S.L.E., 1106 N. Baker,
McMinnville, Ore.
HAWKINS, LEROY A.B.S.F., Toledo, Ore.
JANOWSKI, ALBERT F. - B.S.F., Clarke-Wilson
Lbr. Co., Linnton, Ore.
JONES, SIDNEY C. - B.S.F., M.SF. (Iowa '27),
Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.
LEWIS. TREVOR R.B.S.L.S., Sen. Eng., WPA.
1 112 Washington Bldg.. Tacoma. Wash.
McGUIRE, KELLEY B.B.S.F., Logging Superintendent. Caspar Lumber Co., Caspar, Calif.
OBYE, HERSCHEL C.B.S.F., Ass't. For. Supervisor, Roguo River N. F., Medford, Ore.
PIEPER, PAUL S.B.S.F., Dist Ranger, Snolualmie N. F., Skykomish, Wash.
ROSEKRANS, CHARLES R.B.5.L.E. Deceased
1927.
SHAVER. JAMES D.B.S.L.E.. Deceased, 1926.
ZOBEL, LOUIS R. - B.S.F., Principal of High
DAY. DELBERT S.B.S.L.E., Mgr., Shell Oil Co.,
Portland, Ore.
DUNCAN, GORDON A.B.S .F., Salesman, Moore
Dry Kiln Co., Wash. Ath. Club, Seattle, Wash.
DUNHAM, MARK W.B.S.F. Marshfield, Ore.
FENSTERMACHER, HARRY
address.
L. - B.S.L.E. No
JONES, DEWIT9 C.B.S.L.E., Underwriters Ad-
justing Co., 1018 Pierce Bldg., St. Louis, Mo.
KELLY, WILBUR C.B.S.F., 495 Vancouver Ave.,
Portland. Ore.
LOVEGREN, W. D. - B.S.L.E., Engineer, Willamette Valley Lumber Co., Black Rock, Ore.
MULKEY, L. IVANB.S.L.E., Rural Rep. Pacific
Power & Light Co., Sunnyside, Wash.
NUTTING BERNARD L.B.S.L.E., Yard For.
Owen Oregon Lumber Co., Medford, Ore.
SWEENEY, E. J.B.S.L.E., TJ.S.E.D.. Bonneville,
Ore,
WILLERT, FLOYD B. - B.S.L.E., Postmaster
Dayton, Ore.
WILLIAMS, SUMNER W.B.S.F., Service Manager, Loggers and Contractors Machinery Co.,
Portland, Ore.
WRIGHT, ERNESTB.S.F., M.S.F., (TI. of Calif.
'27), U. S. F. S., Lincoln, Neb.
School, Prospect, Ore.
1927
BAGLEY, JOHN H. - B.S.L.E., Eng., Transportation Div., Public Utilities Corn., Salem, Ore.
BAKER, WILLIAM J. - B.S.F., M.S.F. (0. S. C.
Professor. Michigan State College. East
Lansing, Mich.
BRANDEBERRY, J. K.--B.S.F., M.S.F. (0. S. C.
Jr. Forester, U. S. F. S., San Francisco,
Calif.
CRAVEN, ALEX R. - B.S.F., 1360 Clayton St..
1924
BENEDICT, WARREN V. - B.S.F., Forester, B-R
Control, 610 Syndicate Bldg., Oakland, Calif.
GRIFFEE, WILLETAsistant Secretory Western
Pine Assn., 510 Yeon Bldg., Portland, Ore.
KENYON. EDGAR C. - B.S.F.,L. A. Flood Control, 1569 5. Crescent Heights, Los Angeles, Cal.
KERR, CLAUDE - B.S.L.E., Ouachita N. F., Hot
Springs, Ark.
KNAUF, WM. J.B.5.F,, 3900 Broadway, Oakland,
Denver, Cob.
CRAVEN, MILTON - B.S.F., U. S. F. 5, Myrtle
Point. Ore.
FEUREN, RICHARD B.B.S.F., M.S.F., (Yale'28)
Dist. Rep., Weyerhaeuser Sales Co., Erie, Pa.
FOX, CHARLES W.B.S.F., M.S.F. (0. 5. C. '281,
General Manager International Cedar Corporation, Marshfield, Ore.
GAItMAN, ERIC H.B.S.F., M.S.F. (Yale '28)
Calif.
MELTS, PERCY L.B.S.L.E., Silviculturist, U. S.
F. S., Missoula, Mont.
MOWAT, EDWIN L. - B.S.F., M.S.F. (Yale '27),
Ass't. Silviculturist, U. S. F. S., Ogden, Utah.
PETERSON, HAROLDB.S.L.E. No address.
REYNOLDS, LLOYD J.B.S.F., English Instructor. Reed College, Portland, Ore.
Dominion F. S., Victoria, B. C.
37
HANN, JAY B. - B.S.F., Senior Ranger. Challis,
Ida.
JOY. EDWARD L.B.S.F., AssL For. Blister Rust
Control. 618 Realty Bldg., Spokane, Wash,
LIBBY. JOE A.B.S.F.. 14SF. Yale 32). Assoc,
Forester, Soil Conservation Service, 3770 Campus
Blvd., Albuquerque, N. Mex.
LINDE. OflO C--OS.?.. U. S. F,S., Branch of
Forest Mgt., Portland, Ore.
LUND. WALTER H. - B.S.F.. Snoqualmie N. F..
518 I'ederal Bldg.. Seattle, Wash.
OLSEN, ALVIN C.B.S.L.E.. Camp boss, Svayne
Lbr. Co.. Oroville. Calif.
PAIIEER. ALVIN L.B.S.F.. Shasta NaL Forest,
Ylalpom, Calif. (District Ranger).
SCHREINER. FRED J.B.S.L.E. Deceased, 1934.
THOMPSON. PAUL L.B.S.L.E.. Log. Eng.. Ore.
gon-An,erienn Co., Vernonia, Ore.
WILKINSON. JOHN C. -- B.S.F.. M.&F. (U. of
Mont. 30). U. S. F. S., Portland Ore.
BAILEY, SHELBYB.S.L.E., Lakeview, Ore.
CUMMINGS, LAWRENCE J. - B.S.L.E., M.SY.
Yale '311, Forest Technician, U. S. F. S.. MIs.
souls, MonL
DANIEL, CLARENCE M.B.S.L.E. No address.
DENNEY. W, R.B.S.F.. Dist. Ranger, Santa Bar.
hara N. F.. King City. Calif.
ENGLAND. MAX H. - 8.5.1.. Agricultural Inspector. Eseondido, Calif.
HALSEY. WILLIAM W. - B.S.F. Senior Ranger
Yakima Indian Agency, Toppenish. Wash.
HENDERSON. JOHN M.B.S,L.E., Adjutant. Sac.
ramento 1)1st CCC. Sacramento. Calif. (2115
24th St.).
HOLST. MONTGOMERY L.Staft Siuslaw N. F.,
Eugene, Ore.
HORTON, LYNN A. - B.S.L.M., Dist. Ranger.
Cleveland N. F.. Idyllwild. Calif.
RUTCHINSON. ROBERT D.B.S.F., Junior For.
ester, U. S. F. S., Franklin, N. C.
MILLER. DOUGLAS R, B.S.F.. Assoc. Forester.
610 Syndicate Bldg., Oakland, Calif.
PAINE. PHILIP L.B.S.F.. Assistant Supervisor.
Chelan N. F.. Okanogan. Wash.
PRICE, CURTIS - B.S.F.. Assistant Supervisor.
Idaho N. F., McCall. ida.
RAW1E, CARL D.B.S.F.. Assistant Range Super.
vior, Shoshone Indian Reservation, Fort Wash.
aide. Wyo.
RICHMOND, HECTOR A.B.S.F., Dominion F. S.,
P. 0. Box 308. Vernon, B. C.
ROUNSEFELL, HARRY N.B.S.L.E., Rt. 3, Boring, Ore.
WEAVER, HAROLDB.S.F., U. S. I. S.. 424 Federal Bldg., Spokane, Wash.
1929
ANGUS. C. B.B.S.F.. U. S. F. S.. Jr. For. Region
9, Moran, Mich.
BONNEY. MAURICE C. - B.aF.. Ass't. Ranger,
U. 5. F. S., Russellville, Ark.
BYRD. ADOLPH C. -- B.S.F.. Hines Lumber Co.,
Hines, Ore.
CHILDS. THOS. W. 8SF., M.S.F., U. of Pa, '34
Ass't. Pathologist, flu, of Plant md.. Portland,
Ore.
EICKWORTH, LORENCE W. - 8SF., Owner,
Oregon.Pacific Co.. Inc.. North Bend Ore.
GRANT. JAY F.B.S.F., Rt. 2, Springfield, Ore.
GRAW, JACKU. S. F. S., Delta, Cole. (District
Ranger).
HAWLEY. NORMAN R. -- Technical Foreman,
Ouachita Nat. Forest. Hot Springs, Ark.
HERZOG, THEODORE H.B.S.F., Herzog Lumber
McKINNON. FINDLAY S.B.S.F.. M.S.F. (Haryard '32), Economics Dept., U. of Calif., BerkeIcy, Calif.
McPHERSON. LESTER - B,S.F.. Junior Forester,
Timber Sales. Deschutss N. F., Bend. Ore.
MeREYNOLDS. KENNETH P. - B.5,F.. Assistant
Forester. Rogue River N. F., Medford. Ore.
?EPOON. GEORGE W.B.S.L.M. No address.
POWERS, F. E-----B.S.F., District Ranger, Rose.
Berry. Idaho.. U. S. F. S.
PRICE. PERRY H. - B.S.F.. Science Instructor,
High School, Goshen, Ore.
SCRITSMIER. RAROLI) F. - S.S.L.E.. Coos Bay
Lumber Co., Powers, Ore.
STINGER. CHAS. R.B.S.L.E.. U. S. Indian Ser.
vice, Neah Bay. Wash.
TAYLOR. HERBERT C. - B.S.F.. 203 E. 46th St.
Portland, Ore.
VARNEY. PRESTON B, - B.S.L.E.. 2025 Hudson
St. Longview, Wash.
VOORHIES. GLENN - B.S.F., M.S.F. (0. S. C.
'101. Instructor Wood Products, 0. S. C. School
of Forestry.
1930
RENNET?, CHESTER A.B.S.F., Assistant. For.
ester. Colville N. F.. Republic, Wash.
BROWN. RALPH G.B.S.F.. Junior Forester, Sc.
quoia N. F.. Miramonte. Calif.
CRAWFORD, RALPH W.B.S.F., Assistant Forest
Supervisor, Deschutes N. F., Bend, Ore.
DeHEGY, ORELIN F. - B.S.L.M.. 903 Julian St.,
San Jose. Calif.
HARTMAN, HOMER J.- Associate Forester, Blis.
ter Rust Control. Spokane. Wash.
ILER. JAMES C.B.S.F.. Assistant Forest Supervisor,lJmatilla N. F.. Pendleton. Ore.
KALLANDER. HARRY KForest Ranger, U. S.
I. S., Warm Springs. Ore.
KEARNS, RICHARD S.B.S.F.. M.S.F. tO. S. C.
'31.1, Instructor, 0. 5. 0. School of I'orest.ry.
LANE. KF,NNICI'H .J.B.S.F., Junior Range Ex.
aminer, Ochoco N. F., Prineville, Ore.
MANLOVE. WILLIAM B.R.S.F,. RI. 2. ElIens'
burg. Wash.
MILLER, ELMER E. .- 3.5.?., District Ranger.
Harney N. F.. Keystone, S. Dak,
MILLER. SAM I..--B.S.F., Field Ass'L, State For.
ester's Office, Salem. Ore,
MILLER. VONDIS E. - B.S.F.. MS.?, (0. S. C.
'31), Junior Forester, Mt. Hood N. F., Portland.
Ore.
NEWTON. PHILIP A.B.S.F., Assistant Ranger.
U. S. F. S., Sumatra, Fla.
B.S.F.. Camp
RAINWATER. THEODORE H.
Arboretum CCC. Rt. 1, Corvallis, Ore.
RAMSEY, FRED B. - B.S.F.. District Ranger.
Wenatchee N. F., Cle Elum, Wash.
RUHMANN. WM.B.S.L.E., Southwest Lbr. Co.,
Standard. Aria.
SCRLEGEL. FRAZER W.B.S.F.. Renovo, Pg.
SMITH. ALLEN C. - B.S.L.E.. Cues Bay Lumber
Cu., Powers. Ore.
VAN WAGNER. RALPH 14, - B.S.L.M.. Los An.
geles County
Calif.
Forestry
Department,
Newhall.
WELTER NICHOLASB.S.F.. Forest Supervisor.
U. S. I. S.. Warm Springs. Ore.
WHITLEY. DAVIS - 13SF.. Rt. 2, Box 265. San.
ger. Calif.
1931
ARNST. ALBERTB.S.F.. Ass't Ranger, Rogue
River N. F., Prospect. Ore.
AYDELOTT, OWEN L.B.S.L.M., CCC Foreman.
Fester, Ore.
BLOMSTROM, ROYB.S.F., Assoc. Forester. Blis-
& Door Co.. 1660 E. Firestone Blvl., Los Angeles,
ter Rust Cont., 610 Syndicate Bldg., Oakland.
JANZEN, DANIEL H. - B.S.F., U. S. Biological
Survey, East Lansing. Mich.
JOHNSON. PHILIP C.B.S.F., M.S.F. (0. 5. C.
'31). Junior Forester, U. S. Bureau Entomology,
341 Giannini Hall, Berkeley, Calif.
LIBBY, JOHN W.B.S.F., Senior Forest Ranger,
U. S. I. S.. Warm Springs. Ore.
LLOYD. LESLIE D.B.S.F., M.F. (Univ. of Mich.
'30), Stanislaus Branch. Forest Exp. Sta., 332
Giannini Hall, Berkeley, Calif.
BOWERMAN. HAROLDB.S.F., Assistast Ranger,
McKenzie Bridge, Ore.
CUMMINS. E. ELLIS. B.S.L.E., Assistant. Eng.
Dept., Fed. Land Bank, Spokane. Wash.
CUMMINS, WM. F. - B.S.F.. Assistant Ranger,
Pike Forest. Colorado Springs, Cob.
Calif.
38
Calif.
DREWFS. HENRY F. - B.S.L.E.. 306 Florence
Apts.. Eugene. Ore.
ELLIS, I{YDEN P. - B.S.L.E.. Washington Pulp
and Paper Co., Neah Bay, Wash.
SMITHBURG. EDWARD J.B.S.F.. Camp Supt.,
U.S.F.S., Rhinelander. Wis.
STEWART. LOREN L.B.S.L.E.. Locating SIng.,
Willamette N. F., Eugene, Ore.
TEDROW. MAURICE L.B.S.F.. District Ranger.
Colville N. F., Republic, Wash.
WALKER, ESTEVAN A.B.S.F., Junior Forester,
U. S. F. S., St. Ignace, Mich.
WING. HAROLD R.B.S.L.E., Project Mgr. SI. C.
W., U. S. I. S., Lapwai, Ida.
EVENDEN. ROBERT M.B.S.L.M.. M.S.F. (0. S.
C. '32), Production Analyst, Potlatch Forests,
Inc., Lewiston, Ida.
FERGUSON, ROLAND H. - U. S. F. S., Stuart
Nursery, Pollack. La.
FRENCH, NORMAN J{.B.S.L.E.. Forest Experiment Station, Berkeley, Calif.
HAMILTON, L. F.B.S.F., Crook N. F., Miami,
Arizona.
HITCHCOCK. ELMER G - Santa Barbara N. F.,
Jamesburg, Calif.
KIMMEY, JIM W.B.S.F.. M.S.F. (0. S. C. '32),
P. 0. Bex 4137, Portland Ore., Ass't Pathologist.
LINDU. A. G.B.S.F., U. S. F. S., Forest Supervisor, Rhinelander, Wis.
MANSFIELD, H. ROBERTU. S. F. S., Portland,
1933
ADAMS, ROBERT S.B.S.L.M.. Lakeview, Ore.
BAKER, GAIL C.U. S. F. S.. Rerby. Ore.
BRAT,. ROBERT P. - B.S.F.. Ranger and Park
Natura1it, Yellowstone N. P., Wyo.
BROWN, CARLOSB.S.F.. Junior Forester, Co-
Ore.
McCREADY, ALAN A.B.S.F., M.S.F. (Yale '33),
District Ranger, Gunnison N. F., Pitkin, Cob.
lumbia N. F., Vancouver. Wash.
BROWN. CARROLL E.B.S.F., Camp Supt.. U. S.
F. S.. Perkinstown, Wis.
BURWELL. GERALD L. - B.S.L.M., Moore Dry
Kiln Co., N. Portland, Ore.
CALVERT. EMMET R. - 15. 5. F. S., Munising.
NETTLETON, R. M.B.S.F., Camp Supt., Scott
Lake Camp, Three Lakes, Wis.
NICHOLAS. IVAN J. - U. S. F. S. (CCC), Mass
City, Mich.
RUST, WALTER J.J. For. U.S.F.S.. Zigzag, Ore.
Mich.
SMITH. MERTON P. - B.S.W.P.. Owner General
Store, Onalaska, Wash.
WESSEL, LOUISB.S.F., Ayershire Dairy, Great
Falls. Mont.
WIHST, RAYMOND - B.S.L.E., Crown-Willamette
Paper Co., Cathlamet. Wash.
COURTNEY. ROBERT F. - B.F.S.. U. S. F. S.,
45A Airport Camp, Miami, Ariz.
DILL, HERMAN C.B.S.F., U. S. F. S., Nurseryman. Licking. Mo.
HOMOLAC. HENRY L.J.F.. U. S. F. S., Polack
Lake Camp. CCC. Rapid River, Mich.
LUCAS. H. A. - B.S.L.E., Ranger, U. S. F. S.,
Jonesboro, Ill.
B.S.F.. Recreation Eng.
MOORE. MERLE S.
1932
Siuslaw N. F., Eugene, Ore.
MORIN. CLAUDE ORiNB.S.F., Junior Forester,
Nirolet N. F. Park Falls. Wis.
PARKE, WILLIAM NORWOOD. B.S.l".. U. S. F.
S., 2024 Emerald St., Eugene, Ore.
RAPRAEC,ER. HAROLD A. - B.S.F.. junior Forester, Ouaiehita N. F., Hot Springs. Ark.
REIERSTAD. ROLF R.B.S.L.M.. 2S2 N. E. Tt)th
Ave.. Portland, Ore.
RETTMAN, ARTHUR A.B.S.F., U. S. 1. 5., McNary, Ariz.
SPANGENBERG, NORMAN F. - B.S.F.. District
Ranger, Sequoia N. F., Havilah. Calif.
STAPLES. HERBERT SI.B.S.L.M., Ilillsboro, Ore.
STEWART, HIJGI{ ,J. - B.S.F., Junior Forester,
Harrisburg, ill.
TIEDEMAN. HENRYB.S.F., M.S.F. 40. S. C. '1141
District Ranger. Ouray, Cob.
WESSELA, CONRAD P. - 11SF.. Blister Rust
Control, I0 Syndiete Bldg., Oakland, Calif.
WHEELER, WALI.ACE E.B.S.F., District Ranger, Wenatchee N. F., Entlat, Wash.
WILLISON, HERBEETB.S.F., M.S.F. (Yale '3d).
Pac. N. W. For. Exp. Sta.. Portland. Ore.
APPERSON. RALPH O.B.S.L.E., Group Foreman
Eng., Rosebud Indian Agency. Rosebud, S. Dak.
BERGER. PHILIP K.B. S. L. M., Adm. Technician. E. C. W., Federal Bldg.. Milwaukee, Wis.
BOWNE, WALTER B.B.S.L.M., Technical Foreman, E. C. W., Manistiue. Mich.
CLARK. CLEON L.--B.SF., Assistant Forest Supervisor, Umpqua N. F., Roseburg, Ore.
CORY. NEWELL H. - B.S.L.E.. Junior Forester,
Olympic N. F., Quilcene, Wash.
DOYLE. JOHN B. - B.S.L.M., 107 Brent Ave.,
South Pasadena, Calif.
FOWELLS. HARRY A.B.S.F..M.S.F. (0. 5. C.
'33), Assistant Forester, Exp. Sta., Berkeley,
Calif.
GUSTAPSON. WALTER A.B.S.L.M., Hines Lbr.
Co., Chillicothe. Ill.
HANSON, ORRIE W.B.S.F., Assistant Ranger.
421 E. Cambridge St., Greenwood, S. C.
HORN, RALPHU. S. F. S., Technical Foreman,
Grand Marais, Minn.
HUNT. LEE O.B.S.F., M.S. (0. 5. C. '34), Prescott N. F., Crown King, Ariz.
JARVI, SIMERI - B.S.F.. District Ranger, Rogue
River N. F., Butte Falls, Ore.
JOY, FRED L.U. S. F. S., Hot Springs, Ark.
LADD. CHARLES H. - B.S.F.. Surveyor, State
Board of Public Roads. P. 0. Box 199, E. Greenwich, R. I.
LEISHMAN. MILTONB.S.L.M., Bend, Ore.
1934
ARMSTRONG. THOS. B. - B.S.W.P., 1450 San
PesQual SL, Pasadena, Calif.
BISHOPRICK, STANLEYB.S.W. P.. Timber Exporter, 1105 Porter Bldg.. Portland, Ore.
BOTTCITER, RICHARD - B.S.F.. District Ranger.
LEWIS. ROBERT 0. - B.S.F., U. S. F. S., Cass
Lake. Minn.
LOVIN, CLARENCE V.B.S.F., In charge Blister
Chc'lan N. F., Stehekin, Wash.
Rust work. Florence, Wis.
LOWDEN. MERLE S.B.S.F., M.S.F.. '31, Assistant Ranger, Siuslaw N. F.. Mapleton, Ore.
MOFFIF, JOHN D. - B.S.L..%1.. Whitman N. F..
Baker, Ore. (District Ranger).
MOISLO. WALFRED J.B.S.F.. Assistant Ranger.
Gardner N. F., Willow Spr.. Mo.
NELSON. EVERALD E.B.S.F.. M.S. 0. S. C.
34), Potlatch Foresta, inc., Lewieton, Ida.
NOGERO. ALEXIS T.--B.S.F., Sawbill Camp. TI.
S. F. S.. Tofte, Minn.
PARKER, EDGAR J.B.S.F., Lab. Ass't., 0. 5. C.
School of Forestry.
PARKER. JOHN R.B.S.F., M.S.F. (0. S. C. '34),
U. S. F. S., O'Neals, Calif.
PARKER. VELDON A.B.S.F., Junior Technician,
Lassen N. F., Susanville. Calif.
PATCH. DENNIS W.B.S.L.M., Instructpr at High
School, Halfway, Ore.
POWELL, HAROLD G. - B.S.F., Tech. Foreman,
U. S. F. S., Lakewood. Wis.
PUHN. WALTER J.B.S.F., Junior Forerter, Eldorado N. F., Georgetown, Calif.
39
BURNETT. GEORGE - 11SF.. District Ranger.
Gunnison N. F., Gunnison, Cob.
B.S.L.E.. Project Mgr,
CHESTER, CHAS. E.
Indian K. C. W,, Warm Springs, Ore.
CHURCHILL. GEORGE W.bI.S.F., Act. District
Ranger, Umpqua N. F., Roseburg. Ore.
COMPTON. L. MILESB.S.W.P.. Instructor, 0. S.
C. School of Forestry.
COOPER. HORACE - B.S.F., District Ranger,
Chelan N. F., Chelan, Wash.
EASTON, M. W.B.S.F., M.S.A. (0. S. C. '35),
Soil Erosion Service. Gibbon. Ore.
FORSE. HARRY B. - B.S.L.E.. Assistant SIng.,
Bloedel, Stewart & Welch, Ltd., Port Alberni.
B. C.
HATHORN, JESSE - B.S.F., E. C. W. Foreman,
U. S. F. S. Strongs, Mich.
LAMMI. JOE - B.S.F., Junior Forester. Fremont
N. F., Lakeview, Ore.
LEMERY. FRED O.B.S.W.P., Recreational Ass't..
U. S. F. S., Powers, Ore.
LEWIS. ROBERT S.Deceased. 1934.
L1NDWELL, VICTOR -. B.S.F.. 720 San Pascual
St., Santa Barbara, Calif.
LINSTEDT, KERMIT W. - BS.F., Assistant Ranger. Detroit, Ore.
McCABE, FRANCIS R. - B.S.F. P. N. W. For.
Exp. Sta., Portland Ore.
MILLER. JACK M. - B.S.W.P., Junior Forester,
CCC Camp. Vernal, Utah.
PETTERSON, WALDO I.B.S.F., Assistant Ranger, Kenton Camp, Kenton, Mich.
PHILBRICK, JOHN R. - B.S.F., Junior Forester,
Umpqua N. F., Roseburg, Ore.
TINSLEY, WM. K. - B.S.L.E., Assistant Ranger,
Norways Rgr. Sta.. Raco. Mich.
UPHAM, A. C.B.S.F., Technical Forester, U. S.
F. S., Walker. Minn.
WARG, SAM - B.S.F., Camp Loretta, Supt., Loretta, Wis.
WEISGERBER, JOHN E.B.S.F., Acting Project
Mgr., CCC Camp, F-12, Willow Springs, Mo.
1935
AUFDERHEID9I, ROBERTB.S.F., Junior Forester, Rogue River N. F., Medford, Ore.
BULLARD, HOWARD W. - B.S.L.E., Research
Ass't., Wood Products, O.S.C. School of Forestry.
NANCE, MARION N. - B.S.F., Junior Forester,
U. S. F. S., Otis, Ore.
DUNFORD, LEVON P. - B.S.L.E., care 0. W.
Dunford, Hrookfield Market, Yreka, Calif.
FARI5, THERONEB.S.L.E,, Jr. For., CCC Camp
Ga., F-15, Riawassee, Ga.
FOSBURG, H. CRANSON - B.S.F., Junior Forester, U. S. F. S., Clarkdale, Ariz.
HOLMES, ELDONB.S.F., Grad. Student, 0. 5. C.
School of Forestry.
NANCE, MARION N.B.S.F., Junior Forester, U.
S. F. S., Otis, Ore.
POLAND, EDWARD W.B.S.F., Junior Forester,
U.S.F.S., Cass Lake, Minn.
UASMIJSSEN. BOYfl
B.S.F., Junior Fore,ter.
Pac. N. W. For. Exp. Sta. Portland. Ore.
RICE. NEIL B.B.S.F., Fire Survey. Cabinet N.
F., Thompson Falls, Mont, Junior Foreeter.
EICHIEN.. CLARENCE - R.S.F., Junior Forester.
Psc. N. W. For. Exp. Sta.. Portland. Ore.
SAUBERT, JACK.R.S.F.. Junior Forester, Sius.
law N. F., Eugene, Ore.
SCHROEDER, GEORGE - B.S.F. and L.E., M.S.F.
0. S. C., '36 McDonald Fel., 0. 5. C. School of
Forestry
SLAYTON, TODDB.S.F., Junior Forester, Siskiyou N. F., Grants Pass, Ore.
WHITEHOUSE. HAYDEN - B.S.W.P., Ass't. to
Tech., CCC Camp F-SI-N, Mimbres, N. M.
1936
ANGLE, MARVIN G.
B.S.F., District Ranger,
Murphysboro, III.
CHAPMAN, LINCOLN - B.S.L.E., Weyerhaeuser
Lbr. Co., Longview, Wash.
CRUM, IVAN W.B.S.F., R. F. D. 4, Medford, Ore.
DAVIES, T. ALBERTB.S.F.. Parkdale, Ore.
FRIDLEY, VERNON - B.S.F., Sycamore Grove,
Santa Cruz, Calif.
GERVAIS, LOUISB.S.W.P., Chief Forester, U. S.
I. S., Redley, Minn.
GUSTAFSON, HAROLD
B.S.F., 889 Elaine St..
Woodburn, Ore.
HOWARD, ELMON WEST - B.S.F., Box 213, McMinnyille, Ore.
JAVETE, LOUIS FRANCIS - B.S.F., Pittsburg,
Calif.
LORD, CHARLES M. - B.S.F., 1460 Washington
St.. Corvallis, Ore.
MARSHALL, EDWARD H. - B.S.F., 5637 N. E.
16th Ave., Portland, Ore.
MEALEY, ROBERT HAMILTON B.S.F., Foster,
Ore.
REED, WALLER H.B.S.F., 607 Vine St., Stockton, Calif.
RITTENHOUSE, JAMES D.
B.S.F., 612 West M
St., Wilmington, Calif.
RUSHING, ROBERT H. - B.S.F., 1746 Leimert
Blvd., Oakland, Calif.
THOMETZ, ANTHONY - B.S.F., 1106 W. Garfield
Blvd., Chicago, Ill.
THOMPSON, JAMES wM.B.S.F., Bend, Ore.
WIRCH, ARTHUR W. - B.S.F., U. S. F. 5, Missoula, Mont.
1936
GRADUATE STUDENTS
FEISS. SHERMAN - B.S., U. of Calif., '29 M.S.F.
0. 5. C. '36.
THOMAS, GAIL - B.S.F., Iowa State College '35.
M.S.F., 0. S. C. '36.
WORD FROM THE WOODS
"Oregon State? Why sure, now you way has been made easier by the fellows
know, old Lefty So-and-So was from
who built the reputation of Oregon State,
there. Nice chap. You know, all those and they in turn are making our way
Oregon State boys are that way. Climate, easier for us by the job they are doing.
mebbe" and off he goes. Unusual? Not
Our old friend and teacher, Bill Baker,
at all. Just the general line of chatter
that the recent grads are hearing when '27, who's back at Michigan State showthey bring up the matter of their Alma ing the boys the why's and wherefore's
Mater. You've got to hand it to those of wood products, says it takes thirtyboysout in the barrens of the Middle below-zero weather to make these boys
West, trying to make new forests out of thrive. An "All-Ag Banquet" is the nearabandonded farm landdoing their bit est approach they have to our Fernhopby "Uncle" while skinning a "Cat" on per's banquet, and Bill says he missed
ome road construction gangtesting out the Fernhopper spirit because of the di-
"Prof's" Dendro out in the field the-
cersity of interests. He enjoys his work,
but says he always will have a soft spoE
in his heart for Oregon State.
bread, and fishcakes for breakfast in New
Indian Service, is now doing his second
year with the Forest Service at Missoula, Montana. His present title is "Chief
of Planting" in Forest Management. In-
orizing with "Mase's" philosophies behind some office deskdunkjn' corn pone
in Louisianastowing baked beans, brown
Percy E. Melis, '22, erstwhile of the
Hampshireall are hearing about the
old-timers from here and meeting them
occasionally. They are finding that their
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cidentally, "Peck" has an illuminating
article about his work in this issue.
Lloyd C. Regnell, '20, is still with the
Bureau of Public Roads which keeps him
plugging along building roads in Ranier
National Park.
Louis
Gervais at Redly,
Minnesota,
two nice army men," he says. "They
vere out on the coast for two years and
learned to act like white men."
From Tony Cannivina, '23, we hear
that he is now riding range for the
Yellowstone National Park, where they
have thirty-seven degrees below, occasion-
Tony is a foreman in the daytime
and teaches forestry to CCC boys at
ally.
has joined the ranks of Fernhoppers in
the Indian Service. He runs the forestry
end of the Red Lake Indian Reservation.
All he has to do is run the sawmill, superintend the logging, sell ths lumber,
keep a check on, the CCC work, and work
up a detailed management plan for some
f00,000 acres in his charge. We wonder
how he keeps out of mischief.
Carl D. Rawie, '28, is superintendent on
the Tongue River Indian Reservation at
Lame Deer, Montana.
Art Rettman, '32, is cracking the whip
night.
stream improvement, fish planting, rearing-pond construction, fences, and roads
near McNary, Arizona. H. Cranson Fosburg, '34, is down in that country too--
wholesale trade for the Edward Hines
Walter Gustafson, '32, of whom the
editor has at least one fond memory
listening to him play Rachmaninoff's
"Prelude in C-sharp Minor" at the '32
banquetsays he is too basy playing
with his daughters now to give much
time to the piano. Walt says he'd like to
hear from pen-pals who "have traveled
the Arboretum trails . . . and who look intelligent when e-over-Op is mentioned."
His work is that of selling lumber to the
over a sixty-man camp of Apaches on
Lumber Company, of Chicago.
Phil Berger, '32, has somehow been sidetracked to Wisconsin, but he says his feet
are itching for good old Oregon soil and
that he would like to see the Dean's new
cabin. Sam Rotschy, '25, has aJ.iF. appointment in Michigan, where he is marking timber on a selective logging oper-
at Clarkdale, Arizonasince his transfer from the Cibola National Forest.
Maintains fences, phone lines, and does
recreation work on the Coconino National Forest. Got snowed out on stand
improvement work. Scenery is "second
ation.
The Lake States gang say they
"and forty-five thousand Navajoes to
meet up with Axel Lindh, Muriel Corbin,
and Marvin Angle occasionally.
Joe Libby, '27, sends us the news that
he has been made Associate Forester for
the Soil Conservation Service at Albuquerque, New Mexico. Congrats!
And down where Prof says Gila mon-
collar at the office of the Hammond.
Lumber Company, Portland, and has
becoming a desert, Walker Tilley, '17, is
Assistant Regional Forester in charge of
the State Park Study. He prepares fire
Oregon and Washington.
Johnny Weisgerber, '33, writes from
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Nevada.
Back here in God's country, we see that
only to that on the coast," he says.
Over on the reservation, Harry Nettleton,
'23, has daubed war paint and
feathers, and swings the baton as Chief
Forester on the Navajo Nation. "Fourteen million acres to play on," he says,
play with."
Harry C. Patton, '17, wears the brass
sters and cactus keep the country from
charge of all the company's holdings in
plans for the state parks of California,
Bill Ruhmann, '30, got himself into a
Willow Springs, Missouri, that the OSC
representation in that part of the country
is doing great work. He is camp project
superintendent on a J. F. appointment.
Fritz Moisio, '32, is assistant ranger on
the adjacent Gardner National Forest.
brainstorm and invented a logging trailer
bunk, which was written up in the West
Coast Lumberman. Nice going!
John Bagley, '27, is state transporta-
army has something we haven't. That's
a typewriter. The F. S. ordered one last
July but it hasn't come yet. If you think
tion engineer at Salem, with 28 railroads
under his care. He writes "Your newsletter puts the pangs of homesickness to
work when I read of the fellows who are
working out in the woods. I certainly
hope that some of these days I can write
Harry is assistant superintendent of a
gain trying to keep the steel ahead of the
iigging slingers."
From the wilds of Wisconsin, Harry
Powell, '32, hails us with: "At last the
and tell you that I am in the sticks
there are backwoods places in Oregon and.
Washington, you should see this country."
(Continued on page 49)
CCC camp on planting work. "We have
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THtE DESERTED VILLAGE
"What's happened here, old timer?
Where's the folks?
What struck the towna Famine or
a Flu
That everyone should up and hit the trail
And leave the place to solitude anI
you ?"
"Yes, stranger'twas a famine cleaned
us out.
When we located forty years ago
The country round as far as you cud see
Was timbered just as thick as trees
cud grow.
Yes, Sir, there was a sight of folks here
then,
Kad we been wiser they'd 'a been here
still,
But all we thought about an' all we did
Was cut the timber out to feed the mill.
An' when we cut as far as we cud reach
An' nothin' done to bring the young
growth on,
The mill shut down and folks were forced
to quit.
That's how it comes that all but me are
gone.
I stick around because I named the place
That might ha' thriven had we only
known
What we know nowjest that you can't
keep on
For years a-reapin' where ye EAVE
NOT SOWN."
(From "Forest Fire and Other
Verse," by J. D. Guthrie).
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APPRECIATION
This volume would be incomplete without a special effort on our
part to express our deep appreciation to those who contributed to its success. Our debt of gratitude may in part be repaid by the satisfaction that
those who helped may receive in seeing in these pages the tangible results
of their assistance.
Special Acknowledgements and Thanks are Due the Following:
Ovid Butler,Editor, American Forests, for the loan of cuts used on
division pages between departments.
Robert J. Black, of Hicks-Chatten Engraving Company, for a personal interest taken by him in every phase of the work.
Professor T. J. Starker for criticism, advice and encouragement.
R. S. Kearns, faculty adviser, for assistance and criticism in this
capacity.
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Miss Mary Lou Tilton, to whom goes much of the credit for the
correctness of the Alumni Directory.
Professor C. J. McIntosh, Journalism, for helpful suggestions, advice, and cooperation.
Mr. L. D. Bell, of The Franklin Press, who showed an infinite
amount of patience with a bungling editor.
E. T. Reed, College Editor, for loan of cuts.
Wm. H Wise Co., for use of copyrighted material.
Paul Hosmer, Editor, Brooks-Scanlon Pine Echoes, for use of humor
material.
his work, "Forest Fire and
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FORESTRY CLUB ELECTION
Last minute returns from the Forestry
Club election board indicates that Howard
Collins has yarded in sufficient votes to
win himself the presidency for the first
half of the 1936-1937 school year. "Hack"
will have a busy time trying to keep ahead
of the Fernhoppers, who are showing a
rising tide of good old snarling wild-
cat spirit as the club adjusts itself to
the increased enrollment.
Other officers elected to fill positions
listed under the new constitution include:
Sam Mammano, vice-president; Paul To!-
onen, secretary; Earl Mills, treasurer;
Frank Hamilton, auditor; William McGreer, sergeant-at-arms; John Carlich,
publicity
agent;
Barton
Brown, yell
leader; and Prof. E. G. Mason, critic.
The president elect issued the following
statement upon receiving word of his successful campaign:
"It is my sincere desire to build the
Forestry Club to the place where membership will be a privilege and an honor;
where that indomitable forestry spirit,
coupled with wholehearted cooperation of
its members, will provide our mode of
travel, and our first stop will be campus
respect and statewide recognition."
places windfall is heavy if the crown is
In rough topography and
dense stands it is all but impossible to
remove part of the trees without serious
injury to the reserve stand. Some stands
may be highly defective or do not have
the range of age and diameter classes
necessary for partial cutting. On the
other hand, there are suitable stands on
sufficiently favorable ground to permit
partial cutting and opening of crowns
sufficiently to allow Douglas fir reproopened up.
duction to come in. However, it behooves
the forester to analyze his stands and ap-
ply the partial cutting system with caution lest he find himself with depleted
stands made up of defective trees and inferior species.
In summing up the situation to date
three points stand out:
Broad areas that have been devastated by clear-cutting and repeated fires
and are beyond reach of a source of seed
will not reforest naturally for generations. If they are to become productive,
they must be seeded or planted.
If future clear-cutting is to be fol-
lowed promptly by a new forest, patches
of timber must be left to break up the
area and form a more adequate seed sup-
ply and there must be less burning and
no reburning.*
Douglas Fir Natural Regeneration
(Continued from page 25)
If partial cutting is contemplated,
care should be taken to determine if the
stand is suitable for some form of se-
For the first few years of a seedling's
life, vegetative cover (if not too dense) is
lective logging.
resulting from its shade. After the cover
is well established, however, the presence
of this competing vegetation appreciably
retards seedling growth and also prevents
new seedlings from coming in.
be inturrupted; there will be no semipermanent brush stage; defective trees
helpful because of the indirect benefits
Thus far studies have been confined
chiefly to clear-cut areas. Suddenly, with
the advent of the truck and tractor, there
is a pronounced movement toward partial
cutting in the type, and foresters are
faced with a brand new set of problems.
Knowing that Douglas fir is an intolerant
If these points are observed it is reasonably certain that in future cutting the
normal cycle of forest succession will not
and inferior species will not be gaining
possession of the land, and old forests
will be followed by new in a single step.
*The italics are the editor's.
RE-CREATION
tree and will not reproduce in its own
If your nose is close
To the grindstone rough,
And you hold it down
half of the crown will have to be removed
In time you'll say
There's no such thing
shade, it is at once evident if the species
is to be maintained in the type, at least
or the cutting will have to be done in
clear-cut spots. Preliminary studies indicate that there are stands in the region
where either of these methods or a combination of them may be used, but there
are other stands where partial cutting
will not work. On moist sites or exposed
There long enough,
As brooks that babble
And birds that sing.
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hauled out the equipment and went to
work. He ran a scarifier around both
sides of the upper range and put in an
excavator to open up. He logged the
back forties with a combination skyline
with track feeders but switched over on
LOGGING TOOTH RANGE
The owner of the stuff on Tooth Range
had been paying carrying charges on his
scattered holdings for over half a century.
Shortly after the Vancouver meeting he
decided to have both the upper and lower
Tooth Ranges selectively logged.
He consulted Forcep X. Tract, an engineer, who ran a two-way cruise over
both sections, finding them full of conk
and snags.
"Selective logging?" snorted the expert,
"Hell! That's a case for clear cutting if
there ever was one." The owner took the
the front forties to high lead yarding di-
rect to a landing in front. Mostof the
stuff was cold decked, but the snags were
swung direct to Cuspidor Gulch.
He then rigged up a Bagley grader to
clear out the debris, trimmed up the refuse and burned it, getting ready for
planting. The theory of stored seed on
Tooth Range having been disproved by
engineer's report, thought it over for a
experience, he advised transplants.
The lower section was selectively logged. He took out 50 per cent of the stand
month. Then he called in another engin-
eer who, while agreeing with the first,
found evidences of hemlock looper, blister
with a tractor-arch combination which
worked well around Tongue Point. He
rust, and butt rot. He decided to take
the first report and highball the job.
planted a few extras here and there, filled
Tract first ran a series of contours in the potholes, built a couple of trestles,
smoothed everything out with a bulldozer,
leaving the ground in good shape.
The upper and lower Tooth Range now
look fine, but they feel like hell, brother,
they feel like hell.
from Brow Flat to Chin Butte, tying into
the original bench marks as far as possible. Then he made some preliminary explorations with hydraulic instruments
and diamond drills to determine the geological formation. Next he put in a few
dams on Saliva Creek for flood control.
Satisfied with his reconnaissance, he
When I don't know whether to fight or
not, I always fight. Nelson.
48
Instruction at Oregon State
(Continued from page 18)
secondly, that the method of instruction
should be adapted to the educational objectives of each course. Thus, we have
the necessary background of social and
physical sciences taught in the traditional
scientific method. Informational courses,
such as wood utilization, tree identification and the like, are given so as to present the necessary professional knowledge
in these fields. Tool subjects, such as
mensuration and engineering, are presented so that the student can understand
and use the underlying principles of the
work in these fields. Finally, the leader-
ship courses in the senior year require
the student to understand the proper cor-
relations between items in the various
underlying fields of forestry.
In conclusion, we may say that forestry training at Oregon State College
fits the student to be a professional
forester. It focuses attention upon
That boy must have a back-bone
like a crowbar!
ing."!!
Some fair and lucky damsel finally
got a choker on Merle S. Moore, '32 and
has him cold-decked. Merle is at present
Assistant Forester on the Siuslaw Nat-
ional Forest in charge of recreation being
done along the Oregon coast under the
Resettlement and ECW programs.
John J. Daggett walked in his sleep
the other night at the Jersey City Salvation Army Home, and fell out a second
story window. This awakened him, so he
walked back upstairs to report the accident. Then, lighting a cigarette, he
sat down to wait for the ambulance that
had been summoned. When the surgeon
arrived he noticed smoke issuing from a
hole in Daggett's neck. Daggbtt was
told that his windpipe was cut almost in
two.
"Now that you mention it," he
remarked, "I thought this cigarteee wasn't
drawing properly."
those intangible personal qualities es-
sential to success, and it gives a varied
and sound training that is quite valuable
to a student even though he does not enter the forestry profession.
The car roared over the darkened road.
Grim and white, the surgeon sat behind
the steering wheel of the speeding car.
"Would he arrive too late in his race
against time?" he asked himself.
Word From the Woods
(Continued from page 41)
And Jim Mielke, '25, who is doing path-
ological work in California, says he has
strayed away from the beaten path of
a forester and has wandered away from
God's country. He also says he can't get
used to this Prexy title, and that the Dean
will always be "Dean" to him. Them's our
sentiments, too.
Waldo Petterson, '34, over in Michigan,
tries his wings occasionally by slipping
into the ranger's shoes while the latter
is away. Says it's a lot of fun. "Atta boy,
He wanted desperately to reach his
destination before it was all over. Only
once before in his professional career had
he lost a case. He was proud of his reputation as the best surgeon in the district.
At last he brought his car to a stop
before a small cottage. A man emerged
from the doorway of the cottage and
hurried towards the car.
"It's all over, doctor," he said in a
quavering voice, as he wiped a tear out
of his eye.
Pete."
"You don't mean" the surgeon began.
The man nodded. "Yes, about fkve
minutes ago. Come on and see for your-
the Prescott National Forest in Arizona,
where he is working on an insect con-
the
self."
Lee 0. Htint, '32, was transferred to
trol project, the timber of which "wouldn't
make a good brush undercover for the
Arboretum." We condole with Lee for his
present environment.
The surgeon followed the man across
lawn.
Their path was suddenly
blocked by a giant oak which had fallen
to the ground. For a moment the surgeon regarded it aghast. Then he slowly
shook his head.
The Davey tree surgeon had lost an-
Alvin Parker '27, is still riding range
in the Shasta National Forest. Says he
had the first fire of the season on January 29th. Another one on the same
forest burned over 3600 acres. Doesn't
know what the summer has in store for
them, but says "the element of doubt is
one thing that makes the work interest-
other case.
Then there was the missionary who
put a collar and tie on a Kentucky mountaineer, and the mountaineer stood in the
same Wace for four hours, thinking he
was tied there.
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THE CO-OP
Has given the Students of Oregon State the
utmost in Service and Convenience. The Co-op
has endeavored to observe, to anticipate the
Students' Needs which truly distinguishes it as
"THE STUDENTS' OWN STORE"
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The 1936 Cruise
success of the present issue. Our appreciation is due also to our subscribers
and advertisers, without whose support
we would cease to exist. And finally,
(Continued from page 19)
The traditional mission of the Craise is
to present a cross-section of the activities
the editor wishes to commend the members of the staff for the loyal cooperation
and magnanimous spirit which they displayed in the preparation of this volume.
and interests of the School of Forestry
and of the profession
of forestry in
general. In a publication of such limited
size, only the highlights can be touched
TH:E EDITOR
upon. However, if the reader who thumbs
these pages finds that this volume in some
small measure fulfills its worthwhile
mission, our efforts shall not have been in
A Lane County mill owner sent for an
accountant to solve a problem for him.
"Wal, stranger," said the oldtimer, "it's
like this. My father-in law died a few
years ago and left me the mill; my three
boys run it, so it don't cost nothin' for
wages. I steal all the timber, o that's
My brother-in-law is division
free.
vain.
To those who may feel that, too much
space has been given to articles of a serious nature we wish to say that this business of life, even for the college student,
is a rather serious undertaking. It may
also be argued that the Cruise's clientelle
lies largely among the earnest workers in
the profession of forestry. The feature
freight agent on the railroad and he
sneaks all the lumber out for me, so that
costs me nothin'. So what I want to know
articles were written by authorities in
is, how in hell did I run behind six hundred dollars last year?"
We wish to take this opportunity to
And now our future would be secure if
somebody could only figure out a way for
people to spend their time between leav-
their respective fields. This fact should
appeal to the sense of values of both the
professional and embryo forester.
thank those in the field of forestry and in
1\ related fields who so generously contri-
ing the CCC and becoming eligible for
/buted time and effort in behalf of the
old-age pensions.
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Care is used in selecting the individual
location
of each tree so that it will have
(Continued from page 18)
and
so a weather eye is being kept toward the the best possible chance to survive
foot spacgrow.
When
a
seven
by
seven
"biotic balance."
As we have many cutover acres, the ing is being used, the planters are urged
radius
CCC again came to the rescue and planted to select the best location within a
It
of
three
feet
for
placing
each
plant.
Mother
nature,
156,000 trees this year.
is
much
more
important
that
the
trees
be
however, is doing a pretty good job of given the advantage of any natural shelrestocking much of this area where "Legalized Forest Destruction" did not pre- ter that the site affords, such as stumps
done
vail and soon should have an understory and logs, than that the planting be
forest which will also help out on the according to a precise pattern. Various
spacings have been used for different
"biotic balance."
The seniors are talking "Brush Rassle" classes of stock, but the present planting
and the Dean's Cabin on the hill is com- practice has been standardized at a spacpleted, so the "maximum social usage" ing of seven feet, or 890 trees per acre.
Rock outcrops, small thickets of dense
should be taken care of adequately.
brush,
occasional small areas of natural
And thus, in closing, we ask the queslocations
tion, "Are we practicing forestry accord- reproduction and comparable
that
the
aveare
skipped
in
planting,
so
And
the
answer
ing to the definition?"
planted
rage
number
of
trees
actually
is, "Only time will tell."
per acre at this spacing is approximately
McDonald Forest
Forest Planting in Region One
(Continued from page 21)
tute a major problem in controlling the
spread of fire. The survey crew recommends the species to be planted on all
areas classed as acceptable for planting
and further rates the site into one of three
quality classificationsexcellent, good
and fair. Natural white pine sites outside of the blister rust protection zone are
listed for planting to either ponderosa
pine or Engelmann spruce, depending on
site factors. This detailed information is
used in planning the field planting
operations.
Field planting is carried on both in
spring and fall, but a study of plantation
survival indicates an advantage in spring
planting. In spite of this indicated advantage, it is often desirable to plant sonic
sites in the fall on account of availability
of labor or on account of snowdrifts or
otherwise impassable roads in the spring.
A planting crew consists of from 12 to 15
men, each of whom is equipped with a bag
of trees and a short handled, long bladed
mattock especially designed for tree planting. In good soil, a single stroke with the
mattock will penetrate to the full length
850.
At the time of planting a small per
centage of the trees are marked by the
establishment of a staked row, which
serves as a sample of the area. This
staked row consists of the setting of
painted stakes alongside of individual
trees in a more or less irregular course,
which can be followed in later years,
across the area. An attempt is made in
the establishment of this sample row to
cover the work of all the planters and all
variations of site conditions in representative amounts.
Formal examinations of the plantations
are made after the first, third and tenth
growing season. In the first two examinations the staked row is followed and
all living and dead trees counted. The
living trees are classified as to degree of
thrift and the dead trees are dug up and,
if possible, determination of cause of
The information
death is recorded.
gained thereby shows where additional
emphasis is most needed in improving the
planting practice. Precipitation during
the first few months after planting is by
far the most important factor influencing
survival that is not subject to some control. Sturdy nursery stock can be produced, favorable sites selected and effective technique followed throughout;
yet many trees will fail to establish
themselves if the area is subjected to extreme drought during the first year.
For the past twenty-five years, the average survival, including total failures and
of the nine inch blade and a few deft
movements will open a rectangular hole
about two inches square and nine inches
deep. The tree is set in the hole with care
to prevent curling or matting of the roots
and the earth is then very firmly tamped
to eliminate any air pockets and to bring
the tree roots into close contact with the
moist earth.
losses of all kinds, has been approximate51
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individual plantings of 90 per cent are,
Costs of forest planting vary so greatly
with the differences in nursery costs,
however, not uncommon.
Under present
planting practice an average survival of
80 per cent is considered highly satisfactory and even 70 per cent, if well dis-
class of stock used, accessibility and size
of area planted that averages may not be
applicable to any specific area. However,
costs are always important and even this
tributed, will result in a fully stocked
brief discussion would be incomplete with-
stand.
By far the heaviest mortality in planted
trees occurs during the first summer after
out some mention of them. The average
weighted cost per acre of all stock used
in 1935 was $2.92, as compared with an
average figure of $3.62 for the preceding
five years. The average weighted cost of
all planting, including cost of stock, overhead, depreciation of equipment and nursery improvements and all other charges,
for 1935 was $10.43 per acre, as compared
planting, but a small loss generally continues during the two following years. The
acreage of one-and two-year-old plantations is held in abeyance with respect to
the survival record, and the plantation
definitely classified on the basis of the
third year examination. The survival is
recorded on the basis of well-distributed,
living trees per acre in classifications as
with the preceding five-year average of
$9.65. From these figures, based on 5,943
acres planted in 1935, and a total of 22,887
follows:
acres planted during the preceding five
years, a close approximation of $10.00 per
Failure
Partial success
0 to 99 trees
100 to 249 trees
Success
250 to 499 trees
Super success 500 trees and over
The tenth examination consists of a com-
acre is used in making general calculations of cost of reforestation by planting.
Appropriate adjustment factors can be
applied when considering any special job.
This discussion of planting, as prac-
prehensive, silvicultural review of wide
informational value. Very rarely is there
sufficient loss after the third year to re-
ticed in the Northern Region, gives but a
very brief glimpse of one sector of the
planting activities and program of the
nation at large. Intensive forest man-
quire a revised survival classification.
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agement is steadily becoming more necessary through the increasing economic and
social demands on the wild land of the
nation, and planting, as a phase of in-
tensive forest management, is expected to
play an increasingly more prominent part
as an aid to nature in reforestation ac-
tivities, especially in repairing the damage caused by fire.
The Simms Fire
4:t5. Bowerman organizes crew to hit
spot fire. They will have to hike up
Frissel trail and drop down on fire. 8
mile walk.
4:35. Asked Moses to call Booth Kelly
and Western Lumber Company for their
men.
5:00. Spot fire begins to spread and
crown.
5:05. Asked Jack Horton to aid Mr.
Elliott in making up crew program for
lining up pack stock.
morning attack.
5:06. Spot fire now crowning calls for
new calculations of man power neededestimate raised to 800 men.
5:25. Telephoned Rogers of State Forester's office who agrees to close county
to logging.
2:15. Called Campbell and White at
White says he will be
able to get us 300 CCCs. Recommend
Western Lumber Company men and arrange transportation for them.
5:53. Called Detroit. Ranger is sending 5 additional head of stock and packer.
6:03. 100 CCC just left Sisters.
(Continued from page 29)
scribing situation, request tools for 200
men and get authority for us to hire locally.
1:16. Requested Belknap Saw Mill to
stand by for work. P. A. Starr is busy
1:40. Loran Stewart arrives and is dispatched to record progress of fire. Ranger Engles is also scouting on the fire.
Regional Office.
closure of Forest. Requested six Regional
Office overhead and scout unit. Ordered
radio crew and outfits.
3:05. Asked Sisters Ranger Station to
assist in getting pack stock.
3:05. Moses says can probably get 100
men from Eugene. Told him to get more
if possible quickly.
3:12. Requested Stoner send five pack
horses from Fish Lake. Jack Cress, local
packer, on his way for his string.
3:15. Linstedt reports camp organized
and laid out for 400 men. Grounds, water, sanitation, transportation organized.
3:20. Fire crowns out on top of second
canyon in Section 3.
Made new calculation of probable size
of fire by night and raised estimate of
man power needed to 600. Notified Linstedt.
3:35. Humidity 20.
3:41. Spot fire reported NW'4 Section
12.
5:48. Requested Frank Davis to get
6:05. 50 men reported enroute from
Gunter.
6:30. Mathews and Morris arrive from
Experiment Station. Start Fire studies
work.
6:34. Moses reports 74 men is all he
can get locally. 23 men more possibly
can be secured from Cottage Grove.
7:05. 25 CCC men from Fall Creek
left station for Stevens spot fire which is
at foot of steep slope and in bad spot.
7:16. Additional spot fire discovered
between main fire and first spot fire.
7:50. Phoned Mr. Brundage at Regional
Reviewed entire situation. Or-
Office.
dered 20 packsaddle outfits, two pumpers and 3000 feet of hose.
8:30. Planned the morning campaign
with Grefe and Elliott. Line-up as follows:
West side sector--Mathews in charge
with 50 Mill Creek, 50 Cunter and 50
Ordered ten-man crew to take care
of spot fire which is two miles in advance
of main blaze.
4:00. Sisters reports 15 horses and
three packers enroute.
4:03. Campbell says closure 0. K. except major highways. Authorizes employ additional locals.
4:08. Requested Moses to get 100 more
local men. Reports he cannot get them
Walker men-iSO.
East side sector-Lindh in charge with
75 Western Lumber Company men, 50
Booth Kelly men, 24 ERA and 21 hired
men. Later 50 CCC men added-220.
North side sector-C. Clark in charge
Salem reports they cannot get any men. Albany will send 30 or
75 CCCs from Cascadia, 100 CCCs from
with 100 hired fighters, 100 CCC, 25 ERA,
25 hired and 50 CCCs in addition to cover
spot fires-300.
spot sector-Engles in charge with
in Eugene and has Mr. White working
Cottage Grove.
Sisters and 9 ERA and 9 hired-193.
spot sector-Hamilton in charge
40.
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with 23 CCC, 1 local (this crew already
on fire)--25.
Total 888.
from truck to treeGael Simpson, calmly,
pipe in mouth, reporting to the Portland
officeportable radio sets being gone
overoperators being given instructions
At 8:30 P. M. I deserted the telephone
for the first time in 8 hours and looked
in at the fire camp two miles below the
Ranger Staion. Here are some of the
things I saw:
headquarters table covered with maps
crew foremen and Army CCC Camp
A 40 acre open field surrounded by big
streamtwo army trucks backing in te
timber, all lit up by dozens of gasoline
lanterns and the glow from the still
Commanders reporting' for orders and
information and instructions in a steady
the kitchen to unload their huge loads of
gruba CCC contingent arriving from
fiercely blazing fire on the slopes a half
mile to the north. Menmen everywhere,
shouting, hurrying in orderly confusion
with their rolling kitchens
smoking before the trucks stoppedaS
Medford
crowd of sight seers from Eugenemen
trucks dust - seeming confusion -
trucks arriving singly, in twos and in
convoys every minutetraffic man directing them to parking' or unloading
more packhorsesa load of haya fire
pump sputteringone thought in every
spotsbig cooking fiies blazing-200 feet
mindget ready for the big "push" at
of mess tables loaded with grub and mess
equipmenta tool depot (roped off)
where tools for a thousand men were be-
daybreak!
At daybreak on September 5, the 888
men, organized as outlined above, fully
ing sorted, checked and made ready for
morning issue, a picket line with 30 to
equipped with tools, each section boss ac-
companied by his radio equipped scout
and one foreman to each 20 to 25 men,
40 packhorses calmly munching hay
hundreds of fire fighters making ready
to "hit the hay" or being lead past the
"chow" tables in long linesshouting__laughingflickering lights on hundreds
of facesa radio-equipped truck at one
moved out of camp in
long, shouting
One last minute change was made
as Loran Stewart brought in a report that
lines.
Spot "B", reported at 6:05 last night,
had gotten away from the night crew and
needed 100 men. Soon the last man of
side, generator putt-putting, aerial strung
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the last crew disappeared in the timber
at the edge of the clearing. The job of
packing beds and grub to the two ridge
camps of 200 men each was soon undei
way.
By 9 A. M. first radio reports (radio
phone - not code signal) began to come in
with information from the various fronts
on extent of fire, types of fuel in which
burning, rate of spead, rate of line construction, probable duration of "control"
work, need for fire pumps, more hose,
lunches, available camping spots, and a
thousand bits of information necessary
to coordinate the work of the crews.
My Cabin in the Hills
(Continued from page 10)
into the sacred recesses of my being and
unrolls befort the eyes of memory a pro-
cession of sturdy FernhoppersHe-men
with hearts of gold! 1910 to 1936! What
a gang! Started in the old Chem Shack;
then the new building. Were we proud!
Then the Arboretum and the old log cabin.
Then the wonderful McDonald gift. Boys
tramping by all the while. All the while
making good. Reads up and eyes front.
(Funny how the fire-flickers get in my
Bully fire.)
Something warmer than the fire comes
eyes.
Ad-
ditional spot fires were reported north
from the hearts of men, these tramping
Lindh's crew reported they were unable
to reach part of their sector because of
to come out. The day is done. But what a
warmth of afterglow on the western sky,
with Mary's Peak thrusting boldly
through it. More than logs in my cabin!
THE DEAN
of the ridgemen were dispatched by Fernhoppers. My boys! Outside, the pasradio ordersman power was shifted sing day. Lights beginning to twinkle in
from crew to crew by radio orders. the distance. Beacons flash. Stars begin
cliffsplans were remade,
lines of attack were shifted by radio.
Spot "A' and the main fire had burned
unscalable
togetherfire lines could not be consolidated todaymore men would be needed
tomorrow on certain sections'a man had
been killed by a falling snagrolling
hot rocks were starting fires behind the
I
congratulate poor young men upon
being born in that ancient and honorable degree which renders it necessary
that they should devote themselves to
lineall this came to headquarters by hard work. Andrew Carnegie.
radio.
Five hundred more men were ordered
for the September 6 attack, making a total of 1500. All arrived and were organized and dispatched to the fire lines before
daybreak September 6. An 8 mile an hour
east wind blew on September 6 and back-
A farmer legislator who, though a bit
illiterate himself and unfamiliar with big
words, was about to support a large ap-
propriation for one of the Twin City
One of the local lobbyists was
showing him through the school and the
farmer legislator was so impressed that
he decided then and there to cast his vote
for the appropriation.
"Well, did you see the school?" asked
an opponent of the measure a few hours
later.
"You bet I did, and I thought the money
schools.
fires and main fire burned fiercely but
by night all fronts were under control
only two small sectors along the base of
some difficult cliffs and a snag patch on
the southwest corner were not entirely
safe.
Full crews were dispatched again on
September 7. They "mopped up" for hun-
should be voted."
dreds of feet inside the lines and closed
"But," insisted the opponent, "did that
lobbyist tell you that the school was co-
the last gap in the encircling ring of
trenches.
educational?"
The battle was overthoughts began
"No," replied the farmer law-maker,
to turn to bath tubsand good beds, "he didn't tell me that."
and clean clothes, and salve for the blistered feet, and property accountability,
and payrolls and "I'd like to murder this
"Did he tell you that the girls had to
matriculate before they could get in?"
persisted the opponent.
"Gosh, no," replied the farmer.
So-and-So who started this fire."
"And did he tell you that the boys and
girls had to use the same curriculum?"
Thompson: "What do you use for gas
when you're logging with a deisel tractor?"
Starker: "A teaspoon of bicarbonate of
Whereupon the farmer got hot under
the collar. "No," he stormed, "the crook
didn't say anything about that. Now I'll
be durned if they get the appropriation!"
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inexpedient; no two sides of any forty
were parallel, and no corners were right
angles. There would have been a great
number of irregular plots, unless the in
ternal forty lines were disregarded.
The plan was designed for a long life;
at each corner of the approximate fivechain plots there is a marker accompanied
by a newly planted Sequoia washingtoniana. For the next several hundred years
these big trees should serve as time savers
in locating the corners, and they should
add a note of beauty to the tract as well.
All the preliminary work of surveying
the plots, setting the markers, brushing
ot and spading the corners, and planting
the Sequoias has been finished this year.
Next fall we will start the actual inventory, which wiH be repeated at least an-
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(Continued from page 20)
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Arboretum Inventory Project
prepared in advance, will be used for the
individual plots, and these will be assembled into project areas in the office.
One of the greatest difficulties to surmount will be the matter of identification
of exotic trees. Souvenir hunters have
removed many identification tags, and the
trees have never been mapped in place
before. After the first inventory, how-
ever, reference can always be made to
these first maps to identify a questionable
species.
The project was carried on under the
direction of F. H. Vogel, Jr. in Forestry,
with C. R. Fisher, sophomore, assisting.
A considerable number of other forestry
students assisted for variable lengths of
time.
F. H. V.
TR'E FORESTER'S LIFE
Seek not ease nor wealth nor wines,
Nor humans to adore thee;
But the friendship of the hills,
And the trail before thee.
Seek not idle merriment,
Fame nor praise nor glory;
nually to determine survival, growth,
effect of various metorological extremes,
and other factors of interest to silvicul-
turists.
Concisely, the plan involves mapping in
But a will to which is bent
Tasks that lie before thee.
place, for oach plot, every seedling and
tree with symbols to indicate its species.
size, and condition. Large scale maps,
.1. A. Larsen
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Logging in Ponderosa Pine Region
(Continued from page 31)
and clear felling was the usual practice.
More cleared land is coming back to pine
than is being left unfit for forest growth.
As marking methods become better
understood and the system develops on a
technical basis, we will find that the
lumberman will gain a much clearer picture of where preventable losses occur,
he will develop methods that will assure
him of a more profitable operation, his
operation will be more flexible, he will
secure better utilization from a smaller
volume of raw material, and he will man-
ufacture. more with a view to meeting
market requirements than just sawing
lumberand hoping that the market will
absorb his product. He will remove those
trees most susceptible to beetle attack
during the first cut and will learn just
how far he ,çai go in salvaging trees already attacked.
if we can secure a reduction in the
needless cutting of young trees and continue progress in fire prevention and control, the cutover lands of the northwest
will soon present a far different picture
than in past years. With selective logging they will retain more growing stock
and be producing more timber for a
future cut. In the pine there will be less
fire hazard due to a reduction in the concentrations of slash, and to the fact that
when the slash is not burned a more intensive patrol is necessary during dry weather and fire breaks are usually constructed.
This means that more fires will be controlled before they become dangerous
because they will be discovered sooner and
attacked while they are small.
And in addition, our cut-over lands will
be in better condition to fit in with plans
for management on a permanent basis as
the aggregate of growing stock will be
very materially increased.
With a smaller percentage of ground
area burned over by slash fires due to the
trend toward protective fire breaks and
intensive patrol, fewer young trees will
be killed and the general condition of the
And, finally, the experience gained by
operators in adjusting selective cutting to
their individual requirements is a valuable
factor in their becoming conversant with
the more technical phases of forest management and the results that may be ex-
pected from it, results that should be
valuable to the individual, to the community and to the State.
Awards
(Continued from page 21)
Four sophomores who "tied their wag-
on to a star" when they entered school,
received the Phi Kappa Phi Freshman
certificate last fall for having earned
grade-point averages of 3.40 or better.
Ernest Taylor, Bertram Taylor, Paul
Tolonen, and Louis Walker were those so
honored.
Every year three prizes are awarded
in the Charles Lathrop Pack essay contest to students who have written the best
forestry essays suitable for publication.
For the second consecutive year Hward
Rogers has walked away with first place.
Second prize this year goes to Roy Elmgren, sophomore, and third place was a
split between Clayton Weaver and George
Hansen, freshmen.
There has been keen competition among
the rooks for the cruiser's jacket, the
prize given by the Dean to the one earn
ing the highest number of grade points
the first two terms. When the final tally
sheets were
assembled, Ason Smith
showed a slight edge over his competitors
with a total of 120 grade points. C. L.
The hygiene department reports this
prize winner from the 1986 crop of Rook
exam papers: The uuestion required four
reasons why mother's milk was better
than cows milk. The Rook studied the
matter careftilly.
"Number one," he wrote, "it's fresher."
After another period of thought and aimless scribbling he wrote:
"Number two, it's cheaper.' The thing
was getting harder but he stuck with it.
"Number three," he put down, "cats
can't get at it." Then he seemed to be
ground cover will improve. Slash, lopped
stuck; he scratched his head, shifted
and scattered, tends to check erosion at
its source. In the drier locations it aids
about, scribbled some more, and finally
lifted his pencil triumphantly.
"Number four," he wrote with a flourish, "it is much easier to take on picnics."
in retaining more moisture in the ground.
Decaying needles and branches return
more nutriment to the soil for the production of future timber crops. They pro-
Behavior is the theory of manners prac- ,1
tically applied. Mme. Necker.
tect young seedlings from grazing and
trampling by sheep and cattle.
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VVe Believe in---
Foresters
Engineers
The Lumber Industry of the
State of Oregon
or What Not
and
The Fernhoppers of
Oregon State
They all prefer quality and
correct college man's fashions.
That's why Nolan's student
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The Fernhopperettes
(Continued from page 20)
entertainment in the form or fights, colic
or new symptoms of exciting kinds. Ordinarily, sewing and refreshments contribute to a lively meeting.
The club is a clearing house for proper
technic in carrying on as a forester's
wife in all possible situations, from a
lean-to side camp in a swamp, to a Supervisors home in town.
Nolan's Labels Means
A naturalist says you can hold a crocodile's mouth shut with one hand. After
that, we take it, all you have to do is to
maintain the status quo until one of you
starves to death.
The inside story of what went on in
Max Baer's corner during his historical
bout with Joe Lewis is worth preserving.
Jack Dempsey was seconding Baer and
after the first round he clapped his fighter on the back and said encouragingly:
"You're doing fine, kid. That fellow
Fernhopperettes
freely impart their experiences at these
constructive meetings1, and the mutual
gain reacts to the ultimate good of their
husbands, who are thus relieved of the
task of teaching squeamish new wives
on a lookout how to wash dishes in the
never touched you."
After the end of the second round Jack
wiped off Baer's perspiring brow and
said:
"Great work, Max.
scrub water after it is used for the
Why that guy
hasn't laid a glove on you."
During the third rest period Baer fell
into his chair wearily.
"Fine work, fella," exclaimed Dempsey, "he hasn't touched you at all."
family's weekly sponge bath.
At irregular intervals throughout the
year, mixed parties and informal Sunday
gatherings are fostered by the group.
Then it is that the married foresters see
each other's tender paternal side which
Baer roused himself and opened a soggy
eye.
is usually hidden beneath a school veneer
of snoose-chewing, hairy-chested Fern-
"Oh, yeah !" he said. "Well, you better
keep your eye on that referee then, Jack.
hopperism, and ties of friendship are
jmade that years will not unsnarl. F.V.
Somebody in there is beating hell outa
me!"
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Wild Life Values
(Continued from page 28)
properties which are pleasing to the eye,
ear and intellect, which we call beauty.
They have that beauty of action and form
which we term gracefulness. Life is
much better on this earth because of the
presence of these wild things which by
their mere presence delight and please us.
along with building stronger minds and
bodies. It is truly a real value, but still
not one that can be measured directly by
financial gain.
We can, however, measure the economic
value. It is entirely possible (perhaps
not practicable) to count every wild
creature in the United States and arrive
at a definite price figure for each. It
would be a tremendous sum, equalling or
Surely the esthetic value of our wild
things is not the least in the scale.
exceeding the investment in many important American industries. After all,
Next should come the educational value.
A person well educated in the life histories, habits, physiology, psychology, interrelationships, ecology, evolution, etc., of
wild animals would know more than the
present-day literature contains on these
subjects. No one person can, in the ordinary span of life allotted to mankind,
dollars are necessary in our modern civilization to make progress along any line
of endeavor and "dollars" is a word
every one of us has a perfect understanding of. It perhaps has a greater appeal
to a greater number of our people than
any other single word in our language
and no doubt more immediate good will
result to the wild life of this nation
hope to learn but a fragment from this
branch of Nature's Book of Knowledge.
When all is learned then the riddle of
life itself will have been solved.
There is not one single art or science
practiced by the human race that could
through the iteration and reiteration of
this one word than from all the quotations
of all
the philosophers, or from any
amount of reasoning along other lines.
Yet it may be maintained that educated
men, with an appreciation and love of the
beautiful, have done more than any other
class for the advancement of civilization.
not be greatly beneficial some way or
another by more complete knowledge of
what we term the lower animals. Every
form of lower animal life possesses at
If such a man has a physically sound
least one, and some forms many, faculties
body and a tireless brain he is of course
capable of doing more. And if he has
plenty of dollars at his command he can
do his best.
that are superior to the same faculty or
faculties in the human race. The gap
between those races of humans lowest
in the scale of intelligence and those wild
However, the man with wealth and
beasts highest in the scale is very small
nothing else has done the least towards a
better civilization, so it is with the man
who places the importance of money
indeed, in fact it may be shown that there
is a lap in the scales instead of a gap
when our knowledge of the situation is
above everything else who will do the
least for wild life in the long run.
We therefore maintain that our new
order of importance of wild life values
more complete.
If we put the recreational value next
in the scale, between educational and
economical, we will not be far wrong.
at this day and age when our wild creatures are facing pitiful extermination
from the earth is basically sound.
Recreation is the refreshment of body and
It implies a temporary divorcement from the ordinary routine of life
mind.
that will result in an improvement of the
physical and mental faculties. For the
purchase of the equipment necessary for
We congratulate the school circulation
manager of the Cruise staff on his salesmanship. No better testimony of his
grounds, culminates with a full bag, camp-
the-wool Scotchman and originator of the
hunter or fisherman it begins with the
ability could be cited than to state that
his boys sold two subscriptions to none
other than Prof. E. G. Mason, dyed-in-
his trip to field, forest or stream, continues through the planning and execution of the trip to the hunting or fishing
"Dodo-Bone" theory of economics.
fire stories and good fellowship in the
wilds, terminating upon the return to his
old routine. No one can deny the recreational value of our wild life in luring a
great part of our American people to the
wilds in the great outdoors, in teaching
them the art of taking care of themselves
Of all the animals that crawl away and
sleep for the winter, the one we miss the
most is the janitor.
A fool and his money are some part
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Plains Shelterbelt Project
(Continued from page 33)
Since 1847
drouths will be prevented, but it is
claimed that conditions will be improved
by the slowing down of the velocity of the
Foresters and Lumbermen
wind, reducing its unfavorable effect on
crops, livestock and human habitation by
have found
falls, and by lessening evaporation These
benefits will mean much to plains gri-
conserving more of the moisture that
Economic Security
culture, and to the betterment of living
through
cultural forestry in the Middle West,
conditions.
Because of the scientific need of agri-
the project could not be profitably carried on if spread over the entire area. For
that reason, it was necessary to limit themain activities to a specific area, which
The Penn Mutual
has been designated the "Shelterbelt
Zone." A large enough area has been selected within which the data obtained will
be broad enough to cover the general situation within the states affected. There-
Life Ins. Co.
David B. McFarland, '28
Special Representative
fore, a zone approximately 100 miles in
SETH B. THOMPSON
width by 1100 miles in length has been pe-
General Agent
830 Pacific Building
PORTLAND, OREGON
lected, extending from the Canadian line
south through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and
into the Panhandle of Texas, following
Co
approximately the line of demarcation be-
shelterbelt, and there have been grown
between 40 and 50 million trees for the
planting of these strips. In Nebraska
alone, there are located four nurseries:
North Platte, Fremont, Arlington and
York. ifence, although the shelterbelt
establishment of tree growth
project is only a little over a year old, you
will note that it is a going concern and has
made material progress. The reports
received to date indicate that the stirvival
of the 1935 plantings has been very
satisfactory and will average better than
tween the tall and short grass types. It
was desired to establish the western
boundary of this zone at approximately
the western limits of the area in which
climatic conditions would allow the successful
without artificial irrigation.
As originally planned the project coincided roughly
with the 100th meridian. In order to
bring about a closer correlation with the
requisite rainfall and soil types, it was
found necessary to revise these plans in
certain sections of the strip. The effect
of this revision was that it moved parts
There are many species that will
run as high as 90%. The trees have made
a growth of from two to four feet during
the past season, which is convincing evidence that trees can be grown if the right
species are selected and they receive
proper care and protection.
In addition to furnishing protection to
the field crops and livestock on the farm,
80%.
of the shelterbelt as far as 100 miles
farther east. The line as now delineated
was established as the result of an extensive soil survey to determine the suitability of soils for tree growth, a vegetative
survey of the region, a strip survey of
existing tree growth, and a compilation
the presence of hundreds of shelterbelt
strips will have a widespread influence in
promoting wildlife and furnishing a harbor for upland game and song birds, and
furnishing recreation for the farm family
of climatic data to determine the western
limits of effective rainfall and dominant
directions of wind movement. Based upon these data, the present location of the
shelterbelt zone was determined. It is
recognized that in establishing the western
border of the zone, some areas which are
favorable for planting will be found west
of the present boundary, just as there are
and the surrounding communities.
No
longer will it be necessary for the farmers
to travel a long distance to find a picnic
grove where they can gather of an afternoon or evening. The program contemplates other types of tree planting on a
also areas within the zone unfavorable
for tree growth. The boundary on the
west side, therefore, may upon further
cooperative basis; such as farmstead,
school-house, recreation and erosion control. It is believed that the presence of
shelterbelts and other tree plantings will
add greatly to the prosperity and stability
investigation, require some modification.
The soil data within the zone as thus
established, show that about 57 per cent
of the land is favorable for shelterbelt
planting, about 39 per cent subject to
planting, but upon more difficult soil,
of the community, and to the attractiveness of rural life.
Tree planting started on the plains with
the arrival of the first covered wagon; it
will continue as long as this region remains the scene of human endeavor in
study of a considerable portion of the
agriculture.
and the remainder unsuited for planting.
Thus it will be seen that there is a need
for a great deal of research and careful
"He that planteth a tree is the servant
of God; he provideth kindness for many
generations, and faces that he hath not
seen shall bless him." (Van Dyke).
area in order to evolve a successful planting technique.
Because of the shortness of time and
unavailability of satisfactory seedling
stock of suitable species, the program was
limited to 125 miles, distributed through
the six states. All told, there were planted
one and three quarter million trees in the
125 miles of shelterbelt strips. In addi-
The only thing we know of that is worse
than having cooties, is to have cooties
that chirp.
tion, over 5 thousand acres of farmstead
Rastus: "How is yo' and yo' wife gittin'
plantings, consisting chiefly of cottonwood
wildings, were also planted as an additional project. Over three and a half million
on?"
Rufus: "Wal, sometimes I think she's
gittin' tired of me."
Rastus: "Hew comes you says dat?"
Rufus: "She hain't been home fo' seben
years."
trees were planted throughout the Belt
as farmsteads. For 1936 there have been
scheduled to be planted 1424 miles of
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(Continued from page 33)
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mulched, one shaded, and the third a
check. About 2 sq. ft. of sod was removed
around each tree planted.
The results obtained are noted under
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the sketch showing the planted stock.
Certain conclusions can be reached from
these results:
Although this is a very adverse site,
having a southwest exposure and being
very dry, Pinus ponderosa showed itself
to be a very hardy tree. For all the 300
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trees planted, there was a loss of only
3.66
per cent.
The above loss also indicates that
Sharp Tools
the student planting was done with care.
The work was without direct faculty su-
(Continued from page 21)
Schreiner.
pervision.
As the school grew larger,
the need for more tools and space to keep
That mulching and shading methods
them in increased accordingly and the
secured better survival than the check,
which lost 7 per cent. All trees were
toolroom was again moved to its present
location. The room now used contains over
planted uniformly with a mattock.
4000 cubic feet of tool space. The extraordinary increase of enrollment of 442
students this year has taxed the toolroom
to its capacity, but there were always
just enough to meet the needs. Fifteen
additional tool lockers had to be built last
The leader growth is also better
using the shading and mulch methods.
The difference between these two systems is so slight as to be of little value.
*In looking through this file, I find
the names of students, J. E. Weisgerber,
L. E. Widdows, Ivan J. Nicholas, Geo.
fall and additional equipment has been
purchased each term to care for the in-
Schroeder, and Gail Thomas, all of whom
have contributed to the results.
creased enrollment.
The proper administration of the toolroom requires the services of a clerk and
two assistants. These issue the tools,
check them back into the proper lockers,
The city reporter had been instructing
some cub reporters on news values, and
had used as an illustration the old fa-
administer the proper fines in case of
miliar story about the dog biting the man,
not being news, but when a man bit a dog
it was. Shortly after this, one of the new
breakage due to misuse, and keep lenses
clean, nuts tight and edges sharp. So in
spite of the growing tendency toward
mass production at Oregon State, the
men rushed into the office, sat down at
his typewriter and wrote furiously. Out
of curiosity the editor got up and looked
over his shoulder. There in a big type
headline was the story: 'HYDRANT
Fernhoppers will always have sharp tools
and know how to use them.
E. M.
Forty is the old age of youth; fifty
is the youth of old age. Victor Hugo.
WETS DOW"
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burden.
A raw Swede lumberjack had gone to
the big city for the holidays and in wandering about the streets, dropped into a
swanky place for a drink. This was one
of those polite joints where they have no
bar, and everybody has to sit at a table.
both F'31, sent in two yew wood hazeihoes
secured in some of their travels. From
to a couple of strangers. The atmosphere
of the place was strange and he looked
Museum Additions
(Continued from page 20)
by H. A. Bullard, graduate student, from
a drift of over 60 feet in depth. A mature forest was growing on the overH. Robert Mansfield and Albert Arnst,
the "feel" of these implements, they were
more serviceable than their crude appearance would indicate.
Recently I arrived home from a trip
in the woods and feund 5 wood specimens
from the Southwest on the porch.
As
one specimen bore the name of N. Welter,
F'30, we are giving him credit and thanks.
The supervisor of the Columbia National Forest, K. P. Cecil, kindly authorized James Langdon, recreational engin-
eer, to make us some signs for the
Schreiner Road to be dedicated May 23.
These signs are beautifully sand-blasted
from old growth western red cedar and
finished with black embossed letters set
off in a driftwood background.
We would welcome samples of the sign
maker's art from other forests and agencies. What is the best sign, anyway? Yes,
we know it is made of wood, but how?
The forestry school staff is appreciating this interest of the friends and graduates in this museum and it is believed
that over a period of years much inter-
The Swede found a seat at a table next
around with a great deal of interest.
Presently a waiter came up to the table
and paused near one of his companions.
"Yes, sir?" asked- the waiter. The customer looked up.
"Tom Collins,' he ordered. The Swede
listened attentively as the waiter ap-
proached the second man.
"Johnny Walker," replied the customer.
The waiter wrote it down on his pad and
approached the logger. The big Swede
smiled all over. Now he knew what it
was all about. He arose, bowed and extended his hand to the waiter.
"Bjorne Bjorneson," he said politely,
"Ày bane plaze to meet you!"
The cynic is one who knows the price
of everything and the value of nothing
Wilde.
"My niece is quite theatrical," beamed
Bob Rushing at Seminar. "Next week she
is taking part in a Shakespearean play
at school."
"Which play is it?" inquired Professor
E.G. M.
"I forgot which one for sure, but it was
either 'If You Like It That Way' or
'Nothing Much Doing'."
esting material will be available. We
hope next year will see more contribu"Prof"
tions.
PRECEDENT
Word comes via the grapevine that
when Les Lynch went out for his first
Enduring as the firmament
Is that old joker Precedent
By which some people guide their ways
From birth to death, through all their
golf game this year he struck a new high
in sang fro'id. He was teeing off at the
first hole while a group of admiring coeds
days.
were waiting their turn and admiring
At the first stroke, which
Full many of us dare not chance
his stance.
Opinion based on circumstance
But hedge until we've read a pile
Of canned opinions from a file.
had a world of power behind it, he missed
the ball completely. The girls shifted on
their feet. Once more he took a mighty
swipe at the ball and missed it. This
The man of independent mind
Seeks what's before--not what's behind;
And uses his mentality
In thought--not archaeology.
Some worthy things have not been said,
The brainy men are not all dead;
Your right course may be evident.
happcned four times. The crowd was
embarrassed, but Les wasn't. With an
engaging smile, he turned on
them.
"Tough course!" he remarked.
No man is worth his salt who is not
ready at all times to risk his body, to
If you'll forget the precedent.
risk his well-being, to risk his life, in
great cause. T. Roosevelt.
C. A. Hoar
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Some people are so painfully good that
"What are they moving that church and
the schoolhouse fOr?"
they would rather be right than be
pleasant. L. C. Ball.
"I'll tell you. I'm mayor of this here
diggin's an' I'm for law enforcement pure
and simple. We've got an ordinance what
says there hain't to be no saloons within
300 feet of a church buildin' er schoolhouse, an' so we're movin' the church an'
Mason: "How do you tell the velocity of
the wind in Chicago?"
Thometz: "We tie a log chain to the top
of a big pole. If the chain sticks straight
out, the wind is normal. If the links
start cracking off, however, then the
the school."
wind is rated as a sort of hard one."
Don't part with your illusions. When
hey are gone you may exist, but you have
Now that Mase has finished asking us
embarrassing questions in Econ class,
we'd like to ask him: How does a sales
tax, designed to hit only the ultimate consumer, stand on the question of dog biscuits? Why?
ceased to live. Mark Twain.
Our Title Page Picture
Most of the Cruise readers will recog-
nize the picture on the title page to be
that of Mary's Peak. Credit goes to Edgar Parker, '32, who at various times the
past year has shown his product in this
line to be approaching that of a professional in quality.
The darkest hour in any man's life is
when he sits down to plan how to get
money without earning it.Hbrace Greeley.
Rittenhouse: "You seem to have extra
good luck in getting good grades; what's
your secret?"
Crum:"The landlady gave Mealey three
days to pay his board bill."
Marshall: "What did he do?"
Crum: "He picked Christmas, Fourth of
July and Easter."
Javete: "Oh, I bring the professors
coffee and sandwiches instead of apples."
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THE EDITOR'S SWAN SONG
Having some space left over and being
Ecctch enough to insist on getting full
'value, ye editor wishes in the following
humble and solemn words to speed Lhe
seniors on their way as they hit the trail
with a hearty "bon voyage" and a pack-
age of slanderous satireof which we
don't mean a damn word! In passing, we,
Arthur Wirch, the editor and author of
this miserable dribble, wish to state that
we have enjoyed the past four or five
years of life, especially the summers,
when we've been away from this gang of
shade-loving, pestiferous yokels from the
tall timber who comprise the present sen-
ior classwe being from treeless North
Dakota and as intolerant as a rattler.
Anthony Thometz. The tough yegg
from the "Windy City" who came here
because he heard this is a tough place.
An authority on rubber, Copenhagen, and
Chicago "white collar" politics. Mercilessly cracks his bull-whip over the Forest Club and its 400-odd members. Ambitious, versatile, and thoroughly depend-
able except when someone says "beer."
Has a yen to learn forestry from the
ground up and is looking for a job as
whistle-punk for a shingle mill. A man
of parts and lots of them. We predict
for Tony an early marriage and twelve
sons.
Robert Rushing.
Horse-power, lung-
power, woman-power, and a cast-iron
stomach!
What more could man or
woman ask for? This Bull-o'-the-woods,
who came up from Cal to find a place in
which to expand his hairy chest, got ir
bad with the profs during his freshman
year when he used Babe, the Club's big
Blue Ox, to make a sandwich for lunch on
a field trip. Played on the football squad
a couple of years, but upon attaining
manhood he had to be removed, after
having torn several men to shreds. Bob's
main ambition is to be chief skinner over
a tough gang of loggers; his suppressed
desire is to marry a blonde. Our equally
suppressed desire is to see him cleanshaven and with his hair resembling
something besides an old-time straw
We suspect he's read every book in the
main library several times over. His pet
subject is Ecology; his pet vice is drinking bad, wordly buttermilk with the girls
at the dairy building. A shy, retiring
bozo with an euphonious voice and a
Chevvy roadster.
Robert Mealey.
Bob's middle name
should have been "Brass" and his calling
should have been president of the Liar's
Club. When he first came to school Bob
wore copper-tipped button shoes and red
flannels. His motherly instincts and
sooth-saying proclivities found expression
in the tender care of six cedar seedlings
with which he landscaped the Delta Sig
house.
Tried to live a double life last
term when some fair damsel threw a chok-
er on him and cold-decked him.
Bob's
original ambition was to become a timber
cruiser but he changed his philosophy
when he found that his magnetic personality produced local attraction for the
compass needle.
Elmon Howard.
This youthful young-
ster came to us from some law-school,
crammed to the gills with untenable ideas
of justice and social order, most of which
have gone the way of all flesh in Mase's
Administration class. Always pops up
with some screwy idea about root-growth
in any quiet moment in any class. Hobbies: first choice, studying; second choice,
more studying.
Lincoln Chapman. Line has demon-
strated during his college career that he
deserves the poison-oak twig or the palm-
branch or something for being the best
athlete in the senior class. Rumors per-
sist that during his first two years at
school, while training for this distinction,
it was commonplace to see him hanging
by one toe on the chandelier at the Lambda Chi house with a textbook in one hand
and a 200 lb. dumbbell in the other.
Idiosyncracies: wearing tennis shoes in
the woods, even in snow, and decorating
his maps with the signs of the Zodiac.
The red-headed
James Thompson.
Swede lumberjack who looks you squarely
in the eye and sizes you up accurately be-
fore you can say "Liquidambar styracif]ua"providing you don't say it. Doesn't
isk many questions, but when he does
throw one at the prof, you realize that
quiescent waters perambulate at ponderous depths. Usually wears old sweat
shirts which he picks up at a Salvation
Army sales, but occasionally he puts on
his glad rags (and they an glad), which\
broom.
Ivan Crum. An upstanding upstart
with a square jaw and a little black devil
peeping out of either eye. It takes a
life-time to get acquainted with some
people; it took us twice as long to know
Ivan. If silence is golden, then, folks,
here's a couple of bagfuls o the stuff.
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makes the profs wonder who the visitor
in class may be. A rank Red Socialist
dered whether Ritt stepped out of an
Whiteside
Brothers
ality (though he's at present not subject
Dishes - Glassware
with Bolshevjstjc propensities.
James Rittenhouse. We've often won-
"Out Our Way" cartoon to come to school.
A young swain with an engaging person-
HARDWARE
to humming-bird pollination) and a welldeveloped case of beer. It must be said in
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interfere with his education. Hobbies:
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cooking avocadoes and not working.
Louis Javete. During the last two
years at school Louie got in league with
the evil spirits and took the toughest
Charles Lord. Here's the boy whom the
courses offered at both the School of For-
profs handle with care. They know he's
botanist who is developing typical symptoms of collector's kleptomania. Folks,
finger-tips than you can shake two fists
at. We all feel sure that if Charles could
claim military preferance in the coming
got more technical information at his
estry and in the Botany department. A
watch your flower gardens when he's
J.F. he'd kick through with a grade of
110. For recreation he goes into the
around. He thinks it sacreligious to pass
up specimens, even on the campus, and
has been carrying a plant press 24 hours
a day since 1933. Occasionally wears a
shirt that proclaims his presence in stentorian tones. His latest research prob-
woods and repeats to himself, from mem-
ory, the opinions of all the foresters the
world has known since the days of Charlemagne, including the Ranger's Bible.
Edward Marshall. When Ed started
lem delves into the mystery of why black-
berries are red when they are green.
Wailer Reed. Wally didn't know until
his junior year that it takes wise-cracks
to make "A's", and since then he's written
college he tore the pages that had the
words "quit," "can't," and "grouchiness"
out of his dictionary. In his spare time
he has carried on notable research in the
longevity of Star coupes when using a
an authorative work on "How to Kid
Profs." Occasionally he's in a serious
mixture of axle grease and apple cider for
abstract philosophy of the intellectual var-
motive power.
lubrication and human personality for
mood, at which times he dips into pure
Those who have tried to
keep up with Ed on a hike in the woods
know that he doesn't walk, but throws
out his pedal appendages some 15 feet
ahead of himself and then vaults onto
them. His hobby is mesmerizing on the
ethereal beauty of Nature in the raw.
Harold Gustafson. The Beaux Brummel of the senior class. If Gus were a
iety, promptly goes into a trance, and
remains under cover for weeks. Hobby:
Entomology (in fact, he is at present,
carrying out an experiment in cross-breeding Dendroctonus with the Japanese eel
to produce a harmless variety of bugs).
Smokes Camels because of "more expensive tobaccos."
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bashful boy he'd have to hire a bodyguard
to protect him every time he came within,
eyeshot of Waldo Hall. But being by
nature quite up to his pulchritudinal godliness, he's broken more hearts than any
two other men on the campus, Fernhoppers included. Gus has two hobbies:
breaking in new pipes and writing blank
(very blank) verse.
Vernon Fridley. Vern started school
Have you heard about the colored orchestra leader who was offered $300 a
week and funeral expenses to play a
Rome engagement?
The old fashioned girl who stepped out
fit as a fiddle, now has a daughter who
comes home tight as a drum.
Scotland yard has arrested a woman
the year after Prof. Starker graduated
for mailing poison to a radio tenor. There
tnt on an incubator that hatches eggnoodles out of turtle eggs. A canny
An important thing under Dr. Townsend's fascinating plan is to reach the
age of 60 while still in a condition to
and since then has acquired a very liberal
education in forestry and in the consruction of de luxe incubators. Holds a pat-
Scotchman with a disarming smile and tn
exuberance of tomentosity on the cranium,
which ordinarily looks like a riled porky.
Albert Davies. This handsome playboy
has the kind of infectious smile that
makes the ladies wilt in his armsor out
of them. Never see him with the same
co-ed twice and we suspect he has several
secret harems stowed away in the hayloft
of the Phi Delt barn. In season he cats
baseballs, tennis shoes or anything else
connected with athletics. Al's a softspoken, easy-going lad with a prodigious
must be times when a detective's heart
just isn't in his work.
spend $200 a month.
A handful of pine seeds will cover
mountains with the green majesty of
forest. I will set my face to the wind and
throw my handful of
Fiona Macleod.
seed
on high
Lord: "Among the figures that have
attracted men are Venus de Milo, Helen
of Troy, Cleopatra, Clara Bow and Jean
Harlow."
quantity of horse sense, and at the bottom of his heart lie 18 carrots.
Feiss: "And among those that have at-
tracted women are $1.98.
A tophatter gentleman was walking
No man will ever be a big executive
who feels that he must, either openly or
under cover, follow up every order he
gives and see that it is donenor will he
ever develop a capable assistant. John
down the street when he was accosted by
a panhandler who braced him for a feed.
The gentleman turned and started to hand
him a coin.
"But just a minute," stormed the panhandler to the startled donor, "I want you
to know that I ain't one o' these depression
bums; I was a bum before the crash!"
Lee Mahin.
Starker: "Boys, I think that Franklin
D. Roosevelt is the greatest man this
country has ever seen."
Fridley: "I am against him."
Make yourself an honest man, and then
you may be sure that there is one rascal
less in the world. Carlyle.
Starker: "Don't you know that behind
every man there is a supreme power which
controls and influences him?"
Fridley: "I am against her, too."
Last summer one of the boys who lost
out on the last minute job shuffle became
sick and went to a doctor. He was given
five pills and told to take one after each
Always willing to concede our errors
freely and frankly, we admit that last
meal.
fall we said ladies' hats couldn't be fun-
Five week$ later, when school
started, he still had three pills left.
nier.
Over in Montana a surgeon operated on
a man who had swallowed a silver dollar.
It gets tougher and tougher to conceal an
asset.
Howard: "Are your field-glasses high
powered?"
Chapman: "Are they high powered!
When you look at something less
than ten miles away, it looks like it's behind you."
Say!
A man
Homer.
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is an
animal that writes
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