. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 850 Canadian Forestry Journal, December, i^i6 A Ranger School in Operation Training Men By Short Courses for Fire Protection, Tree Planting, Estate Management, An Example for Canada That the best results from the em- ployment of forest rangers cannot be reached until the political patronage system of appointment is eliminated has long been recognized. There is a further necessity in any effective, and hence economical, plan of forest guard- ing: the training of the rangers. In the European systems, courses are pro- vided
. Canadian forestry journal. Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals. 850 Canadian Forestry Journal, December, i^i6 A Ranger School in Operation Training Men By Short Courses for Fire Protection, Tree Planting, Estate Management, An Example for Canada That the best results from the em- ployment of forest rangers cannot be reached until the political patronage system of appointment is eliminated has long been recognized. There is a further necessity in any effective, and hence economical, plan of forest guard- ing: the training of the rangers. In the European systems, courses are pro- vided for those who, without intending to qualify as forest engineers, desire proficiency in the secondary duties of the forest service. The idea has been adapted in America in the Ranger School, with amplifications to meet spe- cial conditions. In the following ar- ticle, prepared at the request of the Ca- nadian Forestry Journal, Mr. S. D. Smith, Director of the State Ranger School at Wanakena, New York, dis- cusses the work of the institution. With the improvements taking place in the various provincial and federal forest services of Canada, a Ranger School established in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, British Columbia, and at a point to serve the prairie provinces, would seem a sterling undertaking on the part of the governments respon- sible for protective work. Objects of the School. The primary object of the State Ranger School, maintained by the New York State College of Forestry, is to give young men thorough practical training which will enable them to take up work in Forestry and its associated callings such as managers of private forests, forest guards or rangers, and specialists in planting and growing young trees. This is not inclusive of. THE RANGER SCHOOL GROUNDS FROM THE OSWEGATCHIE Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may
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