Lakehead University Forestry Association - Yearbook (Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada)

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Woodlands Division Timber Company Limited s Pizzeria and Spaghetti House St. James Stereo Centre Prince Albert Pulpwood Ltd.

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SUPPORTERS Simonds Canada Saw United Tire and Rubber Canadian Institute of Forestry iron Range Bus Lines The Ontario Paper Company Limited The Griffith Mine, Red Lake The Matchbox Kimberly Clark Pulp and Beaver Foods Ltd. Domtar Woodlands Limited Multiply Plywoods Limited Abitibi Paper Company

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Chairman ' s Remarks The year 1973 was a mixed-bag of challenges, difficulties and accomplishments for our School. I am pleased to have the opportunity to comment upon a number of matters which reflect the nature of that mixed-bag and which may be of interest to the readers of this Year Book. In general, the position of the School, as against that of one year ago, was marked by a further improvement in staffing, space and facilities. Looking back two years, to the time when the Provincial government authorized the granting of the B.Sc.F. degree by Lakehead University, it is clear that, in that period, the School has experienced a remarkable growth rate. In 1971, a full-time faculty of six, together with one technical assistant, provided forestry courses to a student body of 180. The School controlled laboratory and office space totalling approximately 6,000 square feet. During the current academic year, 14 full-time faculty members and 4 Sessional Lecturers are assisted by nine Technical Assistants. Our secretarial staff, too, has been increased to meet the growing requirements of our staff. Office, laboratory and special purpose space assigned to the School was expanded to 17,500 square feet. Enrolments in the Degree and Technology programs totalled approximately 355 at the time of this writing. The growth of the School, thus far, has been accomplished in a period of declining enrolments elsewhere in the University, and of serious budgetary problems, the effects of which have been experienced by all departments, including those which are enjoying rising enrolments. Although we have been able, thus far, to acquire and develop additional laboratories and offices without a serious impact upon other departments, it is now clear that our total space requirement for 1974-75 of approximately 30,000 square feet will not be satisfied without the surrender of substantial areas now controlled by other departments. The alternative, of scheduling evening and Saturday sessions in the laboratories currently available to us, would be regarded as unacceptable to both staff and students, I have no 7 doubt. Here, then, is a major problem with which we shall be struggling in the next few months. J The recruitment of experienced, well qualified forestry instructors is another matter of concern to us, and, indeed, to all of the professional schools in Canada. Although we have now the cap- ability to provide a full range of basic courses for the degree and technology programs, we must strive to expand our faculty to reduce the excessive course loads carried by the staff and to develop new courses in such areas as forest hydrology, land use planning, and forest recreation. Beyond these needs, I might mention that the initiation of a Masters program, as now planned for 11975, will depend upon our having additional staff to assist in this program. During the spring, an Accreditation Committee of the Ontario Professional Foresters Asso- ciation visited the University, and spent two days in discussions with us, and in an examination of our facilities. We were gratified to learn, ultimately, that the Association authorized the accreditation of our Degree Program. Late in the summer, representatives of the six professional schools in Canada met at Laval University to form the Association of University Forestry Schools of Canada. It is our hope that, through the efforts of the Association, increased federal, provincial, and industrial support for Canadian forestry education will be stimulated. The need for such support was pointed out succinctly several years ago in a report by the Science Council of Canada.