Louisiana Tech University School of Forestry - Forester Yearbook (Ruston, LA)

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1959 volume:

f ' TI-IE LCDUISIANA TECI-I FORESTER 1959 CREDIT GO N DEDICATIO The LOUISIANA TECH FORESTER is the realization of a dream of many years of Mr. L. P. Blackwell. His time, effort and assistance has been immeasurably helpful in making this publication possible. It is with a feeling of deep gratitude that the Staff dedicates to him this first issue of the LOUISIANA TECH FORESTER. 2 DEPARTME T HISTORY By: L. P. Blackwell' Until the summer of 1945 the word forestry as such had not appeared officially at Louisiana Tech. At a meeting of the State Board of Education in Baton Rouge that summer the name of the School of Agri- culture was changed to the School of Agriculture and Forestry. The President of Louisiana Tech was authorized to organize and put in operation a forestry department with a forestry curriculum. On 1 February 1946 I began work at Louisiana Tech as its first Professor of Forestry and Head of the Department of Forestry. I shall never forget the first day when Tech's President sent me to Reese Hall on the Tech Farm to pick out an office and set up shop. The building was empty with the exception of two men and a student assistant operating a milk processing unit. As far as forestry was concerned I did not find even the proverbial scratch to begin with. I made a distress call to New Haven, Connecticut and asked Dean George Garratt of the Yale Forestry School to come down and help me. He came and for almost a week we were guests in the President's home and worked out the first forestry curriculum. On 4 March 1946 registration was held in the main library building. At that time Louisiana Tech was on the accelerated World War II system of tri-semesters. Eleven upperclassmen registered in the forestry program. These eleven became Louisiana Tech's first forestry graduates in May 1948. It was a lot of fun that first year going in and out of the same classroom with the same students and announcing at each entrance the course that we were going to take up for the next hour. During the first year my office was the one which is now occupied by Professor Russell and forestry had one classroom across the hall for its use. Into the office I put all the books on forestry at Louisiana Tech which I had obtained from the Main Library--all six of them. Shortly after this I talked with Louisiana Tech's Librarian about keeping these books permanently. This would provide the opportunity for build- ing up a forestry library and having the material available for the use of the students in the building in which they attended classes. He was most cooperative and with the approval of the President this authorization was granted. In addition to the regular acquisitions through purchase, many old and rare books and other publications have been given to the library by: Nelson C. Brown of Syracuse, New Yorkg Togo McKeithen of Summerfield, Louisiana, Richard Townsend oflasper, Texasg Leslie Sample of Shreveport, Louisiana, I. F. Eldredge of New Orleans, Louisianag E. L. Demmon of Asheville, North Carolinag and W. N. Darwin of Elizabeth, Louisiana. A special purchase of the libraries of Paul D. Kelleter and Marcus Schaaf added many valuable and desirable items. The library has grown from the original six books to more than 9,000 catalogued items and has become the heartbeat of the forestry program. QContinued on Page 641 X' Thanks are given to Professor E. R. Andrulot for his assistance in the preparation and editing of this history. 3 FQREWORD It is a real pleasure for me to be writing this foreword for Louisiana Tech's first year- book. On 25 March 1946 the Louisiana Tech Forestry Club was organized with the publishing of an annual as one of its purposes. At the Corney Lake summer camp on 24 July 1948 the Louisiana Tech Forestry Alumni Association was formed and offered its assistance in the publishing of this annual. Yearly dues were assessed with the understanding that part of the money would be devoted to this purpose. What was needed to make the yearbook a reality was the people who were willing to devote the time and attention necessary to getting it done. During the summer camp of 1958, some of the students interested their classmates in getting a yearbook started. A staff was organized and during the fall semester a contract was let for its publication. I want to specifically recognize the two summer camp students who were responsible for arousing this interest and in furnishing the effort that it has taken to get the pub- lication completed. They are Vance Reitzell of Kelly, Louisiana and Burl Gills of Gurdon, Arkansas. Special credit is also given to the Club's Faculty Advisor, Pro- fessor Edward R. Andrulot. This publication would not have been completed with the work of only a few people. The cooperation and assistance of the members of the Forestry Club, the Forestry Staff, and the Forestry Graduates have been most helpful. Other important contri- butors have been the advertisers. Our readers' attention is invited to their advertising and to the services which are offered. lt has been a particularly satisfying experience for me to see the LOUISIANA TECH FORESTER come to life. eff, C 4 LUUISIANA TECH FORESTER STAFF Vance Reitzell Burl Gills Managing Editor Business Manager Tom Colvin Editor Jim Stagg Feature Editor David Shows Art Robert Westbrook Wesley McKissack Kenneth Rockett Assistant Feature Photographer Secretary Editor 5 EDWARD R. ANDRULOT Forest Management New York Ranger School B.S.F. University of Michigan From 1933 to 1936, Mr. Andrulot worked as a fore- man for the U.S.C.C.C. In 1940 he was assigned Junior Forester for the U. S. Forest Service. Having left the Forest Service in 1940, he worked for a year as a civil engineer for the Connecticutt Highway Department. From 1941 untill 1942 he was Assistant District Forester for the Crossett Lumber Co. of Crossett, Arkansas. In 1942 he was promoted to District Forester and served in this capacity until 19563 at which time he became an assistant Professor of Forestry at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute. FACU LTY LLOYD P. BLACKWELL Department Head--Professor of Forestry B.A. Lynchburg College M.F. Yale University Mr. Blackwell spent the years from 1931 to 1937 as an employee of the U.S. Forest Service in the Mid- Atlantic States after which time he came to Urania La. At Urania he served as Forester and Woodlands Manager of the Urania Lumber Company until 1946 In February of 1946, Mr. Blackwell came to Louisi- ana Polytechnic Institute to serve as Professor of Forestry and Head of the Forestry Department. Since January 1941, Mr. Blackewll has been chair- man of the North Louisiana Group of Forestersg he has served the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Forestry Association as Executive Committee Mem- ber since 1947g from 1950 to 1955 he served as chairman of the Louisiana Tree Farm System and for the past eight ye ars, Mr. Blackwell has been listed in WI-IO'S WHO IN AMERICA. FACLI LTY Mr. ODIE L. FITZGERALD Forest Utilization B.S. Louisiana Polytechnic Institute M.F. Duke University After his graduation from Duke University in 1949, Mr. Fitzgerald was employed as a wood technologist at TECO, in Washington, D.C. He worked in this position until 1950 and then moved to Shreveport, La. where he was made the District Forester for the Louisiana Soil Conservation Service. Eighteen months later, he came to Louisiana Tech to become associate professor of Forest Utilization. In this category Mr. Fitzgerald is an instructor in the fol- lowing subjects: Dendrology, Forest Products, Wood Technology, Seasoning and Preservation and Harvest- ing and Manufacturing. Mr. JOHN KUPRIONIS Silviculture Diploma Forester Academy of Agriculture and Forestry - Dotnuva, Lithuania M.F. Michigan State College Mr. Kuprionis worked with the Lithuanian Forest Service from 1929 to 1939 as junior forester, district forester, grand district forester, and finally as the head of the Forestry Dept. of Lithuania, Reforesta- tion Division. In 1939 he became an assistant forestry professor at the University of Vilnius, Lithu- ania. He served in this capacity until 1944 at which time he went to Germany to work for the German Forest Service of Austria. Afer leaving Austria, Mr. Kuprionis worked until 1946 as a forester in Bavaria. In July of 1946 he came to the United States and from 1948 Lmtil 1950, he worked as an assistant in the graduate forestry school of Michigan State Col- lege and there received his masters degree in forestry. From 1950 to 1952 Mr. Kuprionis worked in Dallas, Texas and helped to establish a 100 acre nursery for the growing of shade and ornamental trees. Since 1952 he has been an associate professor of forestry at Louisiana Tech, te aching: Foundations of Silviculture, Practice of Silviculture, and Seeding and Planting. Mr. CHARLES G. HOBGOOD Forest Soils B.S., M.S.--Louisiana State University Mr. ERNEST J. RUSSELL Forest Protection B.A.--Louisiana Polytechnic Institute M.F.--Louisiana State University After graduating from Louisiana Tech where he was a charter member of Sigma Tau Delta and active in intercollegiate athletics, Mr. Russell had a variety of experience, including several phases of construction work, pulpwood production, soil and water conserva- tion, and teaching at the high school level. At this point he resumed his studies and after finishing at L.S.U., worked for a short while for the Forest Service in a C.C.C. Camp. Mr. Russel1's next service was with the Soil Conservation Service in Louisiana and then with the Army where he served most of his tour with the Corps of Engineers. In 1947, he joined the faculty here and has served in this capacity since. sw ygt .ie sssfit 'Q 53 -JW' 8 I Dr. OTTO WASMER, Jr. Forest Pathology B.S . --University of Arkansas M.A.--George Peabody College Ph.D.--University of Nebraska -'. Mr. FRANCIS L. AFEMAN Forest Entomology B.S.--Southwestern louisiana Institute M.S.--Louisiana State University D Sec: etary M F I- pR stodia 11 Niis. PUD Y oxesuy Department ae . ' llltjgisiislq Ma i Iltenano E Cu Miss PADDOCK . Ysoiessiond Libranail Miss EARL Squdem Libxaw ASSKSIQN M. A4355 Sfljss AZINES dent ibra Y fy A ssista 17 fs rd ,,,,,-W-.a -aku f -N W ,WF 5,4 31 ,L , 3, W X A g , iw' All ' ANTHONY, JOHN MADISON Colfax, La. 1, AFROTC, Intramural Sports. 2, AFROTC, Forestry Club, Wesley Foundation. 3, Forestry Club, Intramural Sports, Wesley Foundation. 4, Forestry Club, Society of American Foresters. COMEAUX, GLEN DALE Winnsboro, La. 3, Forestry Club. 4, Forestry Club, Society of American Foresters. CARRUTH, THOMAS Cottonport, La. 3, Forestry Club. 4, Forestry Club, Society of American Forest ers, Forest Products Research Society. SENIORS DARK, WILLIAM EDGAR Start, La. 2, Forestry Club. 3, Forestry Club. 4, Forestry Club, Society of American Foresters. lk 12 COLVIN, TOM AIFRED El Dorado, Arkansas 1, Kappa Sigma Fratemity, AFROTC. 2, Kappa Sigma Fra- temity, AFROTC. 3, Kappa Sigma Fraternity, AFROTC, Forestry Club, Intramural Sports. 4, Forestry Club, Society of American Foresters, Annual Staff AFROTC, Intramural Sports. ELKIN, MARION DAVIS Jackson, Mississippi 3, Baptist Student Union, Intra- mural Sports. 4, Baptist Student Union, Intramural Sports, For- estry Club, Society of American Foresters. ERWIN, LLOYD T. Tallulah, La. l, Baptist Student Union, Var- sity Baseball, Intramural Sports. 2, Baptist Student Union, Var- sity Baseball and Track, Intra- mural Sports, 3, Athletic Di- rector of B.S.U., Varsity Baseball, Intramural Sports, Dean's Honor Roll. 4, B.S.U., Intramural Sports, Society of American Foresters, Forestry Club. ISTRE, HENRY W. Morse, La. 1, Forestry Club. 2, Forestry Club 3, Forestry Club, Biological Society. 4, Forestry Club Presi- dent, Society of American Fores- tres, Beta Beta Beta. GILLS, BURL L. Gurdon, Arkansas 3, Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Pledge President, Intramural Sports, Forestry Club. 4, Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, For- estry Club, Annual Staff, Society of American Foresters, Forest Products Research Society. CLASS OF '59 KAY, DONALD RAY Bemice, La. 2, Forestry Club, Intramural Sports. 3, Forestry Club. 4, For- estry Club, Society of Am erican Foresters. 95 Q ji-fa HALL, JESSE Wm. Dothan, Alabama 1, Forestry Club. 2, Forestry Club, Veterans Club. 3, For- estry Club. 4, Forestry Club, Society of American Foresters. MCGREW, HOWARD E. Pineville, La. 2, Forestry Club. 3, Forestry Club. 4, Forestry Club, Society of American Foresters, Forest Products Research Society. kayig' ' 6 ' 1' x 'wav Hula. 13 'lu aqua-, ..- . 9 ' , ,F 'DH 'I 5, t , i 2'.T'J MCKISSACK, WESLEY D. Bastrop, La. 2, Forestry Club. 3, Forestry Club. 4, Forestry Club, Treas., Society of American Foresters, Intra- mural sports, Annual Staff. SQUYRES, ROBERT W. Alexandria, La. 1, Intramural sports, Kappa Sigma Fratemity, Forestry Club, ROTC. 2, Intramural sports, Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Forestry Club, ROTC. 3, Kappa Sigma Fraternity For- estry Club, Intramural Sports. 4, Society of American Foresters, Forestry Club, Kappa Sigma Fra- temity, Intramural sports. , - ...., .kk REITZELL, ROBERT V. Kelly, La. 3, Forestry Club. 4, Forestry Club, Society of American For- esters, Forest Product Research Soc., Managing Ed. Yearbook. SENIORS SLAYTON, STUART H. Hardwick, Vt. 2, Forestry Club. 3, Forestry Club, TKE Fraternity. 4, Forestry Club, TKE Fraternity, Society of American Foresters, Forest Pro- ducts Research Society. ROCKETT, KENNETH W. Spearsville, La. 1, Forestry Club, Deans Honor Roll, ROTC. 2, Forestry Club, Tech Rifle Team, Deans Honor Roll, ROTC. 3, Forestry Club, Deans Honor Roll, Intramural Sports. 4, Forestry Club, Sec., Forestry Dept. Annual Staff Sec., Society of American Foresters, Forest Products Research Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. SHOWS, ROBERT D. Bogalusa, La. 3, Forestry Club. 4, Forestry Club Society of American Foresters, Forest Products Research Society Art Editor of Forestry Annual Staff, Intramural Sports. p. 14 iriri . I A all ' I Q , I 3 firm 'Qfmfaw A ' ' , Plz. 1 4 , 1: si' H , -11335 . , . ,Wages 1, . f , I . K is 1' 'fl'-Effiiiixw W ii , , .- . ,-,,at.,.u,i ,- .75 -. ,f 'i4fz'ff'ewffe?s2SiiSf 5 if In issa STAGG, CHARLES J. STROUD, ROBERT H. TOLAR, ALFRED M. Pineville, La. Montgomery, La. Jonesboro, La. 1, Forestry Club, T. K.E. Frater- lj Forestry Club. Zi Forestry Club. Zj Veterans Club. 3j Forestry nity, Intramural Athletics, 3j Forestry Club. 4j Forestry Club. Club. 4j Society of American AFROTC Drill Team. 2, Forestry Society of Am. Foresters. Foresters. Club, T.K.E. Fraternity, Intra- mural Athletics, AFROTC Color Guard. 35 Forestry Club, Pres. T.K.E. Frat., Intramural Athletics, Commander AFROTC Color Guard. 4j Forestry Club, Pres. T.K.E. Fraternity, lst Vice Pres Student Senate, Forestry Annual. Q Q C S 0 F , 5 9 , , Staff, Squadron Commander AFROTC, Intramural Athletics, Society of Am. Foresters. MORRIS, OTTIS C. Georgetown, La. Special Student from United States Forest Service. WESTBROOK, ROBERT F. Pineville, La. lj AFROTC. 2, AFROTC, For- estry Club. 31 Forestry Club. 4j Forestry Club, Annual Staff, Society of Am. Foresters, Intra- mural Sports. 15 uw,-..1-'ff V m!g2z:,::r1ii: :ir1zge2g,g',if:,i:'s,, , ms15Q2:4:'.1g, 1 - 'K zw2151fw 1 ' sm! if Lx Allen, Robert S. Bays, Richard M. Bergmann, Eugene H- Farmerville, Louisiana Summerfield, Louisiana Sedalia, Missouri Eubanks, Carl L. Springhill, Louisiana Hall, Jr., Alvin Harrison, Tine H. Hunter, Arthur G. Mansfield, Louisiana Springhill, Louisiana Shreveport, Louisiana 16 5 F . -is 'S 3 , I 8? . 'es I 2 - .Ei if Lora, Hernado Moon, Donald R. Colombia, South America, Dubach, Louisiana CLASS OF Tubbs, Curtis L. Dubach, Louisiana .,, is i,:if- 1 .if , , 11 Thomas, Jr., Albert B. Jacksonville, Florida Vail, Walter K. Quitman, Louisiana 17 ai 1 Searles, Thomas D. Mindin, louisiana 'K' 7, rl . T Webb, Frank W. Monroe, Louisiana 1 41 . ,. 3 'I' , 1 1-dll:-Aa? ' S 9 Q 62,5 I I f f A4 . A e 1 ai I Lt Briggs, Walter E. W. Monroe, Louisiana ,, in., , F 1 f i ' ay ' Sfftlfwii. m s? s?25ff'i1 ' ,m:Xfi'Q'?4 4 Campbell, Winston B. Pineville, Louisiana Gibson, Harry J. Ruston, Louisiana SQPHOMORE ' Q' . AWQSWLXV: f .iigixivfi . . Butler, I. H. Coltunbia, Louisiana C i X. Diff M H A ,K J e ' V. . g f 2 Clark, Raymond W. Monroe, Louisiana I-larbuck, Rodney S. Bossier City, Louisiana 18 i ' A K . 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Ferriday, Louisiana Brown, Carroll D. Doyline, Louisiana Bryant, Don E. Junction City, La. Calahan, Michael W. Ruston, Louisiana Cochran, Carol W Sarepta, Louisi Berlin, Gerald O, Alexandria, Louisiana Blackmon, Bobby C. Logansport, Louisiana Blount, Alfred N. Doyline, Louisiana 'xg' up Q HHS. FRESHME 21 W' iff' if Capps, Ronny H. Ruston, La. Chapman, Joe P. Grayson, Louisiana Chesnut, Jr. Aaron R. Mansfield, Louisiana xi' 1: ws. gy 1 X , gs' zf H .z 'Y ig' ll X u ,, if , asia Qi! . 'X r fgi 9 6 Dunn, Herman C. Monroe, Louisiana English, Alva R. Lisbon, Louisiana Files, William D. Bastrop, Louisiana 'KA- N al. if 'i . , 'ew . p-as-'4-,. ,s 3 4 4 ,Q - i Habermehl, Roland W. Joplin, Missouri Henderson, Paul R. Lillie, Louisiana Hensley, Manuel DeQueen, Arkansas FRESHME Colvin, Thomas B. Dubach, Louisiana Cox, Martin B. DeQuincy, Louisiana Crain, James M. Bogalusa, Louisiana Franton, Jr., Guy W. Chordrant, Louisiana Green, Bobby G. Bernice, Louisiana Greene, James E. Minden, La. 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M STUDENT MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS BACK ROW: McKissack, Hall, Anthony, Stroud, Tolar, Kay, Elking SECOND ROW: Comeaux, Stagg, Carruth Squyres, Gills, Reitzellg THIRD ROW: Dark, Shows, Istre, Westbrook, Morris, FRONT ROW: Erwin, Slayton, McGrew, Rock ett, Colvin. There's o one ond only Compliments in refresh ment, too f ,:43,t9,9'.L.4P-4-4 DIAMOND HANDLE CO. ,L ' Manufacturers of Broom, Mop, and Sweeper Handles . . . Box 498 AL 5-2963 Ruston, Louisiana Ruston Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc. 30 SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FORESTERS Washington 6, D. C. Foresters' Code of Ethics The purpose of these canons is to for- mulate guiding principles of profession- al conduct for a forester in his relations with other foresters, with his employers, and with the public. The observance of these canons secures decent and honor- able professional and human relation- ships, establishes enduring mutual con- fidence and respect, and enables the profession to give it maximum service. Professional Life 1. The professional forester will uti- lize his knowledge and skill for the benefit of society. He will cooperate in extending the effectiveness of the for- estry profession by interchanging in- formation and experience with other foresters, and by contributing to the work of forestry societies, associations, schools, and publications. 2. He will advertise only in a digni- fied manner, setting forth in truthful and factual statements the services he is prepared to render for his prospec- tive clients and for the public. Relations With the Public 3. He will strive for correct and in- creasing knowledge of forestry and the dissemination of this knowledge, and will discourage and condemn the spread- ing of untrue, unfair, and exaggerated statements concerning forestry. 4. He will not issue statements, criti- cism, or arguments on matters connected with public forestry policies, without in- dicating, at the same time, on whose be- half he is acting. 5. When serving as an expert wit- ness on forestry matters, in a public or private fact finding proceeding, he will base his testimony on adequate knowl- edge of the subject matter, and render his opinion on his own honest convic- tions. 6. He will refrain from expressing publicly an opinion on a technical sub- ject unless he is informed as to the facts relating thereto, and will not dis- tort or withhold data of a substantial Adopted N0t'cmbc1f 12, 1948 or other nature for the purpose of sub- stantiating a point of view. Relations With Clients, Principals, and Employers 7. He will be loyal to his client or to the organization in which he is cm- ployed and will faithfully perform his work and assignments. 8. He will present clearly the conse- quences to be expected from deviations proposed if judgment is authority in cases where he is respon- sible for the technical adequacy of for- estry or related work. his professional forestry overruled by nontechnical 9. He will not voluntarily disclose information concerning the business af- fairs of his employers, principals, or clients, which they desire to keep con- fidential, unless express permission is first obtained. 10. He will not, without the full knowledge and consent of his client or employer, have an interest in any busi- ness which may influence his judgment i11 regard to the Work for which he is engaged. 11. He Will not, for the same serv- ice, accept compensation of any kind, other than from his client, principal, or employer, without full disclosure, knowledge, and consent of all parties concerned. 12. He will engage, or advise his client or employer to engage, other ex- perts and specialists in forestry and related fields Whenever the client's or employer's interests would be best served by such actions, and will cooper- ate freely with them in their work. Relations With Professional Foresters 13. He will at all times strive to protect the forestry profession collec- tively and individually from misrepre- sentation and misunderstanding. 14. He will aid in safeguarding the profession against the admission to its ranks, of persons unqualified because of lack of good moral character or of 31 adequate training. 15. In writing or in speech he will be scrupulous to give full credit to oth- ers, in so far as his knowledge goes, for procedures and methods devised or dis- covered and ideas advanced or aid given. and 16. He will not intentionally without just cause, directly or indirect- ly, injure the reputation or business of another forester. 17. If he has substantial and con- vincing evidence of unprofessional con- duct of a forester, he will present the information to the proper authority for action. 18. He will not compete with an- other forester on the basis of charges for work by underbidding through re- duction of his quoted fee after being informed of the fee quoted by a com- petitor. 19. He will not use the advantages of a salaried position to compete un- fairly with another forester. 20. He will not attempt to supplant another forester in a particular employ- ment, after becoming aware.that the latter has been definitely engaged. 21. He will not review the work of another forester, for the latter's em- ployer, without the otheris knowledge, unless the latter's connection with the work has been terminated. 22. He will base all letters of refer- ence or oral recommendation on a fair and unbiased evaluation of the party concerned. 23. To the best of his ability he will support, work for, and adhere to the principles of the merit system of em- ployment. 24. He will not participate in solicit- ing or collecting financial contributions from subordinates or employees for political purposes. 25. He will uphold the principle of appropriate and adequate compensation for those engaged in forestry Work, in- cluding those in subordinate positions, as being in the public interest and main- taining the standards of the profession. THE FORESTERS A D PUBLIC EDLICATIO by Ed Kerr The professional forester upon graduation from Louisiana Tech has benefitted from 16 or more years of public education a la Louisiana. He has reaped the benefits from a system which is almost as old as Am erica herself. But the forester soon finds that his connection with public education is not severed when he receives his diploma. Only his role changes--from student to teacher. In contrast to most other professional men, the forester cannot maneuver himself into a private corner to practice his profession. Rather, he must take his knowledge constantly to the public and strive to teach that public about forestry and good forestry practices. Why? Because the object of the forester's entire career is growing trees and no one has been able to grow trees anywhere except out-of-doors. Anywhere the forester grows trees, whether it be next year or 50 years from now, he will need the cooperation of people in order to grow those trees successfully. People live in the forests and by the forests. They hunt in the forest. They fish in the forest's lakes. They walk through it to get somewhere else or simply just to take a hike. They vote taxes on the forest land and sometimes on the trees that grow thereon. They approve rights of way through the forest for pipelines, roads and canals. They choose forest acreage for flood basins, water reservoirs and drainage structures. They vote for or against forest fire protection and forest research funds. They set forest fires, either accidentally or on purpose. No profession in the world has ever depended upon public understanding for its successful functioning as does forestry today. And why not? Everything the forester does affects to some extent some people. And the feeling that some people have about the trees around them borders on the religious. They agree with Joyce Kilmer that only God can make a tree and steadfastly oppose the mistreatment of God's creations. Aha! There, my anxious graduate, lies your big problem of public education. The average man, much less schooled in forestry than you, may well have a different idea of what constitutes mistreatment of trees than you have. For instance, thousands of them today look upon the deadening of hardwoods--any hardwoods--as wasteful, if not sacrilegious. He views it as a threat to his hunting future as well. Your job: teach him what you know, that worthless, misshapen hardwoods are denying valuable growth to the pines around them. How well you teach him this and the hundreds of other reasons why foresters do what they do, will in the final analysis, determine your success as a forester. The forester knows what he is doing is right. His problem in public relations is to convince the people in and around the woods that he is right. Sometimes this is a laborious process, demanding much time and talent on the part of the forester. In short, many foresters have learned to hold their Biltmore sticks in their left hand. Their right hand is reserved for a coffee cup. .32 T. L. James 8' Company congratulates the Department of Forestry of Louisiana Polytechnic Institute on the fourth anniversary of its accreditation by the Society of American Foresters. We have faith in the important roleof forestry in Louisiana's economy and in the present and future contributions by the forestry graduates of this institution. FORESTRY DIVISIC T. L. .I MES A D COMPA RUSTON, LOUISIANA Y, INC 33 FORESTRY CLUB HOMECOMING FLOAT AROUND SCHOOL BUILDERS LLIMBER YARD, INC. Johns Manville Building Materials and Mill Work PHONE AL 5-3155 WEST MISSISSIPPI AVE. RUSTON, LOUISIANA ll , if 1- R O U I C231 M: 'X III Q sg The Sign ofa Friendly Neighbor 1 NI, it and Progressive Forestry. lf , I X-,g.x I ,' Timberlands, Hardwood and Pine Lumber ' ' I D I Post and Poles . U. Q. Retail Sales 1 I 1 ip' ROY O MARTIN LLIIVIER CO., INC. ,- 'I I I ndri La , .1 ., fe P.O. Box 1110 A exa 3, Soufhern Hardwood Fore sfry S C -1953 Group -meefinlg-I95'8 I IriIEII:n:rPoiIr:?ID Mississippi Sfurkvllle. M'55'55'PP' 36,3 Experimental Plofs Greenhouse Compliments of The Foresters Headquarters GLASGOW'S for Quality Mervs Wear Since 1908 Photographic Supplies Huston Louisiana RLISTON OFFICE S RIGOIL COMPANY INC. Distributors Oil Fielcl and Industrial Lubricants Ruston, Louisiana-Vivian, Louisiana 110 S. Trenton Ruston, Louisiana Houma, Louisiana-L aurel, Mississippi 37 Snapshots COMPLIMENTS LINCCLN BUILDERS Box 476 POST OFFICE CAFE Air Conditioned 'It's the Food That Counts' North Vienna Compliments N 0 f RUSTQN STATE BANK 8 TRUST CO SERVING NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA SINCE I89O RUSTON LOUISIANA Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation SUMMER CAMP--1 958 40 MENSURATION WITH Mr. RUSSELL MEASURING FOR FORM CLASS oF me MODERN TREE MARKER ! ff ,GUNS CAN THE NELSON COMPANY R Q Q- . X ' that cleans V- itseif ' . a in fha? screws ,on the gun. , P o PAINT V ff you doIl 'l ' - have S 'S f .fo siir N L array. Manufaclunr J IRON MOUNT I 'A Momcoms Yin-F111 TQ 3' , CONOCO ' Y PIIYIIE 81 HAIIIIIST 00IIOG0 SERVICE CENTER GENERAL AUTO REPAIR - WELDING WEST CALIFORNIA AVE. PHONE AL 5-0279 RUSTON. LA. I 42 I SUMMER CAMP ENGINEERING I I iJ . iief ,, ,. -I-5fV5:f' I -If ' Q HORSESHOES ANYONE? NIGHT WORK LET'S GO SWIMMING TOUGH GOING 4-3 B I iana ROBERT BROOKS GULF SERVICE SUMMER CAMP SCENES l 44 FORESTRY DEPARTMENT TELEVISION SHOW 45 T. V. SHOW 68 Wim T. V. SHCW ... l. LABORATORIES 48 r,' w ,. i L K 'fy E 'fra W 4 . X , -in Q-me a -f:fz:+ff,1:ez,, iw, Q ix Lx. Q 'QR T mn U -a 3 -as 0 ,w..u-- -, A I ,M .931 wa-vw in ft' ff ' 'LIQQ F If Ruston, Louisiana January 8, 1959 Editor Louisiana Tech Forester Box 507 Tech Station Ruston, Louisiana Dear Editor: The Louisiana Tech Forestry Alumni Association would like to take this opportunity to commend the members of the Tech Forestry Club and others for compiling and publishing the Louisiana Tech Forester. This publication will help to recapture and hold memories of our school, classmates, and friends for many years to come. Congratulations to you for a job well done. Sincerely yours, H. F. Fallin--President D. H. Walsh--vice-President O. L. Fitzgerald - -Secretary -Treasurer 50 ALUMNI 51 ALLIM I DIRECTORY CLASS OF 1948 Fallin, H. Ford, 210 Pinecrest Drive, Ruston, Louisiana. Woodland Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service. Fitzgerald, Odie L., 1313 Robinette Drive, Ruston, Louisiana. Associate Professor teaching courses in Dendrology, Wood Technology, Forest Prod- ucts, Seasoning and Preservation, and Harvest- ing and Manufacturingg Louisiana Polytechnic Institute. Gaensehals, Frank, Greenwood Road, Shreveport, Louisiana. Employed by Henry Bango, Consult- ing Forester, Grigsby, Robert L., New Albany, Mississippi. Soil Conservation Service. Jiles, Jr., Robert A., Route ifl, Andersonville, Tennessee. Staff Forester in primary forest utilization research, Tennessee Valley Author- ity. Kelly, Jack E., 823 North Main, Homer, Louisiana. Homer Tobacco, Candy, and Drug Co. Logan, Delmar L., Box 853, Minden, Louisiana. Unit Forester, International Paper Company. Martin, James H., Jena, Louisiana, International Paper Company. Prince, Wayne D., Box 121, Chatham, Louisiana. Block Forester, Forest Products Div., Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation. Salvaggio, A. G., Box 91, Harvey, Louisiana. Wilson, Elton, 1506 N, Main, Jasper, Texas. Forester, Southwestern Settlement and Develop ment Corp. CLASS OF 1949 Shealy, John C., Box 829, Minden, Louisiana. Forester, Louisiana State University Agricultural Extension Service. Boatman, James H., Jr., Box 124, DeQuincy, Louisiana, Newport Industries Co1'npany,Forester land management. How to Start a Forestry Career Start your forestry career by getting acquainted with the tools of your trade - and the nation's oldest and largest house supplying them, Forestry Suppliers, lnc. More than 2,000 items listed in our Catalog No. 8, quality items at dollar-saving prices. Follow the example of professional foresters every- where - turn to Forestry Suppliers, Inc. for the tools you need, when you need theml Write today for a copy of Catalog No. 8 P. O. Box 8305, Battlefield Station, Jackson 4, Mississippi Telephone FLeetwood 4-3565 FORESTRY SUPPLIERS, INC. .53 MILAM DRUG COMPANY Phone Alpine 5-3973 Ruston, Louisiana Prescription Druggist Davis, Bennie I-I., Gibsland, Louisiana, Jones -Davis Forestry Consultants. Derr, Chester, Box 750, Winnfield, Louisiana, Ad- vertising Manager, Winn Parish Printing Company. Dickerson, H. C., P. O. Box 348, Kilgore, Texas, Wood Preserving Engineering Co., Owner -Lone Star Creosoting Co., Inc., President--Cowles Timber Company, Vice -President--Texas Investors Enterprises , Vice -President. Freeman, James E., P. O. Box 340, Huttig, Arkansas, Block Forester, Forest Products Division, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. Hinton, James A., 304 West Ave., Pasadena, Texas, All State Insurance Sears Roebuck. Jenkins, James A., P. O. Box 742, Urania, Louisiana, Resident Inspector, Southwestem Laboratories. Richards, Edwin G., 907 Beech Street, Crossett Arkansas, Assistant Sawmills Superintendent, Crossett Lumber Co. Sims, Jack Allison, P. O. Box 405, DeRidder, Loui- siana, District Supervisor, La. Wild Life 8: Fisheries Commission, Supervising all Game activities in Southwest Louisiana. Walsh, Donovan H., 507 W. Court St., Winnfield, Louisiana, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corpora- tion. Castleman, Kenneth M., 1306 West Broadway, Gulf Oil Company. Crowe, William M., '71 International Paper Company, La. Mill,Bastrop,Louisiana, Assistant Scale Coordinator Southern Kraft Division, Inter- national Paper Company, Coordinate wood scaling at six mills west of Mississippi River. Smithey. John W., P. O. Box 117, Sibley, Louisiana, Inspector, Southern Pine Inspection Bureau, Lumber grade standardization, educational work, special field work. CLASS OF 1950 Burks, Lester L. , Cotton Valley, Louisiana, Private Landowner. Clark, Billie M., Box 589, Tallulah, Louisiana, Woodland Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service. Darsey, Frank E., Box 845, Jena, Louisiana, Inter- national Paper Company. Futch, Glenn W., 105 N. Payne Ave., Winnfield, Louisiana, Manager, Forester, Winn Pulpwood Co., Inc. Futch, John M., P. O. Box 562, Arcadia, Louisiana, Manager, Bienville Pulpwood Co., Inc. Maxwell, Richard D., Box 842, Jena, Louisiana, International Paper Company. Simpson, Donald A., Box 1013, Pearsall, Texas, Science teacher, Pearsall Junior High. Allen, Bruce, Vienna Highway, Ruston, Louisiana, Self-employed, Pulpwood Dealer, Consulting Surveyor, and Forester. Bozeman, Estes B., 1405 East Lafayette Street, Winnfield, Louisiana, Tremont Lumber Company Branton, Robert T., 11 Bay Avenue, De Funiak Springs Florida, St. Regis Paper Company. Chandler, Ray R., Pineville, Louisiana, Roy O. Mar- tin Lumber Company. Evans, James E., P. O. Box 303, Clermont, Florida, Cartographer, U. S. Geological Survey. Haskins, Noel H., P. O. Box 666, Cantonment, Florida, Assistant Woodlands Manager, St. Regis Paper Company. 55 Hood, W. L., Many, Louisiana, International Paper Company. Lambert, William H., P. O. Box 26, Jonesville, Louisiana, Manager, Jonesville Building and Supply Company. Lamkin, Sherwood W., 1115 Lock, Nacogdoches, Texas , Unit Forester, International Paper Company. Leachman, Jim C., 1116 Maryland, Alexandria, Louisiana, Conservation Forester, Louisiana, Delta Region, Woodlands, Department, Inter- national Paper Company. Lord, Jeb S., Jr., 1011 N. 6th Street, DeQueen, Arkansas, Production Supervisor for Treating Division, Dierks Forests, Inc. McDonald, Felton O., Box 358, Good Pine, Louisiana District Forester, Nebo Oil Co., Inc. Mann, Alonzo F., Jr., 615 Sycamore, Oakdale, Lou- isiana, Assistant Forester, I-lillyer -Deutsch- Edwards, Inc, May, Louis C., Box 292 , Huttig, Arkansas, Head Forester -Huttig Forest, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. HENRY L. BANGO Consulting Forester Since I945 SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA P. O. Box 5041 Murphy, Printis, Oakdale, Louisiana, Farmcraft Associates. Rivera, Jorge A., 1112 Humaco, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican Forest Service. Spell, Sterling J. , 831 Robinson Place, Shreveport, Louisiana, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. Tannehill, William M., Urania, Louisiana, The Urania Lumber Company, Ltd. Ewing, Elmer R., Box 816, Pineville, Louisiana, Southern Wood Company. Nibert, John M., Box 418, Bunkie, Louisiana, Life Insurance Co. of Georgia. Rockeu, B. o., P. o. Box 577, Homer, Louisiana, Area Forester, Continental Can Company, Inc. CLASS OF 1951 Akin, Joseph W., Box 312, San Augustine, Texas, District Forester, Southwestern Settlement 85 Development Company. Cooper, Norman O., Route 3, Box 70, Milton, Florida, Working Circle Forester, St, Regis Paper Company. Dopson, Johnny F., 607 West 11th Ave., Crossett, Arkansas, Assistant to Shipping Clerk, Crossett Lumber Company. English, Richard D. , Oberlin, Louisiana, Louisiana Forestry Commission Henderson, John W., Route 1, Ruston, Louisiana, Forester, T. L. James, Sz Company. Williamson, Bobby C., P. O. Box 248, Covington, Louisiana, T. L. James 85 Company. Cooper, William B., Ashly Plantation, Tallulah, Louisiana, Deltic Land SL Timber Company. Dance, James E., P. O. Box 256, Wiergate, Texas, District Forester, The Lutcher and Moore Lumber Company. Flick, Alvin W., Jr., 9016 Sparrow Drive, Richmond Virginia, Assistant Branch Manager, United States Plywood Corporation. French, Calvin S., Box 807, New Boston, Texas, Unit Forester, International Paper Company. Hinkie, Jarrell B., Route 2, Box 64, Jasper, Texas, Field Supervisor, East Texas Pulp Sa Paper Company. 56 Hooker, Gion B., Crescent Lumber Co., Crescent City, California. Johnson, Herbert A., General Delivery, McIntosh, Alabama. Johnston, Max C., Box 827, Alexandria, Louisiana, Woodland Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service. Kelly, Francis M., P, O. Box 296, Coushatta, Lou- isiana, Unit Forester, Intemational Paper Company. Luzader, Jack L., 1635 Francais St., Camden Heights, Camden, Arkansas, Intemational Paper Company. Lynch, Joseph S., Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, Supervisory Ranger, Shiloh National Park. Miesch, Joseph R., Box 681, Woodville, Texas, Southwestern Settlement 85 Development Corporation. Mudd, Lee S., 9424 Primrose Lane, Shreveport, Louisiana, Forester, Arkansas Fuel Oil Corpo- ration. Patton, Earl N., P. O. Box 212, Butler, Alabama, District Forester, Allison Lumber Company. Ruffin, William C., Box 543, Florien, Louisiana. Sumrall, Barney J., 1605 Ridge Street, Ruston, Louisiana, Sr. Meterman, Southern Natural Gas Company. Tyson, Robert Lee, Box 173 Route 3, DeQueen , Arkansas, District Forester, Dierks Forest Inc. Vogt, Leonard C., Route 5, Box 237, Franklinton, Louisiana, General Science Teacher and Coach, Bogalusa Junior High School. Wheeler, Henry A., San Jose, California, San Jose Fire Department. CLASS OF 1952 Colwick, John B., Box 800, Mansfield, Louisiana, Forester, International Paper Company. Durrett, Ralph D., 702 Pensacola Ave., Atmore, Alabama, Carney Estate. Thibodaux, Henry J., 731 Dodd Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana, Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. Campling, Charles W., 817 Bush Ave., Alexandria, Louisiana, Magnolia, Petroleum Corp. .55 CONGRATULATIONS AND REST WISHES TO THE 1959 LOUISIANA TECH FORESTRY GRADUATES TREMONT LUMBER COMPANY Joyce, Louisiana OUR 60th YEAR 1899-1959 Cardwell, Carroll K., 821 Cynthia, Metairie, Louisiana, Federal Land Bank of New Orleans, Louisiana. Crawley, Bobbie C., 503 S. Walters, Pasadena, Texas Horton, Robert C., 1324 Florida Street, Tallulah, Louisiana, Chicago Mill SL Lumber Company. Richardson, Robert E., Box 91, Elizabeth, Louisiana, Forester, Industrial Lumber Company, inc. Shipp, A. R., Jr., Box 22, Carrollton, Alabama, Gulf States Paper Corp. Steen, Carl N. , Robinette Drive, Ruston, Louisiana, International Paper Company. Thompson, Willard B., 105 Springbrook, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Gulf States Paper Corporation. Townsend, James S., Box 489, Columbia, Louisiana. Louisiana Forestry Commission. Zontek, Frank, 912 1X2 Blandford Avenue, Columbus Georgia, Senior Forester, Georgia Kraft Company. CLASS OF 1953 Grigg, Edward J., 1209 E. Lafayette, Winnfield, Louisiana. Robert Gair Company, Incorporated. Kelly, Gilbert L., 112 Baker Street, Pickens, South Carolina. Poinsett Lumber and Manufacturing Company. Baker, John F., P. O. Box 208, West Point, Mississippi, District Supervisor, International Paper Company. Dykes, Orlo W., Box 422, Troy, Alabama, Inter- national Paper Company. Gamblin, William T. III, 437 Mohawk Trail, Shreveport, Louisiana,Engineer-Draftsman, E. M. Freeman and Associates. Murphy, David L., Box 233, Homer, Louisiana, Barnard and Burk Construction Enginners. Russell, Edwin F., Box 314, Elizabeth, Louisiana. Calcasieu Paper Company. Smith, James R., Route 4, Cantonment, Florida. Working Circle Forester, St. Regis Paper Com- pany. Woodall, James T., 1703 Dauphin, Mobile, Alabama, NEWPORT OLDEST PRODUCERS OF WOOD NAVAL STORES WITH FIVE LARGE PLANTS. I885O ACRES OF FOREST LAND UNDER MANAGEMENT IN BEAUREGARD PARISH, SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. P. O. Drawer 848 DeQuincy, Louisiana NEWPORT INDUSTRIES COMPANY A Division of Heyden Newport Chemical Corp. Assistant Forester in charge of Planning and Research, Southern Division, Scott Paper Company. Woodard, Jr., Risdon E., Box 236, Gibsland, Louisi- ana, Woodard -Walker Lumber Company. Peppers, Laurin William, Box 832, Jena, Louisiana, Forester, International Paper Company. Sutton, William T., DeQuincy, Louisiana, Edgewood Land and Logging Company. CLASS OF 1954 Davis, Billy M., Route 1, Box 36A, Jena, Louisiana, Assistant District Forester, Nebo Oil Company, Inc. Gaudin, Jr., O'Neil B., 100 North Payne, Winnfield, Louisiana, Forester, American Creosote Works Incorporated. McKinney, Thomas J., 410 Summit Avenue, Minden, Louisiana, Forest Technician, International Paper Company. Stephenson, Wayne R. , 614 Westside Avenue, Homer Louisiana, Work Unit Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service. Aycock, Olen E., Box 30, Winnfield, La., Forester, United States Forest Service. Finlay, Gavin, 1205 Third St., S. E., Springhill, Louisiana, International Paper Company, Ham, Bennie G., Fairbanks, Louisiana, Columbian Carbon Company. Maxwell, Raymond E., Jena, Louisiana, International Paper Company. Shatford, John S., 27 Montebello Drive, Natchez, Mississippi, Forester, International Paper Company, CLASS OF 1955 Larance, Charles E., 805 York Street, Warren, Arkansas, Assistant Forester, Deltic Farm and Timber Company. Perry, Victor K., 110 Roseland Circle, Brewton, Alabama, Forester, Container Corporation of America, Thompson, Jr., C. R., 714 W. California, Ruston, Louisiana, Hughes Tool Company. 56 Congratulations and Best Wishes to the Graduates of the FORESTRY DIVISION LCLIISIANA PCLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Ruston, Louisiana American Yearbook Company Hannibal, Missouri a division of Josten's Owatonna, Minnesota Santa Barbara, California Don Spargo, Representative P. O. Box l95, Monroe, La. 57 Bryan, Jr., Richard W., 903 Robert St., Ruston, La. , U. S. Armed Forces. Edmondson, Jerry H., 418 S. Erie, Wichita, Kansas, U. S. Armed Forces. Essmeier, Donald L., P. O. Box 198, Milledgeville, Georgia, Area Manager, Continental Can Co., Inc. Keith, James G., P. O. Box 296, Coushatta, Louisi- ana, Forester Il, International Paper Co. Woodman, Donald H., 134 Eddy St., Lake Charles, La., McNeese State College. Pyle, Everett W., 200 First St., N.W., Springhill, Louisiana, Forester, Smith and Campbell Pulp- wood Dealers. CLASS OF 1956 Joffrion, Lamar E. McCasland, Roe K., P, O. Box 1170, New Orleans, Louisiana, Inspector, Southern Pine Inspection Bureau. Nattin, John H., 1001 Pegues, Mansfield, Louisiana. Forester III, International Paper Company. Reese, Jr., John B., Shreveport Highway, Ruston, Louisiana, Partner, Economy Butane Gas Co.. Inc. Bailiff, Tommy C., US54186630, Hq. Btry. 7 AAA, APO 28 N.Y., N.Y. Bottoms, Jimme W., 720 Marsh, ElDorado, Arkansas, Stevens Forestry Service. Davidson, James H., 902 Hickory, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Forester ll, International Paper Company. Hollis, Bobby M., P.O. Box 216, Bernice, Louisiana, Manager, Hollis Farms, Inc. Mety, Michael P., 3 N. 12th St., Lawton, Oklahoma, U. S. Armed Forces. Nugent, John A., U. S. Armed Forces. Young, Richard A., P. O. Box 358, Good Pine, Loui- siana, Nebo Oil Co. Faircloth,Charles A., P. O. Box 386, Colfax, Loui- siana, Faircloth Handle Company. Mullin, Charles E., Zwolle, Louisiana, Sabine Lumber Company. WHEN YOU TEST TREE SEEDS USE A MODEL 400-G Slssnnunn Etzinlile Moisture Tester Unrivalled for Accuracy, Speed, Ease of Operation. Standard ofthe Seed Trade Only the Steinlite ' 400-G does not destroy the sample. Samples can be returned to stock as W 'i's'1 ifv1'. V - after testing . . . a real money saver where ex- pensive samples are used Tree seed samples can Y ' also be germinated after moisture test. . . another time and money-saving feature. Several hundred charts available for tree seeds, flower, vegetable, grass, legume, oleaginous and many other seeds. Used by agricultural colleges, forestry depart- ments, commercial laboratories and seed houses throughout the United States and many foreign coun- tries. For complete information and price, write Department CK. Siensunu EQUIPMENT COMPANY M ,,..,,.,,. A HV! 618-626 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago 6, lil. CLASS OF 1957 Rowell, Cecil D., Buena, Texas, Southwestern Settlement and Development Corporation. White, Marion H., 108 James St., Homer, Louisiana Forester, S. J. Monroe. Boyd, William L., Box 874, Jena, La., Assistant District Forester, Nebo Oil Co., Inc. Holmes, Jerry L., Box 17, Rison, Ark., International Paper Company. Joiner, William T., Box 1249, Alexandria, La., Forester, T. L. James SL Co., Inc. Mathys, Erwin G., Enumclaw, Washington, U. S. Forest Service. . 1 A Market Place for the Southern Wood The greatest incentive toward good forestry practices is a reliable market tor wood. By providing such a market for trees cut from thinnings in young stands and from improved cuttings in older stands, the pulp and paper industry makes possible the practice of good forestry in the South. -T referred Zzbndl Paper Crop PANY MOBILE, ALABAMA Simmons, Bobby J., P.O. Box 125, Russellville, Arkansas, U. S. Forest Service. Todd, Clyde M., Jr., 303 Ninth St., Alaska, Armed Forces. Trigg, Norman, Jr., Box 33, Clara, Mississippi, International Paper Company. Wootten, Gilbert H., Box 2, Good Pine, Louisiana, Nebo Oil Co. Auld, Archie B., 609 W. 3rd Street, Homer, La., Forester International Paper Company, Malvern, Arkansas. Garland, Gene O., Box 44, Amity, Arkansas, Forester International Paper Company. McCain, David L., Box 336, Newellton, La., Forester Fisher Lumber Company. Wells, William K., Elizabeth, La., Forester, Calcasieu Paper Co. CLASS OF 1958 Henderson, Dallas W., U.S. Forest Service. Reed, Arthur W., 512 Mayfield, Ruston, La., Forester International Paper Company. Bishop, James E., P. O. Box 167, Minden Louisiana. Bryant, James M., 705 Elm Street, Minden, Louisiana, Armed Service. Carlock, Gayle M., 107 N. 12th Street, Oakdale, Louisiana, Industrial Lumber Company. David, William H., 509 S. Bonner Street, Ruston, Louisiana, Engineering Curriculum, Louisiana Tech. Finton, James P., Rt. 1, Jonesboro, Louisiana, Armed Forces. Howe, James E., Hampton, Arkansas. Hutchins, James E., Natchitoches, Louisiana, U. S. Forest Service. Jordan, Marshall L., 3013 11th Street, Gulfport, Mississippi, Southern Institute of Forest Genetics. Kent, Reuben, Gilliam, Louisiana. Mercer, William D., 432 Waller Street, Bossier City, Louisiana, Armed Forces. Neill, Bobby J., 70 Central Ave., Apt. 23, New Haven Conn., Yale Graduate School. Poland, Burton C., 202 Hunter Ave., Union Spring, Alabama, International Paper Co. Tolar, Edward E., Route 1, Box 53, Natchitoches, Louisiana, Louisiana Forestry Commission. Weber, William P.,Tallulah, Louisiana, Chicago Mill and Lumber Company. Wells, Garland R., Route 1, Box 69, Carey, North Carolina, Graduate School North Carolina State. Williams, Ben H., Stonyford, California, U. S. Forest Service. DIERKS FOREST, INC. Leading Producer of Southern Pine Lumber Offers Opportunity to Graduate Fore sters Write ROBERT GIEROW, Mountain Pine, Ark. LEE MARKEL, Deflueen, Ark. PAUL ROICBER, Broken Bow, Okla. 60 Murphy, James W., 1238 20th Street, Huntsville, Texas, Soil Con servation Service. Powell, Charles E. Jr., Helena, Arkansas, Chicago Mill and Lumber Company. Smith, Winston T., 201 North Jones Street, Winnfield, Louisiana U. S. Forest Service. Zeagler, James H., Box 174 Jackson, Louisiana, L.S.U. Graduate School. vlililkiiiiiiiiiiivlililii Treating Plant RECENTLY ACQUIRED EQUIPMENT sr- Photographic Lab sf:-fr. ff gg.. , L. rs. mmf i A K its-Q T fr+--M 5 gmjpm . W, 4 if 5 u W ' I L. gran W fl si., . 1 sazsr.g:ffl5Zf,....,1:,ass . ., . , I 61 COMBINATION PLANTER Consisting of 3 Point Hydraulically Equipped Carrier Frame C600 Ibs.l and T. M. Model Planter C800 lbs., Acts as two wheel trailer for turning and backing-locks up for highway transport. Perfectly balanced Controlled penetration and packing wheel floatation in Disked Soils or Peatland. Penetration i2 inches in hard soils. Coulter blade on same axis as wheels permits planting on turns. laik OLITSTA DI GFEATURES Combines best features of pull behind model and three point hitch model. Adiustable chains control planting depth ancl packing wheel floatation in deep sand or peat. Adjustable crank packing wheel axle 2 to 8 between wheels. Relieves tractor of weight of planter for better traction in wet land. Heavy bolt-on planting shoe with bolt-on point and bolt-on wings. lnterchange- able wings. Narrow wings with flat soil foils for sand. For hard clay-wider foils elevated at rear to cause soil to flow up and back into planting trench. This eliminates air pockets in open trench beneath superficial top soil packing. Two hydraulic cylinders and cams allow free floatation of planting units. Long free floating packing wheel frame for easy ride. Compact and rugged for woods abuse-8 feet over all. I6 x 28 coulter and bearings specially made for us. Optional width packing wheel tires-400 x I5 or 500 x l5. This machine has proved superior to all other types in peatland and harrowed scrub oak sand flats because of its superior floatation and maneuverability in difficult conditions. HARRY A. LOWTHER COMPA Y 1669 DEARBORN AVENUE AURORA, ILLINOIS TELEPHONE 2-8302 503 Department History fContinued from Page 33 At the beginning of the spring semester in 1947, E. J. Russell who was with the Soil Conservation Service in Ruston was added to the staff to teach Forest Protection and Forest Finance. Authorization was given during the summer of 1950 to hire a teacher in Forest Utilization. Harold E. Gustin of Maine, who was with the Rubber Development Administration and who had just returned to the United States from work on the Amazon River in Brazil, was hired. Since he could not report for work until late in the fall, Roy Morgan, Forester for T. L. James and Co. of Ruston, was loaned to the Department by the James Com- pany to teach until Mr. Gustin could get to Ruston. Mr. Gustin stayed with the Department until the end of the fall semester 1950-1951. The tropical bug was too much in his system and he went off to Sumatra to get back into work with rubber. He is now in Brazil. Odie L. Fitzgerald, a member of Tech's first forestry class, was added to the staff on 1 February 1951 to continue the forest utilization program. At the beginning of the fall semester 1952, John Kuprionis, formerly Chief Silviculturist for Lithuania who had come to the United States at the end of World War ll, was added to the staff to teach silvi- culture. At the beginning of the fall semester 1956, Edward R. Andrulot who was with the Crossett Company was added to teach Forest Management and Forest Mensuration. With this addition each of the five technical fields of forestry was represented by a staff member. fContinued on Page 655 O. K. CLEANERS When in Need of Tires GLILLATT TIRE CC. AL 5-0332 W. Mississippi Ave. Free Pick UP and DGHVBVY Sam P. Gullatt, Owner . Goodrich Distributor Bice Bros. Phone AL 5-1545 Ruston, Louisiana Ruston Louisiana 654 PHONOCRAPHS RADIOS RECORDS PHONOGRAPH ACCESSORIES STINSON'S MUSIC BOX 103 N. Trenton Ruston Lou COMPLIMENTS OF BERTHA'S FLOWER SHOP 300 W. TEXAS RUSTON, LA. isialla PHONE AL 5-4242 B. H. RAINWATER 8. CO., INC. 102 West Alabama Avenue Telephone AL 5-3511 TOWN TECH MEN'S SHOP For Clothes Correct- Ruston Louisiana Shop Town Techy FIRE-AUTO-CASUALTY 204 W- Mississippi INSURANCE Phone AL 5-1532 Ruston Louisiana Department History QContinued from Page 643 Along with the increases in teaching staff, there was an acquisition program for equipment and the building of facilities. A listing of some of the major items follows: Tree Planting Machine - March 1947 Dry Kiln - June 1947 Corney Lake Summer Camp Unit - June 1 947 Wood Working Shop Machines - September 1947 60,000 pound hydraulic testing machine - Hardness Testing Machine - January 1948 Laminating Gluepress - January 1948 Sawmill - July 1949 Forest Fire Tower - May 1951 Tree Seed Extraction Unit - 1952 Greenhouse - May 1953 Planermill - July 1953 Two-way Radio - May 1945 Photographic Dark Room Unit - July 1958 Surveying instruments - August 1958 On 24 October 1954 forestry at Louisian January 1948 a Tech was accredited by the Society of American Foresters. as 25' . ADVERTISERS INDEX Bertha's Flower Shop . . . . Brooks Gulf Station ...... . B. H. Rainwater Insurance . . . . Builders Lumber Yard ..... . Coca Cola ........ . Diamond Handle Co .... . Dierks Forest, Inc ..... . Forestry Suppliers, Inc .... . Glasgows .......... . Gullatt Tire Co .... . . Gurdon Lumber Co. . . . Harry A. Lowther Co. . . . Henery L. Bango .... . Josten ......... . Larrys Cafe .......... . Lewis Department Store . . . . Lincoln Builders ...... . McCullouch Chain Saw . . . Milam Drugstore ........ . Monroe Concrete Co., Inc. . . . Newport ............. . O.K. Cleaners ........... . Payne-Hurst Conoco Station . . . . Post Office Cafe ........ . . Ruston Builders and Loan . . . . Ruston Hardware Co., Inc .... . Ruston Lumber and Supply .... . Ruston Office and Photo Supply . . . Ruston State Bank and Trust Co .... . . Seedboro ................ . Service Cleaners ......... . Stinson's Music Box ........ . T. L. James and Company, Inc. . . . Town Tech Men's Shop ...... . Tremont Lumber Company . . . 66 000 Q- S2 Soo QV'