SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry - Empire Forester Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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ofzewofzb I-IEN our nation was young, the great forests that covered the major portion of our country seemed limitless to the colonists. As the need for agricultural land increased, and the demand for housing materials became more acute, the forests were rolled back at an ever increasing rate. Then, a weak cry echoed from the past, and this echo grew to an ever increasing roar: We must protect our forests fom the ravages of man . Nothing must be destroyed, and so lands were set aside, and laws were passed, and man 'could not tamper with these areas: Why, if we leave these trees, they will grow indefinitely to an enormous size, and what things of beauty they will be! Think too, of the wildlife that will abound therein! That sounded wonderful, but what was that rumble? There's a man that says we should cut our timber. How foolish! What are these arguments he has? Thinning? Sustained yield? Remov- able crop? What are these things? Yes, we have reached this juncture. We are beginning to farm our forests and manage our wildlife and land-s. We are talking about removable crops. We have reached a new phase of growth as a nation, and we have taken a road that bisects the rift between our former trends. We shall not mine our resources so that the land shall waste away, neither shall we let our forests grow until all that is left is rotten trees. Trees, like man, must grow old and die. But who then are these men that know how to manage our lands and waters and wildlife? Sure- ly I can cut my trees as I see fit, and surely I will leave some trees behind as these men have said I should. Yes, but surely I can go to my doctor and tell him what is wrong with me, or that I am feeling fine. Surely I can tell 'him that my leg is broken even though he says it is only a bruise. A forester you say? Isn't he some guy that likes to hunt and fish, and sit up in a fire tower all day? No? I-Ie is the doctor that treats my forests? Do you mean a tree surgeon? No? Oh, you mean it-s deeper than that: a guy that prescribes for its ills and a guy that tells you when it is healthy, a guy that directs its diet, its habits and its products. So that is a forester! This then is a chronicle of a year at the College of Forestry, the year 1950-Sl, to be exact. In the pages that follow, .the play and work of these men, who have trained to become the managers of our forests, are recorded.

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5 N...--r - Q 1,,. ,Y 0 the lIll?l'l of the class of 1951 who have been culled lo duly with the armed forces, the 1951 Empire Forester is dedicated: CRAIG T. BELL EDWARD R. BERMAN ROBERT L. CHAMBERLAIN DONALD E, SMITH vVII..I.lAM J. MIKONIS - A M mv- ,-5,4 ii . ,nv-H-mow-QS ,. Iam fl Mmmms-.q-,awww sw WA- um: 1q Ew nm-pi

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GOl4fZl4fS PROLOGUE . . 11 SENIORS . . . 25 OTHER CLASSES . 51 ORGANIZATIONS . 59 ACTFIVlTl'IES . . . 77 CAMP L00 . . . 97 ADVERTl,SEMEN'1'S . . 139 STUDENT DIRECTORY . . 167