University of Idaho School of Forestry - Forester Yearbook (Moscow, ID)

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30 THE IDAHO FORESTER On the Clecwivater Field Trip more than two hundred thousand men, and that it would help the farmer and the com- munity, but that if sucha program was to be a success it must be based on careful planning. Two accordion solos fthe toastniaster called the instrument a stomach Steinwaynj by Her- man Daughs, a member of the Associated For- esters, furnished entertainment and diversion, and were rewarded by rousing applause. Mr. G. F. Jewett, Manager of Potlatch For- ests Inc., Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and the last speaker of the evening, spoke on Forest Tax- ation. Forest taxation is one of the major problems of the timber industry. Present sys- tems of taxation prohibit private timber own- ership. Mr. Jevvett declared that taxation confiscates white pine in twenty years, and that the private owner must liquidate in a few years' time. Forest liquidation is an im- portant factor in glutting timber markets. At- H tention was called to the importance of this to educational institutions which receive an in- come from timber sales. At present the only way out of this situation is for the government to acquire all timber. He said that as forest- ers and citizens we could render real service to our communities and to the state by giving them a clear picture of this situation. Private ownership can be maintained only by some form of sales tax or yield tax. - And so ended the Seventeenth Annual Ban- quet, declared to be as interesting, as full of the spirit of good will and fellowship, as ap- pealing to the sense of taste, and with the bonds which unite foresters and those inter- ested in forestry woven stronger than ever by the feeling that we sponsor a great and worthy cause, that we can and will Down the Depressionf' MOUNTAIN TOP THOUGHT STANLEY Foss BARTLETT God, niay I never weaken so I shall be bound to levels lowg Whevi I shall lack the strength to climb A peak, with step attuned to rhyme, And cannot 'mount where winds sweep high I think that I shall want to die. When last I scale CL cloudy crest Then let me tarvcy there to rest- There in the blue aloof from cares, Above thc 'much of nien's ajfairs, Beyond the cursed desire for pelf, Outside the sonallness of myself- Thus niongst any fellows may I live, And die when I have naught to give.

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BANQUET BETTER TI-IAN EVER WILLIAM V. CRANSTON, ,33 We may live without books, What is knowledge but grieving? We may live without hope, Whctt is hope but deceiving? MORE than one hundred foresters, would-be foresters, and their guests, gathered at the Blue Bucket Inn, Wednesday evening, March 29, for the seventeenth Annual Banquet of the Associated Foresters. The large crowd present was a splendid tribute to the efforts of Lawrence Newcomb and the m-embers of the banquet committee who, through skillful planning, carried to thorough completion this splendid social affair. Larry Newcomb, president of the Asso- ciated Foresters, opened the meeting with well chosen words of welcome to all present. The following guests were introduced by Mr. New- comb: Mr. J. C. Evenden, forest entomologist and Mr. Chas. K. McHarg, Jr., regional forest inspector, both of Coeur d'Alene, Idahog Mr. C. L. Billings, general manager, Mr. E. C. Rettig, land agent, and Mr, Walter Field, as- sistant land agent, all of Potlatch Forests Inc., Lewiston, Idahog Ranger W. H. Daughs, U. S. Forest Service, Princeton, Idaho, Mr. J. J. O'Connell, general manager, and Mr. A. A. Segersten, land agent, both of Potlatch Forests, Inc., Potlatch, Idahog Dr. F. W. Gail, head of the botany department, Dr. F. B. Laney, geologist, and Mr. T. Ashlee, florist, all of the University facultyg and Mr. Ben E. Bush and Mr. Adrian Nelson, both of Mos- cow, Idaho. The meeting was then turned over to Mr. Evenden, who was appointed toastmaster for the occasion. Mr. Evenden's reputation as a keen wit and a professional wisecracker had preceded him and in his ca- pacity as toastmaster he disappointed no one for he spared no speaker in his introductions, much to the delight of those present. Mr. Evenden introduced Miss Louise Throck- morton who gave a reading which was dis- tinctly different and highly entertaining. Fol- lowing this Mr. Evenden introduced Dean T. S. Kerr of the University faculty who spoke on The Role of Government in Business. Dean Kerr stated that ours was a dual form of governmentg state government and national government. The United States Con- stitution gives the national government control over states' commerce business. This control is exercised through the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890. The former applies particularly to the railroads of the country, and the act was legislated to prevent the practice of discrimina- tion in rates, wholesale issuance of passes, the system of secret rebates, and the charging of higher rates on short hauls than on long hauls. We may live without love, What is pctssioii but piiiiiig? But where is the man who can Live without DINING? The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was passed to prevent combinations in restraint of trade, but the U. S. Supreme Court read into the Act the word unreasonable which reduced its force. The Supreme Court decides whether or not monopolistic control is injurious to the public. The power granted in these acts is the one and only practical means by which the national government can regulate business. Mr. Kerr concluded his remarks by saying that the grandeur of America consists in pro- viding opportunity for every young man and woman in this country and that We are living in the Land of Opportunity. At the conclusion of Dean Kerr's talk the University Quartet composed of Paul Rust, Carl Fischer, Wayne Hampton, and Reginald Lyons, accompanied at the piano by Martha Jean Rehberg gave seve1'al pleasing vocal se- lections. WOLFF SPEAKS ON LAND Usn PLANTING The next speaker was Mr. Meyer H. Wolf, Assistant Regional Forester in charge, othce of lands, U. S. Forest Service, Missoula, Montana, who spoke on Land Use Planning. Mr. Wolif's twenty-four years of experience in the Forest Service enables him to speak with authority on the subject. He stated that for- estry was a form of land use, and that if land is to be put to its best use, careful plans must be made. Lack of careful planning has result- ed in the use of marginal lands for grazing and farming when its use for such purposes was not needed. The result is chaos. De- mands for the present use of such lands and for their future use must be weighed care- fully, and co-ordinated to the highest degree possible. Such plans involve consideration of population, demands for farm and forest products, taxation, interest on land mortgages, recreation, Iish and game, back to the land movements, and numerous other factors. INCOMPLETE PLANS BETTER THAN NONE Mr. Wolff emphasized the fact that it is better to have a plan which does not measure up to expectations than to have no plans at all. Some degree of success results in plans even though these are not adequate, while no plans result in disorder and chaos. A plan is not an end in itself but a means to an end, and is worthwhile only when translated into action. In conclusion Mr. Wolff mentioned Presi- dent Roosevelt's reforestation program ex- plaining that such a program would help out the employment situation by giving work to

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TI-IE I932 JUNIOR FIELD TRIP J. P. BROWN, '34. SUNDAY, MAY 22. Up at six a. m., as the modern Pepy would say, and as happy with expectancy as a little boy with a brand new red wagon. All this was in preparation for the junior class field trip to the Northern Rocky Mountain Forest Ex- periment Station near Priest River, northern Idaho. Those assembled for the trip were Ralph Ahlskog, Rudolph Benson, J. P. Brown, Loyd Burnett, John Cook, Kenneth Daniels, Jack Frederic, Corland James, Merton Kuhn, Paul Larsson, Paul Martin, Lawrence New- comb, Robert Opie, Theo. Raide, and Chas. Wellner and accompanied by Floyd Otter and A. M. Sowder of the forest school faculty. We left Moscow at 9:10 a. m., almost on schedule. The cavalcade consisted of Bud Daniel's open air taxi which accommodated the tractor gang, and the University truck which took care of the remainder of the juniors, including Ahlskog who occupied the floor. Bud Daniel's car stopped at St. Maries at Benson's home so arrived at the station a triiie late. The truck was right on schedule for the evening meal. Doings of the five tractor guys in the open air taxi after we left them at St. Maries is not available for publication, but it is known that they can identify the taste of sandwiches bought from any lunch counter between St. Maries and Priest River. Even then Paul Larsson insisted on eating supper when he ar- rived at the station several hours late. MONDAY, MAY 23. Up at seven a. m. after a very unrestful night. The writer, who is possessed with that lightning-like Arkansas swiftness, being the last one to bed was requested by Prexy New- comb to turn out the gas light. In some man- ner or means his pajamas disappeared as the light was going out. As a result all the beds in the east end of the bunkhouse were searched, but the pajamas were still nil. In the morning the pajamas were found at the top of the flag pole fluttering in the wind like brilliant butter- Hies. This day the juniors covered the station grounds, the buildings and improvements be- ing explained by John B. Thompson, the resi- dent ranger. All the buildings were investi- gated, under, over, and on the sides from the gas house to Woods Ohicen which, by the way, is the only building at the station built accord- ing to blue prints. The juniors are now well grounded in the knowledge of the moment of force required in frost heaving to move a tamarack block from under a building. The afternoon was spent in a hike to Crow's Nest Lookout and along the fire break on the ridge south of the experiment station. After supper a loud noise broke forth from the vicinity of George Jemison's residence. The noise proved to be a charivari for Mr. Jemison, class of '31, and his recent bride, the former Miss Beatrice Gibbs of the University. TUESDAY, MAY 24. Up at seven a. m. after another pajamaless night for the whole party. Mr. Jemison ex- plained to the boys the experimental work he is conducting in inflammability studies. In the afternoon we discovered there existed more instruments for measuring weather than we could count. P. S.: Benson, James, Daniels, and Brown are still minus their pajamas. WEDNESDAY, MAY 25. Prexy,' Newcomb wants to know how all the gravel from the road happened to be in his bed last night. Benson's recreation was get- ting votes for white papers, even though John Cook had a majority for brown papers. Mr. I. T. Haig showed us a thing or two, in fact several things about silviculture. Mr. Sowder blossomed forth this morning minus that mourning bow tie. Maybe it changed his luck, he crossed every footlog today without falling in the creek. Through his iniiuence, Cook has all the non-smokers to perjure themselves by voting for brown papers. P. S.: Bribery did it. THURSDAY, MAY 26. Went up on the Kaniksu National Forest where Floyd Cossitt, another alumnus of the Idaho School of Forestry, showed us how hem- lock is being disposed of and later some new planted areas. We found a deer that had just recently been killed by a Cougar. Last night's baseball game was umpired by Loyd Burnett. Burnett says that since his eyesight deterio- rated he has quit playing baseball and taken up umpiring. FRIDAY, MAY 27. Fought mosquitoes and tried to select seed trees. Newcomb's spiked topped tr-ees did not seem to be the proper things. Our baseball game tonight included such notable players as Messrs. Home Run Koch, Four Base Weid- man, and Fan 'em Out Watts from the Re- gional Office at Missoula. SATURDAY, MAY 28. Determined the distance of seed dispersion from the Knoll Plots. Visited the se-ed extrac- tory at Falls Ranger Station. On the way back to the station we took Priest River by storm. SUNDAY, MAY 29. It is rumored that about seven juniors visit- ed the dance at Blue Lakes last night. VVent up Priest Lake to Beaver Creek Ranger Sta- tion. The Tyee and Captain Markham's tales will long be remembered. Dad Fred- eric can repeat all of the stories with extras added. fContinuecl on page 521 31