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The following subjects are taught on a basis of approximately one-third theory and two-thirds practice : Subjects. Number of Hours. Silviculture .. .. .. .. .. 265 Work Methods .. .. .. .. .. Fobbing i! " " !! "K Road Building .. .. .. .. .. J Surveying .. .. .. .. .. 494 Map Drawing .. .. .. .. - • 108 Forest Mensuration .. .. .. .. 198 Agricultural Economics .. .. .. 82 Hunting and Fishing .. .. .. 171 General Exercises, including First Aid, Skiing, Athletics, Rifle Practice, Camp-making .. .. .. 178 Total .. .. .. .. 2,014 hours, equivalent to 252 working-days. 146. In the past there had been no direct personal contact between the Stockholm staff and the students at Garpenberg, to the detriment to subsequent continuity of teaching ; in future, forestry professors of the College will visit Garpenberg and deliver some lectures, thus bringing closer together these two phases of education. Proposals regarding a general re-organization of preparatory forestry training are summarized in Appendix (2). The Stockholm Course 147. The academic year is organized on a two-term basis as follows : First, third, and fifth Terms : 10th October to 20th December. Second, fourth, and sixth Terms: 25th January to Ist May. The long vacations, May to October, enable students to undertake supervised tours, gain experience in forest industries, and work on special studies. In the third year very few lectures are given; most of the year is devoted to surveying and mensuration exercises, working plan preparation, and final tests. The syllabus is shown in Table (6).

Table (6) —Royal College of Forestry, Sweden: Syllabus (Three-year course)

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Lectures Practical Field Subject. (One-hour (One-hour Excursions Periods). Periods). (Days). Forest Soils .. .. .. 86 45 12 Forest Botany 115 66 14 Book-keeping 10 20 Law 44 Statistical Mathematics 30 Applied Chemistry 20 Building Construction 20 Zoology 78 10 3 Mensuration .. .. 50 30 13 Silviculture 102 59 Forest Works Methods 10 Management 50 34 ii Utilization 110 40 35 Administration 65 Forest Economics 76 34 4 Special Lectures (from F.R.I, and others) 34