fORESTRY EDUCRTIOfl T THE UflIVERSITY Of CALIFORflffl The first fifty Years PAUL CASAMAJOR, Editor Published by the California Alumni Foresters Berkeley, California 1965 fOEUJOD T1HEhistory of an educational institution is peculiarly that of the men who made it and of the men it has helped tomake. This books tells the story of the School of Forestry at the University of California in such terms. The end of the first 50 years oi forestry education at Berkeley pro ides a unique moment to look back at what has beenachieved. A remarkable number of those who occupied key roles in establishing the forestry cur- riculum are with us today to throw the light of personal recollection and insight on these five decades. In addition, time has already given perspective to the accomplishments of many graduates. The School owes much to the California Alumni Foresters Association for their interest in seizing this opportunity. Without the initiative and sustained effort that the alunmi gave to the task, the opportunity would have been lost and the School would have been denied a valuable recapitulation of its past. Although this book is called a history, this name may be both unfair and misleading. If it were about an individual instead of an institution it might better be called a personal memoir. Those who have been most con- cerned with the task of writing it have perhaps been too close to the School to provide objective history. But if anything is lost on this score, it is more than regained by the personalized nature of the account. To the California Alumni Foresters who conceived of the project and vigorously supported it, to Paul Casamaj or who as editor-in-chief worked prodigiously to ferret out facts and to write the text; and to the large number of individual alumni who contributed time, energy and funds to support the project, the School of Forestry expresses its heartiest appreciation. HENRY J. VAUX Dean June, 1965 chDoIedgemeofs Chapter 1.Without the great effort of A. E. Wieslander, '14, in developing this chapter, this book would have been far less complete and inter- esting. At his own considerable expense, "Wies" chased leads from Berkeley to Los Angeles (University of Southern California library), to Palo Alto (the Stanford-Dudley story), to Eugene, Oregon (the Greeley Papers at the University of Oregon), to Seattle, Washington (the University of Washington Library for the only (?) complete file of the Tim berman), and to Sacramento (to the California State Library and numerous conferences with C. Ray Clar). Chapter 2.This chapter, also by Wieslander, was originally published in the 1962 issue of Timber, the Forestry Club student annual as a part of its 50th anniversary commemoration. It has been rewritten and augmented by information uncovered in the research for Chapter 1. Chapter 3.We were particularly fortunate to have two of Walter Mulford's associates write his story. Both Edward I. Kotok and Myron E. Krueger knew Mulford for more than 40 years. Both knew him first as one of his studentsKotok at the University of Michigan. 1909 to 1911, and Krueger at Cornell University in 1913-14 and at Berkeley in 1915-17. Both knew him as an associateKotok as director of the California Forest and Range Experimental Station, 1926 to 1940, and Krueger as a member of Mulford's staff from 1925 on. Chapter 4.Major support in various sections of this chapter was given by: J. A. Zivnuska (Graduate Study); H. J. Vaux (Research Pro- gram); F. E. Dickinson, E. Fritz, R. A. Cockrell and, H. H. Smith of the Pacific Southwest Forest and Experimental Station (The Forest Products Laboratory); Mrs. E. Johnson and Miss M. L. Eakin (Forestry Library); and R. F. Grah (Extension Forestry). Chapter 5.Vaux wrote Dean Baker's biography and provided his great editorial strength to the entire chapter. Zivnuska assisted with Vaux's biography. Krueger helped with those men who joined the staff between 1919 (Fritz) and 1932 (Kittredge). Barr's biography was adapted from his memorial published by the University and written by Vaux, CoIwell and Zivnuska. Vaux threw out my auto- biography and rewrote it. The remainder is my effort. Chapter 6.The first happy draft of this chapter was written by F. S. Baker in his inimitable style and is largely contained in the last part oi the chapter. Bake's recollections and the camp journals served as sources for the remainder of the chapter. Editorial help was pro. vided by Gerry Larson '62. Chapter 7.It was not possible to tell the fuil story of the Forestry Club. Only some milestones and representative activities are indicated. The appendix (E) of club officers was begun by Gerry Larson '62 and finished by Al Stangenberger '65. Chapter 10. The effort of locating, researching and writing (however briefly) professional biographies of 1,607 graduates and 178 other alunmi often seemed too ambitious a proj ect. But it is believed that the most important product of a school is its graduates and that their story is the heart of the school's story Emanuel Fritz made numerous editorial improvements and added knowledgeable cor- rections. Alan Casamaj or prepared the alumni location maps and Mike McChesney '63 conducted the salary analysis. The Book: There can be no perfect accounting for all the assistance that goes into an effort like this. I am indebted to Sel J. Sharp'20 for cata- logue research on the faculty; to Bill Paul, Manager of the University's Agricultural Publications, who designed the book and gave assistance with printer liaison; to Kenton Bates, also of Agricultural Publications, who helped mightily with the graphics and page and photo layout; to Miss M. Dornin and J. R. K. Kantor, University archivists, who helped locate photographs and odd bits of information; to Norm Johnson, '65, who helped set the record straight about the Xi Sigma Pi members; to 0. E. Teeguarden, who corresponded with other forestry schools about their 50th Anniversaries and their publishing experiences; to Ruth Zapf and her girls in the officeEvelyn Lym, Sharyn Greer, Mary Todt and Joanne Herwigwho typed and retyped the manuscript, cheerfully, until it was done; to Birdie Weisbrod, who helped to chase 1,001 details about the alumni; to Mary Lida Eakin, who prepared the general index; to George Craig '38 who critically reviewed the manuscript;and to Joseph Fabry who edited the manuscript when I thought I was finished with it. I shall long remember that day in April, 1961, when Horace D. Jones '36, then president of the California Alumni Foresters, walked into my office and informed me that henceforth I was the Historical Committee of CAF, a job held for the previous ten years by Myron E. Krueger. It took over four years to find out what I had "agreed" to do. While pre- paring this book, I was often sustained by the words of Samuel T. Dana, dean emeritus of the University of Michigan's School of Natural Re- sources and editor of its history, who said to me: "You maybe certain that you will not please everyone." Finally, the book could never have been completed without the patient support of Dean Henry J. Vaux who, among many other waysof helping, made provisions that allowed me to devote a portion of my regular working hours to it. It was a wonderful experience. Fortunately, it occurs only once every 50 years. PAUL CASAMAJOR Berkeley, California June, 1965 DEDICATIOfl To WALTER MULFORD for demonstrating that culturedmen, too, practice forestry; To BARR for making us thinkand like it; To FRITZ for explaining that our families also need bread andmeat; To SAMMY for showing us that forestersare dedicated; To KRUEG for helping ussee that teaching can also be done outside of classrooms and books; To KITFBEDGE for proving that from little raindrops hugeseas are made; To WOODY for illustrating how to teach and sing "Allouette"at the same time; And to BAKE, God bless him, for most amiably teachingus that the whole business is FUN. Inspiration of ALVA B. WILLIAMS '35 FORESTRY EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA The First Fifty Years Table of Contents Chapter 1The Beginnings-1873-1912 1 Chapter 2The Early Days of the Forestry Club 23 Chapter3Walter Mulford 33 Chapter 4The School 47 Chapter 5The Staff 97 Chapter 6Summer Camp 155 Chapter 7The Forestry Club After 1914 175 Chapter 8The California Alumni Foresters 183 Chapter 9The Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration 195 Chapter 10The Alumni 198 Appendices A. Honors, Awards and Prizes 382 B. ScholarshipsFellowshipsLoan Funds 389 C. Forest Products Laboratory Technical Advisory Council 400 D. Forest Management Field Schools 401 E. Forestry Club Officers 401 F. California Alumni Foresters Officers 405 Alumni Advisory Council 406 Editors of California Forester 407 G. 50th Anniversary Attendance 407 H. Big "C" Society Members 408 I.Society of American Foresters National Offices 409 Fellows 409 Photo Credits 409 Alumni Index 410 General Index 419 CHAPTER The Beginnings 1873 1912 A. EVERETT WIESLANDER THEearliest references to forestry education in California go back to the establishment of the University of California at Berkeley in 1873. During the ensuing 40 years three major universities in the state seriously considered starting a forestry school. Rivalries, natural disasters and politi- cal tides all had their impact on the timing and substance of the final decisions. Serious financial problems had to be overcome. Many able and dedicated men devoted much effort to achieving the goal. The story of these 40 years serves properly to set the stage for a history of the School of Forestry. It gives recognition to those who labored to start the School and tells how this start came about.