1960 RRJtGonference Drqws lO8 High School 'Foresters'

Paul U. Pond, assistant inspector, RlS, Eureka, explains lo students what a grader looks for to assure uniform quality in production of lumber

One-hundred and eight high school students, most of them from communities in ttre redwood-Douglas fir region, turned out for the 8th annual Redwood Reg:ion ConsJrvation _Council Junior Logging Conference iarly in May. Southern California was-iepiesented by Kenny peterse'n, a student from Orange Figh School, chosen to attend by the Southern California Section of the Societv of American Foresters. From the Western Pine region, ihree students from Pla-cerville High School were invi-ted representatives. The conference was again held at the Mendbcino Woodlands.

F. J. "Jack" Hyman, Jr., Fort Bragg rancher and timber owner, was chairman of the session, aided by the ,,milliondollar faculty" composed of leaders from the forest and related ind-ustries, educators from both high school and colleges and staff members from the State D'ivision of Forestrv and the U.S. Forest Service.

Again, -th_e p-rogram was one of intensive training in all aspects of the forest products industries of the regioi, with day-long tours and demonstrations and eveningi devoted to discussion on subjects ranging from job oplortunities and industrial safety to wood ltructure a;d tax;s.

Compe-titive.foreitry field events opened the three-day session, featuring eight events. The cbveted team trophy, a chromed felling axe mounted on a polished curly redwood board,_was_ won by students from'Eureka High School, who placed first in four events. Other first pla-e winners included: Robert Church and Coy Tucker. Fbrtuna Union {igh_School,_distance chaining; lim Barneburg, Crescent City High F9h"_9!, estjmating tree measurement"s-; Douglas La-nc_e, .Ukiah High_School, tree identification, and G"ary Solqt, 4tS-+I" High School, lumber grading.

The Willits forestry class.won the gold loving cup trophy for the best school display brought to the cotriltenc.. '.. Forest industry_ leaderi, educitors and other adult par- ticip-ants in the Conference program paid high tributi to the boys who attended this -JLC session, citing their copperative attitude and eagerness to learn morJ about the basic industry of the Redwood Region.

RR.CC Esrqblishes Scholorship

pan-ta Rosa, Calif.-Establishment of an annual $500 scholar$ip -!or qo-l].e" forestry students was announced jointly by President Walker B. Tillev and Dr. Sidney E. McGaw, chaiiman of the Education & Training committee of the Redwoo<l Region Conservation Council here. Purpose of the scholarshio is to provide incentive for students to enter forest industrv careers as professional foresters.

"As our horizons in the forest industries widen, and there is evidenced an increasing potential for uses of our forest resources, it becomes imperative that we have highly trained and

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