Forestry Quarterly (Volume 14) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916. Excerpt: ... probably because it ranks with the most widely known of the National Parks in scenic grandeur, and also because it may eventually become a National Park. What is too often confusing to the lay mind is made clear, namely, the difference between a national park and a national monument, as well as the difference between a national forest and a national park. Persons wishing to secure more detailed information regarding traveling and living facilities, expenses of trips, etc., are advised to write to the Secretary of the Interior for the General Information Bulletins of any particular National Park. The pamphlet contains nineteen illustrations of scenes from the different National Parks and a map showing roughly the location of the parks. The bulletin is plainly intended for popular distribution and is admirably gotten up for such a purpose and will undoubtedly prove of great value to the traveling public. J. D. G. Personnel and Employment Problems. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Vol. LXV (No. 154 complete). Philadelphia, Pa. May, 1916. Pp.310. The entire thirty-two articles in this volume, all from the minds of specialists in their line, have for their central theme what may be called the science of human engineering. The following is the keynote of this special volume: "Considerations affecting the interests of the personnel are more and more being accorded their proper place in industrial management. The correctness of this policy is accepted by the more progressive and thoughtful employing concerns, not only because social opinion requires that employers should squarely face the human problems in industry, but also because scientific study and attention to the selection and development of, and cooperation with, employe...