n of waste
1 In fires, by insects, etc.
2 In cutting and sawing
3 In by-products (sawing, odd lengths, etc.)

C The use of substitutes for wood (concrete, steel, brick,
stone, etc.)

=b. A sentence outline is expressed in complete sentences. Conform to the
following model:=

=The Lumber Problem=

I The depletion of our forests is evident when one compares
A the former abundance, with
B the present scarcity (of walnut, white pine, and oak,
especially).

II The causes of the depletion are:
A the great demand
1 for building,
2 for industrial expansion (ties, posts, etc.),
3 for fuel and other minor uses; and
B wasteful methods of forestry.

III The remedies for the depletion are:
A reforestation
1 by individuals,
2 by the states,
3 by extension of the present National Forest
Reserves;
B the prevention of waste
1 in fires, by insects, etc.,
2 in cutting and sawing,
3 in by-products (sawdust, odd lengths, etc.);
and
C the use of substitutes, for wood (concrete, steel,
brick, stone, etc.)

=c. A paragraph outline is a series of sentences summarizing the thought
of successive paragraphs in a composition. Conform to the following
model:=

=The Disagreeable Optimist=

1. The present age may be called an era of efficiency,
prosperity, and optimism, since efficiency has produced
prosperity, and this in turn has produced "optimism"--a word
recurrent in common literature and conversation.

2. The optimist is often not natural or sincere, because his
thoughts are centered on keeping up an appearance of being
happy.

3. He is intrusive, for he thrusts comfort upon those who wish
to mourn, and repeats irritating epigrams and poems about
cheer.

4. He is undiscriminating, in that he prescribes the same
remedy, "good cheer," for everybody and for every condition.

5. He is sometimes harmful, because he tells us that the world
is going well, when conditions need changing, and need changing
badly.

=d. Mechanical details.= Indent headings that are coordinate (that is, of
equal value) an equal distance fr