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national forest rangers, and the Government should see that the positions 

 offer sufficient inducement to justify qualified men in making it their life- 

 work. There is a splendid field opening here for young men who desire 

 to devote themselves to attractive out-of-door life. 



The American public owes Mr. Mather, with the able assistance of Mr. 

 Marshall, a great debt of gratitude in bringing about the purchase of 

 some of the finest stands of sequoia in the Giant Forest, which is a part 

 of the Sequoia National Park. The preservation of these big trees was 

 the prime motive in the creation of this park, and it was a public mis- 

 fortune that some of the finest of these forest giants should have been 

 held in private ownership. Congress appropriated $50,000, and the Na- 

 tional Geographic Society gave evidence of its splendid public spirit by 

 appropriating the balance of $20,000 out of its own treasury, and thus 

 completing the amount necessary to buy the more important of these 

 private holdings which have recently been transferred to the Federal 

 Government. 



In telling of all these accomplishments it is only fair to give credit 

 also to Mr. Horace M. Albright, who, while he has been working in a 

 less prominent capacity as Mr. Mather's secretary, has yet contributed 

 a large share toward these successful results. 



It is highly probable that the appropriation of over $300,000 asked for 

 Yosemite improvements for the coming year will be granted by Congress, 

 but there is little hope of securing the enlargement of the Sequoia Na- 

 tional Park or the creation of the Grand Canon National Park during 

 this short session of Congress. W. E. C. 



Welcome News It is with profound pleasure that we announce the re- 

 CoNCERNiNG OuR Cent marriage of our worthy Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Wil- 

 Editor-in-Chief Ham F. Bade, to Elizabeth Marston, of San Diego. Both 

 of these delightful people are so well known to most 

 of the members of our club that they will join with us in rejoicing over 

 this happy event. 



This is Dr. Bade's sabbatical year, and he and his bride will not return 

 to Berkeley until the latter part of the summer. 



Dr. Bade wishes that full credit be given to the remaining members of 

 the Editorial Board for the publication of the Bulletin during his ab- 

 sence. W. E. C. 



John Muir Anyone who has traveled over the completed portions of 

 Trail the John Muir Trail can not fail to recognize the importance 



of this work in developing and making accessible the high 

 Sierra, and also to become convinced that there could not be a more ap- 

 propriate memorial to the life and work of John Muir. The club has 

 prepared and presented to the present California legislature a bill appro- 

 priating $30,000 for the purpose of completing this trail and building and 



