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EDITORIALS 



Death of As we were on the point of going to press the sad news 

 John Muir of John Muir's death was flashed over the wires. He 

 endured no long and painful waiting for the end. Death 

 found him almost in the midst of his literary activities, which he had 

 not laid aside even for the few weeks which he intended to spend 

 with one of his daughters in Southern California. His was a rich and 

 beautiful life. Its seventy-six summers had not jaded his faculties, 

 nor abated a jot of his eager-eyed interest in the world whose gardens, 

 wonders, and wildernesses were so fascinating to his eyes. And when 

 he had seen, and written down what he saw, men, charmed by the 

 tale of his deeper vision, went back armed with his eyes, even to the 

 familiar, and found there new revelations of beauty. It may take a gen- 

 eration before we shall find the measure of this truly great man. Natural 

 science, geography, and literature, will each attempt their appraisement. 

 His leadership in securing the establishment of national parks calls for 

 adequate recognition in the form of a lasting memorial. What concerns 

 us most deeply now is the fact that the Sierra Club has lost in him its 

 first and only President, for since 1892 he has held that office con- 

 tinuously. He leaves an invaluable heritage of traditions to the Club, 

 and we cannot do less than to devote the next issue of the Sierra Club 

 Bulletin to his memory. W. F. B. 



Parsons The plan to erect an appropriate memorial in honor of 

 Memorial Edward Taylor Parsons, who was such a devoted worker 

 Lodge in behalf of the Sierra Club, has gained considerable head- 



way. As a result of the subscription that was raised for 

 this purpose, nearly one thousand dollars has been pledged. By using 

 this amount economically, the Committee appointed by the Board of 

 Directors of the Sierra Club feel that a small but suitable lodge can 

 be erected in the Tuolumne Meadows on the Soda Springs property, 

 controlled by the Club. The idea is to have one good-sized room with 

 a large fireplace in one end, the walls to be built of stone which is im- 

 mediately available in unlimited quantity. Such a building would 

 prove most serviceable in many ways. In connection with the pro- 

 posed Sierra Club camp to be established in the Meadows this coming 

 summer, and which may prove to be a permanent institution, this lodge 

 will serve as a reading-room and library, and gathering room in the 

 evening. It can also be used as a headquarters by members of the 

 Club who visit the Meadows. The building will therefore serve not 

 only as a memorial but will prove of increasing value to the Club and 

 its members. W. E. C. 



