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"You And I"* A recent book of poems by Harriet Monroe contains 

 several charming verses inspired by her days on the 

 trail with the Sierra Club: 



"I love the upward ways 



To the sun-tipped crest of the mountains 

 High over the billowy world; 

 Where the wind sings hymns of praise, 

 And the snows break into fountains, 

 And life is a flag unfurled." 

 "In Tuolumne Meadows," "The Hetch Hetchy," "The River Kern," 

 and "A Sierra Song" are verses of particular interest to Miss Monroe's 

 campmates. But the volume includes poems with a wide range of sub- 

 ject, written with the power, the high idealism, and the grace of ex- 

 pression for which Miss Monroe's work is famous among her many 

 friends. We are all glad to know that her valuable work as editor of 

 "Poetry," the new magazine of verse, does not interfere with the con- 

 tinuance of her still greater work as a poet. M. R. P. 



"Mountaineering Mr. Howard Palmer's collected notes on "Moun- 

 AND Exploration taineering and Exploration in the Selkirks" 

 IN THE Selkirks" t would be of special value to anyone planning an 

 excursion to the region. The definite location is 

 given of that range of the Canadian Alps known as the Selkirks, and a 

 history of their early exploration. The series of climbs described is 

 of great importance owing to their value in mapping the country. The 

 photographs are well taken and extremely interesting. The climbs 

 cover a period of years between 1908 and 1912. The writer, who is 

 the secretary of the American Alpine Club, deserves much praise for 

 his pioneer work. L. M. R. 



"Spanish and These notes on the "meaning and romance" of 



Indian Place Names California place names are most delightfully 

 OF California"§ presented. The writer has evidently followed 



many a pleasant by-path into unfamiliar chap- 

 ters of our early history in her research work, and her notes contain 

 many interesting historical incidents and allusions. The book is well 

 illustrated and should prove very attractive to tourists as well as to 

 Californians interested in the study of their own State. M. R. P. 



* You And I. By Harriet Monroe, The MacMillan Company, New York, 1914. 

 236 Pages, Price, $1,25. 



t Mountaineering and Explorations in the Selkirks. By Howard Palmer, F. R. 

 G. _S. With two new maps and 219 illustrations. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1914 

 Price, $5.00. 



§ Spanish and Indian Place Names of California. Their Meaning and Their 

 Romance. By Nellie Van De Grift Sanchez. A. M. Robertson, San Francisco, 

 1914. Illustrated. 440 pages. Price, $2.00. 



