"WOODCRAFT

FOR WOMEN"*

A very complete description of the outfit and methods of camping useful to women. Two chapters are devoted to clothing and accessories; the remainder to packing, camp making and cooking. The book deals entirely with conditions present in the Eastern forest region.

J. N. LE C.

"TOURING An excellent treatise of the methods of traveling through AFOOT"† the wilderness where reliance must be placed entirely on what the traveler can carry on his back. The author first describes the general precautions to be taken in starting on such an expedition, and then takes up in order the important items, such as packs and packing, footwear, cruising, shelters, bedding, cooking outfit, and rations. The information is adaptable to all kinds of forest as well as mountain work. Those of the Sierra Club who anticipate packing, or as we call them "knapsack" trips, will do well to consult this book.

J. N. LE C.

"TROUT A very technical account of the methods used to lure the wiley LORE" trout from the stream to the frying-pan. The author speaks first of the different species and varieties of trout, in fact devotes a chapter to its natural history. He then takes up in detail the different methods of trout fishing and the different types of tackle to be used. The book is intended for those with some experience in trout fishing, not for the beginner.

J. N. LE C.

"THE BOOK OF The contents of this handy little book are: "Preparing to CAMPING" Go Camping," "How and Where to Camp," "Camp Housekeeping," "How to Trap and Why," "Emergency Hints."

M. R. P.

*Woodcraft for Women. By KATHRENE G. PINKERTON. Outing Handbook No. 41. The Outing Publishing Co., New York. 174 pages. Price, 80 cents. †Touring Afoot. By DR. C. P. FORDYCE. Outing Handbook No. 52. The Outing Publishing Co., New York. 166 pages. Price, So cents.

Trout Lore. By O. W. SMITH, angling editor of "Outdoor Life." With twentyfour illustrations from photographs by the author. Frederick A. Stokes Co. New York. 200 pages. Price, $2.00.

The Book of Camping. By A. HYALL VERRILL. Illustrated. Alfred A. Knoff, New York. 1917. Price, $1.00 net.

The books above reviewed were furnished by the Bureau of the Associated Mountaineering Clubs of America.

WE

E are gathered here this evening to pay tribute to the memory of a colleague and friend-a man whose studies were models of thoroughness, whose presentation of results in the diverse fields of geology, geography, physiography, biology, ethnology, astronomy, physics, and mathematics, models of clearness and accuracy of expression.

Gilbert's college course was only the beginning of his education, for throughout his lifetime he was continually referring to dictionaries, encyclopedias and other books of reference-his habit of mind demanding precise knowledge on an incredible number and diversity of subjects.†

In the discussion of problems it was his habit to recite the facts, sometimes adding what seemed to his analytical mind the natural inference and conclusion, sometimes suggesting more than one explanation, but without reiteration or argu

*Read at Memorial meeting of Geological Society of Washington, January 22, 1919.

Dr. Gilbert was for many years a member of the Sierra Club and contributed articles on geological features of the Sierra to the Club BULLETIN. (Vol. V, pp. 20, 211 and 279; Vol. VI, p. 225.) We first knew him intimately on the 1903 outing of the Club to Kern River Cañon and Mt. Whitney. There he gave evidence of his big-hearted, genial qualities and introduced the younger members of the party to new games and stories about the campfire. His youthful spirit at once endeared himself in the hearts of all.-The Editors.

In this connection it may not be amiss to record the fact that the few books he kept close at hand were mainly Greek, Latin, French, German, and English dictionaries; British and American enclyclopedias, and technical works on geology, astronomy, and mathematics.

ment; for having once made his statement, he regarded repetition unnecessary and he was strongly disinclined to engage in controversy.

He was unconventional, impartial, industrious, averse to exaggeration, and possessed of exceptional evenness and serenity of temper. He was a man of few words, just and kindly in criticism, avoiding provocation both in the giving and in the taking, in all things calm and imperturbable.

As a lecturer he was clear, precise, and naturally inclined toward the technical. This he himself realized, and he used to enjoy telling about his first public talk, which was on the geological subject "Erosion." He thought he had adapted it to the needs of a non-technical audience, and was chagrined to find that it went entirely over their heads. So on the first opportunity he repeated it, under the title "Mud," and this time. succeeded in awakening enthusiastic interest.

While able to devote the greater part of the most active period of his life to field-work and the study of problems arising therefrom, his work nevertheless suffered a serious interruption due to the assumption of administrative labors, to which, from a sense of duty and much against his inclination, he gave his principal energies for eight long years (1884-1892).* Referring to one of his unfinished investigations, he said: "It is hardly necessary for me to assure you that my personal regret in abandoning this research at its present stage is very great."† But the depth of the sacrifice necessary in giving up research work, to a man of his keenness of intellect, clearness of vision, and logic of deduction, equipped by nature, inclination, and training for the solution of difficult problems, may be more easily imagined than expressed. The extent of the resulting loss to science can only be conjectured.

It is not for me to speak of his resourcefulness, versatility, and diverse accomplishments, of his skill in making sketches, photographs, and diagrams for the better illustration of the subject in hand, of his quick grasp of the meaning of natural phenomena, of his vigor and enthusiasm in the field, or of his

*It was the distaste for office-work and dread of abandoning research work that later led him to decline the offer of the high position of Director of the Survey.

Inculcation of Scientific Method by Example. Am. Journ. Sci., 3d Ser., Vol. XXXI, pp. 284-299, 1886.