CHAIRMAN'S COLUMN by Harry Melts
At our February D.P.S. meeting a motion was passed tying membership in the section with a subscription to the Newsletter. I hope that most of our present members select to subscribe and thereby remain members of the D.P.S. Certainly anybody who is interested in the section finds it worthwhile to read about its activities.
A few weeks ago while gliding down the Colorado River between Palo Verde and Picacho in my kayak, I was impressed by the rugged desert scenery along the river. To the best of my knowledge these areas, with the sole exception of Picacho Peak, have not been visited by our section. Could it be because of low elevation and lack of technical difficulties? If so, are we not missing the desert nature for the peaks? Ranger-Naturalist William L. Neely from Yosemite has expressed very ably these thoughts in his "Notes from my Tuolumne Journals", which is reprinted in this newsletter. I invite all peakbaggers to read it.
I hope to see most, if not all of you at our June 7th meeting.
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK by John Robinson
Due to a mix up on the mailing list that has now been straightened out, some of you may have missed the February issue. If so, please notify us and one will be promptly mailed to you.
Another faux pas - The number for the February issue should have been 59, not 56 as it did. This is Number 60.
The members present at the last D.P.S. meeting voted to make the one dollar subscription to the Newsletter mandatory for section membership. Not that the paper is innately worth a buck - it was felt that those truly interested in the D.P.S. would occasionally like to read what goes on in the section. Some persons on the membership list haven't been seen for ages. Also, our treasury is rather low.
Names suggested for the Newsletter include "Desert Call" or "Desert Cabo" by Rosmarie Balsam, "Desert Wind" or "Ram's Horn" by Marie Smith Graser, Desert Detribus" (Funk &. Wagnalls' :Detritus"; a case of disintegrated material) by Roger Gaefcke, "Faults and Folds", "Intrusions and Extrusions", or "Outcrops and Float" by gologically-mined Bill Utterback, "Sand and Stars" by dreamy eyed Tom Hunt, and "Cactus Chatter" by I've forgotten who. Parker Severson rebels against change and feels the present name should be retained. The final decision should be made at the june meeting, so plan to attend and join in the debate.