Editorial Notes

W h ile r e c e n t l y in a Gig Harbor, Washington, book store, I caught sight of a volume with the intriguing title The Geography Club. Barely able to contain my excitement, I started to read the dust cover, only to have my initial glee turn to glum. Seems that the book is about a group of self-selecting high school students who wished to meet anonymously and so picked a club name that they thought sounded so boring that no one outside the group would even consider at­ tending any of their meetings. I suppose when reading such things or having to answer the inevitable question at a party ("Isn't geography just a 5th grade sub­ ject?") it's easy to fall into Rodney Dangerfield Syndrome (RDS; "We don't get no respect"). Consolation, though, comes easily with the realization that APCG and like organizations are "geography clubs" whose meetings are attended by self-selecting individuals whose interests run the gamut from places to people to plants to patterns to processes, in both past and present. I like these gatherings and look forward to them each year. My hope is that as you're reading this volume of the Yearbook, you're also making plans to attend the meeting in Portland. Besides what promises to be a very enjoyable and rewarding time, you can also check out Powell's for other in­ triguing book titles! I hope you enjoy this edition of the Yearbook. I wish to thank all of the contributors for their initial efforts at producing fine research and for putting up with my quibbling during the editorial process. I also thank the individuals who supplied the various texts, photos, and other materials that go into each volume. Finally, I thank the usual cast of characters whose behind-the-scenes efforts are invalu­ able to the production of the Yearbook. Darrick Danta California State University, Northridge