Appalachian Mountain Club. Participation in all phases of the club’s activities was never greater than in 1965. It has occasioned increased leadership training for all of our outdoor programming in all seasons during recent years. Highlighting this stress in 1965 was the formation of coordinating interclub-interchapter committees in mountaineering and outings to augment a similar unit for canoeing established a few years back. More effective leadership training and more imaginative programming are already known by-products of this change. A number of challenging firsts were scored during the past year: the dedication of our first new hut system unit in 33 years at Mizpah Springs on the Presidential Range of the White Mountains in July; the release of the first edition of the A.M.C. New England Canoeing Guide, at the same time, the arrival of a new textbook, A White Water Handbook for Canoeing and Kayaking, in the fall; and the election of our 10,000th member in December. These and many other signs during 1965 point to greater public and member acceptance of and response to the Appalachian Mountain Club’s broadening program for a better outdoor world in the East. Future reports will continue to bear out this trend.

C. F. Belcher, Executive Director