COVER PEORIA'S CENTRAL PARK POOL ILLINOIS PARKS OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF PARK DISTRICTS MARCH-APRIL, 1970 VOL. XXVI, NO. 2 Shirley M. Roberts, Editor TABLE OF CONTENTS Peoria's Central Park Pool ..................................................... 45 A Small District with Big Ideas .................................................... 47 Miracle Equipment and Jamison Merge ................................................. 49 Rangers Training Program ........................ 50 Sealed Bids ......................................... 51 Roving Leader Program Developed ............. 52 Champaign Park District Appoints New General Manager .............................................. 52 Sites Township Park District .................... 53 Franklin Park District Center..................... 54 Public Relations and You ........................ 54 Job Mart ............................................ 55 Associate Members ................................ 56 Architect's Services & Fees...................... 58 In Memoriam ........................................ 59 Playstreets ... Old and New .................... 60 Physical Fitness Programs ........................ 62 Professional Preparation and Manpower Demand ............................................... 63 Lauterbach Honored ................................ 64 Know Your Officers and Committees .......................................... 65 Strained Resources and the Good Life ..................................................... 68 Prairie Chicken Foundation of Illinois ................................................ 69 PUBLISHER'S STATEMENT Vol. XXVI, No. 2 March-April, 1970 Total No. 149 ILLINOIS PARKS is published six times a year at Springfield, Illinois by the Illinois Association of Park Districts. Editorial and Executive Offices, 503-7 First National Bank Building, Springfield, Ill. 62701. Subscription per year; Domestic $3.50; Foreign, $4.50. Single copies, 75 cents each. Second Class Postage Paid at Springfield, Illinois.

THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF PARK DISTRICTS is to associate park districts of the state and all tax-supported agencies rendering parks, recreation, conservation and other leisure services in advocacy of necessary State and Federal laws in disseminating information, and in bringing paid employees into a professional relationship, all for the purpose of improving and expanding these particular tax-supported services. ITS SERVICES INCLUDE: • COMMUNICATIONS through the media of publications, exchange of information, and developing an acquaintanceship between persons in the field; • LEGISLATION for parks, recreation and leisure services is studied and improvements are recommended to the General Assembly and other legislative bodies; • ANNUAL MEETINGS are provided on a conference and trade exhibit basis to help all members keep pace with this growing field; • REGIONAL CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS are offered to bring best and latest developments to the doorstep of all park districts and to carry such learning to a depth that permits immediate application to the local situation; • CONSULTATION and FIELD SERVICE is offered, particularly to new park districts first becoming organized, and to older park districts confronted with problems requiring outside assistance; • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT of a program to help all employees of park districts assume professional status and to realize growth on the job; and, • SURVEYS, STUDIES AND REPORTS are coordinated and compiled periodically, whenever and wherever a special problem of statewide interest is indicated. OFFICERS President: DONALD F. BRESNAN Commissioner, Champaign Vice-President—Central: ROYCE H. HUSS Commissioner, Decatur President-Elect: EUGENE C. POMERANCE Commissioner, Elmhurst Vice-President—South: KENNETH R. MILLER Commissioner, Carbondale Vice-President—North: MRS. SPENCER IRONS Commissioner, Homewood-Flossmoor Treasurer: PHILIP L. ROBINSON Commissioner, Springfield Sergeant at Arms: WEBSTER D. WILEY Commissioner, Kewanee BOARD OF DIRECTORS KENNETH HALL Commissioner, East St. Louis ROY C. ROBERTS Commissioner, Beardstown ROBERT W. LEU Commissioner, Peoria WILLIAM C. ZIMMERMAN Commissioner, Fairfield WALTER M. KEITH Commissioner, Urbana MICHAEL CASSIDY Commissioner, Freeport ROBERT S. NICHOLS Commissioner, Bensenville Park DANIEL J. SHANNON Commissioner, Chicago ROBERT O. POHL Commissioner, Glenview EXECUTIVE STAFF: Arthur L. Schultz, Executive Vice President and Managing Editor Robert A. Stuart, Legal Counsel and Legislative Representative Dorothy L. Snyder, Business Manager Shirley M. Roberts, Editor Cathy Pouder, Secretary ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS: First National Bank Building—Suite 503-7 Fifth and Adams Streets Springfield, Illinois 62701 Phone: 523-1511 (Area Code 217)