OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF PARK DISTRICTS
JULY/AUGUST, 1970 VOL. XXVI, NO. 4 Shirley M. Roberts, Editor
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.
CONTENTS
DEPARTMENTS
Editorially Speaking ........................................................ 101
People and News .......................................................... 106
Parade of Products ......................................................... 114
Books .......................................................... 120
Position Referral ........................................................... 121
Associate Members .........................................125
FEATURES
AN NRPA Report ........................................................... 102
$1,200,000 For Schaumburg .................................................. 104
Wood Dale Park District ..................................................... 108
New Figure "8" Bike Track ................................................... 110
Chicago Uses Wave Machine .................................................111
Conference Information ......................................................112
Audit Report ................................................... 124
PUBLISHER'S STATEMENT
Vol. XXVI, No. 4 July-August, 1970 Total No. 150
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.
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COVER OFFICERS
President:
DONALD F. BRESNAN
Commissioner, Champaign President-Elect:
EUGENE C. POMERANCE
Commissioner, Etmhurst Vice-Presidents:
ROYCE H. HUSS
Commissioner, Decatur MRS. SPENCER IRONS
Commissioner, Homewood-
Flossmoor KENNETH R. MILLER
Commissioner, Carbondate Treasurer:
PHILIP L. ROBINSON
Trustee, Springfield Sergeant at Arms:
WEBSTER D. WILEY
Commissioner, Kewanee
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MICHAEL CASSIDY
Commissioner, Freeport KENNETH HALL
Commissioner, East St. Louis WALTER M. KEITH
Commissioner, Urbana ROBERT W. LEU
Commissioner, Peoria ROBERT S. NICHOLS
Commissioner, Bensenville ROBERT 0. POHL
Commissioner, Glenview ROY C. ROBERTS
Commissioner, Beardstown DANIEL J. SHANNON
Commissioner, Chicago WILLIAM C. ZIMMERMAN
Commissioner, Fairfleld
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: 523-4554 (Area Coda 217)
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