Official Publication of the ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF PARK DISTRICTS ILLINOIS PARK AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION OFFICERS OFFICERS GERALD E. WERNICK, President Commissioner, Rockford Ronald H. Dodd, President Park Ridge Park District BARBARA STRAUS, President-Elect Commissioner, Olympia Fields Gerald Oakes, President-Elect Glencoe Park-Recreation District PETER T. TRENCHARD, Past President Commissioner, Deerfield Fred P. Hall, Past President Palatine Park District ROBERT L. COLE, Vice-President Commissioner, Decatur Patti Roth, Secretary Glenview Park District WALDON O. OEGNER, Vice-President Commissioner, Palatine BOARD MEMBERS PETER J. KOUKOS, Vice-President Commissioner, Highland Park John Whitcher St. Charles Park District HAROLD C. HAWKINS, Treasurer Trustee, Springfield George Lowrey, Jr. ORPR, University of Illinois NEAL WICK, Sergeant-at-Arms Commissioner, Sterling George Whitehead Carbondale Park District BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Hedges Franklin Park Park District JACQUELINE A. BLAKE Commissioner, Glencoe Angelo Capulli Arlington Heights Park District JULIA CRANE Commissioner, Homewood-Floosmoor Arnold Biondo Wheaton Park District JEAN FORAN Commissioner, Chicago Daniel Perrino University of Illinois BRUCE LARSON Commissioner, Urbana Mickey Konecki Richton Park Recreation Dept. PATRICIA LEONHARD Commissioner, Champaign Eric King Maywood Recreation Department ROBERT NICHOLS Commissioner, Bensenville Ken Kutska Wheaton Park District Richard Westgate Western Illinois University DON G. PRINDLE Board Member, DuPage Co. Forest Preserve Connie Skibbe Park District of Highland Park SCOTT RANDOLPH Commissioner, East St. Louis Ronald DeBoer Zeller Mental Health Center BARRY N. SHORE Commissioner, Northbrook Michael Manley Morton Park District NORMAN P. SMALLEY Commissioner, Elmhurst Teri Elmore Western Illinois University IAPD HEADQUARTERS Suite 206 St. George Bldg. 300 East Monroe Street Springfield, Illinois 62701 phone (217) 523-4554 IPRA HEADQUARTERS 600 E. Algonquin Rd. DesPlaines, Illinois 60016 phone (312) 297-6261

COVER: Sailing from one of the eight harbors maintained by the Chicago Park District is one of summer's most enjoyable recreation activities. Photo courtesy of the Chicago Park District. JULY/AUGUST 1979 Vol. 10, No. 4 Editor: Kay Kastel Forest CONTENTS FEATURES Memorial to Robert Artz........... 2 A Man Who Gave................. 3 How About A Speaker Service...... 6 Callahan's Legacy............... 8 Take Guesswork out of Interviewing .................. 10 Master Management Plans........14 Techniques in Passing Legislation ................... 16 Parks Not Keeping Up............22 DEPARTMENTS Legislative Reception............. 18 Legislative Scene................24 In Memory Of....................28 People N' Places.................30 STAFF of the ASSOCIATIONS KAY KASTEL FOREST, Executive Director, IPRA EUGENE BERGHOFF, Director of Governmental Services, IAPD HARRIS W. FAWELL, General Counsel, IAPD BILL BODINE, Business Manager, IAPD LOUISE HERNDON, Adm. Secretary, IAPD CHRISTINE ORZECH, Secretary, IPRA ILLINOIS PARKS AND RECREATION (ISSN: 0019-2155) is published bimonthly at Springfield, Illinois by the Illinois Association of Park Districts and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association. Subscription per year: Domestic $5.00; Foreign, $6.00. Single copies, $1.00 each. Second class postage paid at Springfield, Illinois.