A report on IAPD

May Drive-in

Typical scene from the IAPD Seminar held May 13 at Pheasant Run lodge, St. Charles, Illinois.
This session "Mini Bikes" attracted considerable interest.

The May Drive-in Seminar held at Pheasant Run Lodge, St. Charles, Illinois, on Saturday, May 13, 1972, was attended by 170 delegates representing 55 park districts throughout Illinois.

Director Henry N. Barkhausen, Department of Conservation, was the luncheon speaker and William Blaser, Director, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, was the headliner on the panel concerned with environmental problems.

The afternoon session on legislation and legal matters was chaired by Robert A. Stuart, General Counsel for the Association, and State Representative Eugenia S. Chapman and Robert Hoffman participated as members of the Illinois General Assembly. Carl F. Fuerst, former Regional Director of the National Recreation and Park Association, presented information on the status of pending federal legislation.

Each session was well-attended and those that actively participated gained much useful knowledge and assisted in making the overall meeting a success.

Edward Hauser, Commissioner from Elk Grove Village, was Chairman and was assisted by Barry Loman, Commissioner Granite City, Illinois, as Co-Chairman. Mrs. Spencer (Betty) Irons presided at the luncheon and introduced Director Barkhausen.

In addition, the following committees of the Illinois Association of Park Districts conducted hearings:

By-Laws — Ray Lindblad, Commissioner, Joliet Park District, Chairman
Higher Education—Mrs. Charles (Barbara) Williams, President, Olympia Fields Park District, Chairman
Publications—Glen D. Stewart, Commissioner, Oak Park Park District, Chairman
Membership — Michael Cassidy, Commissioner, Freeport Park District, Chairman
Annual Conference—Eugene Pomerance, Commissioner, Elmhurst Park District, Chairman
Seminars & Regional Meetings— Edward R. Hauser, Commissioner, Elk Grove Park District and Barry Loman, Commissioner, Granite City Park District, Co-Chairmen
Honors & Resolutions—Don Bresnan, President, Champaign Park District, Chairman

For the first time at the seminar delegates were very fortunate in having several outdoor exhibitors which provided an opportunity to see demonstrations of various types of equipment that are utilized by park districts.

From comments at the seminar and those received in the office, it was a very informative and useful meeting.

A similar one-day workshop is being planned for southern Illinois later this summer.

ACTIVITY THERAPY WORKSHOP

The Activity Therapy Workshop was attended by nearly 200 delegates from throughout Illinois on May 19th at the Peoria State Hospital.

Jackson Myers, Activity Therapy Director at Peoria State Hospital, served as Chairman of the Workshop.

The workshop included sessions for those in Geriatrics, Mental Retardation, Children and Adult Psychiatries.

The workshop was termed a big success by those attending both from a quality standpoint as well as financially. A profit of over $300 was realized from the program which will be used for seed money for future workshops and put back into programs that will benefit those working in the institution settings.

Those co-sponsoring the workshop were: Illinois Therapeutic Recreation Society, Office of Recreation and Park Resources, U. of I., Peoria State Hospital Zeiler Zone Center, IPRS and State of Illinois, Department of Mental Health, Region IB.

Illinois Parks and Recreation 21 July/August, 1972