ILLINOIS PARKS
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF PARK DISTRICTS
JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1970 VOL. XXVI, NO. 1 Shirley M. Roberts, Editor
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The President's Page ..................................................... 2
Big Creek Riding Center .................................................... 3
1970 Directory of Park Districts ................................................. 5
Park District Attorneys ........................ 36
Constitution ......................................... 39
Manpower Survey ........................ 42
Clement W. Hulit ..............................................44
PUBLISHER'S STATEMENT
Vol. XXVI, No. 1 January-February, 1970 Total No. 148
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.
ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS:
First National Bank Building—Suite 503-7
Fifth and Adams Streets
Springfield, Illinois 62701
Phone: 523-1511 (Area Code 217)
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
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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
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President:
DONALD F. BRESNAN Commissioner, Champaign
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Vice-President—Central:
ROYCE H. HUSS Commissioner, Decatur
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President-Elect:
EUGENE C. POMERANCE Commissioner, Elmhurst
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Vice-President—South:
KENNETH R. MILLER Commissioner, Carbondale
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Vice-President—North:
MRS. SPENCER IRONS Commissioner, Homewood-Flossmoor
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Treasurer:
PHILIP L. ROBINSON Commissioner, Springfield
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Sergeant at Arms:
WEBSTER D. WILEY Commissioner, Kewanee
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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KENNETH HALL Commissioner, East St. Louis
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ROY C. ROBERTS Commissioner, Beardstown
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ROBERT W. LEU Commissioner, Peoria
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WILLIAM C. ZIMMERMAN Commissioner, Fairfield
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WALTER M. KEITH Commissioner, Urbana
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MICHAEL CASSIDY Commissioner, Freeport
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ROBERT S. NICHOLS Commissioner, Bensenville Park
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DANIEL J. SHANNON Commissioner, Chicago
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ROBERT O. POHL Commissioner, Glenview
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