Official Publication of the
ILLINOIS PARK AND RECREATION SOCIETY	ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF PARK DISTRICTS
OFFICERS	OFFICERS
President: JOHN E. LINDBERG Skokie	President: EUGENE C. POMERANCE Commissioner, Elmhurst
President-Elect: TED A. KAVADAS Springfield	President-Elect: MRS. SPENCER (BETTY) IRONS Commissioner, Homewood- Flossmoor
Past President: CHARLES W. PEZOLDT Champaign	Vice-Presidents: KENNETH R. MILLER Commissioner, Carbondale WALTER M. KEITH Commissioner, Urbana DANIEL J. SHANNON Commissioner, Chicago
Secretary: JACK L. FOGEL Rock Island	Treasurer: JERRY D. KELLEY Champaign
Treasurer: PHILIP L. ROBINSON Trustee, Springfield: Sergeant at Arms: WEBSTER D. WILEY Commissioner, Kewanee
BOARD MEMBERS	BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Term Expires 1971)
Administrative Section: K. ROSS RICKS Addison	DONALD F. BRESNAN Commissioner, Champaign MICHAEL CASSIDY Commissioner, Freeport
Supervisory Section: JANET D. KUHLMAN Springfield	KENNETH HALL Commissioner, East St. Louis ROBERT W. LEU Commissioner, Peoria
Leadership Section: ALICIA F. SMITH Skokie	RAYMOND J. LINDBLAD Commissioner, Joliet (Term Expires 1972)
Board Members at large: RONALD H. DODD Arlington Heights ROBERT P. HUMKE Peoria	ROBERT S. NICHOLS Commissioner, Bensenville ALLAN A. WEISSBURG Commissioner, Skokie MRS. CHARLES (BARBARA) WILLIAMS Commissioner, Olympia Fields
ITRS Board Member: STAN LABANOWICH Champaign	WILLIAM C. ZIMMERMAN Commissioner, Fairfield
EXECUTIVE STAFF Richard R. Doering, Executive Director, IPRS, Dir. of Communications, IAPD and Editor Robert A. Stuart, Legal Counsel and Legislative Representative Dorothy L. Snyder, Business & Office Manager

Cover: Champaign Park District's Playscape May/June, 1971 VOL. II NO. 3 Richard R. Doering, Editor Contents FEATURE Park In-Service Training ... 4 Governor Ogilvie .............................. 6 The Small Park District ............................. 8 Swimming Program ............................. 10 Policing the Parks ........................... 12 A Legacy of Parks ........................ 14 Joint Purchasing ........... 16 Stand Up & Be Counted ...... 18 Federal Grants ........... 20 Special Recreation Assn ...... 22 DEPARTMENTS Associate Members ............................. 2 Welcome Aboard ................... 5 Legislative Report ........................ 7 In Memoriam ............................. 13 Conference Report ............................. 13 MCK Associates, Inc. ............................ 17 IAPD Health Insurance ............................ 24 Parks & Progress ........................... 26 People & News .............................. 28 Books .......................................... 29 IPRS Scholarship Award ........................ 29 Coming Events .....................30 Position Referral .....................30 Associate Members .....................31 EDITORIAL COMMITTEE John E. Lindberg, Chairman Mrs. Spencer Irons Ted Kavadas Eugene C. Pomerance