Official Publication of the
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ILLINOIS PARK AND RECREATION SOCIETY
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ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF PARK DISTRICTS
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OFFICERS
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OFFICERS
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President: THEODORE M. KAVADAS Springfield
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President: MRS. SPENCER (BETTY) IRONS Commissioner, Homewood-Flossmoor
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President-Elect: DR. TONY A. MOBLEY Macomb
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President-Elect: MICHAEL CASSIDY Commissioner, Freeport
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Past President: JOHN E. LINDBERG Skokie
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Vice-Presidents: KENNETH R. MILLER Commissioner, Carbondale
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Secretary: K. ROSS RICKS Addison
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ROBERT S. NICHOLS Commissioner, Bensenville ALLAN A. WEISSBURG Commissioner, Skokie
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Treasurer: JACK D. WHITE Champaign
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Treasurer: HAROLD C. HAWKINS Trustee, Springfield
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BOARD MEMBERS
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Administrative Section:
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EUGENE C. POMERANCE Commissioner, Elmhurst
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ROBERT KUNKEL Des Plaines
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EDWARD R. HAUSER Commissioner, Elk Grove Village
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Supervisory Section:
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GEORGE KOSTOPOULOS Commissioner, Carol Stream
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JANET MERUTKA
Park Ridge
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RAYMOND J. LINDBLAD Commissioner, Joliet
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Leadership Section: BARBARA ALTWIES Skokie
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BARRY LOMAN Commissioner, Granite City
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Board Members at Large:
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GLEN D. STEWART Commissioner, Oak Park
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ROBERT P. HUMKE Peoria
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TIM G. SOLDWEDEL Commissioner, Pekin
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MICHAEL S. POPE Homewood
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WEBSTER WILEY Commissioner, Kewanee
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Therapeutic Branch: STUART B. SWITZER Harrisburg
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MRS. CHARLES (BARBARA) WILLIAMS Commissioner, Olympia Fields
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EXECUTIVE STAFF
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Eugene Berghoff, Executive Vice President, IAPD and Managing Editor
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Robert A. Stuart, Legal Counsel and Legislative Representative
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Richard R. Doering, Executive Director, IPRS, Dir. of Communications, IAPD and Editor
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Marilyn Walters, Office Services Specialist
Judy Jahr, Secretary
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COVER
Melissa Park, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John R. Park, Springfield, Illinois enjoys the beautiful Spring flowers at the new Springfield Park District Observatory. (picture courtesy of James Galloway, Springfield, Illinois)
MAY/JUNE 1972
VOL. III NO. 3
CONTENTS
FEATURES
Pesticides ....... 2
Student Employess ........... 4
Bicycling ......... 8
Mother-Tot Leisure Hour ..... 12
Big Trees .................... 16
IPRS Directory .................. 27-38
DEPARTMENTS
$450,000 Gift ........... 5
Legislative Report........ 6
Young Man of the Year ............ 10
Garbage Truck to Snow Plow .........10
Regional Meeting ........................11
Arbor Day ............... 14
Kewanee Honors Mable Benedict ....... 18
Positions Open ............... 25
IAPD Financial Report ............... 26
Associate Members .......... 39
ASSOCIATION AND SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS
First National Bank Building Suite 503-7
Fifth and Adams Streets Springfield, Illinois 62701 Association phone (217) 523-4554 Society phone (217) 523-4556
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
Ted Kavadas, Chairman Mrs. Spencer Irons Eugene C. Pomerance Dr. Tony A. Mobley
ILLINOIS PARKS & RECREATION is published bimonthly 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 $5.00;
Foreign, $6.00. Single copies, $1.00 each. Second Class Postage Paid at Springfield, Illinois.
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