592 CONFERENCE ON NATURAL BEAUTY 



other agencies). Starting in the fall, a series of slides, both good 

 and bad, of the Connecticut River, together with a prepared talk on 

 conservation, will be distributed to Leagues for public showing 

 throughout the State. 



3. Scenic Committee to include recommendations on junkyards, 

 billboards, scenic roads, etc. 



4. Legislative Committee to make available to League members 

 a report on conservation legislation to date, to inform them on pro- 

 posed legislation, and to support and help form legislation as a result 

 of study in other committees. 



5. Planning Committee to cooperate with Central Planning Of- 

 fice to study the office's work, and support it whenever possible. 



6. Coordinating Committee. Chairman of each committee to 

 report periodically to planning chairman, coordinate efforts, make 

 recommendations, etc. 



It is hoped that this work of the LWV of Vermont will be com- 

 bined in a series of reports and recommendations in line with the 

 League's tried and proven method of study-consensus-action, and 

 that these will be distributed to all its 800 members. It is also hoped 

 it will be given to certain elementary and high school classes as a 

 start for study, and that the children who read them will be encour- 

 aged by the LWV to make recommendations of their own for the 

 highest and best uses of land and water. 



It is interesting to note that it was from the recommendations 

 of high school students that Britain was able to conduct its excellent 

 land use methods schemes during World War II. Perhaps a stu- 

 dent citizenship award for the best essay in this field could be 

 arranged, along with other ways of making the public aware of the 

 urgency of our message. 



Mrs. J. M. P. WRIGHT. Historic preservation is creating beauty 

 in our town, by landscaping urban areas as well as restoring houses 

 and neighborhoods. We need more resources to explain the eco- 

 nomics of beauty to city officials, land speculators, and the financial 

 power structure of our community. 



