LADIES AUXILIARY REPORT 



BY: Mrs. Vi Swank, President 



By the time you receive this issue of Treasure Acres, school will be starting. Has 

 the word gotten into your schools about the 1973 Speech Contest? Are your youth aware 

 of the scholarships available for winning this contest? Are they also aware of the 

 cash prizes on the local and area levels that they could win? Do you know that the 

 MACD and the Montana Associated Utilities are sponsoring this contest? Do you know 

 that Montana Casualty Agency is providing additional cash prizes? 



The purpose of this contest is to make more people aware of our Conservation Districts- 

 what they are and what we as conservationists are trying to accomplish. What better way 

 to "spread the word" than through our youth. Let's get the information into the schools 

 so that the public can be informed, the "city folks" as well as the farmers and ranchers. 



The Theme for the contest this year is "Environment, Society and Electrical Energy". 

 It is open to all 9th through 12th graders. The local Conservation Districts have 

 more information on this if you need it. Please feel free to ask them about it. 



Is there any conservation instruction included in the curriculum at your school? 

 Perhaps we, as Auxiliary, should check into this and encourage the schools to offer 

 some conservation courses in the schools. Maybe there is a need for teachers work- 

 shops in conservation to be held. Could we encourage this also and maybe do some- 

 thing about it? 



Hope allof you are planning to attend the State Convention in Helena in November. 

 There will be interesting things to do and see and some good programs planned for the 

 Convention. Hope to see you there. 



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NACD NORTHERN PLAINS AREA MEETING - GRAND ISLAND , NEBRASKA 



Montana was represented at Grand Island by Mr. & Mrs. Carl Johnson, John Vanisko, 

 0. M. Ueland, and Peter Jackson, NACD Area Director. 



This year's theme of the well attended meeting was "Crisis or Opportunity". The 

 Agenda was highlighted by NACD National President John Wilder' s Address on the future 

 role of districts. 



Many other exceptional presentations were given on a wide variety of subjects such as 

 Revenue Sharing, the Disappearing District Conservationist and Funding in the Future. 

 These addresses stimulated intense debate and several important resolutions were passed 

 to be presented at the National Convention in February. 



It was the feeling of our delegation that this year's meeting was very productive, 

 and many constructive proposals were developed. 



Next year's Area Meeting will be hosted by North Dakota at a date and location to be 

 announced. 



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