President Sez, Continued 



DATES TO REMEMBER 



This coming year we are going to trv 

 to revamp our basic District Law In Just 

 a few places so that we will be able to 

 do the work of conservation as It should 

 fcmd must be done In a carefully and com- 

 pletely planned procedure that will pro- 

 duce good steady progress. Don't take 

 me wrong; I'm not saying we aren't con- 

 cerned or won't hurry. On the contrary, 

 we have to move just as fast as It Is 

 humanly possible, but not to sacrifice 

 the quality of the work necessary to 

 keep the people properly fed and clothed 

 today, tomorrow, and yes, from now on. 

 At least I hope the world Isn't going 

 to end in the year 2000 or 2030. 



So please think clearly before you make 

 any decisions when you are approached by 

 politicians who are trying to make poli- 

 tical hay by using conservation as their 

 hue and cry. It seems that conservation 

 is being classed alont with freedom and 

 Motherhood, an easy way to get notoriety 

 and votes. 



VHiat I am trying to say is that we 

 certainly don't want to get involved in 

 some political struggle and lose sight 

 of the true objective and responsibility 

 that we are charged with. It is far more 

 sensible to stick to our own standards 

 that are tried and found true. All we 

 need is a few changes, and we can do the 

 Job right. 



Maybe it won't look so glamorous, but 

 when the limelight dims and the newness 

 wears off, we will still be doing the work 

 and proud of having stayed above petty 

 nonsense by using mature wisdom. 



Pete 



State Soil Coneervation CorrrCttee 



Meeting 



Highway Corrmieaion Bldg, 



Conference Room - Helena 



Montana Conservation Council 

 Annual Meeting 

 Jorgenson'a - Helena 



Montana Youth Conference on 

 Natural Beauty and Conaervation 

 DeMolay Bldg. - Great Falle 



Montana Association of Soil & 

 Water Conservation Districts 

 Director's Meeting - Lewistown 



Shelterbelt Tour through Hill, 

 Liberty^ Chouteau^ and Cascade 

 Counties 



Northern Great Plains Area 



Meeting 



Biemarckt North Dakota 



American Society of Range 

 Management Annual Meeting 

 A Iberta. Canada 



Montana Association of Soil & 

 Water Conservation Districts 

 Annual Meeting 

 LaLonde Hotel , Sidney i 



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Mopoh 9$i «# 

 /tpril 19; iO 

 April i7, ia 

 June S, 4 

 June 6^7,8 

 June 9,10, 11 



July 25, 20 

 and 27 



October 30, 31 

 November 1 



A FE\^ DO's AND DON'Ts FOR YOUR ANNUAL MEETING 



Plan your Annual Meeting well in advance — de- 

 tails are time consuming but necessary. 

 Announce the meeting several times through all 

 channels of communication. 



Nomlntalons should be handled quickly, but in a 

 formal manner. 



Introduce visiting dignitaries and others by 

 standing. Ask for a few remarks. 

 Close meeting at scheduled time. 



And above all—DON'T PANIC. These details 

 mentioned above fit Into a logical order and 

 when combined with the "right" program, will 

 cause the audience to WANT TO HEAR MORE. 



A specialist is a doctor who has 

 trained his patients to be ill during 

 office hours. 



I put It In the closet last winter — did you find It, dear?" 



