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was suggested that plans be made for a 

 session in 1949 around the first week of 

 September. 



Coordinator of the school, and assistant 

 to Director Livingston Osborne, Claude 

 GraeflF of the Department of Conserva- 

 tion will gladly welcome Rural Youth 

 back for the third Rural Youth Conserva- 

 tion School if funds are made available. 



District Camps 



Two important district camps have 

 been reported briefly. Western Illinois 

 district camp was held Labor Day week 



end, Sept. 4, 3, and 6, at Epwordi Spring 

 near Lewistown. Twelve counties were 

 present with 115 campers participating 

 in a full week end of education and 

 sports features. Counties taking part in 

 the camp were: Brown, Schuyler, Han- 

 cock, Morgan, Warren, Scott, Tazewell, 

 McDonough, Pike, Henderson, Fulton, 

 and Adams. Educational features were 

 directed by Clareta Walker of the Uni- 

 versity of Illinois and Fred Hemdon, 

 president, Illinois Farm Supply Com- 

 pany. Frank Tumbull, Pike, was elected 

 chairman and Carroll Borrowman, Pike, 



co-chairman. Elizabeth Hardy was 

 elected treasurer for 1949 for the district 



camp. 



A similar district camp was held at 

 Giant City State Park, south of Carbon- 

 dale, Sept. 17 to 19 with Curt Kenyon 

 U. of I. in charge. One hundred Rural 

 Youthers were present from a dozen 

 southern Illinois counties. 



Kankakee reports a large attendance 

 at a recent meeting with ten new-comers 

 and the return of several old members. 

 This group is growing. ■-'"-. 



ILIARIMONC A^CS ©F CONISi^VATO© 



Ckntd* R. Oraaff, supervisor, dhrltien of •ducotlen, IlllneU de- 

 partment of coniervotlon, shews a pheasant (stuffed) to four 

 Rural Youthers attending the three-day conservation school 



held under his supervision crt Lake Villa. L, to R.t Richard 

 Myers, Macon; Graeff; Leon Swiney, Christian; Dale Rauor, 

 Christian. Riglit, Rural Youthers gather for morshmallew roast. 



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Rural Tauthon really put It away three time* a day In the 

 school's dining room. 



Roberts Mann, superintendent of conservation. Cook County 

 Forest Preserve, leads a field trip. 



NOVEMBER. 1948 



