power 
The Members of the Board have never received &, single 
cent of remuneration for their services or expenses; on the 
other hand they have spent large sums of money out of their own 
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resources to further the cause they represent. With due cre¬ 
dit to the worthy gentlemen present, it is the opinion of our 
best sportsmen that a board of this type is far superior to any 
one-man organization, or to any organization in which the head 
of the Department has all the executive power and is assisted 
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by a supervisory board without power to control policies. The_ 
terms of the Members of our Board are three years each, but for- 
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tunately for the sportsmen of the Keystone State three of the 
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Members of the Board have served continuously for eleven or more 
years. The president, Dr, Charles B. penrose, has served since 
1899, while''the Vice-president, Mr. .John M. Phillips, has been 
a Member since 19<#. The balance of the Board have served for 
lesser ‘periods. 
The continuance of the same Members over a 
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number of years guarantees a continuity of policies and a stab¬ 
ility .throughout that could not be obtained without constantly 
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shifting executive personnel -- something disastrous to any- 
conservation activity. The Game Commission of Pennsylvania 
has a1wavs endeavored to keep in the closest possible touch 
with the desires of the sportsmen, and has probably more nearly 
represented the rank and file among the sportsmen than any other 
type of organization could have done, largely because the Mem¬ 
bers themselves are well distributed throughout the State and 
are keeping in close personal touch with the sportsmen contin¬ 
uously. 
FUNDS -- HOW OBTAINED 
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No appropriation of any kind was made by the Legisla- 
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ture of 1895 that passed the organic law of our Board. Finally 
one of the leaders of the movement to establish the Board, the 
late Dr. .Joseph Kalbfus, was prevailed upon to undertake the 
executive work under the direction of the Board, and continued 
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that work for a period of six years without any remuneration. 
Fortunately for Pennsylvania, he -remained in the work and dis¬ 
charged the duties devolving upon him with marked ability and 
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