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Attention tt! Program Chairmen--Affiliated Clubs 1%! 
You will be interested in a six-minute film on the Prairie Chicken. This is 
a taped TV interview with Dr. Thomas Scott of the Illinois Natural History Survey. 
Show with this, "Sunrise Serenade" which is in color and may be obtained from 
the Illinois State Museum in Springficld, free of charge. The Scott film, which 
is free also, may be procured by writing to Mr. LeRoy Tunstall, Book Chairman, 
323 East Wesley St., Wheaton, Illinois. 
Mr. alfred H. Reuss, an outstanding nature photographer of the Chicago area, has 
several slide lectures which will add a bright spot to your season's program. 
One slide lecture shows the area near Tucson, the floor of the Arizona-Sonora 
Desert (a new area for birds and wild flowers to us mid-westerners),a day among 
the Giant Saguaros, and a trip to a mountain top. Another talk, "Sandpipers of 
the Lake Galumet area," shows twenty-five species of shore birds that frequent 
the Cinder Flats. Pictured are nests, eggs, young shore birds, and close-ups of 
rare, irregular visitors. ‘What you will not see is the photographer waiting, 
watching, and being eaten alive by mosquitoes and flies while obtaining these 
beautiful pictures, Your request for further information should be directed to 
Mr. Alfred Reuss, 2908 Edison Street, Blue Island, Illinois, 
--AND MORE-- 
Mr. R. as Mann, 2nd Vice-President of the Save-the-Dunes Council, will present 
an educational and entertaining slide program entitled, "A Geological and Natural 
History of the Indiana Dunes." This show, completely narrated by tape recording 
with musical background, has been 3 years in the making. All pictures were 
taken in the remaining wild and undeveloped portions of the Indiana Dunes, in- 
cluding important areas south of Highway U.S. 12. Mr. Mann's program describes 
the history of the Dunes Region, from the Ice Ages to the present day, and is 
guaranteed to interest every viewer. Rare wild flowers, rugged wilderness, and 
pictures of all seasons of the year are presented. In forty minutes the audience 
will see over 16) color slides, some chosen for their beauty, others for their 
educational value, all taken by Mr. Mann in one of the world's most unique 
natural wonderlands. To schedule this lecture, write to Mr. Robert 4. Mann, 
111 Harding Ave., Michigan City, Indiana. 

SHINING BEACON OF HOPE TO TRAVELERS MaY BRING DEATH TO SONGBIRDS 
Bald Knob is the highost point in Illinois. From it one sees beautiful | 
views on all sides. 4 lovely blue haze surrounds the neighboring hills. At Bald 
Knob a huge cross, over 100 feet high, is being erected. The framework of steel | 
will be covered by Illinois Marble. It is to be flooded nightly by forty 1000 
watt lamps. This is the dream of a rural mail carrier, Wayman Presley, to create 
central place of worship for people of all faiths, a beacon of hope for travelers 
by highway, rail, or air. 
Bald Knob will not be a beacon of hope for thousands of little air travelers. 
They will not recognize the danger; we shall find them at the foot of the cross in 
the early light of morning. We can understand Mr. Presley's dream, and we hope | 
that he will wnderstand our plea that during subsequent migrations, let the birds 
pass the symbol of hope in the quict and safety of darkness. 
VOLUNTEER SALESMEN NEEDED 
Can you help at the literature table which is set up at the Audubon Wildlife 
Lectures at the Chicago Natural History Museum? The book sales help to defray 
some of the expenses of the Society, If you like books, and are willing to serve, 
please contact Mr. LeRoy Tunstall, 323 East Wesley St., Wheaton, Tll., or tele- 
phone Montrose 8-8262. 
