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PROGRAM CHAIRMEN - ATTENTION! 
Are you searching for program ideas? Here is a list of four nature lectures: 
which may be your answer. Barbara J. Nobles (Mrs. L. H.), a former teacher in the 
Evanston Public Schools and a member of the Evanston Bird Club, offers the follow- 
ing series; 
1. A Closer Look at Birds 
An illustrated lecture-discussion for beginning bird watchers, 
2. Those Confusing Warblers 
An illustrated lecture-discussion for advanced bird watchers who are 
ready to attempt the warblers, 
3. Songbirds of america 
Color slides with bird songs records; for beginners, 
4. Sapsucker foods 
Color slides with bird song records; for advanced study of bird songs, 
Fee: $15 for adult groups; $10 for youth groups. 
Contact Mrs. L. H. Nobles, 3300 Hayes St., Evanston, DA-8-5946, 
THE AUDUBON NAME IS BECOMING MORE POPULAR 
"Mister Ricky's", the sparkling new restaurant at 9300 Skokie Blvd., in Skokie, 
Illinois, operated by Mr. Maury Melman, features an "Audubon Room." The new room 
contains large prints of birds done by John James Audubon and a display of mounted 
birds which Mr. Melman brought back from Europe, --Raymond Mostek 
AUDUBON {WILDLIFE FILMS 
There are two remaining Screen Tours. On February 18,William Ferguson will 
present "Once Around the Sun", and on March 25, Dr. Olin S. Pettingill, Jr. will 
show, "Sea_ Ice and Fire", the story of a trip to Iceland. NOTE THIS IS 4 PROGRAM 
CHANGE. Come early and share "Dutch Treat" lunch in the cafeteria on the ground 
floor of the Museum. Get acquainted with the officers and directors (and sometimes 
the speaker). 
REGIONAL SECRETARIES WANTED 
Recently the Board of Directors of the I. aA. S. adopted an amendment to the 
By-laws te establish the post of Regional. Secretary. The amendment reads as 
follows: "That the position of Regional Secretary be created up to the number of 
six, three of whom should be residents of the Metropolitan Chicago Area; one should 
be a resident of central Illinois, one should be a resident of western Illinois ,and 
one a resident of southern Tllinois. They shall not have the power to vote, They 
shall be appointed by the President with the edvice and consent of the Board. The 
functions of the Regional Secretaries shall be as hereinafter provided by the 
Board, with these major provisions-- that they shall aid with correspondence as 
directed by the Chairman of any standing committee, and further, that they shall 
aid in stimulating membership, as later provided by the policies of the Board." 
These regional secretaries cculd help the Illinois audubon Society become more 
useful and influential around the state. As the campaign to preserve wildlife end 
open spaces increases in intensity, so does the work that must be done. The work 
would consist of correspondence that would be issued in peak times of the year,plus 
a little effort in obtaining more members for I. A. S. If you would like to serve 
as a Regional Secretary, and help the cause of outdoor conservation, please write 
to Mr. Paul Downing, 459 Roger Williams Ave., Highland farks allt, 
Betty Groth, Vice-Chairman of the I,4.S. Conservation Committee, won first 
prize in the Chicago Career Girls Arts & Crafts Contest for color photography in 
Illinois State Farks and Morton arboretum. Her picture has been on display for two 
months at the State Department of Conservation. 
BlancheCone, Willow Springs, was successful in raising $31.00 for the Prairie 
Chicken Foundation at a banquet held recently. 
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