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The April 22 Teach—In may have had an effect for the environment but it is too early to tell. A great deal of activity was 
diverted to the protest of the Cambodian issue shortly after Earth Day. Rumor has it that a number of the special interest 
lobbyists are lying low until the fall political campaigns. We saw a sign of this in Illinois with our own anti-pollution laws. 
While the campuses and public were embroiled in the demonstrations on Cambodia, industrial representatives descended upon 
Springfield in order to soften the pollution bills. We all must work at public awareness if Earth Day is to have any lasting 
value. 
DDT continues in the news. This time Olin Corp. announced the stopping of production of DDT. This action came three 
days after National Audubon filed suit against Olin. Olin produced one-fifth of the national output of DDT. Also, two U.S. 
Court of Appeals judges ruled on two seperate cases involving DDT. First, Agriculture Secretary Hardin was ordered to 
suspend the registration of DDT for interstate shipment within 30 days or else give the court sufficient reasons for his refusal. 
Second, another judge ordered HEW Secretary Finch to publish in the Federal Register a proposal for ‘‘zero tolerance” of 
DDT residues in food. 
At the time of this writing, the Senate has not acted upon the SST appropriation. However, the House passed it. 
The president’s proposed pollution agency may become a reality soon. The necessary legislation will be sent to the 
Congress soon. However, do not expect too much too soon from this agency. Most environmental regulations are under other 
departments and will have to be sorted out to the new agency. 
Jon Duerr, 
1629:SAF ifth Pls 
St. Charles, Illinois 60174 
FIELD MUSEUM ACQUIRES AUDUBON FIRST EDITION 
One of the two existing rare, first-edition copies of the elephant folio of Audubon’s ‘’The Birds of America” has been 
presented to Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History by an anonymous donor. The gift is considered to be one of the 
most important acquisitions in the history of the museum. 
Published in four volumes by the author in 1827-38, the folio contains 448 plates engraved in aquatint and colored by 
hand from original drawings made during Audubon’s 25 year residence in the United States in the early 1800's. The set was 
purchased for the donor by Kenneth Nebenzahl, Chicago rare book dealer, at auction in London on November 24, 1969. 
Nebenzahl said that the set is in the finest possible condition as it has been kept in a four-drawer mahogany cabinet 
designed by Audubon himself. It is one of only two sets in the world to contain 13 extra plates. 
The original ownership of the set has been traced to Miss Euphemia Gifford of Derby, England, who was a cousin and 
close friend of Audubon’s wife and the person for whom her first-born son was named (Victor Gifford). 
The drawings in the folio, whose pages measure 2-1/2 by 3-1/2 feet, are all life-size. The set originally cost $1,000, a 
considerable sum in those days. : 
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FIRE DESTROYS GRIGGSVILLE ART CENTER — Lightning touched off a fire on May 9 which completely destroyed the 
new Griggsville Wild Bird Society Museum. J.L. Wade, owner of the Trio Manufacturing Company which makes martin 
houses, said that the loss would exceed $1 million. Among the art works destroyed were original prints by Audubon, Catesby 
and Wilson. Also lost were six original paintings by the contemporary artist Richard Sloan, who had been commissioned to do 
a series on state birds and the purple martin by the museum’s owner, J. L. Wade. 
