er ste ASU De BIOeNS BU ek. HD sl N ne | 
Persons interested in keeping the club active are asked to contact Mr. 
John Dull, 416 Grover St., Joliet, Ill., or Fr. Reinhold Link, O.F.M., 404 
N. Hickory St., Joliet (founder of the Springfield Nature League and 
former naturalist at Pere Marquette State Park). 
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FOX RIVER VALLEY AUDUBON SOCIETY 
FEB. 19, 1960: First meeting was held in the Aurora Y.M.C.A., 460 Gar- 
field Ave., Aurora, Ill. Following the program, several persons volunteered 
to serve as temporary officers and to arrange another meeting on Friday, 
March 25. Temporary Chairman: Mr. Edward Klebe, 1170 Jackson, Aurora; 
Field Trips Chairman, Mr. D. W. Marti; Treasurer, Mrs. Howard E. 
Wyman; Secretary, Mrs. June Munday. It was agreed that the club by-laws, 
dues, and program would be determined at the next meeting. Fourteen 
persons attended from the vicinity and thirteen more said they were inter- 
ested but could not attend. This club is now in active operation and has 
regular meetings. 
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KISHWAUKEE AUDUBON SOCIETY 
By HARLAN D. WALLEY 
A SUCCESSFUL MEETING marked the first attempt to organize a chapter of 
the Illinois Audubon Society at Northern Illinois University. Thirty-seven 
people attended the meeting, which was held on Friday, March 18, in the 
Science Building of Northern Illinois University. Mr. William E. Southern 
of the Biology Department introduced the speakers, who were Mr. LeRoy 
Tunstall of the I.A.S. and Mr. Lion Gardiner, president of the DuPage 
Audubon Society. After the program, the following temporary officers were 
appointed: President, Mrs. Merle Miner, Box 801, Sycamore, IIl.; Vice- 
President, Mr. William Southern, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb; 
Secretary, Mr. Harlan D. Walley; Treasurer, Mrs. Verna G. Cogley, 128 
College Ave., DeKalb. The members voted to meet again on April 4th to 
adopt a constitution and by-laws. 
R.F.D., Sandwich, Ill. 
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McDONOUGH COUNTY AUDUBON SOCIETY 
By J. Loutis HEAD 
WE FIRST MET in the Science Building of Western Illinois University on 
March 24, 1960. A very interesting program was presented by Mr. Ted 
Greer of Joy, Illinois, a Director of the I. A.S. Twenty-three persons were 
present and the following officers were elected: President, Mr. Louis Head; 
Vice-President, Dr. J. Henry Sather; Treasurer, Mr. Ray Inman; Secretary, 
Mrs. Melva Marshall. On April 24 we had a field trip to Argyle Lake under 
the leadership of Dr. Maurice Myers and Larry Hood of the university. 
Another trip was held on May 1, to the woods rear Bushnell. 
