6 THE AUDUBON {BU bite 
HONORARY DIRECTOR — to Dr. Ralph Yeatter of the State Natural 
History Survey, Urbana, who retired at the May 1963 Annual Meeting 
after serving on the Board for 28 years. Dr. Yeatter also received a Special 
Conservation Award at the meeting in Springfield. Complete details will 
be published in the September Audubon Bulletin. 
HONORARY REGIONAL SECRETARY — to Jacob Schulze of Chicago, 
who for the past year has carried out all mailing service functions for the 
Society. He alone has folded, stuffed, addressed, and stamped the News- 
letters, the Audubon Bulletins, the dues notices, Board minutes, and other 
communications of the Society. He performs a monumental task, and 
deserves the highest recognition for his efforts. 
Paul H. Lobik, 22W681 Tamarack Drive, Glen Ellyn, Ill. 
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From the Editor’s Desk 
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF the Society coincides so closely with the 
closing date for the June AUDUBON BULLETIN that it is seldom possible 
to carry the full story of the meeting in this issue. Complete details of 
the events at Springfield will appear in the August NEWSLETTER or 
in the September BULLETIN. However, for the benefit of those who were 
not able to attend, here is a quick summary of the election results: 
Four Directors of the Board have retired: Paul Downing, president 
from 1953 to 1962 (see the article elsewhere in this issue); Dr. Ralph 
Yeatter (who received a special Conservation Award); Dr. Warren Keck 
of Naperville, and Avron Simon of Chicago, both of whom retired because 
of ill health. Dr. Keck has performed many important tasks during his six 
years in Office. 
Three Directors have resigned: William E. Southern of Northern 
Illinois University, who is leaving to conduct an ornithological research 
study at Cornell University; Mrs. Elaine Beverly of Chicago, our former 
Recording Secretary; and Vernon Greening of Springfield, formerly Vice- 
President for Extension. Both of the latter have been plagued by ill health 
in recent months. 
Three new Directors were elected: Mrs. Arthur Jens of Glen Ellyn, 
who has carried on a one-woman battle against pesticides in her com- 
munity for many years; Dr. Alfred Lipsey of Chicago, the long-time com- 
mittee chairman in charge of our Audubon Wildlife Films at the Museum; 
and Harlan F. Walley of Sandwich, who has worked faithfully and long 
as Regional Secretary for Central Illinois. At the subsequent Board meet- 
ing, Mrs. Howard Shaw of Olney, Ill. was also elected a Director. She has 
served as an officer of the Ridgway Bird Club. 
Five Directors have been re-elected for three-year terms: George 
Fell of Rockford; John Helmer of Evanston; Paul H. Lobik of Glen Ellyn; 
Mrs. Freda Russell of Decatur; and Mrs. Robert Webster of Minonk. We 
still need additional Directors and Regional Secretaries. Anyone who 
desires to help the cause of bird protection in Illinois and who has even 
a little spare time should volunteer his services NOW to our President, 
Raymond Mostek, 615 Rochdale Circle, Lombard, Illinois. 
Paul H. Lobik, 22W681 Tamarack Drive, Glen Ellyn, Ill. 
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