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His enthusiasm inspired a warm ovation from the audience. Bluebirds and 
Prothonotary Warblers were the subject of primary study, but Mr. Mussel- 
man has attracted 17 species to his nesting boxes. 
The program concluded with an excellent panel discussion on pesti- 
cides. VERNON HAGELIN of Moline was moderator, and panelists were 
ELTON FAWKS, Chairman of the Illinois Pesticides Control Commission; 
J. ANTHONY KIETH, graduate student at the University of Wisconsin, 
who is studying pesticides in the Green Bay area; and LESTER STONE, 
outstanding farmer-conservationist from Hampton, Illinois. 
It is a tribute to the program participants that about 75 members “sat 
it out” for the annual business meeting. President MOSTEK declared in 
his opening remarks that we now have more funds and more members, 
and are better organized than we have been in over 40 years. Treasurer 
and Membership Chairman PAUL SCHULZE reported that our bank 
balance is almost $2000.00 greater than that of a year ago. 
As of May 1, 1965, our membership totalled 1152, with 572 active mem- 
bers, 361 contributing members, 144 sustaining members, 35 life and honor- 
ary members, 2 benefactors, and 38 affiliates. Fully 301 memberships were 
new in the past 12 months. New affiliates were the Garden Club of Evan- 
ston and Twilight Travelers of Ottawa. 
Conservation Chairman BETTY GROTH reported on the continuing 
progress being made by her hard-working committee: DARLENE FISKE, 
WALTER VOGL, NINA STUTZMAN and GEORGE FELL. Clean Streams 
Committee Chairman MRS. JANE TESTER sent in her report, as did Prairie 
Chicken Foundation Chairman JOSEPH GALBREATH. LEROY TUNS- 
TALL, TED GREER and PAUL LOBIK reported for the Book Sales, Camp- 
Out, and Editorial Committees, respectively. 
FRANK McVEY gave the report of the Nominating Committee. Several 
directors have resigned during the past year. JOHN HELMER has moved 
to California; KENNETH ANGLEMIRE, ALFRED REUSS, GEORGE FELL 
and GEORGE BECIC have also resigned. MR. FELL, who is Secretary of 
the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, was elected to the Board of 
Technical Consultants of the Society. 
Members elected by acclamation to the Board of Directors are: HELEN 
WILSON and FRED BRECHLIN of Chicago; PRESTON DAVIES of High- 
land Park; TERRENCE INGRAM of Apple River, and ADOLPH CABOR 
of Rock Island. Each board member is assigned to a committee which serves 
to conduct the work of the Society. MRS. LEE JENS, Pesticides Committee 
Cahirman, asked for support of H.B. 1513, which would make the present 
inter-agency state commission on pesticides a permanent and legal agency, 
and for H. B. 1514, which would license commercial pesticide applicators. 
DR. GLEN SANDERSON of the Illinois Natural History Survey spoke 
on the plight of the Prairie Grouse and the urgent need for immediate 
funds. He stated: “If the Prairie Chickens are gone from Illinois by 1970, 
it will be the bird-lovers above all who must take the blame.” 
The evening banquet was attended by 235 people — 126 from Illinois, 
109 from Iowa. BETTY GROTH presented the “Man of the Year” Con- 
