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After a delicious dinner on Saturday evening, President Raymond 
Mostek welcomed I.A.S. members and special guests. He gave deserved 
recognition to the many bird club presidents and ex-presidents in atten- 
dance. Mr. Mostek then introduced Senator Robert Coulson of Waukegan, 
who described how the individual citizen can best approach his legislator 
when seeking the passage of certain bills. He stressed that good citizens 
should be interested in all types of bills, not just those closest to their own 
interests. Senator Coulson urged conservationist to contact their legislators 
more often; bird-watchers are not as vocal as other groups. 
Two fine films were enjoyed — Tentflaps and Flapjacks and Patterns of 
the Wild. The latter was a prize-winning film showing rare scenes of the 
mating dance of the red fox. (Both films are available through the U. S. 
Forest Service Office, 710 N. Sixth Street, Milwaukee, Wis.) Arnold Bock 
was in charge of the annual slide-fest, presenting slides of birds, wild- 
flowers, and previous meetings, with commentaries by their owners. While 
it is impossible to describe all, perhaps the most outstanding pictures were 
those of Peacock Prairie which were explained by Mrs. Franklin Popelka, 
who spearheads the movement which seeks to preserve this five and one- 
half acre plot of virgin black prairie soil in Glenview. 
Walter Vogl, Vice-President for Education, supervised the drawing 
for the door prizes. Mrs. Leona Skinkle of Crystal Lake was the winner of 
the Covered Bridge Bird Feeder, contributed by the Hyde Bird Feeder Co. 
of Waltham, Mass. Fifty-pound bags of wild bird seed were won by LeRoy 
Tunstall, Wheaton, and David Seidenzal, Wauconda. The seed was donated 
by the Ryde Feed Company of Chicago. 
Peter Petersen compiled the number of bird species seen during the 
hikes — 98 on Sunday morning, with eleven additional species sighted on 
Saturday, making a total of 109 for the two days! 
Chairman Ted Greer and his committee should be congratulated for 
another successful Fall Camp-Out. While it is impossible to thank cveryone 
who helped to make the weekend a success, much credit belongs to Arnold 
Bock and Preston Davies. John Rohleder was the other capable field trip 
leader. Florence Winship was responsible for the name tags and the helpful 
1.A.S. signs along the road. Helen Engstrom, Jo Allstrow, and Marion Cole 
greeted us at the registration desk. Ruth Barnow’s committee was in charge 
of table decorations. 
In summing up the weekend, we’re sure everyone would agree with 
the woman who commented, “I’ve never had so much fun for so little 
money!” The 1967 Fall Camp-Out is scheduled for New Salem State Park 
near Springfield. 
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