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tion is increasing faster than the food supply on a world-wide basis and 
studies show that it will be impossible to reverse this imbalance. With 
millions of the world’s people living in a state of chronic starvation the 
implications are self-evident. 
Secondly, open space is being pre-empted for all sorts of developments 
to the point when the quality of life as we know it is seriously deteriorating. 
The disappearance of truly rural conditions is approaching the danger 
point, especially near the great megalopolis of America and other continents. 
This is already affecting the mental and emotional life of our people and 
this effect will increase both vertically and horizontally so that the indi- 
viduals affected will worsen and their numbers will increase. The remedy 
is, of course, some form or forms of population control. The great obstacle 
to this is, of course, the attitude of the Roman Catholic Church which 
continues to oppose the use of all contraceptive devices except the un- 
certain rhythm method which has proved to be largely uncertain. 
The author’s evidence is well documented and the volume is worth- 
while reading for anyone wishing reliable information of the problems of 
overpopulation. 
AUDUBON HOUSE 
1130 FIFTH AVENUE @® NEW YORK,N.Y.10028 ® ENright 9-2100 
Publisher of Audubon Magazine 
April 4, 1967 
Mr. Raymond Mostek, President 
Illinois Audubon Society 
Chicago Natural History Museum 
Roosevelt Road & Lake Shore Drive 
Chicago, Illinois 60605 
Dear Mr. Mostek: 
I am enormously appreciative of your thoughtfulness in 
writing me such a heartwarming letter about my retirement 
from the Presidency of the National Audubon Society. Words 
such as yours mean a great deal to me. 
May I return the compliment by thanking you and your 
associates for all the support that you have given the Society 
and me throughout the years. You have done a great deal to 
build up the Illinois Audubon Society and to increase its 
effectiveness and prestige. 
With all good wishes, 
Sincerely, 
GIT a) oedlucts 
Carl W. Buchheister 
CWB:es President Emeritus 
