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THE) “ALU D U- BYO\WN (BiU Le ieee 
LA.S. PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT 
Raymond Mostek, of Lombard, first elected in 1962, has an- 
nounced that he will not seek re-election to the presidency of 
the Illinois Audubon Society upon completion of his current 
term this spring. 
“The goals and objectives which | had for this society 
have new been largely achieved,” he said in his announcement 
at the Board of Directors meeting in February. 
In addition to being president of the Illinois Audubon 
Society, Mr. Mostek is chairman of the by-laws study com- 
mission of the Natural Resources Council of Illinois; a member 
of the public relations committee of the Prairie Chicken Foun- 
dation of ‘Illinois; chairman of the parks and pollution study 
commission of the IVI; director of the North Central Audubon 
Council, and general chairman of the widely acclaimed NCAC 
conference at Volo, Ill.; member of the Environmental Task 
Force appointed by Lt.-Gov. Paul Simon, and member of the 
board of directors of the Congress on Population and Environ- 
ment. He is a regular correspondent and columnist for Outdoor 
Illinois Magazine. 
A new president will be elected by the IAS Board of 
Directors at the annual meeting May 1-3 in Edwardsville. 
Mostek has served on the board since 1951, except for a 
brief span when he was in Europe and Africa. 
A BEQUEST IN YOUR WiLL... 
to the Illinois Audubon Society helps insure the continuance 
of the Society’s programs which you now support through your 
membership. 
A SUGGESTED BEQUEST FORM: 
‘“! hereby give, devise, and bequeath to the Illinois Audubon 
Society, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IIl., 60605, 
and/or 1017 Burlington Ave., Downers Grove, Ill. 60515, 
the sum of (dollars) (other gift as described here) to be used 
for the general purposes of said Society.” 
