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[Sie Orden s Message 
The office of the president of any group or organization is not with- 
out its many and varied problems. However, there are always bene- 
fits and sidelights which tend to make the office more rewarding. 
One of these sidelights showed up shortly after I assumed office at 
the annual meeting in May and I would like to share it with you. 
In late May I began receiving a weekly publication in the mail. 
It is in the form of a newsletter put out by the Jllinois Environ- 
mental Council and I can, without any reservation, recommend it to 
anyone really interested in the future of the state of Illinois which 
may be determined by environmental issues and our elected officials. 
For years the JAS and other groups interested in the environ- 
ment and conservation have urged their members to become in- 
volved to a greater or lesser degree. The JEC newsletter enables 
one to become involved in a meaningful way with a minimum of 
effort. In this publication, the facts of each issue being processed 
by our elected state officials are stated briefly, concisely and simply 
in language anyone can understand. 
This fascinating newsletter keeps its readers informed as to the 
present state of the bill in question. Occasionally it offers a prog- 
nostication of the bill’s success or failure and whether the forces 
of those trying to save the environment won or lost. Finally, it lists 
the voting record of those on the environmental committee; this 
may be important for future use in determining which way we vote. 
Again, I recommend voluntary individual support of this coun- 
cil even if its newsletter is not to be used for written support or 
opposition of various bills. Conservationists have desperately needed 
a group of this kind and now that we have one doing an excellent 
job, they need our support and should have it. 
If you decide to accept this recommendation and to support 
this group with a subscription to their newsletter please don’t let 
it stop with you; pass it along to a friend or a group so more may 
read and use it. Subscription information may be obtained from: 
Illinois Environmental Council, 225 1% E. Monroe, Springfield, Illi- 
nois 62701. 
—Peter B. Dring 
P.On Box 92 
Willow Springs, Ill. 60480 
