12 ILLINOIS AUDUBON BULLETIN 
SCHOOL CHILDREN AID TO 
EAGLES NETS $50,000; REFUGE 
NAME SELECTED 
FRED J. TETREAULT & JOHN G. WARREN 
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 
The native, endangered bald eagle will have a roosting refuge in 
Hlinois, thanks to thousands of school children across the state and to the 
more than $50,000 in dimes they contributed toward purchase of the 
eagle haven. 
And thanks to 6-year old Shawn Agnew of Albany, the aerie acreage 
— for which negotiations now are underway — will be known as “Prairie 
Elton Fawks presenting $50 first prize to Shawn Agnew of Albany. 
