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farmers would be thankful for every lhttle pond and slough on their lands. 
Furthermore, since most of these potholes have no outlet, their water is 
kept to add to the much needed ground water, not rushed into the nearest 
river. However, the Soil Conservation Service is doing its best to see that 
every drop reaches flooding rivers as soon as possible. 
We wonder how much wild life there will be along the roadsides an- 
other year. 
5725 Harper Avenue, Chicago 37, Illinois 
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In Memoriam: Orpheus Moyer Schantz 
By Dr. R. M. STRONG 
ORPHEUS MOYER SCHANTZ, president of the Illinois Audubon Society, 1914- 
1930, and a life member, died September 2, 1951, at the home of his son, 
Worth F. Schantz, in Red Bank, New Jersey. He was born in Port Elgin, 
Ontario, in 1864, and moved to Cedar Falls, Iowa, in 1881. He located in 
Chicago in 1890, where he was connected with Carson Pirie Scott & Co., and 
the Albert Dickinson Seed Company until 1908. Schantz was appointed 
treasurer of School District Township 39 (Berwyn, Oak Park and Cicero), 
in 1908, and he served in that capacity until 1929. He was one of the 
original directors of the Cicero State Bank which he helped organize. He 
moved to Red Bank, N. J. in 1942 where he lived with his son until his 
death. He married Cornelia C. Flagler, January 30, 1889, and there were 
two children, Worth F. and Ruth Schantz Spelman. 
Mr. Schantz was one of the founders of the Conservation Council in 
1914, and he was treasurer of the Geographic Society of Chicago, 1912-1928, 
and of the Illinois Chapter of the ‘Wild Flower Preservation Society, 1928- 
30. He was a life member of the latter. He was elected a life member of 
the Chicago Academy of Sciences in 1910 and an honorary life member in 
1944. He was a member of the Board of Scientific Governors, 192'6-40. 
Schantz was an honorary member of the Joliet Botanical Club and of the 
Berwyn Kiwanis Club. He was an associate member of the American Orni- 
thologists’ Union, 1919-87. He was also a member of the Inland Bird Band- 
ing Association and of the Garden Lovers’ Club of Riverside. 
Schantz was especially known as the conductor of exceedingly popular 
tours in the Great Smoky Mountains for many springs. He was active and 
influential in the establishment of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 
He was the author of a book on the birds of Illinois, published by the 
Illinois State Conservation Department in 1928. He also wrote for the 
“National Geographic Magazine,” the “Home and Garden Magazine” and 
for newspapers. He lectured extensively, and he did much for the cause 
of conservation. He made many friends, many of whom are widely scat- 
tered over the country, and are saddened by his passing. 
5716 S. Stony Island Ave., Chicago 
