DEPARTMENT OF                                           BOARD OF NATURAL
RESOURCES 
REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION                                       AND CONSERVATION

JOHN J. HALLIHAN. DIRECTOR                                     JOHN J. HALLIHAN.
CHAIRMAN 
      SPRINGFIELD                                            BIOLOGY   -
WILLIAM TRELEASE 
                                                             FORESTRY 
                                                             .GEOLOGY   
EDSON S. BASTIN 
                                                             ENGINEERING
LOUIS R. HOWSON 
                                                             CHEMISTRY  -
 WILLIAM A. NOYES 
                                   STATE OF ILLINOIS       UNIVERSITY OF
ILLINOIS- 
                                 HENRY HORNER. GOVERNOR       PRESIDENT ARTHUR
C. WILLARD 
                   STATE NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY DIVISION 
                               THEODORE H. FRISON. CHIEF 
                                     URBANA            August 9, 1940 
 
 
 
       Dr. 0. S. Pettingill, Jr. 
       Carleton College 
       Northfie ld, Minnesota 
 
       Dear Dr. Pettingill: 
 
                  As you know, the Sixth Midwest Wildlife Conference will
be 
       held at Urbana November 14, 15, and 16. 
 
                  An objection to many conferences in the past has been that

       the general sessions were not stimulating. The arrangement committee

       for the Midwest Conference this year has in mind a program which we

       know will be stimulating. Its theme is "new ideas for unifying
con- 
       servation." The logical chairman for such a discussion is Professor

       Leopold. 
 
                  Professor Leopold, I find, would be very willing to act
as 
       chairman for this symposium were it not for his tentative agreement

       with you to serve in a similar capacity during the Wilson Club meet-

       ing, a week after the Urbana meeting. He feels that the pressure of

       other duties would make it impossible for him to assume responsibility

       for two symposia so closely related and only a week apart, unless
(1) 
       he could give approximately the same program at both meetings (with-

       out need for added preparation). I think you will agree that in the

       past there has not been a large degree of duplication at these two

       meetings. (2)He could give a talk (rather than an organized sympo-

       sium) on some theme less difficult to prepare for at the Wilson meet-

       ing, (3) he could be relieved entirely from participating in the 
       Wilson Club meeting. 
 
                  Our committee would greatly appreciate it if your committee

       will agree to one of the above stipulations so that Professor 
       Leopold can appear on the Urbana program. 
 
                                       Very truly yours, 
 
 
 
 
                                       Arthur S. Hawkins 
                                       Game Technician 
 
 
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