The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-08-22

tOnal parks and popular science; keep members
Informed concerning books American
travel. exploration, archaeological research, plant
and animal ife and the meaning of scenery; refer
travel and route inquiries from members to that
governmental or other agency, railroad, or auto
mobile association, which will give each inquiry
the kind of attention 1t needs.
The association has prepared elaborate plan
OF popuarizng natural science through universities
and schools public libraries writer's and lecturers
and artists, and motion picture activities. fea-
ture OF Its work will be the assembling Of material
by intensvely studying the parks, through com
mittees. separately and as system, especially
their history, nomenclature folklore. geology
fauna and flora; by collecting this material in
ready reference shape as the basis OF practical
library by compiling a working photograph, by
park and subject. of material Of every sort avail
able especially in the library of congress and the
scientific libraries of the government departments.
The association will establish volunteer WORKING
committees Of scientists, professors, students and
other publicspirited members, and will utilize,
far as possible the machinery already established
and in operation by university and school organi-
zatons state and county educational organza-
lions. state park organizations, scientific institu-
tons. the national government, publicspirited or
CARNATIONS of all sorts, automobile and highway
associations, business organizations like railroads
automobile manufacturers and national parks con-
cessioners, whose business will be helped by the
work of the National Parks association
The executive committee is assured OF one sub
scrption of 5000; 1t is planned to secure FIVE
year pledges amounting to a minimum OF $40, 900 a
year II also expects ut least 5000 members at
So year.
The association already reports results The
University of the City of New York has prepared
sets of national parks lantern slides. The Uni
versfy of Minnesota has been sending study
classes to the national parks for two years; Chi
cago sends one to Rocky Mountain National park
this summer and Columbia will send one next
year Columbia has also included lecture course
on the meaning of scenery in this seasons sum-
mer school prominent studio has arranged
film stories show how glaciers work on Mount
Rainier how the Grasd canyon was cut; how
water carved the Yosemite valley. etc
II we'll handled. the National Parks association.
with lnrge membership, may do great work ;
il has luige field and great opportunity II
may even succeed in forcing congress adopt
a consistent park policy. About 5OOOO0 people
now visit the national parks every year and the
increase promises to be very large. There is
therefore, a body of national parks enthusiast
numbering several millions.
While the association Is organized on nonpo-
litical basis 1t will presumably have to go into
politics to accomplish its ends since the agrIcul-
tural department is wagng campaign to secure
the control of the national parks from the interior
department and is setting up the national forests
and the forest service scenic aud recres tion
rivals OF the national parks and the national purks
service. Also. in its plans 20 increase the nationnl
parks system II Will encounr@sr both the open and
score; opposition of the forest service the bpres,
and fmoothest running political machine In The
United States.