Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-08-21

tional parks and popular sciences keep members
informed concerning new books on American
travel, exploration. archaeological research plant
and animal life, and the meaning of scenery refer
travei 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.
Inc association has prepared an elaborate plan
OF popularzing natural science through universities
ana schools. public libraries, writers and lecturers
ana artists, and motion picture activities. A fea-
ture OF Its work will be the assembling of material
by intensively studying the parks, through COM
mittees, separately and as SYSTEM especially
thelr history, nomenclature folklore, geology,
fauna and flora; by collecting this material in
ready reference shape as the basis Of a practical
library; by compiling 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 philosophical members and will utilize as
fur as possible the machinery already established
and In operation by university and school organi-
cations, state and county educational organiza-
TONS state park organizations, scientific institu-
hons the national government public-spirited 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 suh
scription Of $4,000; 1t is planned to secure five
year pledges amounting to a minimum of $4,000 n
year. 1t also expects at least 5000 members Mt
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
versity 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
MIN stories to show how glaciers work on Mount
Rainier. how the Grand canyon was cut how
water carved the Yosemite valley, ETC.
If we'll handled the National Parks association,
with large membership, may do great work;
it has large field and great opportunity. II
consistent park policy. About 100000 people
now visit the national parks every wear and the
increase promises to be very large There is.
therefore, a body of national parks enthusiasts
numbering several millions
While the association is organized ON a nonno
litical basis, 1t will presumably have to go into
politics to accomplish it's ends, since the apricul
tural department Is waging campaign to secure
the control OF the national parks from the interior
department and is setting up the national forests
ana the forest service scenic and recreation
rivals OF the national parks and the national marks
service Also, In Its plans to increase the national
parks system 1t will encounter both the omen and
secret opposition Of the forest service the biggest
ana smootnest running political machine In the
United States. 80