GEORGIA SPECIAL OLYMPICS SET Plans for the first annual GEO RG IA SPECIAL OLYMPI CS have been finalized . The Special Oly mpi cs , whi ch is designed for mentally retarded chi ldren, will be conducted on May 15t h and 16th at Chamblee High School in DeKalb County. More than 500 retarded chil dren from through o ut th e state are expecte d to participate in the State Meet. Youngste rs from ages 10-20 will be competing in seven basic events. The SPECIAL OLYMPICS progra m is sponsored by the Geo rgia Recrea tion Co mmi ssion in cooperation with the Atlan ta Association fo r Reta rded Children, the Georgia Association fo r Retarded Children and loca l Jaycee ch apters. McELVEEN APPOINTED TO STATE RECREATION COMMISSION. (1-r) James A. CoUey , Deputy Director; Senator Michael J. Padgett and John H. Davis, Executive Direc tor; witnessed the ceremony as Governor Lester Maddox administered the oath of office. Mr. McElveen is Direc tor of Recreation and Parks for Richmond County . FOC US ON GEORGIA!! Concurrent recent meetings in Atlanta of the Southeaster_n BOR Liaison Officers, Southeastern Outdoor Recreation Planners an d the Georgia Recreation and Park Society Executive Development Institute, at tracted numerous national and reg~onal professionals m the fiel d of recreation, parks and conservation. Pictured above at the GRPS Institute are: (1-r) John H. Davis, Director, Georgia Recreation Commission and PresiMnt of the American Recreation and Park Society; Roy K. Wood, Southeastern Regional Director, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation; Charles M. Graves, Chairman of the Institute and President of the Graves Recreation and Park Planning Organization; G. Douglas Hofe, newly appointed Director of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation ; and James Stevens, member of the Board of Trustees of the National Recreation and Park Association. IN -SERVIC E T RAI N ING PROGRAM AVAILAB LE FOR RECREAT ION STAFF An in-service training program for summer recreation program employees will be offered in ten (I 0 ) Georgia cities by the University of Georgia t hrough the Institute of Government, Institute of Commun ity and Area Development and co-sponsored by the Georgia Recreation Commission. The program is funded under a grant fro m Title VIII of U.S. Housing Act of 1964. Any Recreation Department interested in having an in-service program conducted in their city shou ld con tact: Mrs. Ann McAllister Governmental Training Georgia Cen ter for Continuing Education , University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia The dates for the training programs are flex ible and can be worked out with the mdividual cities. The program will be coordinated by Professor Charles C. Clegg. . .. J l FEATURE coMING EVENTS November 16- 18 State Co nference on Recrea tio n and Park s, Ral sto n Ho te~ Columbu s, Georgia PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION IN GEORGIA "Recreation in Georgia" A publication of the Georgia Recreation Com- mission, Mony Building- Room 801, 1655 Peachtree Street, N. E., Atl anta, Georgia 30309 Telephone 873-1607, 1608 JOHN H. DAVIS-E xecutive Dir ector JAMES A. COLLEY -Deput y Execut ive D ir ecto r TO M DRUM MOND -A ssistant Director THAD STUDSTI LL-A ssista nt Dir ector DR . HAROLD D. MEYER -Con su ltant Com mi ssion Mem ber s LU KE L. RUSHTON, Chai r man Yo ung Harri s JAMES E . BROWN, Vi ce Chairma n Dalton MRS. CICERO A . JOHNSTON A t lan ta ROBERT K. BROWN East Poin t H . ALAN FRA Z ER Co lumbus ROBERT T. BAGGOTT, JR . N ew n an MRS . W. A . BOWEN Stat esboro VERNE J. PI CK REN Fol kston ANTON HUBER Moultrie GEORGE McELVEEN Richmond County THE AUTHOR The Geo rgia State Boa rd of Rec rea ti on Examin ers will shortly observe its second anniversa ry. Under Represe ntative Dic k Lan e's House Bi ll 849, mu ch has bee n acco mpli shed an d yet much of the real in te nt of the certifi cati on law remain s to be imp leme nt ed. In the 20 months of operati on, the Board has ce rti fied 312 professionals at the Administrator, Supervisor, and Leader levels. Under the "grand fa ther" clause 306 have been certified includin g 126 Admini strators, 93 Supervisors, and 87 Leaders . Six have been certi fied under the exa min ati on provisions of th e law. Four o f these were Administrators. A total of 18 appli ca tions have bee n tabled to await co mpleti on of the app licat ion or to meet experi ence qu alifica ti ons. Less than ten appli cations have been return ed to inclividu als whose primary empl oyment responsibil ities were other than recrea tion . Fortunately the five-man Boa rd appointed by th e Govern or has bee n a cohesive , hard workin g gro up. With fo ur professionals and a hi ghly interested layman, many ho urs of inclividua l and group work have bee n put fo rth. The law permits the Board rather wide latitude in its administration. Through interpretati on and regulati on the Boa rd has attempted to work effi ciently. Int erpretation s have bee n democratica lly made. Rules and regulati ons have been devised , and cir culated, which strengthens th e law. For example, th e Boa rd mu st operate from its own fee system sin ce the bill did not provide for tax fund support. Appli ca tion fees and testing fe es permit continu ing Board operation. Staggered membership terms permit continuity , and with the rece ntly completed testing devices, the Board will remain as an important profess iona l instrument. HOW important this instrument beco mes, po ints to th e implemen tati on of the inten t of H.B. 849. Obvio usly th e bill was mea nt to upgrade the re creati on profession in Georgia, and in turn upgrade recrea ti on se rvices in Geo rgia . With stringent edu ca ti on , experien ce, and examining provision s th e law should in crease the caliber of the professional and his programs. The problems at this point stem fro m the permissiveness of the certification and in co nvin cing the empl oyer of th e advisability of emp loying on ly certified profess ionals. To emphasize the magnitud e of the problem there are ove r 500 professional members of the Georgi a .Recreation and Park Society , but only 3 12 are curren tly certified. The day of total professi onal certificati on is so mewii tac in tlto: distant future, if at aU. Dr . H. Douglas Leavitt is se rving hi s fir st term as Chairman of th e Sta t e Board of Rec reation E xaminers. He is Head of the Department of Physical Edu catio n and Recreation at Georgia Southern Coll ege . Dr . Leavitt has a long and var ied backgro und i n th e recreation p rofessio n. With total certifica tion as the goal, how ca n we best approach the objective? An unpopular, and probably un -wo rka ble method would be to change H.B . 849 from permissive legislati on to man datory legislation. To require ce rtifi ed recreators regard less of the area of emphasis would crea te situa tion s of mass confu sion. The fie ld of recreation is simply too cliversified to take this approach. A more promi sing so lu tion coul d include the followin g: (I) a cooperative effort on beha lf of certifi ca ti on qua li fication between pr ofe ssional interes t secti ons and their emp loyer; (2) a cooperative effort between the pub lic recreators and the Georgia Municipal Association to establish ce rtification as an emp loy ment qualifi ca ti on; (3) and an emph asis at the ed uca tional ins titutions on th e need and benefit of ce rtifi cation to its recrea ti on maj ors. The three (3) po ints just li sted co uld amount to an all -out effort , and an effort of this proporti on may well take years. Eac h responsible professional must begin emphasizin g certificati on for future emp loyees. He must insist on certification fo r th ose currently employed . Total certifi cati on mu st be a state wid e obje ctive. ONLY TH E PRO FESS IO AL CAN UP-G RADE HI S PRO FESS ION. ONLY THE PRO FESSIONAL CAN MAKE TOTAL CERT IFICAT ION A REA LITY. RED CROSS SWIMMING PROGRAM AVAI LABLE Are yo u set fo r the summer swimming progra m? Arc you planning to offer sma ll craft activity as a part of your re creation program? If so, the American Red Cross has some thi ng that will be of interest to you. Th e Red Cross is spo nsoring the fo lJ owin g schools for you: Aqu a tic School-Northwestern State College, Natchitoches , Louisiana , May 28-J une 7 , 1970. Aq u atic Schoo l-Camp Rockmont , Black Mou n tai n , North Carolina , Ju ne 4-Jun e I4 and August 22-Septembe r 1, 1970. Aquat ic Sch oo l, Camp Oca la , Umatilla, Florida , June 9-Jun e 19. Small Craft Sch ool, Cam p Viking, Mcintosh , Geo rgia, Ju ne 6-Jun e 16 . For furth er information con tact: Area Direct or, Safety Programs, Southeastern Area , American Red Cross, 1955 Monroe Drive , N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30324 . DAVID R. CHRISTIAN has been appoin ted Director of Recreation and Parks for Barrow County. Mr. Christian attended Jackso nville State University and has been Physical Direc tor of the Newnan-Cowe ta YMCA since 1964. ************* ********* ********************** JIM GOLDEN, formerly Assistant Direc tor for Chatham Coun ty, has been appoin ted Direc tor for the Department. He is a gradu ate of Kentu cky State College and holds certificatio n by th e State Board of Recreation Examiners. [ PERS~N N EL ACT ION FRANK BROWN , Director of Recrea tion an d Parks for the City of Roswell , h as been name d the " Ou tstand ing Young Man of the Yea r" by the Roswe ll Jay cees. COMER 0 . G HEESLI NG, forme rly on the recreation therapy staff a t Central State Hospi tal has jo ined the Milledgevill e-Baldwin Co un ty Recrea ti on Authority staff as Athletic Director. R ICK GRAVES, gra duate of Flore nce University, has joined the staff of the Cobb Co unty Dep ar tme nt as a Communi ty Recrea tion Director. BILL F IT E has su cceeded Dennis Chandler as Recreatio n Direc to r for Do uglasville-Douglas County Depar tmen t. GEORGE CHAMBLISS has bee n appointed Director of Recreati on and Par ks fo r Milledgeville and Baldwin County. He was fo rmerly Director for Barrow County . TOMMY HARRIS is the new Director of Recrea tion fo r Cat ersville. He succeeds T ho mas Statham. LAVAL H. JOHNSON, graduate of Clemson University , has bee n appointed Athletic Director fo r the Dalton Recreation De partmen t. WILLIAM B. POND, Executive Officer of the Nationa l Recreation and Par k Association of Washington, D. C., was one of the principal speakers at th e recent Recreation and Park Institute of Professional Development. Mr. Pond's talk was entitled, "The F uture o f Recr~ ation in the United States". *** ** ** *** ** *** ***** ** Dl D YOU KNOW?? That Georgia 's share of the 1970 Land and Water Fund appropriation totals $1,102,625.00. The total appropriation for the Land and Water Conservation Fund on a nation wide basis- exceeded the 1969 appropriation by 16 million dollars. ~ WAYNE ESCOE, recent graduate from the recreation curriculum at th e University of Georgia has joined th e staff of the Rome Recr~ ation and Parks Department as Athletic Supervisor. TOMMY ENGLISH , has assumed the Direc torship of th e Har twell-Hart Cou nty R ecreation Department. He was formerly with the Atlanta Recreatio n Department. BOBBY BALDWIN h as join ed the staff of the Cobb Cou nty Recreation and Parks Depa rtment as Athletic Supervisor. He was formerly associated with the Mar ietta Recreation Department. ROGER PHILLIPS, graduate of Sou thern University , has been appoin ted Cen te r Dir ec t o r f or the Dalton Recreation Departmen t. LONNIE DICKERSON h as been n amed Assistant Director of the Cob b Cou nty Depart men t. He is a gra du ate of the Uni versity of Georgia an d formerly the Assistant Director for the Athens Department. "d/-fapaha " CANOE TRAIL OF ADVENTURE In keeping with increased national and state interest in canoeing throughout all fifty states, the Coastal Plain Area Tourism Council has developed the Alapaha Canoe Trail. Though not yet nearly used to its capacity, the canoe trail will be an attraction to enthusiastic tourists who come from distant places and stay in southern Georgia. Canoeing, once a primary means of transportation throughout the globe. has now found a place among the enthusiastic outdoor recreation minded Americans. Canoe purchases throughout the United States and Canada, have reached an all time high. Many established canoe Mossy draped cypress fringe the ed~es of dead lakes, and lily shaped, backwoods ponds. HEREIunker bass eagerly await an anglers game of elu sion. (photo credit-Tourist Division, Georgia Industry and Trade Department.) manufacturers are swamped with back orders that are sometimes two months in reaching a purchaser. Successful guide canoeists are continually growing in number every year. and outfitter services that cater strictly to In 1965, a report of outdoor recreation trends by the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation stated that people went camping 97 million times that year and between now and 1980, there is an expected increase of 78 per cent. For example, the Coleman Company - long recognized as a leading manufacturer of camp ing equipment has experienced a J00 per cent increase in year ly sales since 1958. Possibly the recreation vehicle market offers the best guide to what has happened in this booming fie ld. Statistics show the number of recreational vehicles sold in 1967 was 330,000 compared to less than 30,000 sold during J957. This is a thousand percent increase in 10 years, or a 100 percent average for each year . The question is, WHER E WILL ALL THESE PEOPLE AND THE IR EQU IPM ENT GO? The most serious problem confronting these recreation enthusiasts is the lack of facilities and open space to serve them. That's right .... better educated people with more liesure time and more money, travel farther and spend their earnings on better outdoor recreation and equipment than ever before. To t hese people, outdoor recreation means distant places, adventure, and a cha nce to escape from everyday routine. The canoe has been accepted by outdoor Americans, once again, as their "waterway work horse". Their canoe can take them to some special secluded fishing spot and noat them, leisurely along some scenic waterway. It provides true escape, tranquility, and adven lure far from jangling te lephones and the seemingly never ending hectic hustle bustle of today's fast moving society. Fully realizing the economic impact and recreat iona l potential, the Coasta l Plain Area Tourism Counci l and the Coasta l Plain Area Planning and Deve lopment Comrnission conceived a nd developed the Alapaha Canoe Trail ... the first of its nature in the State of Georgia. The canoe trai l was developed along an 83 mile stretch of unpolluted Alapaha River in south central Georgia. The trail starts in Berrien and Atkinson County line on Highway 135 and ends near Statenville, Georgia at highway 94. To further stimulate interest, an infor- mation brochure was designed to help canoeists find suitable entrance and exits to the river. A certificate of award is pre- sented to those who complete the entire 83 mile canoe trail during one three {3) day trip. The Alapaha River is truly one of the most beautiful and scenic rivers in the Southeast. Eternally winding from its swampy birth place in Turner County until, with a ferocious roar, it plummits A young couple enjoys the serenity and tranq uility along a portion o f the Alapaha River. (Pho to credit: U.S. Forest Service) beneath the earth in F lorida, the Alapaha is most fantastic. " A RIVER IS MORE THAN AN AMENITYIT IS A TREASURE ." Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes The hun ting was good!! Wayne Fears holds four squirrels shot for an evening mea l as the author assists in moving the canoe around a shaUow and rocky faLL During winter months, migratory water fowl nock to the many small tributaries, dead lakes, sloughs, and backwoods ponds which are kept alive by the Alapaha's unstable now. Beaver and nutrca are plentiful as arc deer, wild boar, and otter. Herons, egrets, kingfisher, and pi lea ted woodpeckers are constantly observed by canoeists. Canoeists who break camp early arc sometimes lucky enough to surprise wild turkeys that come to the river's edge to drink, and of course, in summer the demon figure for which the Indians call Alapaha .... the alligator. Though extremely crooked, with occasional rapids, the Alapaha River has a difficulty rating of l, an easy river to noat, (rating developed by the American Whitewater Affiliation in Chicago) . Family campers and canoeists find good fishing in swirling eddy water or beneath overhanging tupelo branches. A thin vertical line of blue smoke from a charred oak fire .... smells of bacon frying ... cowboy coffee ... a canoe and a tea stained gurgling river .... all spell tranquility and adventure!! For information concerning the Alapaha Canoe Trail, contact the Coastal Plain Area Tourism Council, Post Office Box 1223, Valdosta, Georgia, 3160 l. ABOUT THE AUTHOR!! W. J. " Jack" McKey is the Assistant Chief of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism for the Coastal Plain Area Planning and Development Commission, Valdosta , Georgia. The a uthor owns and operates a professional quite and outfitter operation. He is a member of the Georgia Outdoor Writers Association , The Southeastern Outdoor Press Association , the Outdoor Writers Association of America, the Wilderness Society and the Georgia Recreation and Park Society. f NEWS BRIEFS WARNER ROBINS The Warner Robins Recreation Depart ment received a $ 100,000 Federal grant in 1969 and co nstruction is now begin ning on two new park complexes. One is 20 acres and one is approximately 13 acres in size. The Houston County Commissioners are assisting the City of Warner Robins in building the parks by grading and leveling the land. LIBERTY COUN T Y The Liberty County Commissioners have adopted a resolution establishing a five member legal recreation and park co mmission . Plans call for the immediate establishment of a fulltime department of recreation and parks for Liberty County. ROME The Boys' Club of Rome has com pleted a new addition to its facility at a cost of $ 11 ,600. Macon, Georgia City Alderman JACK CHILES was honored recently by the Georgia Recreation and Park Society for his untiring efforts in behalf of the recreation and parks program for the City of Macon. Roy A. Hammond, Chairman of the Awards Committee of the Society made the presentation to Alderman Chiles at a Recreation and Park District meeting held in Macon. Assisting in the presentation were: (lr) Ben Boozer, Macon Recreation Director, Roy A. Hammond, Awards Chair man, Alderman Otiles, Bruce Prosser, Immediate Past President of the Society and John H. Davis of the Georgia Recreation Commission. LAURENS COUNTY The Georgia Recreation Commission has completed a "Recreation and Park Appraisal" for the county officials. SUMMERVILLE The Summerville Recrea tion and Parks Department has dedicated a new com munity center for the citizens of Sum merville. Mrs . Willie Vaughn will direct activities at the Center. ATHENS The Boys' Club of Athens has raised more than $300,000 for a new building. Construction is to begin shortly. COLUMBUS The Co lumbus Recreation Department has been approved for the construction of 13 swimming poo ls with Federal funds. The pools will be constructed throughout the city. The total Federal grant was $206,000 and the City of Columbus will match the grant. MOULTRIE The Moultrie Recreation Department has comp leted construction on a new community center for the city. It will be multi-purpose in nature and will provide needed indoor space for the department. JIMMY MILLER, (1), recently appointed Director of Recreation and Parks for the City of College Park reviews with Mayor Ralph Presley (c) and City Manager Tom Muehlenbeck (r) plans fo r expansion and development of the recreation and parks program for the city. FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW!! The fastest growing business in America today is the LEISURE industry . In 1969, 83 billion dollars were spent for leisure pursuits. Largest expenditures in the leisure budget includes recreation equipment such as boats, camping vehicles, motor bikes and the like. Golf has 12 million regular players and l 0,000 courses. Almost 10 million Americans are avid about water skiing. About 9 million Americans play tennis and spend 27 million a year on ge ar . The United States now has 1.7 million vacation homes at an average cost of $7,800. Participation in all recreation activities have reached unbelievable numbers and still on the increase. (U.S. News & World Report) JO~ ~ART Individuals desiring to apply for position s in the J ob Mart should apply directly to the Agency wh ich has the open ing. Th e Georgia Recreation Commissio n mai ntain s a Personnel Service file for reference to prospective employers. Th e Co mmission will be happy to keep your credentials on file upon request. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR (Salary $5 00 mont h plus travel.) Qualificat ions: B.S. Degree in Recreation or Ph ysica l Education, prefer experience. Duties: Plan , o rgan ize an d direct a varied progra m of at hlet ic ac tivities. Contact: Ji m Go lden , Director of Recreation , Ch atha m County Recreation Department , Box 1 7 46, Savannah, Geo rgia. Te leph one: 233 -41 78. G. THOMAS GRAF, (1) Executive Director, Atlanta Association for Retarded Children, presents Thad Studstill, State Director of Georgia's Special Olympics, a check for $500 to assist in the conduct of the program. The Atlanta Association for Retarded Children is co-sponsoring this program with the Georgia Recreation Commission. More than 500 mentally retarded youngsters from throughout Georgia are expec ted to participate in the State Special Olympics meet which wiU be held in the Atlanta area May 15 and 16. ********************** PUBLIC RECREATION STUDY BEING CONDUCTED ********** RECREATION SUPERVISOR (Salar y $5 06-678 mo nth) Qualifi ca tions: B.S . Degree in Rec reation or related fie ld . Prefer experience in aquatic progra mmin g. Fringe Benefits: State Merit Sy ste m posit ion , low cost hou sing, annual and sick leave. Co ntact: Bill Willia mson , Yo uth Develo pment Center , P. 0 . Box 788, Milledgeville, Geo rgia 3106 1, Telephone: 45 2-356 1. *** ***** ** The ann ual survey of p ublic recreation and park agencies in Georgia is currently bei ng printe d by the Georgia Recrea tion Commission in cooperation with the Georgia Municipal Association. The publication is expected to be available on May 10, and will point out current trends in the public recreation and park field such as total b udgets, per capita expendi tures, capital improvements, salary ranges and the greatest nee ds of the departments. Th is will be the fifth ann ual publication surveying app roximately 60 municipal and coun ty departments . Information of th.is nature is a must in staying abreast of the new tren ds in this day of rap idl y increasing population, more urbaniza tion, rising economy and more leisure ti me for the citizens of our community. Copies will be availa bl e free of charge upon req uest to the Commission office. CHRIS T. DELAPORTE is the Managing Director of the National Outdoor Recreation Experiment Station at Unicoi, Georgia Mr. Delaporte is a native of Oklahoma City and a graduate of Oklahoma State University where he received a degree in political science. In J962 he took a leave of absence from his University studies to assist with the organization of General Eisenhower's University People to People program. Mr. Delaporte served tours of duty in England and France and concluded his service with a twenty month tour in VietNam. Mr. Delaporte describes himself as "a gen- eralist, rather tl1an a specialist." ********************** WANT TO TRAVEL? . . .. THEN MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND THESE CONGRESSES!! ROG ER PHILLIPS assumed duties at the Dalton Community Center recently succeeding Henry Anderson. He received his B. S. Degree in Recrea tion from Southern University. He was formerly the Program Coordinator at St. Luke's Center in Columbia, South Carolina. l. The First Aust ralian Congress in Park and Rec reation Administration , Canberra, Australia, Oct obe r 1970 . 2 . Third European Con gress in Recrea tion and Park Administration, Rotterdam, Hollan d in May/June, 1971. 3. F ourth World Co ngress in Park and Recreation Administration , Great Britain, 1973 . 4 . First North American Con gress on Recreation and Park Administration , Vancouver , Canada , 197 5. OUR FOREST FRIENDS b:: ~ :I: ~ u:: til 0:::: 0u.. ************************ HUD PROGRAM FOR PARKS EXTENDED The deadline for applying for the " Parks-in Cities" Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Developmen t h as been extended from January 1 to A pril 30, 1970, as a means of encouraging t he acquisition and development of parks t o serve low-in come neighborhoods. Assistance is available in the form of .SO% matching grants which can cover both park purchase and develo pment of ~ites already acq uire d o r bein g acquired tmder HUD's Open Spa ce Land Program. Communities interested in this pro~am should contact : Miss Patricia May, Metropolitan Planning and Development Representative, S.E. Regional HUD Office , Peachtree 7th Building, 275 Peachtree Stree t, N.E., Atlanta , Georgia . Professor James R. Champlin of the University of Georgia and Chris Delaporte are shown signing a working agreement for th e planning of an Outdoor Recreation Program th at is oriented to innova- tive leisure education and research. The Program of the Uni coi National Outdoor Recreation Experime nt Station wi ll be unique in th e nation since it is design ed primarily to serve educational and researc h fun ctions in the field of recrea tion. The Uni coi Station, which is now under development, wiU initiate its Program in Spring of 1970, and reach its fullscale prowam level in the Summer of 1971. Mr. Cur tis Shirer, a grad uate recreation student, is develo ping hiS Master's th esis o n program design for the Station. Dr. Steven Lamphear is advisor to Mr. Shirer. Student interns will be serving in th e program under the superv isio n of Resident Manager Delaporte on a co ntinuing basis. Students from the Forestry Recreatio n Program and th e School of Environmental Design are also expec ted to participate in the program. NEW RECREATION PUBLICATION AVAILABLE The Georgia Recreation Commission ha s re leased their latest publicatio n , " Guidelines for a Summer Recreation Program". Copies may be se cured by contacting the office of the Co mmission . YOU R NEWS IS NEEDED! Tell us about: .. .... your innovative programs ...... your new facilities .. ... . your policies and proce- dures major plans and land acquisi tion programs expa nded fi nance programs community organization and citizen involvement elections to your Board or Co mmission awards given by or received by your members. TYPICAL SCENE AT INSTITUTE The first Public Recreation and Park Exec utives Seminar sponsored by the Georgia Recreation Commission proved very popular with th e executives in Georgia. Forty si.x executives attended the meeting at the AJbert Pic k Motel in Atlanta to disc uss problems facing the executive in the day to duy operation of his department. The Commissio n plans to make the institute an annual meeting for tlte executives. REMEMBER the "five Ws" ... WHAT WHO , WHEN, WHERE , WHY! Type y our item if yo u can (double spaced. please) but the important thing is our getting the news . . .. even if hand- written !! Be sure names are spelled correctly , and correct addresses given . Many thanks! (NRP A)