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WILMETTE LIFE December 21, 1928 BOY SCOUT NEWS Inter-Patrol Contests Outlines Functions Enliven Scout Meeting of A rea Council in ·Wednesday night, Dece~ber 5, Troop Aiding Scout Units 30 had a very fine meeting. We had a The work of the North Shore Ar?a council is an inter-troop service association in which the men from the single troops and the various towns are uniting in a solid front team work to co-operate in the enriching and extending of the Scout program; in aiding institutions which are conductingScout troops; in strengthening th~ hand of the volunteer Scout leader and enriching the experience of every Scout. special contest between two patrols to see which could give. the best stunt. George Coates, on~ of our patrol leaders, who was out to the junior leaders at the Cabin-in-the -Woods, brought us some splendid ideas about games, patrot projects anrl things that we arc working out. For this month, our troop has been working on wood carving a:; a project, in order that they may get their wood carving Merit lladges. Irwin Gooswiller. of the North Shore Troops A ttgular .f~ature page prepared each week by membttl of the Boy Scout Press club, North Shore Area Council Eagle Scout 0. K. Contract for First Buildings at New Campsite At a meeting of the Executive board of the North Shore Area council, held Tuesday evening, December !1, th e Camp committee was authonzed to proceed to let the contract fo_r the erection of a mess hall and kttchen building, which will also serve as a general activities center, at the new camp of the North Shore Scout troops, located near Antigo, Wis .. known as Camp Ma-ka-ja-wan. Additional l·tildings, cabins, etc, will be erected before the opening of the camp early next June, but the contract on this main building is being let early in order that materials may be brought on to the ground during the montl)s when the . ground is frozen. EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT 1. Advancement and Court of Hon or-Dr. G. B. Lake. chairman. Promote Boards of Review and Courts of Award; to encourage the developing of i rich and extended Scouting experience through an aggressive program oJ advancement progress. 2. Boys' reading program enrichment, through a better undcrstandin~ of the recreational and purposeful read ing of boys ; the promotion of Boy ~; Life and other boy magazines; the cooperation with schools _ and librari~c;. Highwood Troop Winner in Three-Town Con~est Troop 37 of the Oak Terrace school, Highwood, walked away with the hor.on at the Highland Park-HighwoodLake Forest First Aid rally held at the Episcopal church in Lak~ Forest Friday evening, December 14. Second place was corralled by Troop 33 of th e Lincoln school in Highland Park, and third place by Troop 45 of Lake Forest Episcopal church. The contest was in charge of Di strict Commissioner V'vr. \V. Reichardt. District rallies of this Robert Charles Reschke, 16 years 3. Educational information "will be kind are held three or four times a year. The next get-together of this of age, and a member of Troop · 16, given to the public to keep them in district will be in February in connec- Winnetka. recently joined the exalted formed of the Scouting purpose and ranks of Eagle Scouts. Robert is the tion with a Merit Badge show. · plans and to help create a better un · son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reschke, derstanding. of \Vinnetka, and a junior at New 4. Leadership training-to promote Kenilworth Trims Evanston Trier High sc hool. opportumttes for Scout Leaders' in Four-Cornered Contest growth through bulletins, etc., and to In an inter-troop Scoutcraft contest Highland Park, Winnetka create conditions in which able men participated in by Troops 3. 5 and 7 oi will desire to be Scout leaders. T~oops Win Honor Ribbons Evanston, and Troop 13 of Kenilworth, 5. Health and Safely- To get aTroop 33 C'J Highland Park and cross to Scout.· and the public gcnerallv North Shore Area council, the Greell Troop 16 and 18 of \Vinnetka are a fuller appreciation of the importance Neckerchid boys from Kenilworth awarded the Troop Honor Ribbons fo~ again came out on top. of the methods of health and safety. While the contest was by no means a the month of November. Six other walkaway, the Townleyites pron'd troops rated high in their standing but Finance and Budget Department "knowledrre of their stuff" particnlarh· not quite high enough to obtain thr An Area Finance Plans committee in wig-w;p-, fire hy flint and steel, and ribbons. In order to obtain this award , a troop must come up to a high .~tan gives leadership to working out a plan in drill. The final standing of points wa~. : clarcl in attendance·. adYancement. outfor the securing and disbursing of Council funds in a way that will result Troop 13- 28 points ; Troop 7-13 door acti\·ity. grO\dh and troop con~ Although th.~ in the strongest troo12.~ and the mo3t points; Troop 3-10 point . ; Troop 5- J mittcc co-operation. standa rd is a high one. it is not so high effective experience in a boy's life, points. that it \\'ill preYcnt any indu s triou ~ This Finance plans committee will cotronp from earning tlw Ribbon . "vV,.. operate with the local town committee an· surely proud of the troops receivin building it finance committee to Carl MacManus Will Lead ing the a\rarcl and look forv·;ard to a carry on its money raising function. Scouts to Winter Camp much larger number of honor tr oops Winter camp will open at the Cabin- for December. Proeram and Activities Department in-the-Woods, V\Te dnesday mornin~. 1. Troop service, to devise ways and December 26 and con'tinue until Satmeans in which the Executive staff and tJ.rday aftern~on, December 29. The Announce Court of Award the troop commissioners can render camp will be in charge of Assistant .Results in Wilmette Units helpful service to the troops in the field. Scout Executive Carl McManus. Th e Result s of a Court of Award held in ' 2. Activities. To plan council ac- dining room management will be under Wilmettte, December 15, are announced tivities in such a way as to strengthen the direction of an increasingly popu- as follows: First Class, Lowell Comer the local troop and to enrich the in- lar Scout chef George Bersch. Appli - - Troop 4; Second Class, \Villiam Lehlt:; cations are being filed rapidly. indicat - - Troop 4; Second lass, Billy Bowen dividual Scout's experience. 3. Effective troop organization. To ing the registr~tions will soon reach -Troop 5. The cabin i limited to co-operate with Parent Institution capacity. Merit Badges-Troop 2-Arthur \V. sponsoring troops, a troop permanency tv.·enty-f our Scouts. Jones, music, first aid: Troop 3- Royal and effectivefV!ss through functioning Martin, swimming; Troop 4 -- Oscar Troop Committees; to extend the u~e Anderson, swimming; Lowell Commee . of the scouting program to more insti- Will Display Hundred swimming; Troop 5-Fred Robinso1~ . tutions, and through them to more Hobbies at Show Soon civics, athletics; Ralph Morris, swimboys. If you can imagine thirty-eight dis- ming; Troop 8-Scoutmastcr C. F. 4. Civic relationships and ervice. play tables loaded down with stamps. Palmer. public health. scholarshir; To encourage the co-operation of coins, model airpla~es, and dozens of Troop 10-Dick Steen, first aid. troops with civic service and commun - other exhibits of Scout hobbies, yon ity organizations as units through their can get a pretty good idea of what the The Executive 'board of the North patrols or representative Scouts. Area- Wide Hobby show, to be held Shore Scout council, voted at its last 5. Sea Scouting, and Older boy ac· Saturday afternoon and evening, Janmeeting to give a testimonial dinner tivities. To extend and enrich the Sel uary 26, will look like. A feature of to Scoutmasters and their wives in Scouting program for older boys so a~; the evening program will be the awards appreciation of the fine work of the la3t to provide opportunities · for continued for high rank merit badges for Life, year. This testimonial dinner will progrowth in character and leadership. Star and Eagle Scouts. bably be held early in February. Push Budget Campaign With Augmented Vigor The twelve towns of the north short;!, comprizing the North Shore Area council, are engaging in a finance campaign to raise the budget for the Scout year, dating from December 1, 1928 to December 1, 1929. Vlhile real progress has been made, a good deal still remains to be done. Many of the cam paigns are being conducted by mail, thus slowing up the process. The committee is determined, however. t o continue the drive until the fund s nee ded to adequat~ly carry on the wot:,k . have been secur~. Scout Leaders Arrange Trio to Michigan Camp Assi stant-Scoutmaster Dorland Davis , National Junior Archery champion. Lowell Commce, and Scout Exect~tive \Vatter McPeek will be the leaders in charge of the North Shore council dele gation to Camp Wilderness , near Bridgeman, Mich. Other Scouts al ready signed up are Davis Lott of Troop 2. Craig Stoddard of Troop 4. Harrv K <·ttor and Walter Robert s of Glencoe. A few places are still open. ~. ' Suggest Resolutions for Troops at Entry of 1929 "A still be-tter troop in 1929" is the slogan that has been adopted by many north slwre troops. Among the New Year's resoultions suggested by tlw Council office are: 1. A better advancement program in Scout rank. 2. Scouts themselves learning better leadership and management through stronger patrol work. 3. A more adequate outdoor program of camps and hikes. 4. A more general contact of men of character with a.').rs of pro~ise. Beginning January 1, the office of the North Shore Area Boy Sc?ut council will be located in the thtrrl floor south of the new addition to the Mas~nic temple, · Highland Park. Th_e entrance to the building is 21 N. Shen-· dan road. Father and Son banquets, Parents' nights, etc., are often high spots of the Scouting year of the Scout troop. Many local troops are planning such activities for the latter part of January and during the month of February.