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WILMETTE LIFE April 12, 1929 BOY SCOUT . NEWS. of the NORTH SHORE TROOPS bv membtn of tiH A ngal« fMturt 1Mf1 pupcrttl NCb WHl Bog , Scout Ptea club, North Short Att· Council Winnetka Troops Troop 17, with Robert F. Doepel as Scoutmaster. and Troop 18, with Dr. Terry as Scoutmaster, both of the \\'innetka Community House, won the standard troop rating award for March. Dr. Terry's troop also copped the honors for February. This award is based on indoor and outdoor meetings, program building, growth and advancement. In Highland Park Troop 33 of Lincoln school under the leadership of H. S. Smith, are running away with troop awards. This troop has won the Standard Rating award for February and March. In addition they earned the advancement trophy for having over 25 per cent first class scouts and not over 40 per cent tenderfoot. They are nearly ready for their Civic Service Award. This makes eleven troops now having earned their advancement award. AIJ these Troop Awards will be made at the Before-Camp-Rally about the middle of May. Adopt Standard Kenilworth Patrol Wins .Camp Contest Carry Away Many for Passing of Scouting Tests Coveted Honors~--;__--------------The Court of Honor committee of the 1\orth Shore Area council has adopted, with the new Court of Honor procedure. a standard for all Tenderfoot, Second da'Ss, and First class tests effective now. This standard is in the form of a helpful booklet entitled "Minimum Essentials for Scoutcraft." This booklet is made up of a series of questions on each of the three tests. Hereafter a Scout passing any of the three tests must comply with .the questions in this booklet. Scout leaders !>hould use the booklet for examinations and scouts should use it for study for their advancement test. It is a fine supplement to your Scout Handbook. The booklet may be purchased at moderate cost at Scout headquarters or 11r. visit .Mc~lanus when he makes his from weekly to your town. The helpful hints, suggestions and illustrations will alone make the booklet well worth while · -------- 23 New Scouts Added to Troopa of North Shore Tn the last two weeks the North Shore :\rea council, with headquarters in Highland Park, has grown to the tune of hventy-three new scouts. This brings the #lrand total to 947. The one thou and mark is the goal. Several new troops are in line to register and this will raise the number considerably. Here is the list as of the week ending 1farch 30: \Vilmette Troo.p 2-Vernon Brown: Troop 9 - Dina Bartol Lawrenc~ Kloepfer; Troop 11-Tho~as McCann Jack Puis. ' \Vinnetka Troop 17-0scar Augd~hl, H. :\. Babcock, R. J. Bigg . :\. S. Ltttlefield, Lee O'Brien. Deerfield Troop 52-Eldon G. Frost, James R. ~fete. New Scouts added during the week ending April 6 were : \Vilmette Troop 12-Richard Born J 3:mes Donahue, John Dornbos, Rober; Ktel. Highland Park Troop 33-A Judson \VeiJs, Jr. · Highwood Troop 3 6 - Bernard Murphy, Elmer Murphy, Frank Cantagalo, Edward Young. Lake Forest Troop 46-Gilbert Jansen. . Highwood Troop 37-Richard Hockmg. TROOP 4 GETS TREAT Last Thursday night when the fellows in Troop 4 of St. Augustine's Church, \Vilmette, were ju t . about ~ea~ from t~e heat, Geprge Bersch, the JUnior assistant Scoutmaster, said John Fowler would have to go through t~~ paddle wheel because it was his b1rth<by. After he went through, G~orge marched us out and down the .stnet. He stopped in front of the Village Chocolate shop. Hm ! we thought, eats! We all went in and sat down. "The bill's on John," said a couple of fellows. After a while Oscar A!lderson tried to lead a cheer, but ,...th our mouths full of marshmallow and ice cream we could not yell ver; loudly. Anyway, hurrah for John Fowler.-Scout Billy Lehle, Troop 4. "It is criminal to leave a burning 6re." Here we have the Bob \\'hite oatrol. comprised of six Junior Leaders from Robert Townley's Troop 13 of Kenilworth. who won the three-clay contest at the Junior Leaders' Spring camp March 25, 26, and 27. Tt ey are (from left to right): Jack Stebbins, Harry \\'eese, Jack Sinding, Tom Sinding, Ben Mathews, Claude Hamilton. . . . The camp was made up of twenty J umor leaders from nme troops tn \Vinnetka, Kenihvorth, and \Vilmette. The contest, which was held to bring, before the palrol leaders new methods in Scoutcraft, consisted of some twentyfive events such as tent-pitching, wood-chopping, fire-building, fire-by-friction, Sounds Praises of Scout whittling, games, stunts and inspection. Leaders in Lines of Verse This winnmg ·patrol, under their patrol leader. Claude Hamilton, exhibited excellent team work and patrol spirit, Gombined with keen knowledge of The poem below was contributed by Scouting. They came first in thirteen out of twenty-five events. "Thirteen"' Frank \Vhitney of \Vinnetka to. the seem::, to be thetr lucky number. Scoutmasters of the Xorth Shore council. Mr. \Vhitney is keenly interested in Scouting. Just recently he presented 816,958 in Scouting a beautiful painting done by himself Game During Past year to the Scouts of \Vinnetka Community Ho.use. The poem reads : There were 816.958 persons playing the great game of scouting at the end Ain't no better humans grown Scout Troops of the North Shore of the year 1928, which was the Than good Scoutmasters; Yes, our Area council are preparing to enter eighteenth year since the founding of own. teams of five men, each, in a First the Boy Scouts of America. This Just men? But what a heart and soul r included Scout troops in every Aid conte t in connection with Before- number state, in .-\Ia ·ka, the Philippines and I Their work shows love, their honor's Camp-Rally about the middle of ~[ay. Hawaiian Islands. and in many foreign goal. This will be a standard contest, each countries where there are .-\merican . team having five first aid problems to settlements. It is the largest enroll- They teach ~ur boy t~at sunny s.mtle, perform. ment in the history of the Boy Scout To pack hts load mtle after mtle. The winners of this council contest movement. There are 600,316 Scouts, Just whistling gayly, full of joy, will go to Chicago in May to compete and more than 200,000 volunteer leadLight-hearted, healthy, carefree boy. in a citv-wide Scout First Aid contest ers active in the movement. There held under the auspices of the Chicago are now 36,690 troops and 301 Sea The boy who always says "I'll try," council. There will be five awards for Scout Ships regi tered with the Bov And then you kno1.t' he'll "do or die.'· the winning teams. Scouts of :\merica. - How come ? This type that runs so true? \Vhat about its patrols and troops? Just proper training, nothing new. Let's get the bandages and first aid "Xot discipline against wrong, but book out and strike out after a prize. encouragement to do right is our aim." These patient, earnest men sure work, -Sir Robert Baden Powell. Are willing! constant and don't shirk. HONORED BY VISITORS vVhen God made tlz~m He saw success, On Tuesday, April 2. Troop 13 of the Then smiled from just sheer happiness. \\"hat should one do if the clothing Kenilworth public school had the honor catches fire :-Keep cooL-Be Prt!and privilege of entertaining ten visi- pared ~ With heartfelt thanks we all rejoice tors. There were as follO\vs: ScoutThat good Scoutmasters were our master Robert Anspach of Troop 31, choice. QUESTION BOX Highland Park. accompanied by his -Frank Whitney, Winnetka. senior patrol leader and three of his A Scoutmaster asks : How do I scouts: Scoutmaster Arnold Bridges of produce a troop of Scouts who are Troop 3, Evanston; Scoutmaster Maury a credit to their institution, the Splendid Weather · Makes Jasper; Troops 5 and 7, also of Evanspride of their parents, and a tribute Cabin-in-Woods Popular to Scouting? ton; Harry P. Harrisson, chairman of our troop committee, Mr. Hildebrand Answer: Through a well planned More than fifty Scouts took advanand George Bersch. \Ve had a liaison program with plenty of outdoor actage of the fine spring camping relay race and a First Aid contest. The tivities and · AT LEAST T\VO weather and spent the day or part of liaison race was a verbal relay race \VEEKS :\ T SC1LMER CAMP. it, last ·Saturday at the Cabin-in-thebetween patrols where each Scout carWoods west of Glencoe. Robert ries a message from one station to anA Scout asks: How can I develop Townley, Scoutmaster of Troop 13, other to see which patrol can return the knowledge and spirit of ScoutKenilworth, had a group of about with the most correct message.-Deing so that I will be prepared as a thirty boys, most of whom stayed two frees Holmes, reporter, Troop 13. man to live successfully, happilv . nights, who had one grand and glorious and usefully? time. Beside his group George Bersch Answer: Show ambition and pep of Troop 4, Wilmette, hiked out with .., want to pass cycling merit badge in your Scouting. Be a camper and a smaller group to take tests and on my motorcycle, is that 0. K.?" .. Yes, if you disconnect the motor." a hiker and get at LEAST TWO camp for the day. Northbrook was WEEKS AT StJMMER CAMP. also represented with a group of ten -Cedar Chips. or fifteen Scouts on a day hike. Challenge Troops to Participate in First Aid Contest l 0