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WILMETTE LIFE \ ·h v .31. 19.29 B·o y SCOUT NE\VS . . , I of the NORTH SHORE . TROOPS A t~gular 14'alutP page prtpartd each we~k by mtmbtrt of th~ Boy Scout Press club. North Shore Arta Council Ten Million Dollar Fund for Scouting Gets Official 0. K. A $10,000,000 fund, to be raised through a nation-wide campaign, and to be devoted to the upbuiHing or present activities of the Boy Scout s o · America and the broadening of i~ s work. was authorized at the annual meeting of its National council in New York May 13 and 1-t The fund project had the unanimous approval . of tht' gathering, attended hy more than 400 delegates from all parts of the country Tru!' is the first 1arge appeal to the general public in behalf of the Boy Scout organization. It is proposed to rais<: the money by pri\'atc subscription so as not to interfere with the financia: arrflngements of local Boy Scout coun cils. The fund is trusteed under conditi,Pns which will insure its use fo~ the purpose specified ·and at the sam< time give to the trustees power to divert it to other similar uses, if in the future it should not be required by the Boy Scouts of America. From the fund it is proposed to provide capital for a retirement fund, amounting in all to about $2.835.000. working capital for the publication, magazine, and merchandising actiYities of the organization. amounting to about ${JOO,()(JO and $500,00::> to make proper and permanent pro\'ision for the oational training school for Scr'ut executives. In all the e activities wit' take about. $-4.000:000. The income of . the remainder is to be directed to the expanding needs of the organization .which has grown faster than its required income. In connection with the authori7at:on of the fund. the national council adopted a five-year program of new and intensified activities, most of which wiJJ be made possible by the completion of the fund. I It Won't Be Long Now . ~----------------- Some Reasons Why Scout Leaders Go to Camp With Boys Here are some of the reasons why Scout leaders should take their Scouts ~0 camp as a troop unit: BECAUSE your Scouts will respond ~ 0 your leadership more quickly than :o a strange camp leader. BECAUSE you will grow closer to them and they will really learn to know you. BECAUSE your Scouts will advance in a greater number of subjects due to vour encouragement and knowledge of ~vhat they rea]]y need. BECAUSE you are familiar with the 11ahits. ambitions, and desires of each one of your boys. BECAUSE hy stating now your in·('ntion of going to . camp with the troop. more parents will be influenced to permit their boys to attend. BECAUSE hy accompanying eight or more of your Scouts to camp you will be able to save each one dollar on their camp fee . . Start now to make plans with your Scouts so that you can forward tv Scout headquarters your registration s, thereby reserving a choice troop camt site. First come~first served. There is real camping in the north woods of \\'iscon~in where Camp is located. Swimming, pioneering, nature · study. canoeing. boating. Scout advattcement and about everything one could wish will be found ~I a-Ka- Ja- Wan · t~ cat..p till~ ~ u1111. . c.:r . TROOP AWARDS Our troop received two awards, . News from the annual meeting of the Camo award and Advancement award, Boy Scouts of America, hdd in New at the Camp Ratly, May 20 at DeerYork City,. brings us tliis interesting field, Shields High school. We had report made concerning the younger- most of our troop members present boy program as fostered by Sc0uting. Our Scoutmaster, Mr. Budd, was glad Dr. H. W. Hurt, in charge of a we got fifty percent camp enrollment HOOVER AND SCOUTING committee arranging a yo.u!1ger-boy- and got camp award. The picture a· Pre~ident Hoover, who is honorary progr~m, announced th~ d~ctston of _the Camp Rally, "Old Glory," was enjoyed president of the Boy Scouts of c?mmtttee to creat~ a JUntor orgamza- · 1)\1 our troop. We heard the \VilAmerica, sent the following greettton fo.r boys of m.n e .· ~en a~~ eleven ...: dtr Lel!ion Post Drum and Bu~le ing to the annual banquet of the who ~·11 b~ known as Cubs .. Parents Corps play. It was good.-Bob NyNational council: workmg wtth Boy Scouts wttl act as l)org Scribe, Troop 22. "I have gladly assumed the leaders of the Cubs, who mav b.:come · honorary presidency of the Boy Boy Scouts when they attain their 'GIVE SCHOOL PROGRAM Scouts of America because the first twelfth year. Troop 16 of Winnetka gave a proideal oi our democracy is that each . gram at Skokie school, May 24. The . indh·idual shall have opportunity to Gives Radio Bible Talks program included exhibition in sematake that position of leadership in for Scouting Adherents ohor. signaling, international signaling. the communitY to which his characfire -building. with flint and steel, first ter. his ahilit,: and his ambition enFrom 6:30 to 6:45 o'cloc'<, Chicago a;d bandaging with neckerchiefs and tide him an<i hecause the program Daylight Saving. time. each Sunday some knot-tving races. Everybody enof our countn· is thus directlv reevening, Dr. Norman E. Richardson, joyed it.-Jim Donovan, Candidate. lated to the traitiing in leadershin· of Northwestern university, chairman Troop 20. that we can give to the youth of of Region Seven. educational com-the nation . mittee for Scouting, will give brief WIN THREE A WARDS ··r n meeting the Yital need tha ~ lectures over WLS, Sears Roebuck Troon 5 of Wilmette stepped up as when the oncoming generatio'1 station. Parents of Scouts, especially a leading north shore troop by winn:n7, takes O\'er our national affairs it Scouts of Church troops, and troo·) three awards at the recent area raP,· shall be a generation bulwarked committeemen will appreciate this in Highland Park. Trophies were prewith character. the Bov Scout special service the Region Seven Scout !'ented to the troops for advancement. ~foyement plays a most useful part. committee is rendering. The general standard. troop rating, and camo I wish all success to the bovs themsubject of these talks will be "The :-eg;~:tration. For advancement Troop 5 seh·es and to the Scoutmaster who Use of the Bible in Character Educa- qualified hv havini!' over half of it ~· lead them and I commend both to tion." \\'hy not make these talks a membership First Class Scouts Th". the unwearied support of the nuhlic regular feature of your Sunday eve- 1 '·.tandard troop award wac;; made to that they so inspiringly serve." n:n'! at home? Troop 5 for an all-round Scout pro- Plan Special Activity for Pre-Scout Youths GIVE PLAY FOR MOTHERS 17. Troop 23 gave a ~[others' part~< \Ye gaye a play where some Scouts were out at camp. They were the lookout for the troop. They built a fire, and heated some water. Soon some new Scouts came. They talked, then they hear a cry. They find its a feJlow Scout with a broken leg. They fix it up and signal camp. They then made a stretcher and carried him to camp. In this way they were able to show to the parents many of· the principles of Scouting.-Scout Charles Dostal, Troop 23. ~1a,· grap1 and the camp award for having over fifty percent of their Scouts and leaders going to Camp Ma-Ka- )a- \Van this summer. \\' e ha,·e twentv-four boys registered out of thirty-six. These awards ~howed the growth of Troop 5 :md the successful efforts of its members, officers. Scoutma.ster. and troop r:ommittee.-Oick Hall. Scribe. Troop Sets High Record for Camp Registration Troop 5 of Vv'ilmette turned 111 twenty-four registrations for camp Ma-Ka-)a-Wan this summer. This is sixty-~even percent of the registered membership of tbirty-six Scouts. The , names of the Scouts are as follows: Tohn Bartholomew, Ted Ho.s kings. Bob Hewitt, James Schroeder, Fred Robinson, Don Minor, Roger Frieman. David Cressy. Bill ~[ elchior. Edward Dierkes, Charles \\' illiams. Henry Foster, Russell \7\.'yle, Jack Allworth, Ralph Morris, Bob Kirtland. Billy Freeman, Dick Torrey. Loche Rogers. George Yeoman. Edward Bristol, Bill Bowen, Don Anderson, Frank McCafe. Supervisors, Frank Reynolds, Scoutmaster; Lincoln C. Torrey, troop committee; Phillip C. Platt, assistant Scoutmaster. This is the largest percentage of registration of any trOOJ) in the CounciL-Dick Hall, Scribe. CHOOSE AWARD CANDIDATES Troop 18 of \Vinnetka has been deliberatitw for some time as to who will be tl.;e candidate for "Ambition and Energy controlled by reason" medal. As the title of the medal ~.u~ gests it is a prize well worth receiving. This chotce of the one to get the medal is very important as he is to represent the finest our troop has. These medals are hand-made awards presented by Frank \Vhitney of Winnetka to the outstanding Scout of each troop in our town. This Scout. as suggested, is to he chosen each Year for his exhibit of "Ambition and Energy controlled by reason." l 1 TWENTY-SIX NEW SCOUTS This week welcomes twenty-six new Scouts into the North Shore Area council. This raises the total to 1,(J53. Two new troops are included to raise the total number of troops to fortythree. Troop 34 of the Presbyterian church, Highland Park, registers with Mr. Borg as Scoutmaster: while Troop 70 of Diamond Lake has Robert R. Rouse as Scoutmaster and Paul B. Rovers as assistant. Here is the latest list~New Scout-;, week ending May 25 -Troop 4. Wilmette, Jack Edmonds, Harold Palmer, Robert Specht. Charles Moreau: Troop 8. Wilmette. Elmer Erickson, Reginald Green, Donald Hall, Ludwig Skoag: Troop 22. Glencoe. Bill Bucher, Deward Holmes, Billy Lardner. Arthur MacNeille; Troop 31, Highland Par 1; , Harrv G. Lankford; Troop 34, Highland- Park. Robert Brown. Raymond Schneider. John Sorsen: Troop 45, La'·e Fore"t. Charles Roane; Troop 70, Diamond Lake, Jay Allanson. Paul A11anson . Theodore Boudrie, Harry Bartlett. Les ie Hausen. Earl Kane. Jr .. Jo':n Krueger, Benjamin LaMagdeleinc, Elmer Seiler. · f