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WILMETTE LIFE Oetober 5, 1928 BOY SCOUT NEWS A of the North Shore Troops. ,.,z., ,,.,._ ,._ pn,_. llldl . wnl . . __ o 1 btl ,.,,.. a._ ·~ --.. 8cout P-· .,., ..._ """' ... · , North Shott . AMI Coantil Scouts Get A wards ·at Area-Wide Court Held September 28 Dr. George B. Lake, general chairman of th~ North Shore Court of Award, asldsted by a committee ma4e up of each town chairman and others, awarded high rank honors last Friday evening to thirty-three Scout.q. Star Scout awards were presented to the following Wllmette Scouts: John L. Brenner and David Davlr;~, Troop 2. Congre~ational church; Alfred Struebing and Foster Bennett, Troop 3, Methodi~t church: Robert Werden, Troop 4, St. Augustine's church ; ~f'tw9 rd l:sristol, Tmop 5, Presbyterian church ; Martin Herberholz, Frederick l~ason and Scoutmaster C. E. Palmer, Troop 8, Baptist church ; Richard Hangsness and Richard Steen, Troop 10, Tronn 10. Optimist club, which meets at the Howard school. The following Scouts of Troop 13, Kenilworth, also received the Star award: Gt-orge Manlove. Bill Covf'r and Robert Rosenberg of Troop 23, St. Elizabeth's Episcopal church, received Star awards. Scoutmaster Robert G. Anspach of Troop 31, Highland Park, recei\'ed Star awn rd. Harold E. Huhn and . _·coutmaster Mark J. Andrews of Troop 52, Deerfield Presbyterhtn church, received Star awards. Life awards, si~nifying the candidates tor this rank have qualified for at least ten mt-rit badges, WQre made to the fol lowing Scouts: Dorland DaviA, Troop 2; rerome Nevins, Troop 3; Bruce W. Kenvon, Troop ~ ; Tom Sinding, 'l'rvop 1 .. ; Alan Roderic Smith, Troop 33 ; Wllliam Carper and Gerhard Guider, Troop 55. Palm awards were made to the following Eagle Scouts : Robert Crawford, Troop 2; Claude Hamilton, Troop 13; WV'alter Roberts, Troop 21 ; Scoutmaster E. Lester Stanton. Troop 55. The Eagle Badge, emblem of the highest rank in Scouting, was awarded to James Bnker and Dorland Davis, Troop !, Wilmette Congregational church ; Edward Kunz, Troop 8, Wilmette Baptist church; and to John Kraft and Peter White, both of Troop 35, Ra vina school. Swap T~les ·of Camp Life Reviews Scouting History of Local . Area Since 1926 Scout Executive Walter McPeek of the North Shore Area council-eomprising all Scout troops in the territory from Wilmette to Lake Bluff, inclusive, and including also the towns of Deerfield, Northbrook and Glenview to the westsubmits his annual report of Scouting progr~ss In the following. Every parent of a Boy Scout wlll be interested in this review of Scout activity during the past two years. 19!8 December 1, 1926-North Shore Area council formed and Scout Executive Walter McPeek employed as secretary to aid the men of the council and the . various committees in carrying on the Scout work. Service station in office opened in Highland Park to serve the entire area. 19!7 Boy Scouts of .the North .Shore A~ea council held their .firs~ big rally .of the new winter season last Fnday evemng at a Camp Re-Umon m New Trter High school mess hall and awditorium. A few hundred parents were on the job, too, thus making it one grand celebration. · Lehle Photo Many Troops Come Within Fold of North Shore Area· Inquiring Reporter Gets Dope on Wilmette Troop The mysterious Inquiring Report"r, whose identity has never yet been discovered, stood in the shade of one of the big maples just outside of the Congregational church, Wilmette, last week and interviewed some of the Scouts as they came along. First came i"irst-Class Scout Arthur .Jones: Inquiring Heporter: "What are your hobbies'!" Arthur Jones: "Stamp Collecting and Coin Collecting." Inquiring Reporter: "What magazines do you read?" Arthur Jones: "American Boy and National Geographic." Inquiring Reporter: ·'If you could have just the sort of a job you want, ten years from today, what would it be?" Scout Jones: "Civil engineer." The Inquiring Reporter next stopped. Star Scout Davis Lott, and asked him the same questions: "Collecting things," was his first answer. "American Boy and Science and Invention," he answered to the second question. He stated that he too hoped to be a civil engineer. The mysterious Reporter continued his angling for information and discovered the following interesting facts : Stephen Brooks reads the American )(.agazine, The Saturday Evening Post aad the American Boy. Bob Fletcher's most interesting hobby Ia stamp collecting. David Davis enjoys geometry more than anything else at school. Jack Ebglhch hopes to be a lawyer. llarr)' Shank particularly enjoys arithmetic and recess at school. Bob · Crawford hopes to fty for the NaV7 eome day. JameM Haker expects to be a chemical enaineer. Cecil Cox particularly enjoys bugling lllles McDonald particularly enjoys lunch tlme. John Brenner reads Popular Science aa4 Popular Mechanics and expects to be a mechanical engineer some day. Allen Bouman expects to be an elec.crical enpneer. anct hikln~. Since the formation of the North Shore Area council in December, 1926, the following institutions have requested the privilege of using the Scout program under the leadership of their own men in enriching the lives of their own boys. Friday, 0 0tober 12, Highland Park, These are in addition to the many troops Highwood, Lake Forest district Scout which came into the council at its ingathering, at 7 :30 P. M. Scoutcraft ception. meet at Oak Terrace school, HighWilmette-Troop 6, St. John's Lutheran wood. church; Troop 9, St. Joseph's Catholic church; Troop 10, The Optimist club and Saturday, October 20, 7 :30 P. M. Howard school ; Troop 12, Club Vista Del Scoutcraft meet at Stolp school gym, La go. Wilmette, and Kenilworth Scoutcraft Winnetka- Troop 15, Christ Episcopal meet. church ; Troops 18, 19, 20, Winnetka Community House. Wilmette Board of Review, October 10. Glencoe--Troop 22, Union church; Troop 23, St. Elisabeth's Episcopal church. Deerfield Board of Review, OctoHighhnd Park-Troop 30, Elm Place ber 12. school ; Troop 34, Highland Park Rotary club _{Jn process- of formation). Lake Forest-Troop 46, . Presbyterian church. Glenview-Troop 55, The American Legion; Troop 56, Church of the New Jerusalem. A steady, healthy grow,th in number of Northbrook - Troop 61, Northbrook troops and Scouts in the North Shore Community. Deerfield - Troop 52, . Presbyterian Area council is indicated in statistics showing development since 1926. . church. December, 1926, 21 troops with 424 Scouts. · GUESTS AT G Al\IE March, 1927, 24 troops with 514 Scouts. Scouts to be guests at , Northwestern September, 1927, ~1 troops with 733 opening game-All Scouts of the North Shore Area council are invited to be the Scouts. March, 1928, 35 troops with 792 Scouts. guests of Northwestern university at September, 1928, 37 troops with 927 their opening game this Saturday when they play the Butler team. Each troop Scouts. Aim-Over the thousand mark, by must be accompanied by an adult leader: either a Scoutmaster or a troop com- January, 1929. mitteeman or the father of a Scout. All Scouts will be in uniform and report to BOOST NORTH SHOBE Gate 1, Dyche Stadium at 1 :30. In addiThe Drum and Bugle corps of Deertion to wearing uniforms, all Scouts field and Glencoe will journey with the should bring their regi-stration cards. North Shore Real Estate board to Joliet Friday, to help demonstrate that the CAMP ATTENDANCE North Shore and North Shore Scouting . Camp attendance by years In the North are on the map. The Rev. M. L. Andrews Shore Area council is reported as fol- of Deerfield will accompany the group lows: of fifteen Drum and Buglers. Summer of 1927-84 ; Summer of 1928160. .. NEXT COURT NOVEMBER U Summer of 1929-located In our n~w The next Council Area-Wide Court, at camp In northern Wisconsin, with each which Star, .Life and Eagle awards will troop attending In a body, a~mpa.nied be made, is schedule~ for Friday, Noby ScoutmaRters and troop leaders. the .v ember 23. The Court of Award wm be camp attendance should eaFlly reach the preceded by a Scout craft demonstration 300 mark. · by various troops. COMING EVENTS Roosevelt Pilgrimage and Tree Planting Ceremony at the Cabin in the Woods at 10 A. M., Saturday, October 27. All Scouts and leaders are urged to attena to plant and dedicate your troop trees. Boost for 100 percent attendance from your troop. January 24. 1927- First Scout leaders· school or training course opened with enrollment of twenty-six men, and continued for eight Monday nights. February 8, 1927-The Cabin-in-theWoods, to be used as an over-night hike objective for north shore troops, was assured by the Cook County Forest Preserve board. February 12-First Conference of junior leaders held with an attendance of fiftysix. March 12-First issue of monthly intertroop publication, "The Talk o' the Troops," published by boy editor. May 6-Nine hundred people attend Spring council meeting and Court of Award at New· Trier High school. More than two hundred awards made. May 21-Twenty-seven troops hold Inter-Troop Fun Rally at Cabin-in-theWoods. Septembtr-Eighty Scouts return from a period spent at Camp Checaugau, one of the Chicago Scout camps. October 29-Scouts participate in Roosevelt program and Tree planting ceremony at the Cabin-in-the-Woods. November-Council office moves to larger quarters at 360 Central avenue, Highland Park. December-Troops participate in Christmas Good Turns. December - Thirty-three north shore Scouts attend winter camps. I<'ebruary-Troops commemorate Scoutings' eighteenth anniversary. February 20-Council gives testimonial dinner to Scout leaders. 1\lay 12-Annual Fun rally at the Cabin-in-the-Woods. June--More than 150 north shore Scouts prepare to attend Camp Checaugau and. the Veteran camp of the Chicago council in Michigan. July-Northern Wisconsin camp site purchased after negotiations for more than a year. · · December 1-North Shore Area council starts on its third year of existence. How can you help to make it Scouting's biggest year? 1828 . Scout Membership Exceeds 900 Mark; 1000 New Goal Junior Leaders to Hold Conference in Glencoe There will be an area-wide junior leaders' conference Friday, October 12, at the Glencoe Union church from 4 to 8 P. M. All junior leaders of the North Shore Area councll, including junior assistant Scoutmasters, senior p~trol leaders, scribes, patrol leaders and assistant patrol leaders are urged to attend. All Scoutmasters wlll be guests. The program will include ·'Big Ideas" for every junior leader and will start promptly at 4 o'clock. If possible be there a few minutes early to get acquainted and registered. It is very necessary that recervations be made at area headquarters If ¥,OU intend to get anything to eat. NOT A. BOMB Not a bomb, only the cameraman200 Scouts and their parents listened attentively to catch every word of the speaker. They were seated in the dining room at New Trier at the Camp Reunion last Friday. Many of the parents were startled by an explosion over near the stairs, but when the smoke cleared away, they saw that it was not a bomb, but the flashlight of the innocent camera- · man. There was no "See the Birdie" stuff that night."'- .... I I