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that time tne iCouncil nas grown over 500, percent in boy enrollment. The four year period sawv development as follows: December 1926- 16 Troops - 300 Scouts and Sea Scouts. December 1927- -540 Scouts and Sea Scouts. Decembèr 1928-6 Troops-802', Scouts and Sea Scouts. December 1I929-57 Troops-1,29 Scouts and Sa Scot.: Deceniber 1930-44 Troops -1,572 Cub, Scouts and Sea Scouts. The exact figure for -the boy en- rolliment in the three prograins spon- sored by the Counicil for 1929 and 1930, are .as fbllows: In 1929' there were no Cub packs, 50 Scout troops and seven Sea *Scout ships;- this meant 1,141 Scouts and 88 Sea Scouts, In Djecember 1930 there were five etvn SeaScout slips, with 109 Cubs, "I'wBoy:Scouts and. 117 Sea Scouts. and Ilforoy She oy-Sctrs anr the oys12,13, and 14 years old'and op;andtheSea Scouts' for boys 15 year andolder. Thus boys from 9 té 8 ad oderare served by the Boy Scous ofAmerica, AutVolunteer Leaders isnearly 500 wheras ouryears g twsol abou 50;nearly a 1,000 percent in- the Volunteer Leadership training teCouncil has since 1929 run several, (Hecketsweiler iPhoto,) Scout Anker Jepperson enlists support *of Prominent citizens in Scout ' campaign. Standing (tel: to right): John H. L<zwsoni, Jr., and Louis D. Jones Kenilworth; Byron C. Howes, Highland Park; Dr. Samuel Harkness, Win- n etka; Robert McNeil Burns, Kenilzporth. Seated: Gen. John Vi Clinnin (le ft), Glencoe; Scout Jepperso&, and R. Arthur Wood, Higland Park. The North Shore Area council is bonored by having as one of their veteran Scout leaders a man who was present at the original organization mee ting of the Boy Scouts Of America in. New York City on Sept. 23, 1910-over 20 years ago. This leader is Flarry P.Care supervisor -of physical education in. the Winnetka schools; ýMr. Clarke recalls, "The things outstanding' in»my mmd abou't that, meeting was.the wonderful spirit of. the men, Dan Beard and . rnest Thompson S et 'on for instance, who submerged al thought of glorifying their own boys' prokra9m which they have worked -on for. years, to the end of making, a sucçess: of this new move- ment, the. Boy Scouts: of -Am-erica."p These men, turn ed the benefits of their progr4ms over to the Scouts and became Scout, leaders themselves.ý Dan: Beard is still the National com- missioner for the Boy :Scouts of America. Other' outstanding char- acters, such as Lord Robert Baden Powell wrfe also presei¶t and con- tributed greatly to the 'starting. of the movement. This first meeting was heldat the old- Wàldorf-Astoria hotel in, New York City. Mr. Clarke went as on e interested in- the new movementfor. boys. At the time lie was Director-' of Gymnasi n.mand. Boys'. Club Work of the University of Pennsylvania settiement in Philadelilhia.. He repre- se nted them at the organîzation meeting. Later Mr. Clarke became active- in -Scouting in Montreal, Can. clude - the three different courses that *were started in 1930, but not complete until 1931. Summer camping among the nôrth shore Scouts:,has also grown r emark- ably., Heré 'are the figures: In 1928, 132 different Scouts attended 179 12- day periods or 307 boy weeks at Chi- cago Council camp. In 1929 the North Shore Area council opened Camp Ma- Ka-ja-Wan, and that year 254 dif- forent Scouts attended36 14-day -J "F - & &.u , tr " - U. A vanage of the natural facilities for 7* It nature worlc and Scoutcraft. 8. Its 9. It Scouet. training sent a boy ýto the M. it Antarctic with Byrdl1Ii ~lg Wi 1Ifltka bcout îroop now nuM- ber :16 of the Winnetka' Community House. Since that tinie Mr. Clarke has been active in Winn etka Scout work. He is a registered Scouter fo'r 1931 in the capacity of Menit Badge counselor for several of the 'Physical Education Menit Badges. 23,273 Scouts Taught to Swim .at Camps Last Year un wain one .wand men. -iu nencthme iliehood of water 1 ood Turn." -------- rtie. eWahsth o' otokOn1feo a Scout goes after any one Mesenlrge th bo'soutookon ifeofhis tests, he competes against flO wsh p w th en f e 1 rac er.other boy in the w orld save himn- etsh nl eaeshp w1~ in o h ce.self. If, le wins the test le is a mo re ctleein Iaderhlp.skillful, usieful serviceable, depenci- and other sîmilar sinlter influences.. able.individual to himiself and s ociety.