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Eirsnote: ýAs FebruarY 8 ap- ,proaches to mark the twenty-tbird birthiday of the Boy ScoutinovenWent i Amerlea, leaders ýof the North Shore Area eouineil are subritting for reprint the followtng editorlal from aà reeent Is- $lie ofthe 'Detroit -News: THE BOY. SCOUTS Soon the Boy Scouts of Anienica cele brate the 1twenty-third birtbday of their organization. Ail over' the country. the Boy Scouts iyill he toil the story, famiilian elloughý to miOst of t-hem. of the bright idea that came'to General Baden-Powell, that led hitu to establish scouting in England in 1908; the, Boy Scouts of Anmerica were incorponated under, the-laws of the District .of Columbia. Sonie of us recali that in, the early days the Boy Scout movement was regardd 4tih ons-iderable s&uapicon.- Its purposes were iot well under- stood; there was an idea that prepa- ration for military training lurked in the background. But as time went by, that notion dispelled, and today the Boy Scouts rank high in national es- teeni. Millions of boys have béen de- veloped ito better citizens through scout instruction in. many branches. * They have learned to study nature; the; have leanned to protect and save, In effectinig its gimn and porpose, the Cub program ffr at least six_ deflinite contributions to 'the lives of A merican boys, the foilowing surp- mary of this .nation-wide activity' In- dicates:« In, the Cub prognam. the Boy Scouts of Anierica is providing forý boys 9, 10, and il yeýiars of* age, an attractive, charac.'erIluencîng pio- gram cf interest-gripping leisure timeé activities, which, throqgh association with other boys* and 'picked leaders,ý shahl bring, to these boys, 'in their natural home and neighborhood situations: 1. More of that joy in lhving, which. is the soul in which -normal character roots. The .boy 'must etjoy. thing&ad his interest is the track on whichi any. prograr» of development. must nun. 2 * Chances to do wvitht and -for others, thus involvinoe ractie ini workingeLb ing ,habits, 'and ex-test attitudes of mind, 50 ea ýod ciizenelhip, and i clas, ,hich, the cheery smile sien ofllcers of Troop 1 met at thle nome of its scoutmaster to talk over the manner in which the patrol contests are to be ruit and other.matters th at havecorne'up) duriniglie past meet- ings. It %vas decjded that the patrol con- test will begin Jahuary 19. and close at the end of june, the iwinning patrol:. to ýreceive, an appropriate award. 'lo, the winner, of each inter-patrol fire-' building,- knot-tying or. first-aid, con- test, 50 .points, will 'be awarded. Sec- ond place will veive 30 points, and third place 10 points.. each ýarticle, of equipment worn to- the scout meetiWig .wiIl. receive one menit, and each article flot worn will meéan one demerit. For attaining the rank of Eale, each scout will.receive. 100 merits, and for each menit badge, five merits will be awarded. For each new boy brought into the troop, the patrol securing the boy~ receives 100~ points. These conclude the rules for Les for ten- rid first-class itenderf oot [drews, John' riwn -.second The annual report of the North, ,%oe Area counicil. reveals that dur- ing the.year 1932, scouts passed 1,624 v-ocation- nient .)a dges. This is abou~t a 20 percent increa .se over last Year.' LEachâ of the -ninety-eight. badges. a vailable isa study of somfe vocation based on- boy. interest. 0f the ninety.- éeht badges a choice of,,.an.y five ont of ,a certain forty is available to sec- ond class scouts and those above; al ninety-'eigbt badges, are available te flrst class scouts. After a boy has. rceéived twenty- one nient badges,., including twelve certain important ones, he is eligible for the Eagl e Scout rank. Some of the more popular menit badges passed are listed below With. the number of hoys awarded the badge: swimming-97; fi remansbhip- 95; personal health-95; first aid- 89; public health -80; handicnaft - 82; leathercraft--60; carpentry-58; pathfinding - 48; woodcarving- 58; pioneening -57; woodworking -53;- athletics-50; if e saving 43; cook- ing-49. Troop 5 I-as New respect for hard Work and the reward under desirable conditions of îearn- dicratt and trre craut, FImii OUeV tee. These mn have een aslced to it brings. And flot only have the boys ing by doing, with satisfying encour- son; judging, Bill Grinneil, and na- do the job and have consented. They beeri aided-their eIders who volun- agement therefor. ture stucly, Ed Andrews., are as follows: H. Otto VonDerHoff, teered to steer and instnuct ther» 5. Opportunities for hobbies, handi- Mr. Pearson stated that the scout's 332 Oak circle, Mirnette, chairman; have 'found inspiration in the work crafts and skills, with stimulating a&- advancement record must show the W. W. Rogers, 1005 Greenleaf ave- and have been iniproved physically, vancemnent recognitions for achieve- proper exaniner's signature before nue, Wilmette; Ennest H. Freeman, mentally anid socially. ment. the application will be signed by the 601 Laurel avenue, Wilmette; William' There have been few moveinents in .Dfnieeihai pn healIth scoutmaster for presentation to the O. Morris, 112 Ninth street, Wil- which there have been s0 littie bun- factors and habits.borofeiw-taeyCcr, mette; the Rev. James T. Veneklasen, combe and hurrah- and so much prac- It lis through the actual living and Troop, 1, WMinette. 721 Ninth street, Wilmette; and L. tical work aihned at a very definite doing cf these things that the), oný C. To~rey, 1341 Elmwood avenue, eoal. T'he. id conception cf a sound !ànA ~-. . Wilmette. These men have had sons' than themrselve-- Troop 16, Commui netka. r,.doors.but are encounaged to make Isimilar excursions cf thetr own into Ithe outdoors., SLUSH is new ice just forming or was closedf with the melting-misleading and dangerous. I Donald Toeppen, Trooî Congregational. church. cout oat.- 2, W.Ilmette il h v J ,~ ,ý T deri fýef