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2.1 "il tiA.4i7 y V1 v .'KS The f act that December broke al records for memb.ership registrations in the history of scoutitng.is expected, to, ]end zest to the celebration of 1933 Boy Scout week, February 8. to 14, which marks the twenty-third, birth- day of the Boy Scouts of Amnerica.. BoyScout week is expected to ring ýwith the shout of thousands of en- thusiasts:- "There cheer5 and con- gratulations to the entire nmembership, * of the Boy.Scouts of America !" While -tabulations have flot been completed, leaders throughout the United States express confidence that the registered membership, of the Boy Scouts of America as' of December * 31, 1932, wi1ll exceed that of December 31, 1931. Tabujations complted for six re-. gions show an increase of 8,429 scouts or 2.6 percent. The past De- cember marked a membership in- crease of nearly- 32 percent over De- cember, 1931. Other comparisons be-c tween the two months reveai that this1 past December showed an increase of i 10.6 percent in new troops, 40.7 per- i cent ini dropped re-registered scoutsa and 26.6 percent in dropped re-regis-c tered troops. pericncea Sçouter dated board of review w as held by - the members of Troops 1, 3 and 5 at President-lElect Franklin D. Roose-th Wimte ograinacuc. velt, incident to a meeting of the Boy D gtem Scouts, Founidation of, Greater New ui tntemmeso the ,board of review passed the Scouts York, of which'lie has. been presidentofTop1i teolonges: for twelve years, publicly announced Tedfot-AtCk;sod that one of the great satisfactions cls-arncShbeobA er that lie would have 'as President of snadBill Hayt; firstý class-Bo the United States would, be in se rv- Matthe .ws and James McIlrath; merit iing as',Honoraryý President of the bàdges-John Pearson, masonry; Ed- Boy Scouts of Amnerica. iîn 'Andrews, masonry and hanidi- He assured those ýpresent theycrfPhipS coul1 d alw ays count on the fact that cat hlpSmuelson, soul manage- they had an ardent friend*of scouting ment -and Wood ivorking; James Mc- in the White House. Hle told lrthwimning. and stamp collIect- ident Head'and Chef James F. West ing; Bob Matthews, music. that lie had already arranged ýWitli Atrtets asnho ro the chairman of the Inaugural coin'm a encmltd h cus0 nlittee for scouts to have a definite-ha. ee omlte, h sotso par~t in. theIînaugur'al ermn~ies t.rop ýpa.sseç1. the, iollowi.ng tests:~ Washington on Marclh 4.,*first, class - Charles Kerner; menit Wlhule every President of the badges - Van 'McQuide, handicraft United States since the organization an1wmig;Ca sKent ie of soutng as srve asHonorary mianship. As ail of the scouts of Tfroop Peitof sh o coutingohs sered a 5 were flot present, this obviously Preidet o th Bo Scutsof .me does flot show ail the work done byr ica and bas very definitely shown -!is the scouts of Troop 5 for the pastt interest in Scouting in various vaY s month.t and lias been very heIpful Nvhe1i. It bas been the aixn of the scout-a called upon, it is the first tirnc ini masters of Troops 1, 3 and 5 to hold Ujnited States history that Boy such aboard of review as was held After careful consideration the Ex- ecutive board of the National couni- cil, .Boy Scouts of, America, as an emiergenc .y measure approved -a re- vision of thé thrift, requiremeénts for second and 'first-class sc out ranks to, read asfollows:' SECOND CLASS: Earn and die- posit at iea 'st one. dollar in a. public bakor other saving institution (pre-- miums paid on life. insurance. are ac- cepted,' if earn ed) ; or e arn, owi i and raise some farm animal;-, or earni and contribute at least. one -dollar or its equiv alent to the famiily budget or to weifare work, in.the conmunity. FIRSTý CLASS: Earn and deposit at least two-dollars in a public hank or other saving .institution (premiuns, paid on 'life insurance are accepted, if earned) ; or plant, raise and. market a farrn crop, or earn and contribute a sumn of at least two dollars or its equivalent to the farnily budget or to welfare work in the community. . Trhese changes become effective im- mediately and are intended to relieve boys whose home duties are sucli that they realiy cannot afford to maintain a saving accounit. ent-day conditions, this is a splendid 'v*Y *5'.u in s. urnI* ana 5 s a tribute to the attractiveness of scout- vital factor in the raising of the mill- Jack Rohr Broadcasts ing to boys and mnen as wellas to the ion dollar fund with which was pur-~ Indian Lore Programs ficlelity, courage and determination of chased and equipped the largest JakRhfrefil xctv our scout leaders everywhere. camp for' boys in the world, known ofachicao,an former ed executive o as the Ten-Mile River reservation for of rnchicago and fOmeraeIelutiveo Dr. Maguire Gives TaIk the five borougli councils of Greater broadcasting a five-days-a-week In-, New York. He lias always, been dian Lore program over station for Session of Troop il especially interested in Sea Scouting, WIBO (thé "top of the dial") on Troop 11 held its weekly meeting an d ini 193 0 was awarded the. Silver Mpnday to Friday afternoon inclus- be of special interest to> every boy. First, there- is Normian Rockwell's Splendid cover, painting, reproduced through the courtesy of the Brown and Bigelow company, nianufacturers of the Boy Scouts' officiai calendar Which each year is reproduced mil- lions of times the country over. Once again there is included an AIl- American AIl-Scout., football teani. When a consensus on Al."Ahl-Ameri- crease of tror in the.city of l'.5iai a . .11 eeing, ~was ci to 8;,000 scouts oath.-Donald T1 alcne. mette Congreg.a il cnurcn. neth Conner, Troop IHouse, Winnetka. -es.-Ken- the weather is favorable lie plans to ommunity take the boys on the long contern-. Iplated hike this week-end.