WILMETTE LIFE December 13, 1929 BOY SCOUT. NEWS of the NORTH SHORE TROOPS N. S. Scouts Again Take Banner A regular lttlturt page prepared each week by member~ of the Boy Scout Prell club, North Shore Area Council 3 Meetings for Scout Leaders Held· December I 8·' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - N. S. Council Wins Attendance Banner at Regional Meet Three meetings for scoutmasters were held Sunday, December 8. The first meeting was at the Village hall, Winnetka, at 1 :30 P. M. The following men were present.-S. E. Minor, scoutmaster of Troop 5, Wilmette; James R. Goetz deputy commissioner, Winnetka; Dr. S. F. Hedgecock, scoutmaster Troop 22, Glencoe; the Rev. Raymond Sang-er, scoutmaster Troop 55, Glenview; .Ravmond Danielson assistant scoutmaster Troop 55, Glenview; Robert Mehren, assistant scoutmaster Troop 24, Hubbard Woods; John F. Roos, first mate Sea Scout Ship 26. Winnetka: E. ·cook. scoutmaster Trof)p 8, Wilmette; Robert Casterline, skipper Sea Scout Ship 7, Wilmette; Rob~rt Wilkins, first mate Sea Scout Ship 7, Wilmette : Robert Martin, scoutmaster Troop 20, Glencoe; William Clore, scoutmaster Troop 6L Northbrook; Willard W. Osburn, scoutmaster Troop 3, \Vilmette; Dr. C. Roy Terry, scoutmaster Troop 18, Winnetka; Frank ]. Kreusch, deputy commissioner, Wilmette: ]. \Ve st , scoutmaster Troop 17, WitUletka; George C. Moseley of Highland Park. chairman leadership training committee of the council, and Myron C. Rybolt. scout executive. William Tompkin s' talk on "Indian Sign Language" proved of great interest to the scoutmasters and they were unanimous in expressing the hope the council could prevail upon him to again make this talk in the public schools and at scoutmasters' training courses. The men attending the meeting at the council headquarters in Highland Park were. F. L. Moon, assistant scoutmaster Troop 37, Highwood; W. E. Erick.son, assistant scoutmaster Troop 34, H1ghland Park; C. P. Hunter, assistant scoutmaster Troop 31, Highland Park; John Huhn, assistant scoutmaster. Troop 52, Deerfield: ] . A. Russell, asststant scoutmaster Troop 52, Deerfield; Rohert Roeber, scoutmaster Troop 48, Lake Forest: H. M. White scoutmaster Troop 31, Highland Park; James Crane. scoutmaster Troop 46, Lake Forest; H. R. Smith, scoutmaster Troop 33, Highland. Park: V. ]. Walecka. scoutmaster Troop 37, Highwood; Ray Dohhins, scoutmaster Troop 51, Drcefield, and P. P. Masslich, assistant scout executive. .Those . attending the meeting in LJbertyvJlte were, J. \V. Bird, scoutmaster Troop 72, Libertyvilte · Medill Radio~. assi~tant scoutmaste; Troop 71, L1hertyvJIIe; Rooert Townley, sco.u_tmaster Troop 13, Kenilv..·orth, and Ph1hp Masslich. assistant executive and Myron C. Rybolt, executive. For the second consecutive year, the North Shore Area Scout council had the largest delegation present at the annual meeting of Region 7 of the · Boy Scouts, comprising the states of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin and having 106 local Boy Scout councils. , Dr. W. E. Bannon, of LaCrosse , Wis., oldest member in. point of service on the regional committee, presented the banner to Karl D. King, · president of the North Shore Area council. The following men from area communities were in attendance: · \Vilmcttc -the Rev. Vcre V. Loper, Ralph H . Rice, J. Clair Mead, Edward A. Kunz, Sr., Dr. David Vv. Rapp, Dan G. Stiles, Henry Fowler, Frank A. \Vilson and Karl D. King. Kenilworth-\Valter H. \1\rilliams, Robert M. Burns and David T. Sanders. \Vinnetka - L. Sherman Aldrich, Harold W. Snell, Hobert B. Brown, Dr. ]. W. F. Davies, Eugene A. Rummier, James R. Goetz, Dr. Howard A. Orvis, Ralph ~f. Jaeger, Robert Hammond and Georg~ B. \\lalkcy. Glencoe Harry W. Stannard, Franklin M. de Beers, James D. Lightbody, Charles A. Steele and Keith Roberts. Highland Park-S. A. St. Peter, Howard !\loran, John L. Cdell, Ernest E. West. Myron C. Rybolt, Carl ~{c Manus, Philip .Masslich and Dr. George B. Lake. Lake Forest-Fred ]. Dickinson and James H. Clendennin. Glenview-the Rev. Raymond Sanger and Mr. Rugen. Deerfield-John Huhn and Dr. Walter B. Metcalf. Libertyville-Jesse H. Hyatt, E. H. Morris, Hobart Swan and A. E. Suter. Mundelein-Gordon Ray, Paul H. Allanson, LeRoy Kane and Earl H. Kane. Bob Townley to Address Milwaukee Scout Leaders For the second time in as many years, the North Shore Area Scout council had the largest delegation present at the annual meeting of Region 7, held recently in Chicago. Dr. W. E. Bannon of La Crosse, Wis., oldest member in point of service is shown presenting the attendance banner to Karl D. King (left), president of the North Shore Area council. Robert' Townley, Scoutmaster of Troop 13, Boy Scouts at Kenilworth, is the speaker-of-the-day at an overnight encampment to be held soon in Milwaukee for the leaders of Milwaukee Scout troops, according to an announcement issued last week by Walter MacPeek, educational director of the council. A year ago Mr. Townley addressed a similar session, explaining to the men various types of games and outdoor activities which he has found over a large number of years to be successful in Scout troops. , Mr. Townley first became a Scout in 1910 and was a member of the first Scout troop organized in the state of Wisconsin. Glencoe Scout Wins First Patrols of Troop.13 in Silver Palm Awarded Here . Stunts at Last Meeting J Scouts of Trooo 4 Plan to Attend Winter Camp Winter camp for North Shore area council Scouts witl be held from December 27 to January 4 at Ma-Ka- ]aWan. Only the first sixty application!l can be accepted. The total fee will be $17, $10 of which is for transportation and the rest for board and lodging for the seven days. No applications will be accepted after December 21. There will be instructors in skiing and skating. Myron C. Rybolt and Carl McNOT PREPARED Manus comprise the director's staff. LOT'S OF DOG First Tenderfoot : What is that bump At the last meeting of Troop 4, WilTenderfoot (describing St. Bernard mette, several Scouts indicated that you have on your forehead? Dog to mother) : "It was an awful big they would go.-Reporter, Bitl Lehle, Second Tenderfoot: Oh, that is where dog. Way up high, way long-the Troop 4. a thought struck me. most dog I ever saw in one piece." The first silver palm awarded to any Troop 13 held a meeting devoted. to North Shore Area Scout was awarded stunts December 10. Every one of the by the Glencoe Court of Honor to six patrols put on a stunt of some sort. The names of the stunts have been Eagle Scout Walter Roberts of Troop turned in and some are as follows: 21 Glencoe. As Scout Roberts is "Gunmen of the Underworld," My dartaway at school, the palm was forward- ing Clemintine," "Series of Vaudeville cd by mail. The silver palm is award- Acts," and "The Death of Count Von Ager." Sounds interesting, dosen't it. ed tQ Eagle Scouts· who have earned It was.-Defrees Holmes, Reporter, at least fifteen more than the twenty- Troop 13. one required merit badges for the Eagle rank. The Scout must also NOTHING TO IT have continued to abide by the Scout Tenderfoot: Say, do you know what oath and law and endeavored to put they do with the holes in stale doughin practice his Scout leadership train- nuts? ing for a period of at least a year and First Class Scout: They break them a half after getting his Eagle award. up and use them to stuff macaroni. REJOICE! (The English version of Hail! Hail! the Gang's All Here.) Rejoice, rejoice, the multitude's assembled. Why should we concern ourselves Whv should we concern ourselves Rejoice, rejoice, the multitude's assembled. Why should we concern ourselves now! BLOWING HIMSELF The first time a Scotchman used free air in a garage he blew out four tires.