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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 2 Jul 1931, p. 34

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Scouts, Leaders Yielding to Lure .of Ma.Ka-Ja-Wan Onie hùndred and, sevenity-fivel Scouts ýand leaders left, for, Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan eanrly this week. Most of theém drove up incars fur- aished by'the Troop-committees and fiinds. Some, left early. last Satur- day morning, some left on ,Sunday morning and a ftw drove Up Monday morning. The special-train which left Highland Park at 3:20 Daylight, Sav- ang ,tume Monday morning carried a bnch of sleepy-eyed Scouts, but al were enthusiastic and anxious to get to camp, far. away from 99 Ini the temperatures. Following- are the Sc*outs: > Troop 2 - Haiold Ray, Jam 'es Streetere. Troop'3-Ernést Schaper. Troop 4-Ciaig ,Stoddard, .Mark Stod- dard, William Leble., Troop 8-Dav-is Haas, G~ordon Wells. Troop 10-Earl Haugsness, Harold Borre, Edwin Colegrove, Richard Haugsness, Ar- thur Katzel, W. Clark Kerwin, Jerome Pruize; Dick Steen; 'Harlow Triblett, John Welter.I Troop 18- Tom Larsen, Edward Joyce, Lo- ard Larsen, John Metcalf, George Watson. Troop 17 R.pvu.mntd Troop 17-Bob Cole, Franklin Mur- *dock. Troop 18--Jim Lyons, Perrv Crawford, Robent Davis D nald Easterberg, John Easterberg, Tomn Cetman, Jack .Kidd, Màhlon Sharp, Kenneth Weld, James Zinner. Troop 20-.Robert Blrown. Troop 22-Boib Allen, Warren Bettcher, James Cal- *hoijn, Robent Clark, Dick Cushman, Le Roy Fisher, Francis Grosse, Clarence Jost, Lewis Lepman, Gor- don Matthews, James, Mitchell, Bobi Moulton, Bih Mtirra, George Mur- ray, David Roberts,, Frank. Stannard. Ralph 'Stoetzel, John Williamis, Frcd Woleben. Troop 30 under leadership of John Udell-George lark, Duane Cope Harry Eaton, Lee Gatewood, Doug- Scouts Find Time for Passing Test. 1 Even lin the bustie and hurry c pnepaning for camp, .m any, of th. boys in the troops of the Nonth Shot, Area coancil found tine* to get read, for rand pass their tests before thi last -court of honor of the, summer *Troop '77, M'%undelein -i.Meri badges, Melvin Rouse, for animal Ini dustrit and neading. Troop 30-Sec- oqd Class, Harry Hansen. Troop8 UVilmette - Second Class, Howàr( joues and Gordon MWells Troop 30 Highwood-Merit badges, AmIbrost Canrtagello, for cooking and first aid Troop -1M,. Wilmette-Second Class Edwin Colegnove, Edgar Goelz, Ar- thur Katzel, BÂIlv Kirwinr, La*renc< Schwall-and Edward Stancoe.. Troop 3, 'ýVilmette-Meri, badge, Jerome Nevins. for painting. Troop 38, Highland Park, Second Class- John Jackson and Williami Recten- wald. Troop 51, Deenfield-Merit badge, Art Mentzer. for pathfinding. Sljip 39, Highland Park,-Life Scout, MVarner Turüiff; 'Menit badges, War- ner Turiff, for first aid, athlétics, public hlealth, pioneening.. Troop 67, Fort Sheridan-Menit badges, Boyid Br3anson, for schiolarsip )anld reading. New Seouters Listed in North Shore Area Followving. is a list of the. new Scouters registered for the m-eek end- ing june, 23: Robert 'M. Burns, chairman Kenilworth floi Scout Dis- trict conmittee, Jacques De La Cha- pelle, camping çhairmnan Kenilworth Camping committee; David P. More- ton, c anping chairnian \Vilmette -Dis- trict comittee; B.. W. $chutnacher, c amping chairnian H-ighland Pa'rk District committee., T. A. Connors, chairnian Lake Forest District B"oN. Scout committee; Edward Dierks, Assistant Scoutnîaster Troop 5, Wil- mnette; Earl Haugsness, Assistant Is What They Say f A bout Boy Scouts ýe TIhe Boit Scout Headquarters in Highland Park have received mgny enthusiastic, endorsements of the le îêcout priogram . .f romù prominent schoolmen, clergymen, wo men and t business men. Some of these foliow: The Reit. Leè H.Snmith, pastot -Northbrook Presbyterian. church: 8 'Sicouting, ýwhen sincerely practîceci >d mnleets the- need of the boy' during rthe critical period ii bis d4evelopmnent ,e .ikeë no other, program, for boys, of- 1fered to date. Itappealsto the very Il!~ighest and finest qualities inherent -in theni. it offers an unexcelled op- e portunity to thé sponsoring institu- 'tion to wvin them for >a life of highi moral. and spiritual. character by mnaking practical applications that fit and make fit th"e boèys for thefr 1resent and future lives. Most cen- tainlv the Boys' Work program of Ille church. is not complete .without * Scouting." wV X. Shoemaken, vice-preèsident Aril, our and company: "Contact with Boy Scoujts has made nie an advocate of -the movement. I have observed that Scouts, as a class, approach their responsibilities more seriously, do0 thein work more efficiently,. and ini general are more dependable than those bovg who are not sufficiently etierg-etic and ambitious to become Scouts. I have nothing but praise for Scouiting." - Nîrs. Paul MacGuffin, Libertvviille: "Every boy wishies- to be a leader, a hiero; a man bis family, friends and countny imay be pnoud of, and Scout- ing gives hi.mtraining that fits, hini, for this leadership. The great men of our country have >.beeni Scouts iii characten, and pnrinciples. The Scout. Oath and ýLaw are the fundamental princil)les of good citizens. The Sýcot milethod 'Learning bit Doing" is real fin. Scouting provides a fi le group of boys for pals. Bv means Of Lincoln Awýard ls Captured by Wilmette Scout Experiences that marked the win- ning of a Lincoln medal. by Eagle Scout Harrison Storms of Troop. 3, e Vilmette, are, described by him in tthe following letter to Myron ,C . Ry-, ËI boldt, Scout exécutive of the North Shore Area council: "Dad and I went to Springfield, lIII., to witness the dedication of Lin-' coln's tomb by President Hoover, Snd atthe request' of Mr- Davis (the, tScout Executive of the Abraham *Lincoln council) I was- one of the honorary Eagle Scout, guards of tLincoln's tornb. "We were the guests 'of the Bo0' Scout camp, which was in session and *had a -dandy time.ý I sure appreciate Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan after seeing another camp. RequizPments for Modal "The Abraham Lincoln 'counicil awards a Lincoln medal to the Scout Who meetýs certain requirements: ".Reads the BoY Scout Life of Lincoln bit Ida, M.'Tarbeli. "2. Submits an acicept able book. review of the same,. "3. Walks alone from. Old. Salem over the Lincoln road:to Springfield. (23) miles) in one day. *"One of niy r-easons for makig the trip to, Springfield was to take this hike. as 1 had word that my book re- view was satisfactory. . "It is sure some beautiful walk through farming country and over the saine road that Lincoîlnf'requent- ly walked.> "4We drove out to . Old S'ale m Estate. park the niglit befo.re so as to be on the job the 'is thing ýin the morning. After- setting -up our camp-we examined the old town of 1og cabins that have been. restored as they wer-e originally whien Lincoln lived there. Alarm Rings at 3 a. Mn. "The alarm rang at 3a.m. e-n - -.-- .-.-. -.. riei r ior - 1 6 - tu i ""J oysai i'.uun scnools first reunion. and reservations. SAILS TO PERU J i,-Mn. Harris .recently instructed a Stuart L. Seaton, 24, deputy Scotu t PLANT SEEDLING group of Scout Leaders working with 'commissioner and Eagle Scout of At the Forestry association meet- Indian boys and many potential lead- Washington Grove, Md., sailed June ing at Asheville, N. C., Boy Scouts, ers during a five-day course con- 6on the "Santa -Barbara" for, Callo, of that city planted a black.walnut ducted at the-U. S. Indi an school. at] Pêeru-, for_ two years of scientific ne- seedlin gtaken, from.the Washington Flandreau, S. D. Two other courses search in South America.. estate at Mount Vernon. are to. be held. oany uujer baci effects except being tired. Gee I I sure Was lad to ju* into the Y.' M. C. A. pool when I got through. "I amn sure some of the other boys, ,will like bttake this hike. It is weil worth the time- and trouble and also will complete ýthe. hardest require-, ment in, the Hiking -Menit badge!"

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