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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 11 Jan 1934, p. 18

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£LFuKALA, iW A cicuuy ai the audit of the coun.cil's books for 1933. The audit hias just been com- pleted by George W. Rosseiter and compafly. 'The scout dollar for the 1934 bud- get, on. the ba3sis of the recent audit, is appÔrtioned as follows: Camping, hiking and crusing -31 cents. This inicludes the Camp Ma- Ka-ja-Wan project during the suni- mer months. Bulletins, publicity and printing- il cents. Leadership training-14 cents. Maintenance of the' council head-. quarters with records and, office serv- ice-12 cents. Rallies, courts- of honors,, scout, ex- hibitions, and public meetings -7 cents. Miscellaneous items-1¼/ cents. Atnnual charter fee an(l quota fee to the, national. council-l¼2 cents., Service to Cul) packs.. Boy Scout troops anid'Sea, Scout, ships-22 cents.. Scouts Hope to Obtain Swim Pool Next Week Next week is expected to bring the announcemient that:.a sgwiiming pool h as beeni secured for use by scouts, in taking thei.r advancement tests. The conmittee 'in search of a swilimiing> pool stated this week 'thiat the pros,- pects lbad been narrowed down to, thrée and that next m-eek will prob- *ablv bring announcemient of a patron. -Meet WiIl Be Ctalled to Revive Press Club Many- formner members of the Press club, 'a live wire' publicity group within the north shore area council, have indicated an interest in reviving the work of. this organization. A meeting of former Press Club m-nen- bers and others interestedwillbe caîl- ed soon to get the club) under way again. CALLS DISTRICT MEET Dr. D. W. Rapp, district chairmiani, of Wilmette Scout conxnittee, bas an- nounced that the next meeting of of nonor to bUC fld Prrnuay, .r euIuary: Cbairman, Robert Townley, scout- master, Troop 13, Kenilworth; Paul *Muzik, commissio ner of Highwood; Howard. Copp, assistant district corr- imissionerof. Highland Park;, L. C. Torrey, assistant d istrict chairman of Wilmette; Harry Stannard, . district chairman of Glencoe, and Montague Rasmussen, assistant district chairman of Lake Forest. Lessons in Handicraft,' to Start Again Jan. 23 Sessions of the' handicraft course being presented hy the National Handim- craf t. and Hobby Service of Chicago will be resumed Tuesday evening. Jan- uarv 23. Scoutniasters and Cuhna sters of the North Shore Area 'and the Ev- anston co uncils are 'taking this training for use lu their troops and packs.,.Men, u nal)le to l)e at every session' of this series are heing invte) toattend on atïy Ttiesday eveintng that mnay lie c~ou- veiient for thiei.- Leaders' lst Aid Class Will Resume on Monday, >The Red Cross first aid course fenr scout leaders, directed hy George Schieulchenpflu, , \vi l be resuniied M.ioni- day, January 15, following a hioliday recess. In addition to tlhe men \vho took the first part (if this 'course be- fore Christmas, there is room.i- for a f e\v more students.. the director states. HERE'S CHALLENGE A certificate of good appearance bas been offered by the national couricil, Boy Scouts of Amierica, to every scout unit having at least 75, percent of its mnembership in correct uniforn. This award should be a challenge to, every ýscout 'unit, -fiot only ýto, have its members in uffiformn but to have themn wear the uniform and insignia correctly.>.. .lI order to qualify for the certifi-. cate of good appearance, eacb scout unit iu the North Shore Area council ,which is almost twvice the ,to play in any previous tour- The committee , as also miade known that àll details have been ar- ranged and that ýeverything is in readiness .to handle a. gallery of five bundred. Special lighting effects are iinstalled and theý officiaI tournament ping-pong tables set up awaiting the starting gong on Friday evening* at 7 'clock. With such entries ln the-tourna- ment as Billy 'Condy, Carleton Prou- ty, Robert and Coleman Clark as, a doubles team, Robert Ranson, H-. J. Hattstromii, Jack Hattstrom, Max Landphere, Dorothy Stegeman, Stanl- ley Evans, Richard Carver, and many other of the- best players on the inorth shore, those witnessing the tournanienit will see in, action sorne of, the finest players lu the country.' At the saine timie,, ln the naming of these players, the committee wisbes to lui- press ail other entries .tha.t thev will have an equal opportunity to play plenty of ping-pong and win recog- nition via the consolation tour'uament which insures thern laying 'at least, twôo matches. The CO-OP, 1726 Orrington avenue, Evanston, is sponsoring the tourna- ment under the auspicesof the Amn- enican Ping-Pong association. Mme. Ryder to Be gin New Lecture Seriesý The third terni ni a series of "H ours With Famous Nlusicians"- lecture recitals by Mmne. Sturkow Ryder are beginning this' week at'the home of Mrs. C. C. Carnaban, 70a Central avenue. The lectures are held every. Thursdaymorning at 1il1o'cloc and will be on "Musical Forms." the *Weekly series is given. ýin detail as folloWs: (a) Modemn Dance Forms, Janu ary 11; (b)Modemn Dance Formns, January 18; The Suite Formn, J anuary 25; The Theme and Varia- tion (clas'sic and modern), February' represeflt 58 percent ofthte total num- ber of boys ini school. 1Five hundred and sixty-nine boys took part in intramural sports such as touch football, football skills, speedball, tennis, golf, handball, horseshoes and table tennis, 83 boys playe d on the varsity teamùs, and ten boys participated in both varsity and intramnural sports. Freahmen Lead The freshman class had the largest percentage. of participation in ath- lIetics, as an extra-curricular activity.. Two hundred and five of. the, 307 freshman boys, or 67 percent %were enrolle(l., The perce.ntage figures for the other classes were 61 for the sophomore s, 53 for the Juniors and 49 for the seniors. These percentages and figures. ini- clude onlv those boys engaged in'or- ganized tournaments and maàtches., Those taking part in free play periods. such as general swims,. handball ani tennis are not included,. it is ex- piained. 0f the individual boys' advisor rooms C. L. Persink'ýs- freshmnan group hiad the highest percentage of participation, 89. Sixteen of the eighteen boys in this advisor- room took part in somne forrn of athletics. The other two were-recorded as *o 1lut ere st ed." Touch Football Popular This vear touchi football and speçd- hall were'substituted for the regýular lutramural football, and this resulted M a 16 percent.ý in crease ln participa- tion, accordiug to 1). H-. Showley, who ýis ln charge of joyNs' intrarnural ath- 'letics at New Trier. Touch .football wvas the most p)op- ular of the intraînural1 sports, 389 bovs pa rticipating. Table tennis anked. second lu popularity, with '20 boys. takilig part. The third ranlkik I intramural, sport froîn' th 1e popularity. standpoint. was spee(lball., ini whièh 189 boys participated. Bill ony Wins Suburb Ping-Pong Championship TO I USU LOWLK SHOW KUUA The Kenilworth junior Gardien Mrs. Horace Grî club will meet with Mrs. Wesley at'a tea at her h Blon, 320 Leicester road, Kenilwortb, uary 22, for the. n january 17. The Illinois Flower grade cbildren of show wili be. discussed. schooL 1 TEA Mi1iss Catherine Hepburn, who lbas at no ihabrha ae gnon wil entertain been spending the Christmas vaca- The Gamma Phi Beta sorority ore Monday, jan- tion with ber mother, Mrs. Helen C. bridge and luncheon took place at lother, of the fifth Hepburn, 417 Cumnor road,. Kenil- the borne of Mrs. Wallace W. Weld, St. Francis Xavier worth, left last week Tuesday for 51 Warwick avenue,' Winuetka, 'on Xassar college , Monday, jantiary8. Il 1:

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