Cr] WINNETKA TALK September 1, 1928 BOY SCOUT NEWS wun shore troons A regular feature page prepared each week by members of the Boy Scout Press club, North Shore Area Council of the North Shore Scouts Win Many Awards at Their Summer Camps Scouts go to camp for many reasons. They have great fun and adventure. They make new friends. bigger vision of what Scouting is. They are better prepared for life. That local Scouts learned many new things is shown by the following lists of tests passed by our Scouts in camp this summer: Troop 2--Charles Leonard, swim 50 yeads, fire building, the compass; Bill Youngquist, swim 50 yards, first aid, judging; Richard Strauss, fiirst aid; Edward Schmidt, swim 50 yards, sig- nal messages by judging; Allen Ross- man, first aid, nature; Steve Brooks, judging. Troop 4--Edward Mooney, 14--mile hike, first aid, map-making. Troop 5--James Schroeder, swim 50 vards, first aid, judging; Dan Den- holm, swim 50 yards, judging; Robert Hewitt, swim 50 yards; Robert Kirt- land, swim 50 yards; Henry Vonder- hoff, swim 50 yards; Frederic Robin- son, swim 50 yards. Troop 9--Douglas Scott, the com- pass; James Hoffman, swim 50 yards; Henry Miller, swim 50 yards; Clarence Steffens, swim 50 yards. Troop 2--Philip Brooks, bird study; Gordon Cutler, athletics. Troop 5--Henry Vonderhoff, first aid; Edward Bristol, personal health; Henry Foster, athletics. Troop 9--Frank J. Kreusch, Sr. camping, pioneering; Adam Bauer, first aid; James Hoffman, first aid to animals. Troop 18--Morris Swabacker, first aid, judging; Ray Dayis, 14-mile hike, map-making. Troop 20--Ralph Sinsheimer, 14-mile hike, first aid; map-making, judging. Troop 18--Ray Davis, athletics, bird study, camping; Tom Larsen, athletics, camping; Philip Swabacker, conserva- tion, physical development, camping, bird study. Troop 20--Ralph E. Sinsheimer, per- sonal health. Troop 22--Carl Miner, 14-mile hige, first aid, map-making, judging, na- ture. Troop 21--David Hicks, camping; Sam Smale, first aid. 3 Troop 23--Jack Winter, reptile stu- y. TEST OF TRUE SCOUT Not what he has been in the past; not what he has memorized in days gone by; nor what he has practiced at some previous time, but rather what his is now, what he is learning now, what he is doing now, and the leader- ship over others that he is demonstrat- ing now--those are the things that count. Those are the tests of a true Scout. Walter McPeak RECALLS SUMMER CAMP Eagle Scout Robert King attended Scout camp during the later part of June and enjoyed it so much that last Monday he left for another two weeks' session. "I particularly enjoyed the treasure hunt at Camp Checaugau when I was there first period. T liked the bugle calls and the whole lay-out Camp. I hope that we will have Cabins at our own Camp next vear They get a || instead of Tents". --Robert C. King, Troop 2. And Here My Friends: The Two Macs Walter McPeek Carl McManus With the launching of autumn activities in north shore Boy Scout circles in September comes the announcement that Carl McManus has been secured as assistant Scout executive to work with Scout Executive Walter McPeek in directing the administrative affairs of the North Shore Area council. Mr. McManus brings to his work on the north shore a broad experience in Scout- ing activity and is regarded as a particularly fortunate selection as assistant. Scout Calendar Mobilization of all Wilmette and Ken- ilworth Scouts in uniform, Friday, September 21, 3:45 P. M. St. Augus- tine's Club House, Wilmette avenue, Wilmette. All Wilmette - Kenilworth Junior Scout leaders to hold conference and to be hosts to adult leaders Friday, September 21, 4to8P. M., St. Augustine's Club House. Scout Leaders Round Table, Monday, September 24, 6:30 P. M. Cabin-in- the-Woods. Camp Re-Union -- Friday, September 28, 6 P. M. New Trier Lunch room. Area-Wide Court of Award, Friday, September 28, 8 P. M. New Trier High school auditorium. Area-Wide Junior Leaders' Confer- ence, Friday, October 5, 4 to 8 P. M., Glencoe Union church. Annual Fall meeting of Wilmette-Ken- ilworth committeemen. Monday, October 1, 6:30 P. M. Wilmette Congregational church. Scout Service Stations Effective September 24 Winnetka-Kenilworth -- Fridays, 3:15 to 4 P. M.--New Trier High school. (Press club material will be turned in at this time.) Wilmette--Fridays -- 4:15 to 5-- Tay- lor's store -- Central avenue, Wil- mette, available for consultation with Scouts and parents. Looks Forward to Busy Autumn Hiking Season When interviewed by the mysterious Scout reporter at Murmuring Waters, Sayner, Wis., Claude Hamilton, Eagle Scout of Troop 13 of Kenilworth, told the reporter that he particularly en- joyed the chance to pass Merit Badge at camp this summer. He suggests that at our own camp next summer there will be a lot of Handicraft work. Claude says that he is looking forward particularly to Troop 13 going on some good hikes during the fall months. Claude is the assistant patrol leader of the Stag Patrol and a Freshman at New Trier High school. He was one of the norshore Scouts elected to membership in the Order of the Arrow this summer. He told the mysterious reporter that his hobbies are fishing and hiking, and his favorite magazines are The American Boy and Popular Mechanics, and that some day he hopes to be an engineer. VALUE OF TIME "Dost thou value time? Then guard well the time, for time is the stuff life's made of." --Benjamin Franklin THE INQUIRING REPORTER What magazines do you enjoy most ? Robert Johnson, Troop 55, Glen- view: Boys' Life and Popular Mechanics. Ray Bartleman, Troop 22, Glencoe: Jasurday Evening Post and Boys' ife. Philip Brooks, Troop 2, Wilmette: American Boy, Popular Mechan- ics, American Magazine. Cameron Brown, Troop 22, Glen- coe: Boys' Life, Youth's Compan- ion, American Boy. Lawrence Buckmaster, Wilmette: Boys' Life. Troop 4, Carl F. McManus Assumes Post on Executive Staff The North Shore Area council, Boy Scouts of America announces the ap- pointment of Carl F. McManus of De- troit, Mich. as the assistant Scout Ex-* ecutive, succeeding W. Ted Grant, who resigned. Mr. McManus is a graduate of Alma college and of the Scout Executives National Training school and has a record of ten years' Scout- ing experience. He is a Gold Palm Eagle Scout and the recipient of the 1928 Harmon Foundation Scholarship Award for the state of Michigan. It appears that North Shore Scout- ing is concentrating on the "Macs", in view of Mr. McManus' appointment as assistant to Executive Walter Mc- Peek. The new assistant Scout head began his duties on the north shore August 27. Churches, Schools Lead in Forming Scout Units The Boy Scout program is becoming more and more popular each day as a plan for a local curch or school to use. In a survey made some months ago, it was found that 3,222 Scout troops are operating as a part of the program of the Methodist church. There are 1843 Scout Troops in the Presbyterian church; 1459 in the Bap- tist church; 807 in the Congregational church; 503 in the Lutheran church; 197 in the Evangelical church, 948 in the Protestant Episcopal church. At the time of the survey 988 troops were being carried on by the Roman Catholic church; 259 by Jewish Syn- agogues, and 158 by Knights of Colum- bus organizations. American Legion Posts sponsor 741 troops; Elks clubs 120 troops; other fraternal organizations 445 troops. A total of 1970 Scout troops are operated as a part of work in public schools, and 131 in private schools. Rotary clubs have been responsible for 307 troops, and Kiwanis 181. The above figures were compiled several months ago and many more troops have since been formed. Add Funny Names to List of New Camp Suggestions There is a prize to be given to the lucky boy who names our beautiful new camp in northern Wisconsin. Among some of the funny names sug- gested have been: Camp Fallen Arches, Camp Sing-Sing, Camp Black- feet, Camp Muddy Neck. Such names as Camp No-Shoo-Bo- Sco, Camp Tamarack, Camp Whipper- will, Camp White Eagle, Camp Long Pines, Camp Fall Tree and Camp Clear Water, are to be considered--David Canman, Troop 35, Ravinia. Report Progress in Fund Campaign for New Camp At a recent meeting of the executive board, various members reported progress in the establishment of a camp fund with which to pay for and equip the newly secured Scout camp at Spring Lake in the Wisconsin north woods. It is planned to raise $7,000. to pay for the camp site and a similar amount with which to pur- chase equipment. Henry Fowler, chair- man of the finance and budget com- mittee, is the chairman of the fund.