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'Badges, wooca turning, and zooiogy, recently approved, there are now Ininety-six subjects in the Merit Badge program. It is expected that the record of award of Merit Badges j for, 1930 will fan exceed that for 1929 when 511j,.95 badges in the scientific, vocational 'and genenal, subjects co#- S ered by the. program, were won b3 BOY.Scouts. ! ToopDiscovers M r Fun in Book of Games The book of, games again wau opened and more fun issued forth at themeeingofTroop 3, Wilmette Methodist church.ý We had a game whieh you could cali the "fly, paper walk."ý Two lines were -formed and Ithe first Scout. in 'each' une, took. twol pieces oéf Paper, - ran down tu~ the ohrend and walked back upon the smnall, sheets of paper. If the Scout steps off of the paper, he begins ail joveni Next was a compass reiay. No mîistake's were made and the eagle Patrol won.-William Schara, Tnoop 3, WTiltt Methodist church. I ignais, Knots Gain *Interest of Troop 14 Troop 16 had patrôl meetings at oun troop meeting and passéd signal- ing tests for second class. There, was a talk on knot boards and the - Scoutmaster showed uas a knot board ivith 135 knèts. An O'Gradyt drill was I the next thing, apnd then we bad races aid, other ganies. 1 1 S We had a game in which'a fellow in front tied a knot to his arm and Srau to the end of the room and back Sand untied it and gave it to. the next i. ellow,,jn relay order. The troop was dispiissed at 9 o'clock.-Keaneth Con- ner, Reporter.,of Troop 16, Winnetka.. SCOUTS PASS TESTS: Tuesday, January 13, Troope 10 held' their meeting at Logan school.' They opened with the Scout Oath. Then c ame the test passing period. Almost eeyScout had tests to pass. Af ter several interestink Raes we r1nosed it ashore ini nearly two weeks.. After yfinishing our meai we started back w to the boat and cieaned ship, remov- 'it in ourdunnage for packing on the icars. We had nearly finished clean- .9 -ng-up When we beard the bonk.of 'a familiar hern-on the dock,ý n - looking up saw two Amterican car s, yone-belonging to the Ben netts, and *the other, the old, Cadillac with the Skipper's wife at the helm. T['ey were glad.'ti see us and were par-. Stictilarly glad to see them. .In less sthan half an hour we had alilOur -dun- ntfi1age stowed aboard. the cars and Ieft the CIMEX tied up.safely, ail cleaned out, and in charge of Archie Baxter. r.We said good-bye to Our old boat and, ended our ceuisè. at Blind River. F~or the benefit of any Scouts who may vyishto make a similar cruise,, it may be added that there is no more, tbeautiful scevery ini the middle West 1than the Georgian IBay country. The >navigation is. sornetimes "tickish" and it, is nécessary to be watchful. You must bc, prepared to help your- selves at ail times, for Georgian Bay is sparsely inhabited; there are no telephones and very few towns. 0w- ing to the rocky nature- of the coun- try and the number of turns and twists that -have to bc made, a boat equipped with sails only is at a disad- vantage. The ideai rig would be- a smail yawl, provided with an auxiiary motor. Before starting on a trip of this kind, one shôuId bc sure tbat the motor 'is in good shape. Our boat was a very good one indeed, and well suited to the purpose, but the engine installation .was exceedingiy poor. 1Iad we jeen equipped with sail, we would have had no anxiety whatever,' for we could have gone on, irrespec- tive. of the engine. A motor, how- ever, permits getting into places that are difficuit to -handie under sail and gives you a better chance to see the' country. A fairly good'stock of meat and vegetableq can: bc obtained in almost any of the towns; a good ice- box aboard a ship is a necessity. C,.aptures the Elusiie Childhood AU Chldren Smite Bemie. beauiful Th.re Regular PiSc 00 BERMIESTUDIO "Bifter Pictures-Better Values»P 1623 Sherman~ Ave.,_ -V..anston. TLUNI. 89 Our January Discount Saleen S- -urday, January 3lst. Ilos who have. flot taken advantage of our generous discount are urged to do so at once., F'or the balance of this month our entire stock of exclusive oe. i sûbject to aolesi SUITE 1212-1213 TOWER BLDG. 6 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAQO, ILLINOIS COR. MICHIGAN ATkMADISON, STREET, Cleaners and Tailors to the Discriminating 1152 Central Avenue, Wilmette Phones 320-321 Bvanston Phone: Greenleaf 6M6 F ......