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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 1 Oct 1936, p. 37

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sloop. a boat resembling the wefl known Snipe class sloop, except that Owiniz to their having such a large it was ouly thirteen feet in length and active organization this boat bas ani featured by a very ' long boom. -F. P. M. been made available to tbe scouts, exptained -Skipper Huggins. 1936 at Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Waii set This new boat of the Sea Scouts a new mark in Scout attendance. is known technically 'as a* surf boat. The number of different. Scouts W11o It is twenty-six feet' over, ail in attendedthie North Shore Scout.camp length and is propelied by-eight oars. in Northern Wisconsin was 337 and It is the. familiar, type, pointed- at that .numrber'of boys a total, of 1054, both ends- and designed to be -as weeks in the rnany-activities tbe camp. seaworthy as it is possible to nxake aà provided. The greatest numýber, of, boat. It is, impossible to swamp it Scout weeks *spent at the camp hereas it is of the self-bailing construc- tofore was, 1012 in 1931 when the tion. It is buit ruggedly as it waF camp operated for' four periods.' used. by the coast guard to launch The 337 Scouts this year earned a oma rough. heavies of surfs total of 543 menit badges 'during the ôopen-beach. three. periods, of two weeks each. PLIRPOSE Many Scouts earned other advanceIt bas long been a plan with Skip- ment recognition including twelve per Hutggin~s to give the scoiuits ndet' who finished the required tests for~ bis direction a well-rounded prograrn Eagle Scouts. of 'nautical activities. With this new Forty-eight Scouts were awarded boat the plan will be well nigli com-' the Red Cross Life Saving Emnblem. plete. The boys now have the use for completing the prescribed course of powe, Èàiland pulling craft. As satisfactorily. More sign ificant than Sikkper Huggins pointed out the that figure is the fact that 50 Scouts last method of propulsion remaining' were taught how to swini at camp out to a sailor is a "white ash breeze" of the 51 that arrived 'without knowand everyone having to do with nau- ing how. Each of these Scouts swami tical activities should be able to at least 50l feet. TYPE.. NEW MARK I7DVNS4TON RUBIERCO Greenleef 87U8 (Jut if ostcf oe ».) 8..SM A.M. f. ,9M P.M.-Sun. 9 A.M. t 1 P.M. 1007Davs S., Eansfon ANI to 7:30 Ope 8~~ SHEULL PETaOLBVJM CORPORATION definitely sève end glu. you troublettre. elehg the. y.. round. APATHY ADVERSE . VelU. itli De UnoULCU iflt /01 pouUlIU 1ew boat of -weight 'were added by the 'Scouts, At the first glance the 1n appeared to be quite something' to pull with oars. In fact, the prospect resembled bard work. At least, it .wouln't be quite the same as sitting back letting a husky motor drive one' s vessel through the water. On the face of it th--popect was not the most inviting ini the world 'but ail the scouts were willing 'to "try some of' whomn were there for. two, some for four, and some for six weeks. Proper sleep, and rest, program. and food are accountable for the great gain ini weight. The doctor, ever alert to the health of the camp and quick to diagnose an aiment, was able to "spot" a case of acute appendicitis and within. a *Carbes depouitsetact e.mally &a.. lote vour fuama gmlats heel' indueera"epocilh fer a te tioun .. 25% hesd.fieomey, Net 0"Osent of millionsaof galussaef ShI Fuel 011 sod 'est yemr gave eau»e fer se uo plalst. ýT OUT riday evening. the scouts asled at the barbor for a special :t. Two of their shipmates bad ed to. cail. it 'quits for the sea-, . . . . g(Marian Ortseien) have mnovea to the Casa Bonita apartments in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Kane have lived at 337 Rssex road, Kenilworth. Since their recent marriage, 3630 Lake Ave.. or 641--Uni. 5035'

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