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8 WINNETKA TALK October 6, 1928 Rh BOY SCOUT NEW A regular feature page prepared each week by members of the Boy Scout Press North Shore Troops club, North Shore Area Council of the Scouts Get Awards at Area-Wide Court Held September 28 Dr. George B. Lake, general chairman of the North Shore Court of Award, as- sisted by a committee made up of each town chairman and others, awarded high rank honors last Friday evening to thirty-three Scouts. Star Scout awards were presented to the following Wil- mette Scouts: John L. Brenner and David Davis, Troop 2, Congregational church; Alfred Struebing and Foster Bennett, Troop 3, Methodist church; Robert Wer- den, Troop 4, St. Augustine's church; Edward Bristol, Troop 5, Presbyterian church; Martin Herberholz, Frederick Leason and Scoutmaster C. E. Palmer, Troop 8, Baptist church; Richard Haugs- ness and Richard Steen, Troop 10, Troop 10, Optimist club, which meets at the Howard school. The following Scouts of Troop 13, Kenilworth, also received the Star award: George Manlove. Bill Cover and Robert Rosenberg of Troop 23, St. Elizabeth's Episcopal church, received Star awards. Scoutmaster Robert G. Anspach of Troop 31, Highland Park, received Star award. Harold E. Huhn and Scoutmaster Mark J. Andrews of Troop 52, Deerfield Pres- byterian church, received Star awards. Life awards, signifying the candidates for this rank have qualified for at least ten merit badges, were made to the fol- lowing Scouts: Dorland Davis, Troop 2; Jerome Nevins, Troop 3; Bruce W. Ken- yon, Troop 4; Tom Sinding, Troop 13; Alan Roderic Smith, Troop 33; William Carper and Gerhard Gulder, Troop 55. Palm awards were made to the fol- lowing Eagle Scouts: Robert Crawford, Troop 2; Claude Hamilton, Troop 13; Walter Roberts, Troop 21; Scoutmaster E. Lester Stanton, Troop 55. The Eagle Badge, emblem of the highest rank in Scouting, was awarded to James Baker and Dorland Davis, Troop 2, Wilmette Congregational church; Ed- ward Kunz, Troop 8, Wilmette Baptist church; and to John Kraft and Peter White, both of Troop 35, Ravina school. Inquiring Reporter Gets Dope on Wilmette Troop The mysterious Inquiring Reporter, whose identity has never yet been dis- covered, stood in the shade of one of the big maples just outside of the Con- gregational church, Wilmette, last week and interviewed some of the Scouts as they came along. First came First-Class Scout Arthur Jones: Inquiring Reporter: hobbies?" Arthur Jones: Coin Collecting." Inquiring Reporter: do you read?" Arthur Jones: "American Boy and Na- tional Geographic." Inquiring Reporter: "If you could have just the sort of a job you want, ten years from today, what would it be?" Scout Jones: "Civil engineer." The Inquiring Reporter next stopped Star Scout Davis Lott, and asked him the same questions: "Collecting things," was his first answer. "American Boy and Science and Invention," he answered to the second question. He stated that he too hoped to be a civil engineer. The mysterious Reporter continued his angling for information and discovered the following interesting facts: Stephen Brooks reads the American Magazine, The Saturday Evening Post and the American Boy. Bob Fletcher's most interesting hobby is stamp collecting. David Davis enjoys geometry more than anything else at school. Jack Ebglish hopes to be a lawyer. Shank particularly enjoys arithmetic and recess at school. Bob Crawford hopes to fly for the Navy some day. James Baker expects to be a chemical engineer. Cecil Cox particularly enjoys bugling and hiking. 'McDonald particularly enjoys "What are your "Stamp Collecting and "What magazines Miles lunch time. John Brenner reads Popular Science and Popular Mechanics and expects to be a mechanical engineer some day. Allen expects to be an elec- trical engineer. Swap Tales of Camp Life High school mess hall and auditorium. Boy Scouts of the North Shore Area council held their first big rally of the new winter season last Friday evening at a Camp Re-Union in New Trier A few hundred parents were on the job, too, thus making it one grand celebration. Lehle Photo Many Troops Come Within Fold of North Shore Area Since the formation of the North Shore Area council in December, 1926, the fol- lowing institutions have requested the privilege of using the Scout program under the leadership of their own men in enriching the lives of their own boys. These are in addition to the many troops which came into the council at its in- ception. . . Wilmette--Troop 6, St. John's Lutheran church; Troop 9, St. Joseph's Catholic church ; Troop 10, The Optimist club and Howard school ; Troop 12, Club Vista Del Lago. Winnetka--Troop 15, Christ Episcopal church ; Troops 18, 19, 20, Winnetka Com- munity House. Glencoe--Troop 22, Union church ; Troop 23, St. Elisabeth's Episcopal church. Highland Park--Troop 30, Elm _ Place school; Troop 34, Highland Park Rotary club (In process of formation). Lake Forest--Troop 46, Presbyterian church. Glenview--Troop 55, The American Legion; Troop 56, Church of the New Jerusalem. Northbrook -- Troop 61, Northbrook Community. Deerfield -- Troop 52, Presbyterian church. GUESTS AT GAME Scouts to be guests at Northwestern opening game--All Scouts of the North Shore Area council are invited to be the guests of Northwestern university at their opening game this Saturday when they play the Butler team. Each troop must be accompanied by an adult leader; either a Scoutmaster or a troop com- mitteeman or the father of a Scout. All Scouts will be in uniform and report to Gate 1, Dyche Stadium at 1:30. In addi- tion to wearing uniforms, all Scouts should bring their registration cards. CAMP ATTENDANCE Camp attendance by years in the North Shore Area council is reported as fol- OWS : v Summer of 1927--84; Summer of 1928-- Summer of 1929--located in our new camp in northern Wisconsin, with each troop attending in a body, accompanied by Scoutmasters and troop leaders, the COMING EVENTS Roosevelt Pilgrimage and Tree Planting Ceremony at the Cabin in the Woods at 10 A. M., Saturday, Oc- tober 27. All Scouts and leaders are urged to attend to plant and dedicate your troop trees. Boost for 100 per- cent attendance from your troop. Friday, October 12, Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Forest district Scout gathering, at 7:30 P. M. Scoutcraft meet at Oak Terrace school, High- wood. Saturday, October 20, 7:30 P. M. Scoutcraft meet at Stolp school gym, Wilmette, and Kenilworth Scoutcraft meet. Wilmette Board of Review, Octo- ber 16. Deerfield Board of Review, ber 12. Octo- Scout Membership Exceeds 900 Mark; 1000 New Goal A steady, healthy growth in number of troops and Scouts in the North Shore Area council is indicated in statistics showing development since 1926. December, 1926, 21 troops with 424 Scouts. March, 1927, 24 troops with 514 Scouts. September, 1927, 31 troops with 733 Scouts. March, 1928, 35 troops with 792 Scouts. September, 1928, 37 troops with 927 Scouts. Aim--Over the thousand mark, by January, 1929. BOOST NORTH SHORE The Drum and Bugle corps of Deer- field and Glencoe will journey with the North Shore Real Estate board to Joliet Friday, to help demonstrate that the North Shore and North Shore Scouting are on the map. The Rev. M. L. Andrews of Deerfield will accompany the group of fifteen Drum and Buglers. NEXT COURT NOVEMBER 23 The next Council Area-Wide Court, at which Star, Life and Eagle awards will be made, is scheduled for Friday, No- vember 23. The Court of Award will be preceded by a Scout craft demonstration camp attendance should easily reach the 300 mark. ' .by various troops. Reviews Scouting . History of Local Area Since 1926 Scout Executive Walter McPeek of the North Shore Area council--comprising all Scout troops in the territory from Wil- mette to Lake Bluff, inclusive, and in- cluding also the towns of Deerfield, Northbrook and Glenview to the west-- submits his annual report of Scouting progress in the following. Every parent of a Boy Scout will be interested in this review of Scout activity during the past two years. 1926 December 1, 1926--North Shore Area council formed and Scout Executive Walter McPeek employed as secretary to aid the men of the council and the va- rious committees in carrying on the Scout work. Service station in office opened in Highland Park to serve the entire area. 1927 January 24, 1927--First Scout leaders' school or training course opened with en- rollment of twenty-six men, and con- tinued for eight Monday nights. February 8, 1927--The Cabin-in-the- Woods, to be used as an over-night hike objective for north shore troops, was as- sured by the Cook County Forest Pre- serve board. February 12--First Conference of junior leaders held with an attendance of fifty- six. March 12--First issue of monthly inter- troop publication, "The Talk o the Troops," published by boy editor. May 6--Nine hundred people attend Spring council meeting and Court of Award at New Trier High school. More than two hundred awards made. May 21--Twenty-seven troops hold Inter-Troop Fun Rally at Cabin-in-the- 'Woods. September--Eighty Scouts return from a period spent at Camp Checaugau, one of the Chicago Scout camps. October .29--Scouts participate in Roosevelt program and Tree planting ceremony at the Cabin-in-the-Woods. November--Council office moves to larger quarters at 360 Central avenue, Highland Park. December--Troops participate in Christ- mas Good Turns. December -- Thirty-three north shore Scouts attend wintet, 2p. 2! February--Troops commemorate Scout- ings' eighteenth anniversary. February 20--Council gives testimonial dinner to Scout leaders. May 12--Annual Fun rally at the Cabin-in-the-Woods. June--More than 150 north shore Scouts prepare to attend Camp Checau- gau and, the Veteran camp of the Chi- cago council in Michigan. July--Northern Wisconsin camp site purchased after negotiations for more than a year. . December 1--North Shore Area council starts on its third year of existence. How can you help to make it Scouting's biggest year? Junior Leaders to Hold Conference in Glencoe There will be an area-wide junior leaders' conference Friday, October 12, at the Glencoe Union church from 4 to 8 P. M. All junior leaders of the North Shore Area eouncil, including junior as- sistant Scoutmasters, senior patrol lead- ers, scribes, patrol leaders and assistant patrol leaders are urged to attend. All Scoutmasters will be guests. The pro- gram will include "Big Ideas" for every junior leader and will start promptly at 4 o'clock. If possible be there a few minutes early to get acquainted and registered. It is very necessary that recervations be made at area head- Suariers if you intend to get anything 0 ea NOT A BOMB Not a bomb, only the cameraman-- 200 Scouts and their parents listened at- tentively to catch every word of the speaker. They were seated in the dining room at New Trier at the Camp union last Friday. Many of the parents were startled by an explosion over near the stairs, but when the smoke cleared away, they saw that it was not a bomb, but the flashlight of the innocent camera- man. There was no "See the Birdie" stuff that night. or oh BY