The Washington times., 1913-10-26
BOY SCOUT FACULTY
i. WILL AID. IN EXAMS
Thirty Experts in Employ of
Government to Be Organized
as instructors for Boys.

\ Boy Scout Faculty. comprising
thirty of the most able men in Washing
ton, most of them scientists in the serv-
ice OF the Government, is to be organ-
lied for the benefit of the scouts of this
district TO aid first class scouts in pre-
pairing for merit badge tests and to give
them examinations when the boys are
ready to take them.
This is the plan fixed upon BY the
committee appointed several weeks ago
by Commissioner Martin to arrange a
permanent board to take charge of
merit badge work, and they have Sc
cured the services of a group of men,
whose skill and ability cannot be du-
plicated in any city in the United States.
This faculty, which would be worth a
fortune to any college, has placed its
services at the disposal of every first
class scout-i in the Capital, and the boys
will not be slow TO take advantage of
il.
The committee was composed of Irwin
q. Priest chairman; Vernon Bailey and
&. w. Ashley, They recommend that
the new plan become operative after
December 1, and no merit badge tests
will be given before that time.
Each member OF the faculty has
agreed to give instruction and examina-
tons in the line in which he is particu-
larly proficient In popular subjects,
such as athletics, life saving, electricity
forestry, the work will be divided among
two or three men so that none of them
will have mis- time and willingness sim-
posed upon
Some of the more prominent men
who will give their services are Harry
ar. Lamon, senior animal husbandman
Df the DenarrmRnf of Agriculture who
will instruct the scouts in poultry rails
ing; George, NJ. Rommel, chiefsof ami
NAL husbandry, whose subject will. be
horsemanship Chief Frank ]. Wagner,
Of the District Fire Department, who
will; have charge of the firemanship
tests, and DR.. A L. Murray, of the
health office, whose subjects will be
personal and public health.
Other men and the subjects in which
theyrfH instruct scouts are: -
C.~E. Beckett, director of physical
work. Y. NJ. c. A, athletics, swimming,
life saving; D. A. Brodie, of the farm
management division of the Burea9 Of
Plant Industry. agriculture: d, Frank
Bond, chief clerk of the general land
office, Grt, orinthology, taxiderrny : H
B. Brooks, associate physicist of the-'
Bureau of Standards, electricity; Kel-
vim. Burns, associate physicist of the
Bureau of Standards, astrpnopays z. H.
Glapp, forest inspector Of the Bureau of
Forestry, forestry; Wells W. Cooke of
he biological survey, stalking H. l..
Curtis, associate physicist of the bureau
II Standards. electricity; S. T Dana,
assistant chief of forest investigation,
forestry.
Raymond Davis, photographer of the
Bureau of Standards, photography;
Commander Dempf, of the District Ma
val Militia, seamanship: II. c. Dickfn-
son, associate physicist of the Bureau
u Standards, plumbing, automobiIing, |
gardening, surveying; Barton W. Eyer |
nan, chief of the Alaskan fisheries serv- |
.ce. angling: Henry d. Hubbard, secre-
-ary Of the Bureau OF Standards, print |
Hg; O. G. Lange. chief TneGlianician of |
The Bureau of Standards. carpentry
machinery. handicraft, craftsmanship:
Gordon Law, physical director of the !
y N. {. y, athletics, swimming, life
saving; Dr. H. W. Leonard. of the |
Health Department, first aid; E c. Nc
Eelvey, assistant chemist of the Bureau
4 standards, chemistry. cooking: E. ".
Nelson, in charge of biological investi-
cations for the Biological Survey
-amping:- James Allen Nelson. expert
Gee cUlturist for the Department of
Agriculture. bee farming; c. G. Peters,
Jnysicist of the Bureau of Standards |
athletics (sprlnts only; George W.
Pope. assistant chief OF the quarantine
division. first aid to animals; Helmar |.
Rabiid. senior dairyman of the Bureau
# Aniynaf Industry dairying: w. W. l.
Tenrls. assistaT1t physical director, Y.
NJ C A., athletics, swimming. life
saving: E. D. Tillyer. assistant physicist
4 the Bureau of Standards, phOtogra-
lly. 9. W. A NeditZ, professor of So
1olyEy at George Washington Univer-
SKY. interpreting French, German, and
Italian.
The committee recommends that eacn
4 the above named men be given a
rOpv Of the scout handbook, and that
re commissioner see that their time is
gut ueeCilessIy taken I'D by the BOYS