The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-02
SCOUTS ORGANIZE
ANOTHER TROOP
ROLLO v. CRATER ELECTED SCOUT
MASTER OF TROOP NO. 2 BY
MEMBERS.
New Civilian Officers Chosen to FIJI
Yacancies-Prizes Hung Up For
Members OF Boy Scouts.

At the meeting of the local council
last Saturday, plans were drawn up
for the reorganization of the Second
Troop of Moscow Boy Scouts. This
troop has been disbanded since last
spring for the lack of scout master.
After careful consideration of
number of names recommended for
this position, the council by unanim-
Gus vote, selected Rollo V. Crater to
be the scout master of Troop No. 2. 1t
was decided to have the regular week
ly meetings of this troop on Saturday
evenings at the Boy Scout club house,
the first troop meeting on Friday eve
nings. Both troops will share the use
of the club house at all other times
for play and study.
Mr.. Crater, the newly appointed
scout master, comes from Twin Falls
and is a student in the B.A. course at
the university He ranks very high
in his studies and in the esteem of his
instructors and fellow students. He
is actively identified with many of the
leading student organizations and ac-
tivties at the college. He is an able
speaker and represented the uniyersi-
ty in the debate with Gonzaza last
year He is a member of the Uni
versity Y. NJ. c. A. and was sent as
a delegate to the student volunteer |
at Kansas City last month |
as the result of unanimous choice |
of a committee of the faculty. He has
come out for football each year of his |
stay here, and has held place on
the second team both years. He is
a member of the Alpha Kappa Epsilon
exchange editor of the Uni
Argonaut, and president of the
debate council.
Will Be Good Scout Master.
Mr.. Crater posses all of the neces-
,ary qualifications for a successful
scout master including a love for out
loor sports, a gift of storytelling,
sympathetic interest in boys, and
vast fund of zeal and enthusiasm for
he work. He will arrange his vaca
ion plans so as to accompany his
oys on their camping trip next sum-
ner.
First Meeting Next Saturday.
The first meeting of the second r
roop under their new leader will take =
lace next Saturday evening, at Z /
clock, in the boy scout club house Q
II the Russell school grounds. All 7
ormer members of the troop should I
e there on time, as the membership t
,ill be limited to twenty-four as G
4 troop No. 1, and those left out will I
ave to wait for the organization OF Q
third troop. f
DR.. d. B. Steinman is receiving ap- f
lcations for the position Of assistant c
cout master and from these four or i
lore will be chosen to take care of o
1e club house on different evenings a
uring the week. S
Elected Treasurer.
The local council elected Mr.. T. A. -
[eeker to the office of treasurer to
lcceed Prof R. S. McCaffery, and
[r. R. Hodgins was chosen to be an n
1ditional member of the council to s
II the gap caused by Prof. McCaffery's Il
eparture. The local council consists I
IS citizens who take a public spirit fl
| interest in the boy scout organiza- i a
on in Moscow. Il
Prizes to be Given.
DR.. f. l.. Barrows, secretary OF the
cal council, has announced an OFFER
two scout hikemeters as prizes to =
awarded to the first scout In each
oop who will demonstrate the tying
25 different knots and spices. The :
kemeter is an instrument which
easures the distance you walk COM
ned with a compass to give the dl-
ction. Scout Master ID. B. Steinman ,
s also offered prize of scout
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