Evening journal., 1919-04-05
BOY SCOUTS OF
NEWARK ACTIVE
Fifteen New Members Are
Taken in at Meeting
Last Night
CREENHAWK TELLS
OF SUMMER PLANS
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NEWARK, April 5.-The Newark
Troop OF Boy Scouts, which has not
been very active for two years, owing
10 scout masters entering the army
was reorganized last night at a meeting
held in >le Delaware College sym
nasium. Fifteen new scouts were taken
in. The indications arc that IN short
time Newark will have one Of the most
active troops in the state. IL Is poo
sible another troop will be organized
owing to so much Interest being dis
PLACED in the movement
state Scout Executive Greenhawk, ol
Wilmington, was present last night. He
assisted with the reorganization. For
uer Scout Master ]. Woodward OlcotL
who recently returned TO tho college
after serving as a lieutenant In the
army. was reelected to that ofllce.
Frank Mackio, another returned soldier,
~as elected assistant scout master.
Mackie win also serve as scout master
during the college vacation, when Oh
colt, whose home Is In Washington, is
away from college.
Mr.. Greenhawk gave an interesting
talk on scout work. He told OF the
summer camps that are conducted every
summer on the Chesapeake and Della
ware canal near LOrew0od. u Is likely
that the Newark Troop Will send a
large contingent 10 the summer camp
this year. George J.. Townsend, Jr,
and George Carter, editor Of The Even
ing Journal, also gave the scouts short
talks. Both were elected members OF
the Advisory Council. The third mem
her Of the Council will be elected IN
few days.
Mr.. Greenhawk announced that at
the summer camp on the canal this
year the scouts win have the use OF
ten bouts, including a power launch
and a whale boat.
The Newark town election will be
held next Tuesday, but there will be
no contests, as only one candidate has
filed for each Office. Those who have
tiled their names arc: President Of
Council and Mayor, Eben B. Frazer
member OF Council from Western dis
triCt, Z. Clifford Wilson; middle dis
trict, Charles w. Colmery, and Eastern
district, Jonathan Johnson. Mr.. Col
merry succeeds William II. Barton, who
declined TO become a candidate for re-
election. All the others are now serving
in Council.
w. +. Knowles, a former student Of
Delaware College, Is the assistant State
club leader for boys and girls work
IN New Jersey, with headquarters at
nutgers College. lie has Just published
a remarkable pig bulletin, entitled, MT.
VIM Many graduates Of Delaware Col
lego are turning TO educational work,
and reveal power as teachers and super
Nisors. Some Of them are William II.
Connor, 90, Tufts College, Boston,
Howard H. Prouse, '09. and Clarence
NJ Prouse, '02, Brown Preparatory
School, Philadelphia; John T. Chipman.
0i, principal Of the Delnar High
school; Colonel Eugene Reybold direc-
tor Of The Artillery School, Fortress
Monroe, Virginia; I've members of the
faculty OF Delaware College, Dean L.
L. Smith, 90; Major c. A. Short, 96
Or. w. 0. Sypherd, 90; Professor G. A.
Dutton, 0i; l.. s. Blumberg, i6.
The organization OF the department |
of education under Professor w. A.
means that a strong body Of /
men will be trained as teachers regu-
arly at the college. The growth Of
high schools throughout the country
open up attractive positions as prlnci-
pals and .eachers.
A high compliment is paid TO Robert
Wolf, a graduate Of Delaware Col
lego IN the class Of '96, by Irving Fisher,
OF Yale, In his address as president Of
The American Economic Association.
economists in Public Service was
PRESIDENT Fishers subject. His refer
snce TO The important work that Robert
\. Wolf is doing In humanizing in
auAtry come up in the discussion OF
wage slavery.