Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15
Boy Scout Ne,cs

The winning of merit badges in
scholarship and angling at the court
of honor last Tuesday elevates
Thomas McConville of Boy Scout
Troop 100. Y. NJ c. A. TO the highest
ranking scout in Washington. and one
of the highest ranking in the United
States His two new honors give
him a total of fifty-four. breaking
the former record Of Howard Joynt
of Troop 10, which stood for nearly
three years.
Scout McConville has shown prof-
cheney enough to win merit badge
awards is revelation OF the Versatln!y
he has attained They cover inc to1-
architecture, art, athletics, automobil-
ing. aviation, blacksmithing. buying
business, camping, carpentry, chemls-
ivy civics. conservation, eo COOKING
fir e. ship first aid. first aid to
animals, forestry, gardening, handi-
craft. horsemanship. botanS; n hlkin eng
ing. machinery. craftsmanship. ma
sonry. mining, music. ornitholosy'
painting, pathfindlng. PERSONA neai.n'
photography, pioneering, plumpins,
poultry Keeping, printing. public
health, scholarship. signaling. stalk-
ing. surveying. swimming, taXloerm!.
safety first and physical deveiopmenss;;
at Camp Roosevelt this coming sum
mer.
Forest Protection Week.
An appeal to Boy Scouts issued py
the United States forest service caiis
upon the scouts to assist IN torres.
conservation and protection. Foresl
Protection week brings to every
scout, troop and council an OPP
portunity for service of the hlsh-
est type and value to community anu
nation. 1T doesn't matter "here You
live" says the forest service, there
is something for every scout 10 90.
There are many places the scouts can
reach that forest service men cannot.
one to tell them. They can take the
Presidents proclamation and facts
about the forest of today and put on
campaign that will arouse interest
and do much to save the 1orests,
which mean 50 much to scouting, as
well as to every person in the lano.
Pennsylvania has recently award
ed 100 medals for valor and efhclency
to Boy Scouts of that state. Durlng
the summer camping season small
town in Washington was saved from
IL terrific fire that was rapidly
spreading to the edge of the town
by scouts camping nearby. In ldaho
scouts during summer vacation man
ned observation posts in the heart OF
the forest and signaled news of any
confiagration which they detected to
the chief forester When it is realized
that tWo-thirds of the original for
ests of the United States have already
been culled, cut or burned; that to-
day we are cutting more of every
kind OF timber than we are growing
and are using up three and one-halr
times as fast as they are grown
trees too small for the sawmill. but
upon which our future lumber sup
ply depends. the Significance of the
service of these active workers for
fully understood.
Countless reports from every part
of the United States have reached
the national office. telling of scouts
preparedness, courage. initiative and
training in detecting, fighting and
extinguishing forest fires. Parades
have been arranged. posters and
leaflets distributed and special troop
meetings held to discuss forests and
fire prevention.
Washington scouts have rendered
frequent service in helping to eXtinguish
fires near Chain bridge on the Virginia
side of the Potomac. Careless campers.
without the scout training in building
and putting out fires. are responsible
for most Of this danger.
Plans are now under consideration for
a tree planting day both at Camp Roose-
velt and at the Wilson reservation,
Burnt Mills. some time this summer.
when the camps are in full swing. On
Columbus day the Albany. \. Y,
on Undertook lake. and last spring
another troop planted 5000 white pine
trees in the community forest at Malone
n. Y.
Scoutmnsters' Club to Meet.
The monthly meeting of the Scout
masters Club will be held at Epiphany
parish house next Tuesday "vnr'-'~.
April Il. at 1:30 o'clock. An open dis
cussion of scouting problems VIA 4,d... {
the meeting.
Badges Granted by Court.
Scouts Walter S. McBroom of Troop
and Alexander T. Britton Of Troop
- became life and star scouts at the
,''orty-nine scouts were granted a total
Of 113 badges, as follows: Troop /
Hamilton Bradley. electricity; Benja-
min Dyer. bird study. forestry. pioneer
Clifford ireland, jr.. bird study. cleo
tricity. public health: King Mallory
painting. masonry, personal health;
Dick Mirick. electricity. pioneering, safe
pioneering surveying; Ralph Burgess
Troop s, personal health: Troop 10
Paul Blackburn, jr., forestry, machinery
scholarship: James Collett. craftsman
ship. mining: John Collett, camping
mining, civics; Bennett Durand. camp.
ing. electricity. handicraft; Lloyd Free
camping, swimming, pioneering Philip
Herrick, bird study. forestry.
Troop 10. Charles Gilbert, swim
ming; Arthur kimball. bird study
botany; Walter McBroom, bird study
mining, pioneering; Raymond Moul.
zen, craftsmanship; Julian Smith
handicraft; George Wales. camping
forestry: Gordon Nenner, automobil.
ing, machinery, surveying: Charles
Lanman, Troop %. pioneering. public
health: Troop 33, Lawrence Hendrick
poultry keeping, carpentry; Whitfield
Marshall, cycling, f1remanship, first aic
to animals; Homer Smith. carpentry