New Britain herald., 1924-12-31

solution. The New Britain council | Is particularly fortunate In having an executive thoroughly alive to the importance Of the problem and al- ways ready to bend every effort to meet 1t. In his endearors, always untrtng, Mir. Cook, finds in Mir, Frederic l.. Fay our director of education, volunteer thoroughly trained in scoutcraft, believing in its possibilties and always ready te pass on his knowledge, his informa- ton, and hls enthusiasm, 10 all who are ready to receive, Our executive and our director Of education should be assured Of the gratitude and appreciation of the council.
 "Tho maintenance of efficiency in leadership involves care CD that tie executive is given all possible oppor- i tunitics for growth Tn leadership;
 @ that supply of able scout
 masters is steadily maintained; (5)
 that. in each troop, boys are select
 tl and trained for leading the pa
 trols; and H) that all possible op- portunites be given to the cHccu- tive. the scoutmasters and the patrol lcuders for conference with others
 engaged In the scout movement.
 During the year 1924 these re-
 sponsibi!ties have been discharged
 as follows;
 "1. A Patrol Leaders school con-
 ductcd in the chapel of the South ,church every Wednesday afternoon
 for I2 weeks from 4:i5 until 5I6
 o'clock beginning February {,
 Mir. Fay was in charge and al
 tcrnated with Mir. Cook in giving
 the instruction. Thirty-four scouts
 enrolled from the various troops,
 The average attendance was s@.
 Twcnty-elght satisfactorily passed
 the final examination and were
 awarded the certificate of the coun-
 cil.
 The last session was held on the
 property of the summer scout camp, where final instructions in outdoor
 activities were given,
 "Thc instructors report that up 10
 the present time, the school was ny
 far the best that ue have condurted' '1 "e. A School For Scout Leaders. conducted at the Central Junior high school every Monday evening, for a period Of len weeks, beginning Feb ruary 5.
 D "Nr. Fay was in charge and ai-
 ,errated with Mr. Cook in the tn- 3 struction. Fourteen men were en- . rolled. The average attendance "a: | eight, Ntne certificates from th@ | National Council were awarded,
 The enronmrrt vas the sma')es'
 that VIC have lad.
 fine record of achle> emeht K ' shown by the chronicle of what To-
 ca, scouts have done during the past { var. This is presented hy l.. l. t Warren, chairman Of the community f relations committee, and indicates | that New Britain Scouts aided th' com,rur7lty more than in any other 0 year since the war,
 i pNN Mfrlt iHUEtS Huh f Progress within the movement k 6 also indicated by the report of Col ;. ". W. Bullen, vice. president 1T c .charge Of standards. This shows t what vas done al the court Of honor 6 during the year and points out that 5i scouts won ?4S merit badges dur [ ing t9c4 Ftrnmanship, swimming D first ai1 70 animals, and public l. health were the most popular sub s iects, while only one scout api"re ,- was willing to tackle business 6 craftsmanship, plumbing and radio l. TIe'tion of Officers u The foilouing officers were elect
 cl for the coming year, this actior l. eing taken on recommendation 0 ,r tre cor1mittee on nominations, c D which [. ". refton is chairman ,, Most of these officers were re
 elected;
 Il President, ', M. Holmes: vice " president, in charge of admi0istra 7e ton, l.. L. Warren; vice -prcsidon C. in charge of leadership, L. I re Srade; vlct. president In charg Q Of standards ". W Bullen; sec ,g retary. ", II. Judd; treasurer as Noah LVcas; commissioner, CharIe 9s L.. Morg7n; executive commjttee-at re large. @Aorn ood Raymond. F, I rt Gilpatric, A. IL Scott, Logan pag'
 L, A. Spraguc
 or The above officers and members h. at.large to constitute the oNecutiH n. committee
 to Members of he council: Wllliar at r, Fay, Eobcrt Sklnncr, F. ". Pei e. ton. r. I" Wilcox. F. H. Afford, Re, ar s A Fisk". A. \. Ahbe. George I es Spear. J. F.. Andrews. H. I. Plat js F. $ Chamberlain. J~ W. MarslanC ne W, C. Hungorford, z, R. Sherman is ". J. Noble, F. ". Papo, Osca F. Marsh. Tr.. !. [ .Kltnghers. A. l D. Corhtn, E3nard Connolly, N.
 Hart Pcier rrona, F.. W. Ed. Il Car Neur-8r, F. C. TwitchcM ( ut w. Trayt, Morrls Saze, A, A. NiU N Ee'. Gusa}" rihl. Re-. J, RojnoV IT, sky, R"v, Thomas Layden, Dr. Ab c. Ah'qWst, Sen John TrumhuIl, Re li Ueury Naisr, Frederic L. Fay Re in G II Schenck, Itev. F. \ Gilma " E'}, Harry Martin, Waiter BcI H. John Fellows D-. F. II, Hand, ,e u. TarkIiffo. Water Fletcher C ! 7is Christ. E. N. liarwood, Raymor .s~ Cai''a. George Taylor, Bliss Clar bc Ea'ph Wainwright and Arth' 1a. tmoS.
 ,4- g. The 7ttordance of the exec ion fl>a .pon the Yale course for sco rd aH"cutlres held in New Haven eve
 Monday .or five weeks beginni
 # APri rc,
 per "4. Tie attendance of the exec he U's at 'he thtrI hiennlal conferen o~- of scout c4ecu'ivas held at Roc np. Norn'ain National Park, CoIorar k Y rom Snptembcr , 10 F. The tir