Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-17

City Scouts. Some private prepare
tory schools in New York City o1er
Scout scholarships Whitman College.
Walla Walla. Wash, awards a four
year scholarship to Scouts OF first -clas IS
rank, selected on a competitive basis
from scouts of Washington. oregon,
Idaho and Montana. The Rotary Club
of Spartansburg, 8. c., is offering one
scholarship in Wodord College and
one in Converse College to Scouts to
be selected on merit. The University
of Texas accepts, without payment OF
fees, one Eagle Scout from each fexas
local council, in recognition OF ability.
character and attainment. Similarly,
in Montana one Scout from each OF the
local councils in that State may be APP
pointed for scholarship privileges at
Intermountain College. The New YORK
State College of Forestry at Syracuse,
n. Y, annually awards a forestry
scholarship to one Eagle Scout.
Scouts and Scout leaders planning
to so abroad this Summer will find 1t
greatly to their advantage to obtain
the special Boy Scout Passport that
is now available. 1t is not generally
known that the 40 Scout associations
that are members of the International
Bureau have a standard passport
which they issue for the beneflt OF all
scouts scoutmasterS and officials traV-
cling abroad. 1t is printed in English
and French and certifies the holder as
being a member in good standing or
the association issuing the passport,
thereby accrediting him to all the
other associations. With this passport
the bearer is certain of receiving
every courtesy promptly from Scouts
abroad; and, Of course, 1t is absolutely
essential if the visitor wishes TO study
the movement very closely While
abroad. or If he desires, for any rea-
son, to meet with the leaders of
the movement in foreign countries.
Troop %, of the Church of the Cove
nant, of which Ray T.. Griffin is scout
master. has qualified for the rank of
standard troop since the list of those
that made this grade was published
last Sunday. Troop % has been or
ganiZed only since February. but in
that time has advanced IA Scouts TO
second-class rank, and one TO nrst-
class. The troop has been active as
well in many other phases of scouting.
Last weeks news wrongly credited
Troop 20 Of Epworth NJ. Z. Church,
among its many other honors, with
having won first place in the recent
swimming meet for troops Of the first
division. 1t won first place in the
Junior class. First place in the meet
was won by Troop 30, of the Ecking-
ton Presbyterian Church, which de-
serves all credit for the victory.
Scouts Of the winning teams in the
recent interdivisional field meet are
now practicing, under the guidance OF
Assistant Executive II. B. Holbrook, in
preparation for the big intercity meet
to be held at Boiling Field on Satur-
day, June 6. These workouts are being
conducted at the Woodrow Wilson
reservation. The team from each city
will be made up Of l6 Scouts, and the
events in which they are to compete
will not be announced until the teams
are assembled on the field on the day
of the contest. The camping depart
ment of national Boy Scout headquar-
tiers will be in charge of the contest,
arranging the events and the regula-
tons and providing the judges.
Several Scouts of Troop s, All Souls
p. E. Church, acted as ushers at the
recent performance for Children's Hos
pital held in Wardman Park Theater.
The troop received the commendat ton
of the manager for the efficient man.
ner in which the ushering was done.
The boys who took part were Ben
jamin Stone, Richard Chaser, Norton
Barnhart, Nelson Barnhart, Sam Lut-
trell, Robert Singleton. Raymond
Mazza and Bertram Nye.
Troop 10S of Brentwood, Md. Of
which Frank S. Taylor is scoutmaster,
has made rapid strides since its Or
ganization last November. With the
handicap of a suburban situation con-
siderably removed from Scout exam
liners and special instructors, IL has
nevertheless advanced s Of its 10
Scouts through both second and first
class, and seven others through sec
ond class, and is pressing hard for
Aerft badges. An interesting develop
nent is the organization of Scout
Aothers, taking time for special meet
ings and planning to raise funds for
troop equipment, and other methods of
cooperation to make the troop success
full
The play, How the Boy Scout Move.
ment Started" given last Saturday
night by Troop ~ of the Washington
Heights Presbyterian Church was
great success. Field Executive Charles
A. Bell, who took the part of Mr..
Boyce, the founder of the Boy Scout
movement in America, showed that he
is 3 good an actor as he is a Scout
official.
The recently organized crew of
Troop "a had a trip down the river
last Wednesday and ate supper aboard
Every one had a most enjoyable time.
The boat is to be christened on Tues
day. May 26, when Col. E. L. Mattice
will do the honors. After the cere-
mony the guests will be invited
aboard and have short run as a.
climax to the day. The crews Of.
ficers are as follows: Scoutmaster Ed
ward M. Perkins, skipper: Assistant
Scoutmaster William A. Rose, mate:
Acting Assistant Scoutmaster Richard
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