Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-19
(Contributed)


on leadership and training of the
Imperial County Council. Boy
Scouts of America. held in FL Cen
tro, n very elaborate training pro,
gram was adopted. The men who
compose the committee are: A. P.
Shibley, chairman. FL Centre:
Claude r. Prince, Calipatria: Carl
Vance. Brawlev; B. NJ. Gruwell.
Holtville: d. p. Choisser, Calexico /:
JOHN l.. House. FL Centre. Those not
present were Mr.. Gruwell and Mr.
Vance.
A "a hour training institute will
be held in the county Friday and
Saturday, December II and 10. This
institute vii be held 90 hours out of
doors. 1t was voted by the commit
tee tn hold the same at Imperial, if
suitable arrangements can be made,
and the men will camp out under
the open sky Friday night. Decem.
Der II. This institute is for scout
leaders no matter what position
they may hold in the organization.
Anyone who comes into direct con-
tact with the boy as leader should
by all means takes this course. The
training course is one approved by
the national council. and it will be
of inestimable benefit and advant.
age to the scoutmasters and assist
ant scoutmasters, whether expert
enced or inexperienced. It is de.
signed to teach the leaders the play
way Of teaching boys useful and
worthwhile things. This method
makes scouting easy.
Expect 100 Will Attend
It is expected that at least 100
scout men of this county will be
present, and take part in this scout
leaders institute.
The institute will be put on by
local men, most Of whom have had
two or three years experience as
scout leaders, assisted by Harold L.
Kimban, former district commits
sioner of Ell Centro, but now of San
Diego, and s. L. McCrory, scout ex-
ecutive of Imperial county council.
It will be under the direction of C.
J. Carlson, former regional scout
executive, and for the past three
years scout executive of Long
Beach council, who will act as dean.
Immediately following this inten-
sive training institute the "Scout-
master-Patrol Leader Pow Wow"
will begin. This is a series of eight
boy scout troop meetings which will
be carried on by the scoutmasters
and patrol leaders in a definite man
ner; planned and worked out by
Charles f. Smith, instructor in
scouting, Teachers College, Column
bia university. Mr.. Smith has been
an active scoutmaster for IA years
and is an outstanding authority in
the United States on scout activi-
ties.
Scoutmasters' Pow Wow
This Scoutmasters Pow Wow'i
5s just off the press and is the new
est and most up to date matter of
ats kind ever published and will
solve many problems for the scout
masters.
At the meeting Monday evening
the committee on leadership and
training, under direction of the ex
eeutive board, adopted the following
plan for selecting the official dele
gates to the older boys conference.
which is to be held at the Green
MOTEL Pasadena, California, on
November .27-29. Each council be-
ing entitled to four Official dele
gates.
Any registered scout 10 years Of
age Or over and having at least one
merit badge is eligible as a delegate.
The committee adopted the follow
ang method Of selecting these dele
gates. All boys who are eligible are
asked to appear before the commit
Tee Saturday, November 2l, at II
Q clock p. IN. at the Wilson school.
III Centre. They will be given three
minutes to tell the committee in his
own style and language "What
Scouting Means TO Me-" He NAV
read 1t, he may use notes, or he NAV
denver it extemporaneously. In ad
dItion to that the committee NAV
consume two minutes asking the
contestant questions. Not more than
five minutes will be consumed with
each contestant.
1t is hoped that every boy elig
ible TO enter this contest will do SO
as this conference will mean much
to any boy fortunate enough to at
tend.
Older Boys Conference
The older boys conference is an
annual affair, this being the fifth
OF its kind held in California.
The conference viii be held al
the Green hotel, Pasadena Regi.
strafion Zee for each boy viii be
81, which will cover room and
meals while there and this expense
for each of the official delegates
VIII be borne by the Imperial eoun.
~ council.