The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-12-27
RESUME OF SCOUT WORK
in 1928 SHOWS ACTIVITY
Troop Now Has % Members-22
First Class Scouts Have Earned
Seventy-four Merit Badges

Twenty-Five first class scouts, men,
bers of Oakland Troop, No. l, Boy
Scouts of America, passed IA merit
badges, Is members of the troop adj
vanced at least one rank and accom-
plished other achievements for the
year 1928 are recorded in the annual
report which has just been sent in to
National headquarters by George H.
Hanst, Scoutmaster.
This interest in class study, coupled
with the two weeks camping trip and
participation in many other events has
made the year 1923 an important one
for the local troop, which will rival
those when the troop was in the early
stages of formation and development.
During the past year, three scout
masters have been leaders of the local
troop, Scott W. Shirer resigning the
work in July, and Rev. Paul G. Lima
weaver, his successor, giving up the
duty in November. The third leader
to be appointed, Geo. Hanst, is plan
ming on big year for 1929. He has
been busy during the last month of
1928 in becoming familiar with his du-
ties and when he has become CONVEX
SAINT with these, an active program
will be mapped out.
At the present time there are %
members of the troop, three of these
being Tenderfoot scouts, four of them
second class and 20 first class. Two of
the first class scouts are Eagle scouts
and one of these was made a Knight
Eagle, the highest rank any boy can
obtain.
Those who advanced at least one
rank during the past year are Schetl
Hoye, William Tillett and Gene Nor
deck, to Tenderfoot; Cheston Brown
ing, Daniel Houck, Logan Weber to
Second; Elvin Imam, John Kendall,
Lindsay Gender, Donald Stemple,
Ward Hinebaugn, Charles Davis, How
ard Rathbun, Harley Dawson and
Louis Wildman to First Glass scouts;
Elvin Imam and Ward Hinebaugh have
both become Star scouts.
Merit Badges Passed.
Seventy-four merit badges were
won by % first class scouts during the
past year, the report states. A merit
badge involves much work and is Of
benefit in that the scout many times
finds a glimpse of his life's work as he
learns to do the interesting things in
volved in winning merit badge honors.
Those passing one or more merit
badges included Scouts Joseph Sollars,
Bernard Gender, Bruce Smouse, Lewis
Lawton, Arthur Lawton, Robert Stem
pie. Forrest Warwick, Richard Glotfel-
ty. Harley Dawson, Wilmot Bowen,
Richard Davis, Donald Stemple, Rob-
ert Stanton, Humbird Offutt, Howard
Rathbun, Charles Davis, Louis Wild
man, Ward limbaugh, Leonard Muir
ply, James Nordeck, Elvin Imam and
Donald Stemple.
Badges were won in scholarship,
bugling, conservation, iremanship,
gardening, pathfnding, cooking, wood
carving, plumbing, craft in metal, per-
sonal health, pioneering, camping,
painting, bookbinding, craftsmanship
in leather, angling, craftsmanship IN
wood, masonry, handicraft, journal
ism, swimming, electricity, farm home
and planning, leathermaking, cycling
and Workmanship.
Local organizations which are aux
ihary to the local troop include the
troop committee composed of W. w
Dawson, Harland L. Jones, Donald R,
Sincell, F. E. Rathbun, L. M. Fraley;
the Ladies' Auxiliary, Mrs. Barnard
Gender, president; the Court of Hon
or composed of number of Oakland
citizens who examine the scouts for
merit badges.
a public meeting and official install
lation service will be held during the
first part of January, it was stated
at which time Mr.. John E. Rhodes
scout executive of Cumberland, will be
present and take part.
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