Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-12
BOY SCOUT NEWS

\ Scouts throughout the United
States have been offered the oppor-
| tunity to see some of the less
known parts of the world How
would you like td go to Africa?
In June, 1928, two Boy Scouts
| from the great national organiza-
tion will be given an opportunity
Ito do just that. After crossing to
/ Europe in palatial steamship, a
train journey across Europe to the
Mediterranean, through the Suez
canal, down the Red sea, with the
Arabian desert on each side, to
! Nairobi, the capital of British East
AFRICA. Here they will meet Mr.,
and Mrs. Martin Johnson, the most
noted American hunters of big
lgame
The elephant, the lion, the leop-
lard, the rhinoceros, will be seen i'll
itheir native haunts Each day a
/ long line of picturesque natives will
wind out from camp into new
scenes. Then back to the good old
! U. S. A. in October, to tell the
boys of the country what has been
seen and done, through Boys
Life" the official Boy Scout mag
azine, and through book publish
| ed by G. ,P. Putnam Sons. The
royalties from the sale OF this book
will make fine nest egg for the
boys when they go TO college.
| This is not a dream. 1t is an
offer made by George Palmer F'ut-
nam and David, Binney Putnam, his
son, who despite his 4 years is the
author of three widely read books,
David Goes Voyaging," David in
Baffin Land" and David in Green
land"
After studying the qualifications
carefully, and talking it over with
parents and scoutmaster, write TO
A.. B. Prescott, box 405, Douglas,
the scout executive, for further
particulars. Two boys are going.
Why not be one of them?
Qualifications necessary for the
scouts to go on Martin Johnson ex-
pedition to Africa:
Age. The scout must be be-
tween IS IL and Is years of age
on June Is, 1928.
Rank. He must be at least
| first-class scout. Consideration
merit badges that specially qualify
applicant for selection.
Physical Qualifications 1t must
be shown that scout applying has
slived in such a manner as to keep
himself as physically fit as possible
during the past year. Each appli
cation must be accompanied by
physicians certificate attesting that
the candidate is in good health and
! that he has no known ailment that
might be aggravated by such
"trip. Such a certificate must be
issued only after a thorough ply
slical examination by a competent
physician.
General Education The candi-
date must be attending school and
show that for period of one year
his attendance and department have
been above the average, and that
he has made marked progress in his
studies.
+ Literary Qualifications Evidence
of the candidates journalistic abil-
| ity.
| (a) Certificate from his teacher
showing his grades in English dur
/ ing the past school term.
(b) Either a diary kept for one
year or more, or five English COM.
positions prepared at intervals dur
! ing the past school term or year;
or five articles published at in
ltervals during the past year in his
troop, school or church paper, or
some other publication; or 10 black
and white sketches or other evil
dence showing his ability. as an IL
! lustrator
Co An article of 500 to 100
words, accompanying his applica-
ton, telling why he wants to take
/ the trip.
| Personal Qualifications. Evidence