Evening star., 1930-06-22
BYRD BOY SCOUT
TELLS ABOUT TRIP
Paul SipIe Addresses Hun
dreds Of Boys and Girls at
Community Center.

Paul Siple Of Erie, Pa, the Boy
Scout who accompanied Admiral Byrd
on hts trip to the Antarctic, thrilled
several hundred boys and girls with an
account Of the trip and animal life he
had observed In the Antarctic regions
In an address at the Central Commun-
ity Center yesterday.
At the beginning of his address young
Siple declared that having jumped from
temperatures of from SO to u degrees
below zero In the Antarctic region to
he felt like an egg that has Just
come out of cold storage"
The Boy Scout gave an interesting
account OF seals and penguins en-
countered on the expedition, illustrat-
ing his speech with sketches of them
on a blackboard.
Penguins Name Spokesman.
Young Siple said that when penguins
would see members of the Byrd party
they would eongregate together for
some little time in an excited fashion
and then seemingly choose a spokes-
man. This penguin spokesman, he ex-
planned, would leave the group of pen
gums and approach members of Ad-
miral Byrds party. When within a
make graceful bow, placing his bill
down on his chest and at the same
time issue a low trumpeting sound.
When members of Admiral Byrd's party,
not knowing the penguin language,
failed to respond, the penguin would
stand still, seemingly bewildered at
not receiving reply. Shortly another
penguin. would proceed from the group
and push the first spokesman out of
the way and try his hand at a salu-
tation.
Young Siple told of many clever tricks
used by these peculiar birds in getting
out OF pens they were put in. He said
they would line up against the wall,
making a ladder out of themselves for
other penguins to climb up and escape.
Poses for TaIkies.
Prior to the meeting in the Central
Community Center auditorium, young
Siple posed outside the building for
talking motion pictures. during which
he said that now that he is near his
home he feels q pang of homesickness
for Little America and expressed the
hope that he may some time go back
there.
Approximately two years ago, young
Siple was selected from among thou
sands of Boy Scouts in this country to
make the trip with Admiral Byrd to
the Antarctic and represent the Boy
Scouts of America on that notable ex-
pedition. When chosen, Siple was 18
years old. Now, at the age of 20, he is
a large, well developed and highly in
telligent looking young man. In his
address this morning he confined his
to a general description Of what
was encountered in the vicinity of Lit
tie America and refrained from men
tioning, save briefly, any Of his personal
exploits.
On June 20, when young siple returns
TO his home at Erie, Pa, he will be given
a thunderous welcome there, the day
having been set aside as a holiday at
that place.
Sipie's address this morning was un-
der the auspices of the Community In
stitute. He was introduced by Linn C.
Drake, Scout executive Of the District
Of Columbia Council, Boy Scouts Of
America.
Seated in the audience listening to
young Siple was Alden Smell, Fl years
old, of 1871 H street, one of the six
Box Scouts chosen in the finals in the
to select the Scout to ac-
company Admiral Byrd. Young Smell,
while of course disappointed at not
having been selected to make the trip,
listened intently to Siple today.