The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-11-18
Three Are Raised to Grade of
Eagles; 81 Receive Merit
Badges

Bismarck Boy Scouts were recip-
tents of more than a hundred honors
in the various grades of accomplish
ment at the court of honor held In
the High school gym Monday evening.
Three received eagle scout badges,
the highest award in Scoutdom. Ten
were advanced to star scouts, two to
life scouts, two were awarded bronze
palms and "a were given merit
badges.
Judge A. M. Christianson, as chair
man Of the Bismarck district, presid-
ed and had the assistance of several
scout admirers in passing the awards
around. DR.. j. o. Arnson handed
the boys the second and merit class
badges, Captain E. G. Warmer. the
first class. DR.. M. w. Roam, the
bronze palms, W.. G. Fulton, the Red
Cross certificates and scout life guard
awards, Charles Liessman, the star
scout badges, Judge Christensen, the
life scout badges and Congressman
Tom Hall, the eagle badges, while
Wesley Sherwin, president of the
scoutmasters' association, presented
the pow o flag to the winning
troop for October.
Program Included With Awards
In addition to the presentations
there was a program in which was
included the artificial respiration
drill by the life guards, harmonica Sc
lections by Jack Andrews, introduce
ton of John A. Dewey Jr., the Man.
dan Boy Scout who rescued a child
from drowning. presentation OF
Charles Shearn, Richard Schmidt,
Paul Gussner and Woodrow Shepard.
as outstanding campers of the year
at Camp Chan Owapi, and songs and
yells of the Order of the Arrow lodge.
The scouts receiving the eagle
badges last night were Garvin Groom
quist, troop 3, now attending Pills
bury academy, Russell Saxvik of troop
5, and Charles Shearn of, troop 2.
Bronze palms went to Robert Edick
eagle scout of troop 2, with % merit
badges; and Raymond Evans, eagle
scout of troop 2, with 80 merit badges.
Life scout awards were made to John
Cameron of troop 3, and Wilson Davis
OF troop 2.
Star scout awards went to Art
Sandin, troop IL: Lyle brennan and
Ray Finlayson, troop 8; Vernal An
derson, Robert Murphy and Victor
Carufel, troop 8; Robert Griffin and
Richard Griffin, troop Z; Chester
Perry, troop 6, and Neil Croonquist,
troop 3.
Merit Badge Awards
Second class badges went to Will
liam Newton. Leon Doerner. James
McGuinesS and Homer Corwin, all
of troop 5.
First class badges were awarded
Russell Arnot and John Wallace. of
troop 3; Howard Corwin, Lyle john
son, Arnold Johnson, George Shafer
and Richard Shafer, troop 5; Richard
Ericsson, troop 2; and James Hyland.
troop 8. Merit badge awards were
distributed as follows:
Troop 2-Charles Shearn. Walter
Ward, Joe Wright. Evan Kennedy,
Howard Friess. Carroll Baker, Ray
mond Evans, Wilson Davis and Mel
vim Ruder.
Troop 3-Duncan Wallace, Eugene
Palmer, John Cameron, Russell Arnot,
Neil Croonquist, Kenneth Joslin, Paul
Gussner, Garvin Croonquist, James
Hyland, John Wallace.
Troop 5-Russell Saxvik, Hans
Thoresen, Howard Corwin, George
Shafer, Billy Cowan, Walter Ulmer,
Waldo Erickson.
Troop 6-Chester Perry, Donald
Bowman.
Troop 7-Delain Ward Richard
Griffin, Robert Griffin, William Lam
bert.
Troop 8-Richard Schmidt, Victor
Carufel.
Troop e-Lyle brennan, Raymond
Finlayson, Clarence Finlayson.
Troop 10-Ernest Mccall.
Troop 11-Clinton Bailey.
Get Life Saver Certificates
Junior Red Cross life saver certifi-
Gates were presented to Thomas
Dohn, Russell Saxvik, Woodrow
Shepard, James McConkey. Myron
Benser, Kenneth Joslin, Neil Beylund,
Robert Edick, Charles Shearn, Car
roll Baker. Walter Ward, Clinton
Bailey, Delain Ward, Joe Wright,
Daniel Cook, Richard Griffin, Huston
Galyen, Robert Murphy, John Wal
lace, Robert Schmidt. Robert Griffin,
Donald Lund. Melvin Munger, Paul
Gussner, Richard Schmidt, John
Cameron.
Scouts to receive life guard certi-
flcates included Charles Shearn,
Robert Edick. Paul Gussner, Carroll
Baker, Richard Schmidt, Woodrow
Shepard, Richard Griffin. John Cam
eron. Melvin Munger, Robert Grit
fin, Kenneth Josiin.