The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-04
Activities in
 Scout Circles Astronomy Club C o m . pletes Prescribed
 Course

Ten MemberB or the WatefDury Boy Scout specialization training course on astronomy went out on tho hillside of Chase park last evening and observed the stars and their localities ard studied the practical methods as taken 1p in their course of stars and consteila lions. The astronomy course was completed with this meeting and those who qualified will be awarded their certificates at the graduation exercises of the Scout Leaders Training courses, Thursday even- ing June ?, at Davenport hall.
 The astronomy course consisted of fve sessions and were under the direction of Martin l.. Martus, president of the Waterbury Bat tery, commodore of the sea scout division and vice president of the local council. The subjects studied were the principles of as. tronomy, terms and methods of tho locality of stars, cancellations and thoir localities, principal stars and nagnitudes and their localities and circumpolar stars and their rela- ton to navigation.
 Those attending the course in. cluded: Milton Hultman, scout- master of troop 22, R. Paul schrleber, scoutmaster of troop 1, C.asscn Perkins, assistant scout master of troop 36, Emil D. Det. lcfson, scoutmaster of troop 10, Stanley Volukas, junior assistant seoutmaster of Watert0wn, Ernest W. Bossell scout commissioners, Walter. P. Grecn, troop committed man of troop 22 and . member of tho reviewing board, Raymond w. Ingram, assistant scoutmaster of troop 2 and sea scout field coinmis- eioner, Vernon E. Abel, field com. missioner and Eugene. Beadle, junior assistant scoutmaster of ''sHD The fife saving and swimming course, conducted by Louis r. Laun of Leavenworth high school and oxaminev of the local Red Cross chapter, was completed this week under the supervision Of Arthur D. Marston, chairman of the life sav- ing and swimming. Those who completed the coure and who will bc recipients of certificates June ?, include: George F. Moseley of troop 2, Watertown, James J.. Kelly, assistant sc0utmaster of troop 20, Stanley volukas. assist- ant scoutmaster of Watertown, Arthur r. Hall, assistant scoutmas. ter of troop 13, Vernon E. Abel, fold commissioner, Joseph II. Zie- bell, of troop IS, Saul Lichenstein, assistant sc0utmaster Of troop 23, Arthur Rosengrant, assistant scout. master of troop 26, Mendei Kross, seoutmaster of troop 23, John Blacker,, assistant scoutmaster of troop Q, Anthony Talmont, junior assistant scoutmaster Of troop 12, Robert Walker, junior assistant scoutmaster of troop 3B, and Igna- tius Bersdawagi of Crosby high
 Tomorrow afternoon at $ o'clock there will be a special meeting of inc Waterbury council of Boy Scouts, called by President Louis A. Walsh. Notices of the meeting were sent out to-day. The meeting will he held in the conference rooms of tho First Congregations church. General plans will be dis cussed as will the policy of the council for the present and future administration and activities.
 Tonight the specialization course n leather, metal work and w0od- craft, will be held at 1880 o'clock at the First Congregational church classroom ct 1880 o'clock under the direction of Arthur D. Marston, scout executive. Scout. leaders and others interested in this work arc | eligible to attend. To.morrow evening the seventh session of the Elements of Scout Mastcrship will be held.
 ]. saturday afternoon the Aeid work session Of the specialization course in mat making will be held under. the direction of Wiliiam 4. | -coinmissloner Of the Waterbury