The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-09-01
BOY SCOUT ORGANIZATION
WANTS One OUT OF FOUR
National Headquarters AnnOun-
ces 1O-Year Program of Develop.
ment in Building Citizenship

The Boy Scouts of America today
announced Ten Year Program which
has been developed as a definite con-
tribution toward the upbuilding of
American Citizenship.
The program provides that at least
one boy in every four arriving at vot-
ing age shall have had the benefit
of four years of training as a Boy
Scout.
The plan, is was said, proposes an
answer to a growing public demand
for a genuinely interested body of
! citizens, thoroughly devoted to the
promotion of the general welfare and
entirely committed to the advance
ment of the public interest.
at will insure more participating
citizens, less violation of law, and
more unselfsh service for Others"
the announcement stated.
A copy of the program and details
of its proposed operation was received
at the Council Office by Executive
Frank B. Gale, Cumberland, from DR..
James E. West, the Chief Scout
Executive. Similar communications
were received by Scoutmaster George
H. Hanst and other Scout officials
whose service it will be to put the
plan into operation locally.
DIR. Vests latter stated that the
program carried the unqualified en-
dorsement of President Hoover, who
has not only followed the precedent of
his predecessors in serving as
Honorary President of the Boy Scouts
of America but also upon many &C.
casions has shown unusual interest in
the development of the organization
and it's activities. The Presidents en-
| dorsement took the form of letter
to Walter W. Head of New York,
President of the National Council, of
the Boy Scouts of America, in which
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maintaining character building agen-
cies.
President Hoover issued challenge
at the twentieth anniversary dinner of
the Boy Scouts of America in Wash
ington when he pointed to many fail
ures in citizenship and betrayals of
leadership in America and called at
tention to the fact that there were a
million Boy Scouts in the United
States and "raw material for ten
million more"
Because of the evident interest of
| the President, DR.. West announced the
establishment of Presidents Award
Of streamer or metal marker for
Troop Colors of each Boy Scout
Troop which attains to very high
standard in the development of the
program of Citizenship growth.
A similar award, DIR. West said,
will be made available for the Cum
! berland Council in the event it reach
es high standard of progress in re-
lation to the program of citizenship
growth. Still other awards will be
made available to groups of Councils
and to each of the twelve Scout Re-
gions in the United States having a
majority of it's Councils win an award.
Executive Gale said he was certain
that the Oakland Troop would win an
award and that the Cumberland Coun-
Gil would be a strong contender for
Council honors.
Writing to Executive Gale concern
ing the programs of Citizenship
Growth, DR.. West said, at will mean
better community, better state,
better nation. It will be a definite
contribution of the Boy Scouts of
America to our country.
"There should now be an emphasis
upon program of intensive develop
ment to the end that the actual rea-
lization of the ultimate purpose of
Scouting, the development of men of
character trained for participating
citizenship may be definitely sought
within a specific time"
Scoutmaster George H. Hanst sta
ted that an attempt would be made in
this county to bring in new boys in
existing troops and to form new ones.