The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1936-02-27
SCOUTS PROMOTED
AT HONOR COURT
Retiring ScOutmaster Given
Credit for Success of
Troop at Meeting

Coincident with his resignation
as scoutmaster of Boy Scout troop
Ia and his departure from Red.
wood Falls to enter the business
field at Olivia, E. A. johnson was
publicly honored by Richard Cook
county highway engineer ant
scout enthusiast, for his outstand.
ing success with the boys al
the Court of Honor held Mon.
day evening in conjunction with
the meeting of the Parent.
Teachers association in the Lincoln
auditorium. Robert Paffrath, new
Eagle scout and member of the
troop during the nearly five years
OF Mr.. Johnson's leadership pre-.
scented him with a gift.
w. G. Fulton, scout executive
of Mankato enumerated the mer.
it tests, preparatory to the sigma
honor of being an Eagle scout
which must be passed by the
scouts and emphasized particul.
arly that a candidate must be 100
per cent American boy, a fair ath-
lete and above all must have de.
veloped the idea of service to 9TH
ers.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Paffrath re-
ceived special recognition for the
encouragement and help giver
their son during the impressive
candle-lighted ceremony in which
Eagle Scouts James Baikie anG
Stephen Inglis and two other
leading scouts Lyman Hassenstat
and Russell Lauterbach assisted.
c. n. Nicholson, high school
principal, presided at the Court OF
Honor and other members of the
council were scoutmasters, E. A
Johnson and E. H. Johnson, Geor-
ige Townsend, Richard Cook, Don
aid P. Tiffany, J. l.. Parsons, Rev
j. P. Linn, j. j. Lauterbach, w
G. Fulton of Mankato and j. j
Mccarthy and ueorge Jones OF
Sleepy Eye.
Extolling the work of the Boy
Scout movement, Mr.. Nicholson
said that as democratic organi-
cation it has no equal and that the
significance Of the work was ex-
planned in the oath (taken by
every SCOUT to do his best.
Comparing the Court of Honor
to graduation exercises, Mr.. Mick
elson asked that candidates fol
all other awards be presented
Richard Cook awarded the tender
foot honoys to Donald Starr, Hen
ry Nupson, Billie Hillig, Billie
Cook, Philip Tenney, Paul Gallea
and Billie Baldwin. Second class
scouts Charles Joneson, George
Barnes Jr., Sigurd Bue, Pat Far
rell, Billie Tiffany, Kenneth Klea.
yer, Robert Tiffany, Everett Lynn
Andrew Smith, Bobbie Schultz
John Bovee, John Clipson, Donald
Gold Jr., and Kenneth Parsons re-
ceived their awards from Donald
P. Tiffany; while the first elias:
scouts, Allen Fobes, Leon Pease
Raymond Freise and James Dwy
Ell received their honors from j
l.. Parsons.
AS reward for their activit.
along special lines, awards were
presented to Paul Duea, Raymond
F. else, Leon Pease, Russell Lau
terbach, Leo Joe Lauterbach, Rob
ert Paffrath and James Pease b,
Rev. J. P. Linn and Star badge.
were given to James Pease, Pau
Duea and Leo Joe Lauterbach b.
j. j. Lauterbach..
AS a closing feature of the in
troductory part of the court
Scoutmaster E. A. Johnson an
nounced that assistant scoutmas
ter George Townsend would as
sumo leadership of Troop IA.
The opening number on tn
program was a skit, in which diff
ferent phases of scouting were re
presented by John Bovee as AID
venture; George Barnes Jr., Han
dicraft; Sigurd Bue, Health; Leo
/ Pease, Woodcraft; James Dwyel
Nature lore; John Clipson, Water
craft; Robert Paffrath, Scoutcraft
James Pease, Leadership; ALE
Fobes, Service; Charles Jonesor
Friendship and Everett Lynn
scout. Russell Lauterbach wa
the Judge; Lyman Hassenstab
citizen; Leo Joe Lauterbacl
scoutmaster; Robert Tiffany, bug
Ter and Fred Anthony, drummer.
Mrs. Frank Baldwin presided q
the short business meeting of tn
Parent Teacher association an
refreshments were served by
committee of men, E. L. Gallea,
F. Reed Jr., E. H. Bollum, J.
Parsons, Irven Buss, Eilif Mile
w. A. Duea and E. A. johnson.
With the latest addition to tn
group of Eagle scouts, Redwoo
Falls now has six boys who hay
won the coveted honor: jaime
Baikie, James Inglis, John Al
thony. Stephen Inglis, JAIME