The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-05-06
Fifty-Three
Boys Given
Scout Honor
Court of Honor Conducted
Friday Eve In Junior
High Gym
AWARD II SEA SCOUTS
Chief Executive Of Central
Area Talked To
Scouts

Ffty-three of the seventy-five
Scouts of Troop IS tramped one
mile farther in the Scouting trail
Friday evening when the spring
Court of Honor recognized - as
Apprentice Seamen-the only ones
in the Central Minnesota Council
and advanced two boys to the Life
rank, one rank below the highest
Scout attainment, the Eagle.
Headed by Court chairman,
George Berggreen, the Court rec
ognized awards in Tenderfoot, Sec
ond Glass, First Class, merit badg-
awards, Life and Sea Scout ranks.
Advanced to Life rank were Mick
ey Hansen and Jim Rattle and
awards were made by the Scouts
fathers, s p. Hanson, Jr., and Ed
L. Rattle.
The Court professional, with the
color guard at the head followed
the bugle call to assembly. In the
Pickering light of tapers-the room
unlighted save for their scant rays
marching feet of nearly one hun
dred Scouts and Court members
echoed through the auditorium.
Arched point of the colors cast fin
gered shadows about the room, and
shadows went fitting about the
walls as the procession marched on.
Then in solemnity with Scouts at
attention, hand raised in salute, the
Pledge of Allegiance was followed
with the Scout Oath and Laws.
Lights on and the awards were
under way. Scoutmaster Kowalke
presented a class of Tenderfoot
Scouts for awards, and in charge Of
End Glass awards was DIR. r. e.
Cooper. Presentation to the lone
First Glass Scout, Jim Scott, was
made by H. s. Forsyth. L. T. Low
TX headed the group that presented
the merit badge awards. G. L. East
on and Lester Wruck made the
awards to the Sea Scout patrol.
Recognition was paid to one of
the Tenderfoot ranks, Mark Inger-
soil. A rural boy, Mark is classed
as a Lone Scout, special division
set up for rural boys. He attends
Troop rs meetings whenever posi-
BILE, but his advancements are all
made while he works alone. He is
the only Lone Scout affiliate with
Troop Is.
Attending the meeting was John
| d. Virgins, Chief Executive of the
Central Minnesota Council. Said
MIR. Wiggins, I'VE live in extremes"
And cited his own example of at
tending juvenile police court on
one day, and that Court of Honor
that evening. He continued that
crime prevention is better than the
cure, and that the money, which
would exceed a million dollars, used
| to capture John Dillinger were used
in this Council, worries would
cease for more than $50 years. He
congratulated Sank Centre Scout
ers on their sending Scouts to the
National Jamboree this summer.
Said Mr.. Virgins, 1T Is undoubted-
ly the best presentation per capita
than in any town in the Council"
Awards were made to the follow
ing: Tenderfoot-Jim Arneson, Jim
Rowland, George Rowland, Harry
Rowland, Jerry Paquin, Allen Pol
ipnick, Anthony Wiener, Neal
Hoaglund, Lyle Burt, Robert Hans
mann, Paul Keldahl, Mark Inger-
soil.
End Class-Jim Cooper, Donald
Kringen, Maurice Mischke, Richard
OGara, Carl Hildebrand, Jim Ven
er. Bob Rattle, Kenneth Forsberg,
Billy Arndt, Russell Houghton,
Richard Hedin, Gordon Hedin.
Fred LUX, Charles Otto, Douglas
Kohl, Junior Schmidt, Jake Han
auer. LIST Class-Jim Scott.
Merit badge awards: Merlin
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