Evening star., 1937-06-06
Institution Has No Building and Gives No
Degrees es-Scouts Attract 10000
Visitors to National City.
and Eagle Scout the requirements ar1
increasingly difficult.

and Eagle Scout the requirements are
increasingly difficult.
TOURSE No. in the University Of
Scouting covered the basic princi-
pies Of scouting and the requirements
4 for tenderfoot, second and hrst class
scouts. as we'll as other incidental
work-so you see the men who enrolled
for that had no idle moments on their
hands during the nine evening classes,
the two afternoon hikes and the one
overnight hike that they took.
Course No. followed up with more
advanced work of similar nature and
also the nature and psychology Of boys,
methods OF educating them, troop
management, administration and
many other allied subjects.
Then, skipping to Course No. 6, We
find the men studying first aid so
that they themselves know how to
impart this vital knowledge to tho
boys in different troops.
Another course devoted itself to
camping all the necessary
knowledge to make it safe, sanitary
and entertaining.
Still another gave instruction in
mapping and elementary surveying 50
that boys under the leadership of men
who have graduated from this course
may learn how to make simple survey
sketches and maps and thus be self.
reliant In strange territory.
Then we come to the senior life.
saving course, which is taught at tho
Y. M. c. A. pool during the Summer
months and qualities the leaders to be
prepared themselves to look after their
boys while in swimming and also to
teach the Scouts how to take care OF
themselves or save others.
Other courses and new ones added
each year cover variety Of subjects
that are essential to successful func.
tioning Of troops. But speaking Of life.
saving. would it surprise you to know
that 2,0l6 medals. certificates or
awards have been given to Scouts for
heroism or some outstanding act?
CLANCING at the annual report Of
this organization, its prosaically
statistical pages hide such brief cita-
tions as:
Scout George Alma, aged is, res
cued two girls from drowning.
Scout Edward Claxton, aged II,
saved two children, aged 4 and 3, from
burning building, showing rare juds-
ment in his method of entry into the
building and carrying the two children
to safety through the flames.
Scout Richard Clay, aged 18, dressed
in corduroy trousers and heavy shirt,
swan to and rescued 4 29-year-old
man from drowning.
Bernard Gordon, 13, second class
Scout, rescued 15-year-old youth
from drowning after he had broken
through the ice while skating.
jerome Nixon, aged 13, Tenderfoot
Scout, rescued . 33-year-old woman
from drowning"-and 50 1t goes, An
honor roll Of young Americans That
makes one proud. and at the same
time humble, to think Of the courage,
the skill and the training these boys
have undergone to prepare them to
act intelligently and coolly under the
stress Of q crisis.
So, II . slogan IS wanted for the
University Of Scouting, it might well
be "The u. Of S. trains men who teach
boys for the good Of the U. ST.
And the practical demonstration Of
what they have learned will be put u
the test in this great National Jans
boree and in the International Jans
! borees which are held every four yeArA