Evening star., 1937-07-09
]AMB0REE CHIEFS
PROVE CAPAB|l|TY
Organization Set Up for
Event Rivals That of
Big Corporation.

The smoothness and efficiency with
which the Boy Scout Jamboree was
handled was due both to the ability
of the Scout executives and camp
officials and to an organization which
rivals that Of a major business cor
poration.
The organization chart OF the ex-
ecutive organization in charge OF the
jamboree resembles that for major
industrial group and apparently is
just as effective in its practical results.
Military commanders accustomed to
the handling of large bodies Of men
in the field in the United States and
abroad have warmly commended the
Scouts for the thoroughness Of their
organization and the high standards
displayed in their camp set-up and
operation.
The National Jamboree Committee,
however, has had to do much more
than merely set up field camp for
more than $4,000 men and boys. 1t
has had to set up a complete city,
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nary camp. The special arrange
ments include complete telephone
service connecting all camp units,
fire department, a camp newspaper
complete in all its departments, ex-
hibition tents, radio broadcast set
ups for the domestic chains and
short-wave system, complete hospital,
first-aid. dental and safety units, and
business, financial and accounting
units. .
Executive Scout Board
= The Jamboree Committee func-
toned directly under the National
Council of the Boy Scouts Of America
and its Executive Board. The board
is headed by Walter w. Head. chair
man, and includes Charles E. Cot
ting, Marshall Field, John H. Finley.
Colin H. Livingston, Theodore Roose-
welt and DR.. James E. West.
DR.. West also is chief Scout execu-
tive and has been camp chief in direct
charge OF the jamboree camp. His
deputy has been DR.. George J. Fisher.
who also served as aide for distin-
guished guests, Of whom there have
been hundreds.
Directly under the National JAM
boree Committee there have been six
divisions, headed by George W. Ehler,
assistant to the chief Scout execu-
tive; E. Urner Goodman, director Of
the division OF program; Arthur A.
Schuck. director OF the division Of
operations; Harold F. Pote. director Of
the division of personnel; Earle W.
Beckman, director of the division Of
business, and F. s. Pease, controller.
The veteran Daniel Carter Beard,
Uncle DAN to Scouts the world over,
has been honorary camp chief.
Schuck Executive Director.
In his capacity as camp chief DR..
West has been assisted by an execu-
tive director, Arthur A. Schuck; two
secretaries, an orderly and the fol-
lowing aides: DR.. George J. Fisher,
aide for distinguished guests: E. Urner,
Goodman, aide for program relations:
Harold F. Pote, aide for personnel re-
lations: Earle w. Beckman. aide for
business relations Oscar H. Kirk.
ham. Paul Siple and Roe H. Bartle.
aides for morale; C. H. Miller, aide
for schedules and dspatching, and
D. w. Lawrence, aide for records and
communications.
There has been a deputy executive
director, D. w. Ramsay, who func-
tlons directly under DR.. West
Under DR.. West have functioned
SIX major departments. each under
the leadership Of a director. The
departments and directors have been:
PHYSICAL arrangements, H. A. Cor
oon; commercial sales, E. w. Beck
man: public Information, E. s. Martin:
health and safety, F. c. Mills; ac-
tiVltles, l.. w. Barclay, and finance
ana accounting. Controller F. s. Pease.
Line Of Control.
The line Of control to the individual
Scout has flown down from DR.. West
through the regional Scout executive
ana his deputies, through the section
director and his aides to the troop
leaders and scoutmasters.
Under the director of physical ar.
rangements have been six units head.
ed by w. A. Stumpp, chief commits
sary quartermaster; K. B. Spear, chief
equipment quartermaster; 8. Harris.
chief transportation officer; A. A. Mc-
hinhey, chlef Of sanitation and main
tenance; H. M. Priyette. chief OF post
once and communications. and M. G.
clark, chief of service troops earh
with complete and complicated or
ganlzation under his direction.
The director of commercial sales
mas had under his direction two di.r
visions headed by = chief of supply
depot and chief Of sales promotion.
accounting and trading post per-
sonnet.
Ihe other directors similarly have
exercised control. over subordinate de-.
partments which carried on the mult,-
tuoinous detailed duties of the great
camp.