The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-05-11
Outdoor
Honor Court
Held Monday
Sibley Park Scene
Of Advancement
Ceremonies

An Outdoor Court of Honor, Stat
ed to award to Boy Scouts from
the three troops in the Sank Val
ley District, that pened with color
full flag lowering ceremonies at sun
down and that proceeded by the
blazing light of a Council Fire
was held at Sibley Park Monday
evening with awards presented to
sixteen Scouts from the Paynes'
vile troop and thirty-three from
Troop Is of this city.
Scouters this week were pleased
over the impressiveness of the new
departure in the spring court. fol
it marked the first such outdoor
attempt in a district-wide setup, il
was announced. Belgrade, sched
uled to appear, did not attend since
their troop is temporarily disband
ed. A leaders training course held
there each Thursday evening is ex'
pected to arouse overhead and
leadership interest in that commun.
ity to lend impetus to its reorgani'
zation of the troop.
Besides the near-fifty Scouts
who attended from this city were
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Larson, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. N. Cordell, George Berg
green, Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. For.
syth, Mrs. Ed L Rattle and Scout.
master Don Clough and assistan,
Harold Rasmussen.
Paynesville had arrived in the
afternoon for an outing ceremony
At shutdown the troops lined tc
attention, snapped to salute as the
colors were furled. Then in a nat
ural amphitheatre lined with per
manent benches, before which blaz
ed the Council fire, Scouts receiv
ed their awards. Court chairman
was c. o. Tallman, Paynesville
and district commissioner.
In the Tenderfoot class from this
troop awards were made to Billy
Wolfe, John Wiener, Richard Berg
green, Jerome Haider, John Erick
son, Jack Grindy, William Hyla
man, Verlan Dickson and Johr
Hardin. Scoutmaster Clough made
the presentations.
Anthony Wiener, Donald Moon
ey, Harry Rosedahl, Bill Konop
and Roland Botz were presented
Second Glass awards by c. o. Lat.
teral, of Paynesville.
In the First Glass Division were
Robert Ziegler, Ode Fish, Vernice
Cordell, Julian Conkey, Leroy
Schwartz, Paul Keldahl, Everett
Wolfe, George Rowland and Harry
Rowland. In charge of presenta
ton was eastman Chisholm, OF
Paynesville.
Star Scout awards were made t.
Charles Otto and Robert Hansmar
by Harold Rasmussen.
Assistant district commissioner
II. S. Forsyth made the merit badge
presentations to: Billy Arndt-met
al work; John Colton-personala nG
public health, reading, farm home
and it's planning; Gordon Hedin-
art, farm home and its planning
Robert HanSman-personal health
safety, public health, reading; War
rem Scott-book binding; Ode Fish
-pathfinding, music and reading
John Green first aid; Leroy
Schwartz-first aid, public health
physical development, farm home
and its planning; Robert Ziegler-
public health, metal work; Charlie:
Otto-swimming, personal health
safety, farm home and its planning
Bob Rathe-personal health, public
health, music, farm home and it!
planning; Douglas Kohl-electric
ity, weather, aviation, and bool
binding; Dick OGara persona
health, public health, music, farm
home and it's planning; Vernict
Cordell-handicraft, metal work
Roland BotZ handicraft, meta
work; Billy Konop, metal work.