The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-13

the CcQGEdl pu1AoAAb dt OAAC ENCW | York fair. Here provisions are being | made for 16O Scouts and Scouters | to camp each week, living as Boy Scout troops with their own boy and adult leaders. This represents an in- crease of ten more campers per week.
 ThIrty-TwO States Represented
 Last year 3,S04 Scouts and their leaders lived at the New oYrk Worlds fair in a tented village of their own. They came from more than 700 towns in 32 states, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. Their helpfulness to fair officials and fair goers and their conduct won praise from many quarters.
 The Scouts combined their camp ing experience with an unsurpassed educational adventure, seeing the numerous exhibits at close range and rubbing elbows, fguratively speaking, with persons from all over the world. They became official ambassadors of the fair itself. Upon returning home many were guests of civic organiza- tions to whom they told of their per- sonal experiences at the largest fair theworld has ever had.
 Each Scout camper will devote about one-third of his time in some service capacity which will not com- pete with those seeking gainful em- ployment. Last year the Scouts proved themselves almost indispensa- ble as guides in assisting school teachers who visited the fair with approximately 5OO,OOo children dur ing May and June. They also served as aides at the administrative office, for the national advisory committee, at first aid stations, in the press and treasury offices, the special events department and such exhibits as the state pavilions, Temple of Religion, Medicine and Public Health and the Children's World. They were ushers, orderlies, color guards and guards for special programs for foreign gov- ernment groups.
 Perhaps the greatest contribution made by them was their information to visitors, whether on or of duty. Each Scout camper was given an especially prepared map of the fair and information that enabled him to be helfpul to those seeking assist ance.
 Enthusiastic Over Experiences
 Many Scouts wrote enthusiastic letters commenting on their experi- ences. One from Tennessee, who had never been to any large city before" said that was a thrill in it. self, but felt that "the privilege of meeting big people and executives was truly great experience" Later he added, T have had the privilege of hmaking four or five different talks about m ytrip, and writing not les than eight or ten newspaper ar- ticles about it."
 A Pittsburgh, Pa., Scout wrote that "the trip to the fair and the oppor- tunity of living a week inside the fair grounds has been the greatest ex- perience of my life. The fair looked like a fairyland at night. One week ! at the faird can educate person more than months of hard study
 Another Scout from Greenville, s C., said the experience gave him "a great source of satisfaction to know that we were rendering real service to. thepublic, to the World of To- morrow and to Scouting"
 At both fairs the Boy Scouts of America will maintain displays of handicraft, woodcraft, nature and Scoutcraft by Scouts and Scouters from all over the country. While there will not be Scout camp at the Golden Gate exposition, Scouts of western states will be invited to attend the exposition and man their exhibit.
 Each Scout will pay his own trans portation and a moderate fee for his share of food and other expenses al both expositions. Once again Scouts will be accepted for the New York Worlds fair service camp during school sessions in May, June. Sep tember and October, only where they have the approval of local school au' thorities covering their five-day ab' sence.
 Scheduling Boy Scout Days
 Scout officials also announced tha consideration is being given to spe cial Boy Scout days at both fairs Boy Scout day at the New Yorl Worlds fair last June 29 brought to gether 63OO0 Boy Scouts and Scout CTS, the largest number of Scout ever assembled anywhere in tn world. More than 15,O00 Scouts an leaders took part in Boy Scout da at the Golden Gate exposition las August 3.
 Boy Scouts and their leaders in terested in participating in the Bo Scout service camp at the New Tor
 Worlds fair which opens May l
 and closes October 27, or the Golde
 Gate exposition in San Francisc
 from May 25 to September 29 shoul
 inquire of their local Boy Scou | .kt