The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-13

isting organizations such as the home, church and school.
 More than half of the 46,446 Boy Scout Troops in the nation are spon- scred by churches or religious groups.
 For 30 of its 31 years the Boy Scouts of America has been ad- ministered by Dr. James E. West, the Chief Scout Executive who toOk the post for only "six months"
 The simple help-yourself eX' perienceS he receives enables thu Boy Scout to meet emergencie! which may develop later in his, life
 There are 328,797 American men who as volunteer leaders serve the youth of the nation through the Boy Scouts of America.
 Scouting as a teen-age boy pro. gram is not militaristic and is pa triotic and trains for citizenship.
 The Boy Scouts of America maintains that no boy can grow into the best kind of citizenship without recognizing his Obliga- tion to God.
 Character development is the req objective of the Boy Scout Move ment. Every step in the Scout pro gram is but means to this end.
 Since 1910 more than 1,755,554 American men have been vOlun- teer leaders in the Boy Scouts of America.
 Scouting has been regarded a sufficiently important by 103 col .leges and universities to justif, their offering courses in Scouting fo students with college credit.
 In 194O. Gold Honor Medals went to Is Boy Scouts and Ger tificates of HerOism were awarded to 21 Boy Scouts for saving the lives of others at great personal risk.
 Several railroads, among them tn Missouri Pacific Railroad, have ol their staffs specially-trained mel whose entire time is given to tn promotion of Scouting in the terri tory which they serve.
 The National objective of the Boy Scouts is to have one of every four new male citizens a four year Scout-trained man.
 Clubbing, the pre-Scout age pro gram of the Boy Scouts of Amer ica, appeals to its members g, 10 II years of age. This program hat an increase in membership of ovel 21 per cent in 1940.
 All Presidents of the United States are Honorary Presidents of the Boy Scouts of America.
 President Franklin D. Roosevelt first Chief Executive to be an active Scout Leader before entering tht White House, has made eight na. tionwide broadcasts to the Boy Scouts of America.
 National Scout Commissioner Daniel Carter Beard. now past 90 years of age, Colin H. Livingstone and John Sherman HOyt are the only members of the National Ex- CCutANC tlC ADOy OCVutS of America serving continuously since it's inception in 1910.
 Under Scouting supervision, 24,' 136 Boy Scouts were taught to swim in 1940.
 More than 100000 Roy Scouts had some camping experience dur ing 1940.
 During 1940, the Boy Scouts st America had 559 Approved Scou tours and moving camps. totallins i93 ,o52 miles. Making these trip! were i0,730 Scouts and 1912 Seoul leaders.
 Enjoying the vlrile, nautical program of Sea Scouting under the banner of the Boy Scouts of America are 26,67D young men over ib yeaFs of age.
 For young men at colleges. WhC were Scouts, there Is the Alpha Ph Omega. . national service fraternity operating on the campugeA Of Bi colleges and universities.
 The Cub. Scout and senior Pros grams of the Boy scouts Of Amer. lea have been developed Co inc teFeat and serve Che needs Of both rural and urban boya
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