The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-02-16
SCOUTS HOLD
 HONOR COURT. HEREFRIDAY.
Parents, Friends Watch a. Many Juneau Boys Re-
 teive Fine Awards

An impressive ceremony was Wit- messed Friday night in the Elks' Hall by 150 parents and friends who attended the first Court of Honor held for all Juneau Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts and Cubs.
 The first part of the program was Tenderfood investiture conducted by George Fitz, Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 612. Normally conduct ed in the troop meeting place, the candlelight ceremony of the Tender foot installation, in which six candi- dates became Tenderfoot Scouts, was viewed by the public.
 The candidates were Jerry Quicker, Lewis Barnesson, Dale Holland and Jack Harrington of Norlite Troop 6l2, and William Evans and Donald Crane of American Legion Troop 613
 The Two Cub Packs sponsored by the Juneau Rotary Club and the Ju- neau Salvation Army was then in stalled
 Second Glass Scouts
 The following boys attained the rank of Second Class Scout:
 Troop 612- Edwin Stewart, Ed mund Kennell, Jackie Burford, Keith Weiss, George Shaw, Jr.; Troop 613-Harry Case, Dick Wing erson, Jimmy Rude, Sherwood Jones, Russell Clark, Buddy Hunter; Troop 614-Pedro Barril, Tommy Williams, Matthew Garcia, Alphonso Guer- rero, Joe Johnson and John Guer- rero.
 w. c. Kennel, Scout Commission CT of Juneau, then presented merit badges to the following
 Merit Badges
 Troop William Baman, farm, home and planning; Jackie Burford, personal health, handicraft, safety and reading; Charles Linehan, safe ty, first aid to animals, public health, handicraft, stamp collecting, woodwork; Arthur Lowell, carpent- ", personal health; Keith Weiss, reading. Troop 613-Buddy Hunter, music, reading; Fred Sorri, Jr., woodwork, music, safety, first aid; Chester zenger, firemanship, car- penetry; Jimmy Klein, firemanship. Troop 614 = Matthew Garcia, AL phonse Guerrero, Joe Johnson, Ped TO Barril and Tom Williams, all re- ceived the merit badges for wood working.
 Bronze Palm Awarded
 Scoutmaster Dan Bates, Eagle Scout, was awarded the handicraft and rowing merit badge and was presented with the distinguished Bornze Palm award. Scoutmaster Fitz received the merit badge for personal health, public health, handicraft, electricity and safety, which will enable him to become a Star Scout at the next Court of Honor. Scoutmaster Kennell, Life Scout, received merit badges for civics, bird study, swimming, life saving, and is qualified to become an Eagle Scout.
 Sea Scouts
 The Sea Scouts were presented to the court by their commander, Dar- refill Naish, and three of them were awarded badges in Seamanship. A group of boys from Troop SIS pre- sented short skit and gave a denl- onstration of how to make fire by friction, using native woods. First aid and rescue work was demon strated by members of Troop 614.
 Highlight of the evening was the presence of David Sperling, Scout Troop 612, who watched the cere- mony from a cot. Troop 612 was grateful to the Royal Blue Cab Company which transported David in it's ambulance. If David had not been injured, he would have receiv- ed Second Class Scout awards with the rest of his scout friends.
 The program was brought to an end with the scouts singing and Harold Roth giving the scoutmaster benediction. Members of the jury of the Court of Honor were the Rev w. A. Booth, Adjt. Stanley Jackson, Robert Dupree, Harold Roth, Dud- ley Reynolds, Don Skuse, Claude Carnegie, and Henry Harmon acted as judge.