Show IW explorer program announced ity ily alionar national aliona 1 parks seoul scout VC ahli fall the hie hoy doy scouts of america launches a new ex loring program it 11 was all bunmy by y ployd floyd lover Io vor idge cout executive of 0 the th utah national I 1 parka arks boulli ell cil boy scouts of 0 exploring la Is for or ull till ailigh school age boys re gol goddiess diess of 0 former lion with gitil abow doy boy of 0 anui anici lea ica said mr Lov loveridge Cridge 1 U lui lias received moie iti in its developmental than fihnn ony any program ro re leased by the abe hoy boy scouts of f america lie he added it wll bo be a vastly improved p program ro grain building on tile the good gidon features of 0 tile the pi now being and includes many new features foal foa tures urca exploring has proved it mosi tich elt one of 0 am americas moat attractive pro programs grains for young men it gives them a society so ciet to in which they can call put into action their desire to mix with young men of their own age to carry out democratic methods ot of electing officers to participate in outdoor ac particularly sports skills that can be used in life explorers learn to be pat pa citizens through the 4 citizens now conferences that ure are held in all sec eions of the country and to participate in community services ier vices on a level that appeals to them mr loveridge said that there are now 1391 3 explorers in the utah Nation 41 parks council boy scouts of america of that number are registered in the 30 explorer posts in the uintah basin section of the utah national parks council mr said he was Impress impressed eo with the special exploring meeting conducted last may in chicago at the annual meeting of the national council lie ile slid that norton clapp of medine bedine Re dine washington a vice president of the national council and chairman of its committee on exploring told of the movements desire to better serve boys ii in the teenage range today our to be particularly concerned concer with the activities ot of our teenage youth said mr clapp who became a boy scout in 1918 andaas been active in the movement since I 1 f we wc can derive some prie and satisfaction he said I 1 from the fact that tor for a lont long time we have engaged in the business of 0 aiding teenage boys through this difficult period of growth and social adjustment so BO that they might develop into citizens of sub stance and character for many years we have had a general exploring pr program plus specialized pro grams in sea exploring and air exploring these have been reasonably successful in holding boys in the total program of tile the boy scouts of america the national executive board recognized tile the obliga tion of tile the boy scout move ment to create and operate 14 program that will not provide continuing interest for the boy now in scouting but one which will attract a good portion of tile the four bild and one hulf half million boys boya in tills teenage iange that we are now serving today lie ite taid laid five studies wore were made to determine the direction which we should go 90 two studies lie said undertaken by tile the university of michigan were on adolescent boya and on oil successful cessnu youth le adera oders the doy boy scout research service studied scientifically selected troops and explorers units throughout tile nut 1011 to eom pat actual happenings in ill tile the exploit exploder er pro grani against the program as it wall waa written in tile the book audience research inc file one of tile gallup family of research organizations tiong studied organizational nomenclature must most acceptable to high school age boys finally said mr clapp in fifteen specially selected locations lothe tile the coun try a survey was made high schools of boys and girls to determine tile the type of d distinctive Is linc tive wearing tip parel that was hafi to be made available fur for this i hew program all of us of eal tout urse be resti real lie ize said ald mr clapp thal thai surveys and studies by the themselves til do nol noi create a pro grani grain if we were to design a grain that would meet T anly U the interests hll eresta needs nd ton concerns cerns of high school age boys boya as aa they have express it without giving due con de ration to th alms alma of our own organization in ter building citizenship arald ing and physical fi thelm well then we would not guy any am r f IA I 1 A j kai I 1 iv YEARS EARS SUPPLY mark lit LI 5 of topeka kart kad has ha 1 a 1 years yeara work cut out for him 1 lis ills quota of tho the nations nation hot ho dog doc output 82 02 of the tnt wieners according ac cordin to meat anca industry spokesmen timen tiling constructive however not only were the interests nee needs ds atut andi con coins 9 of tile the teenagers taken into consideration but also our own alms find and purposes purposes we ean can present a well designed program w ehlt h wilt will be of 0 solid interest and appeal to high school age boys a program in which boys who have been scouts and also those hose who have hover hever been scouts will find activities to their own liking and through tigh wt we will be able to lit in ause use them thein with tile the elements which we ve leel feet are to 0 o vital to citizenship chate character elm building and physical fitness hilles |