Show SCOUT C UT lEADE LEADERSHIP I TRAINING GOU COURSE loin lol loi The oldest Boy Scout troop Inthe in inthe inthe the United States has been organIzed organ organ- on the University of California campus With Wih national executives as 83 I lea leaders ers a group of thirty s scoutmasters scoutmasters scout scout- out out- masters school p and teaches has been organized organised into nto the Golden Beat Beai patrol of the Boy S' S Sluts of and Ire doing dong their daily daIy good turns first aid exercises and all the ether other e events of f the daily dally life lICe of the Boy Scout The men in the troop are ate taking courses in Boy Scout work in the school of education at the university the summer session By actually living the every day lire of Bo Boy S Scouts outs they are being taught the theories ard and principles of Boy Scouting The work has two phases the learning by doing aspect which is administered by Oscar Kirkham national e executive Capt F. F C. C Mills national camping representative represents the Live and C. C F. F Smith of Columbia university educational director Bf Boy Scouts of America and theoretical work by Francis Bacon of the School of Education of ot of the state university who conducts conduct courses which give a sociological und and psychological psychological background und for the tine work of leadership In addition to their scout activities activities ties the students of this course are lire given iven special lectures make field trips and and visit 10 loch loc 1 l scout camps ramps A lecture on on n boy psychology was WB recently given by Dr H. H R R. R Stolz state supervisor of physical l ed ca- ca tion The University Uy of California is the first institution to give theoretical cal training for leaders and is one of only two institutions in the United States giving the practical work the University of Columbia being the other I The crying need of the scout movement at the the present time is for qualified and ani efficient leadership says Kirkham The giving of this course by the University of California Califor Califor- nia is going to be reaching far in its effects it marks a new era in scout leadership Among the men who are taking the work at the University are V V. V M. M Phillips of the Crescent Bay Council Council Council Coun Coun- cil Santa Monica and J. J A. A Young of of Zion National Park field executives executives executives tives Boy Scouts of America and Scoutmasters F. F W. W Knowlton of Petaluma F. F B. B Hughes of San Joaquin Joaquin Joaquin Joa- Joa quin county Hugh Wilcox Fellows John Hutchison South Pasadena A. A B. B Prescott Anaheim and G. G R. R Benefield Berkeley From The Oakland Times July 19 |