| Show f a ar r Boy Scout Leaders Leaders' I Say Program Program- Fits Fils War Effort I Emphasizing that the normal Boy oy Scout program is fitted ideally to cooperation with the war effort ef- ef fort rt Dr George R. R Hill president of f the Salt Lake council Boy Scouts couts of America Levern M. M Hansen iansen assistant scout executive and nd M. M Elmer Christensen camping camp camp- ing ng chairman appeared on The Telegram radio program Here Here's to Youth Saturday The program which comple- comple ments menta a national series on the problems of youth in a world at war var and shows what youth organIzations organizations organ- organ in Salt Lake City are doing the situation was based ased on the theme Strength for or Tomorrow and el elaborated borated the Jie Idea that through the training of f bo boys s for ultimate leadership in n this democracy lies the only hope lope for a safe world Dr Hill who has behind him a long ong experience with the organization organization tion on emphasized the fact that the normal ormal Boy Scout program aimed at t preparing the youth of today for or the citizens of tomorrow Self- Self reliance character and belief in democratic principles and institutions institutions ions are the foundation of the scout cout program Dr Hill said Each boy oy Is trained from his first entrance entrance en- en trance rance into the organization to tobe tobe be DC prepared to do whatever job presents resents itself before him n whether It t be as a leader or a worker Mr Hansen pointed out that these hese very ideals tied rig right t in with all 11 kinds of war service and mentioned mentioned men- men that specific activities of the he Boy Scouts during the past two wo years have included assisting in n the scrap paper drives the rubber rubber ruber rub- rub ber er salvage campaign scrap metal collections messenger service for forthe forthe the he O 0 OWl WI and the O 0 OCD C CD D and cooperation cooperation co- co operation with the 0 O C D as guards and nd assistants for the police and fire ire departments and first aid units nits Bringing in the fact that the scout cout program takes in boys from 9 years year up Mr Christensen Christensen said that hat the organization is broken into nto three big units The Cub Scouts for lor boys 9 to 11 the Boy Scouts 12 to 14 and the Senior Scouts for boys 15 to 17 Boys 18 8 and over have a d definite finite place as junior leaders assistant scoutmasters scoutmasters scout scout- masters troop councillors i io and so o on Notwithstanding this the Salt Lake council has a higher percentage percentage percentage per per- of enrollment than any other council its size in the whole United States Mr Hansen said and the men men who now are are- serving serving ing ng voluntarily as leaders are doing doing dong do- do ing ng an essential job in a most commendable manner Mr Christensen concluded by observing that parents who are in interested interested interested in- in in seeing just how the scout program functions ns in build build- bodied able-bodied citizens willbe will willbe willbe be able to view scouting at work at the annual at Liberty park on June 9 and 10 |
