Show JS IN m AH HA HAVE V El CO COUNCILS N ll 2695 Merit Badges Are Awarded in Salt Lake KEEP HIGH IDEALS New Methods of Teaching Are Followed The Boy Scouts of America of Which Utah has six councils the councils the Salt Lake Ogden Gateway y Tim- Tim panagos LO Logan Zion and Bryce Bryce- are pledged to live in keeping with the strictest American ideals and to find their theft happiness In healthful health health- ful and their development development development develop develop- ment In practical study and service service service ser ser- vice to others who follow the Scout code of honor can scarcely fail fall to grow into men of character well vell equipped for citizenship The Salt Lal Lake e council alone has 2644 Scouts enrolled l in its various troops and Is adding to this number number number num num- ber ever every month However the chief efforts of ot the past year ear have not been to Increase membership but but- butto to establish every troop on a permanent basis As Asia a result the program has been intensified to th the extent that 2695 merit badges Were vere a awarded in the Salt Lake council during luring the first ten months of this year ear compared with 1500 for the best year ear previous The two great purposes of ot scoutIng scoutIng scouting scout- scout Ing are character building and citIzenship citizenship citizenship cit cit- cit cit- training Every Scout is bound on his honor to do his duty to God and his country to obey the scout law to help others at all times times- and to keep himself physically physically physic physic- ally strong mentally awake and morally morall straight Tho The entire program program program pro pro- gram of the scout law which enJoins enjoins enjoins en- en Joins bo boys s to trustworthiness loyally loyalty loy toy alty ally helpfulness friendliness courtesy courtesy courtesy cour cour- tesy kindness obedience cheerfulness cheerful cheerful- ness thrift bravery cleanliness and reverence NEW METHODS Scouting has caught the spirit of the new method of learning and teaches the boy fundamentals of life In an environment that he ht loves Around the campfire he learns to be resourceful to love love nature and to look toward the steadfastness of the stars and the mountains for qualities that he can build into his character In the swimming pool he J learns arns to save life on the street t he learns do a adaily adaily daily good turn to assist peace of officers officers of- of accidents and to 10 prevent ue fires tires In his troop gatherings he learns the duties and responsibilities ties tics of citizenship and is Imbued with Utah Scouts not only have ha unexcelled unexcelled unexcelled celled companionship companionship- within their co councils but they have contact with some of the finest men boy In the nation These include AsI Associate As As- Regional Executive Oscar A. A I KIrkham Chief Executive D. D E. E Hammond of the Salt Lake council council council coun coun- cil who has held this position for forthe forthe forthe the past year and amI William B. B Hawkins Hawkins Haw lIaw- kins king Salt Halt Lake council field ex ex- ex All these men obtained their present positions during the past year ear Mr h KIrkham being eleVated ele- ele from chief executive of ot the Salt Lake council to assistant ex executive ex- ex of ot region No 12 and then to associate regional executive Dilworth Young is chief executive executive executive tive of the Ogden Gateway council A A. A. A AAnderson Anderson chief executive of ot the council and Victor Vietor Vie Vic tor Lindblad blad chief of the Logan council The southern Ulah councils councils coun coun- are in itt charge of John A. A Young loung of ot the Zion National Park council and antI William O. O Barton of ot the Bryce Canyon council i |