Show scout program ite adies 70 0 f boys 8 16 during the past live five years due to effective organization and hion practices in tho the uintah basin districts district of the utah national parks council the th boy scout program in the uintah basin today la Is reaching 70 of all boys boy 8 through 10 16 years of age as compared LOrn pared to 47 five year ago reports nulon dean Ski skinner iner district scout executive uintah scout district leads lead tile the uintah basin section of the utah national parks parke council with an outstanding record rec 0 rd of 79 of all avail able boys boya 8 through 16 16 scars of age are registered mern mem tiers bers of the doy boy scouts of america growth in membership in the uintah basin has been achieved in all three phases of the boy scout program cub scouting boy scouting and exploring greatest increase in MCM barship has been in the cub scout program which has bbown a increase over the membership of december 31 1954 then I 1 11 I 1 of the boys boya were being reached whereas today 94 54 of all boys b ys 8 8 9 and 10 in the uil n tah tab basin are cub scouts tile the growth in member belp in the basin is cant because it represents ap proximately three times the national trend as aa to the per ctet of available boys that are in scouting an aggressive program of action tor for the boys in scout troops cub packs and ex clorer packs and effective work oi of the organization and extent lon committees a are r e credited with the great in crease locally 04 member explained mr skinner one of the great greatest cst values of scouting is the fact that it operates days ot of every biar acar in the lives of boys loc ally not just for a season boys are challenged with up UK lacals ick als of scouting the year lound continued mr skin ner currently 54 of the boys cub scout age arc registered members 05 95 of the boys boy scout age and 61 of lie boys explorer age cur bently in the uintah basin 1430 14 to of th 2031 boys 8 through 10 16 years of age arc members of the boy scouts of america in ill comparison by years tor for the cub scout program the following increase is noted 11 1955 1957 40 1958 47 and 1959 54 at docca her ber 31 1959 some boys boya of a 21 possible possie L cub age in the uintah basin were regis members doy boy scouting in the uin tah tab basin shows the follow ing membership gains dur ing the past five years 1954 74 1855 1955 78 1956 85 1957 97 1958 97 and 1959 95 dee dec ember 31 1950 1959 boys of boy scout age were reg 1 stored in the field of exploring in the uintah dasin basin members gains are reported as follows 1954 58 1955 60 1056 60 1957 62 1950 1958 57 67 and 1959 1050 61 on oil december 31 1959 there were boys out 0 of ex clorer age registered dy by districts duchesne district is reaching 64 of its available boys scouting age roosevelt district 61 and uintah district 79 con eluded mr skinner |