Show 1914 1 new ev A assistant to scout executive anderson andersen to become successor soon although all shouters t and rd many people ot of the 0 a ral strict council boy scouts of america are a aware ara of the fact that a change lifts has been inside a I 1 in n the executive Ex office ard and that merrill christoph onson eison has been appointed Assi assistant tant scout executive few perhaps are acqua acquainted Anted with him mr N was as chief A A ajdei son s choice as well as the choice of the executive blaid of ill tho council HI he will 1111 in 9 lew months if present p egeit plans mature matur mat ur I 1 succeed chief anderson as decu tive of the council merrill Christo pherson has come up from tenderfoot to eagle and v well ell in gos council under the direction of chief anderzon anderon born bom in spanish rork fork tie he grew up on a faim but early took to scouting for a number of ye s h ho scouted in amei Ameil lean can folk foi k und th h Orect direction ion of clarence grant Scout scoutmaster mastel during his hagh chool das dabs in provo he took part in athletics becoming a champ champion jn immer upon entering brigham young unive sity he continued his swimming record becoming known knon all over the state for his fonn boim and speed he won many medals and champion saps in the spit spi t during this period he was working bib way through school as an employee of the Sun freeze lee ice cream company upon graduation merrill engaged to teach school in freedonia arizona where Ys le soon became scout master of troop and was nas so well liked that upon his leaving to study st at columbia university new york city he was aas urged to return to the town and the boys although new york i Is huge city and manhattan aland Is alive with people this lad who loved scouting soon found a scout troop in need of the kind of leadership he could furni furnish ii As a results result his ability soon placed him at the head hea d of troop as scoutmaster thus he went from one of the smallest cities in the united states to the largest one and made hosts of friends and successful troops in both places he became deputy commissioner Di no 4 manhattan and camp director at port fort montgomery new york tor for two tao summers when the american scouts and shouters went to europe to participate in the world jamboree merill r hlll was appointed master of the Ameil can contingent and became well ucil acquainted quain ted with chief james E west and other nationally and internationally tio nally known shouters his job as to find food for all those hungry american boys and since europe does doeg not have the delivery systems of america merrill says he continued on page anve i NEW ASSISTANT TO SCOUT 10 BECOME SUCCESSOR SOON BOON continued from page one on found some seme of the boing rough but no buy every went hungry hla his work in manhattan ws s so outstanding that when a group of american boys arranged to go eo to norway to camp mp during tile tho summer of 1034 merr 11 cha of acting 0 aa 09 9 received the honor theia theix lead the grop went to 10 camp So borland rland Lili sanI armay net way merrill was wa arcin tho the teachers W kgb C climar a university with a 0 master s dc degree tee despite hs ha uma p 1171 i new york a anu nd 9 bi oad wh when en the hie time came that he h had Us his U thiea ticked und under his arm ho he looked toward the west bame chief aderson ciote to him ani and tid t id birn tant he was eipl acting to ta delre from llie mitlon of P pia neit executive of the council and suggested ng that he apply for the position merrill linniea th aty did BO and now under d erection of the belivea beloved chief an l re le e odore ill lif sg Is acquainted with the work prepa tory to taking it over in the ne nee future chief anderson Is especial ily C ra L irons that ill 01 and ana shouters of the counce give I 1 this new mill mall their undivided support it would do kiy any mothers ers heart good to deac arl written such as opre letters of her son from new york city regarding the of men ill chr christoplis erson |