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Show TROOP REPORTS TROOP no. THREE REPORTS St. George Troop No. 3, Boy Scouts of America, was reorganized in December of 1923. The registration had lapsed the preceding May. B. Glen Smith, newly elected head of the department of education of the Dixie College, was selected as Scoutmaster. Deputy Commissioner W. C. Cox, together to-gether with the M. I. A. authorities of the West Ward, appointed Mathew Bentley, Wayne C. Gardner and James Jones as troop committeemen. The boys of the ward were soon interested in-terested in the work, and the registration registra-tion completed. Mr. Smith selected as his assistants Paul Worthen and Earl J. Bleak. During the last year the troop participated in several short hikes to near-by spots. These included overnight over-night and day hikes. On these trips a number of tests were passed, and the boys were in general very favorable favor-able impressed. Two three-day hikes were also conducted. The first of these took place in May. At this time the boys went to the Pine Valley mountain. Endurance hiking was the feature. In July the troop joined with the stake M. I. A. 100 strong. At this time general Scout activities and recreation . was featured. featur-ed. The biggest event of the year, according ac-cording to both the boys and their parents, was the big anniversary luncheon last spring. The boys entertained en-tertained in honor of their parents. Scout Executive Golden Kilburn was a guest on this occasion. Practically Practical-ly 100 of both boys and parents were present. The parents ' were strong in the expression of their appreceiation for the work done for their boys by the Scout leaders. The boys had also entertained their parents par-ents earlier in the winter. At the present time there are twenty-seven boys registered in Troop 3. The troop committee remains re-mains the same, with the exception that Mr. Bentley has moved to Provo. A new chairman has not yet been selected. . Mr. Worthen has also moved away, so Elvis Terry has been appointed in his place as assistant scoutmaster. In September the troop chose as its official name the Pole Star Troop. The colors are blue and gold the blue representing the sky, and the gold depicting the stars. Pole Star means constancy; the pole star in the heavens has always been a guide in the darkest hours of the night. The troop neckerchief will be blue, and the slide will be a gold star. The design has not yet been worked out. In keeping with the troop name, the patrols have named themselves after prominent constellations. In order or seniority the patrols follow: Orion, Big Bear, Little Bear and Cas-siopiea. Cas-siopiea. Last December there were fifteen boys in the troop, all tenderfeet. Today To-day there are twenty tenderfeet, five second class and two first class Scouts. One of the first class Scouts, Lorenzo McGregor, will soon be awarded his Life badge. The boys are strong in their deter- POLICIES AM) ACTIVITIES OK TROOP NUMBER ONE Troop No. 1, St. George East ward, was organized by Scoutmaster I. Y. Bigelow and under his leadership with assistant scoutmasters Rulon Snow, A. D. Wallis and Glen Baker became a real factor in the social and economic life of the East word. On removal of residence of I. Y. Bigelow to Cedar City and of Glen Baker to other parts on account of employment the leadership of Troop One was transferred in the spring of 1924 to Scoutmasters B. Jarvis, Jr., and Job F. Hall with Assistant Scoutmasters Scout-masters A. D. Wallis and John S. McAllister. Mc-Allister. (Wallis and McAllister were members of Mr. Jarvis' former troop the boys who built their own troop house, financed all their activities activi-ties without a cent of donation from any source and became nationally known for staying with the game far beyond the usual age when boys leave scouting. Other members of the same troop, known as Troop Two, distinguished themselves during the summer of 1922 by capturing a number num-ber of cash first prizes from National Headquarters in Photography and Animal Study.) Troop No. One has fallen heir to the troop house built oy the boys of old Troop Two. This building houses all troop property and is the supply station and starting point of all hikes and caravans. The Scout leaders of the East ward believe that scouting can be carried on to best advantage in the great, big, beautiful Out of Doors and their plans call for at least one trip a month to Nature's wonder spots along the mountain streams. There the boys practice camping, cooking, tracking, study nature and play the games that develop real boys into real men. At this date Troop One . numbers thirty-two members and four associate associ-ate members, distributed by rank as follows: Twenty-two Tenderfoot Scouts. Eleven Second Class Scouts. Three Merit Badge Scouts holding eight, seven and six merit badges respectively. Those of merit badge rank are LeRoy Condie, Geo. Carlyle Thompson and Bliss S. Jarvis. During the summer vacation period per-iod a total of sixty-two tests werei successfully passed by scouts of Troop One, principally on overnight hikes. The financial policy of Troop One like that of former Troop Two is based bas-ed on the third and ninth Scout Laws. Our boys will politely decline to accept donations believing that they will develop better manhood and citizenship by financing all troop activities through their own efforts. During the past summer they have earned over one hundred dollars by means of which they enjoyed a twelve-day outing with a caravan of five cars. mination to continue to progress. It is hoped there will be several first class scouts by spring. |