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Show NEWLY APPOINTED BOY SCOUT EXECUTIVE MEETS WITH SCOUT LEADERS A. A. Anderson, Executive of the Timpanigos council, and Mer-j rill Christopherson, recently appointed ap-pointed assistant under Mr. Anderson, An-derson, were speakers at a get-acquainted get-acquainted meeting between the local scout leaders ajjd local district council. This was one of a series of meetings that have been held to take up the problems of the various districts and to acquaint these . men with I p . : r ' na f i MERRILL CHRISTOPHERSON Mr. Christopherson and he With them. . ' Part of the information thai I Mr. Anderson gave to the loca scout men was that scouting wa increasing in the United State: (Continued on last page) SCOUT EXECUTIVE (Continued from first page) and that the State of Utah was keeping step with the rest in this Increaase. Mr. Christopher-son gave some interesting experiences that he had encountered in his work in scouting and paid a fine compliment compli-ment to Mr. Smith for the part that he has played in this important im-portant work in this district. He also told of the fine influence that 0. C. Bowman had had upon him in his first work in scouting. At that time Mr. Christopherson was principal of the school in Fredonia. Since that time he has had the opportunity to see scouting in many countries of Europe and in Mexico and Canada. He was chosen to be quartermaster of the scout troops that attend the world scout conference and handled hand-led this important position in a commendable manner. Those who listened to him talk' felt that he was very sincere in his belief in scout work and that he would accomplish much because be-cause of this sincerity and the work that he would put into it. Although he was born in Utah and most of his life has been in small communities, Mr. Christopherson Chris-topherson has also spent two years in New York, where he attended Columbia University and at the same time took an active part in the scout work. The district that had his leadership was on the edge of the' slums, and in consequence he has received re-ceived a varied experience in scout work. In telling what could be accomplished ac-complished with the boys of our nation he compared the start in life that our late "Enemy number num-ber one, Dillenger," had. It is his belief that the early training that is given to scouts can do much to shape the later life of the boys. |
