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Show School SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS 15 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 25, 1998 More than an outdoor guide, new Boy Fall enrollment for MCC that number students. taken Scout Handbook is a guide for life ment at the largest total More than ever, the new edition of The Boy Scout Handbook is not just a guide to the a guide for life. The Scout Handbook, now in its Boy 11th edition, addresses issues such as alcohol and drug abuse, respecting others, and using the Internet appropriately. A new section, Preparing for Life, brings together advice to boys that covers a spectrum of social issues. Boys are encouraged to read books, to help around the home, to listen with respect to others, to prepare for responsible parenthood and to be sexually abstinent until marriage. Scouting has always been about preparing boys for life, says Chief Scout executive Jere B. Ratcliffe. Through the Scout Oath and Law, almost 99 million youngsters have learned to help and respect other people, exercise their minds and bodies, and know right from wrong. The new handbook connects those basic tenets of our beliefs and practices more directly to the situations boys face today. The handbooks 11th edition was originally planned for a February release, but is being shipped early because demand has stripped shelves of the current edition. Some 36 million copies of the familiar handbook are already in print. Demand fo The Boy Scout Handbook demonstrates the relevance of Scouting in todays society. A recent study by Louis Harris & Associates found that s or more of Boy out-doors-b- 1 three-fourth- ut Scouts believe the program been included. teaches them right from wrong, The slimmed-dow- helps them feel more dent and provides them with new skills. The new handbook, the first revision made since 1990, resulted from talks with hundreds of Boy Scouts and Scout leaders across the country. Features inself-conf-i- clude: A new emphasis on and no-tra- low-impa- ct camping, ce which means that Scouts leave camping areas in better shape than when they arrived. Included is a code of outdoor ethics for Scouts to follow when camping called, the Principles of Leave No Trace. A more logical sequence of the book based on the familiar Boy Scout ranks of Tenderfoot to Eagle, containing the same information on first aid, campg and ing, knot-tyin- g that has helped millions advance flag-raisin- Fall enrollment figures indicate a strong increase in enrollMohave Community easier-to-us- e n, handbook is made from recycled biodegradable paper and is available at local Scout shops (after Thanksgiving) for only $7.95. The Boy Scout program d includes an active, set of activities for boys from age 1 1 through 18, available through 327 local councils of the Boy Scouts of America. Other BSA programs range e from Tiger Cubs, for boys; to Cub Scouts, for boys in the second through fifth grades; to Venturing, a new program for 14 to 20 year old boys and girls. Cub Scout and Boy Scout programs include more than 3.1 million boys and are supported by more than 1.2 million registered adult volunteer leaders. Scouting was incorporated in the United States in 1910 and chartered by congress in 1916. year-roun- first-grad- ' College. Districtwide, enrollment has increased by about seven percent compared to the fall semester one year ago. As of the 45th day of classes, the states mandated reporting date, fall enrollment has generated 1,788 full- time student equivalency (FTSE) which is about 1 17 more ofcredit hours total The 1,788 are by second figure is for the fall semester in the history of the college. The increase in enrollment is being attributed primarily to last years reduction in tuition for credit hours. The reduction enabled students to take up to seven credit hours for the same price as three credit hours. Other factors included implementation four-to-seve- n than at the same time last year. of the Colorado River Compact, The largest increase was which allows students in neighshown at the Mohave Valley boring communities in California Campus in Bullhead City, which to take courses at Mohave. had 80 more FTSE and 152 more The tuition reduction was students than a year ago. The ' designed with the working adult Lake Havasu Campus FTSE ' in mind and I am pleased to see increased by 31 while the num- that our students have continber of students increased by 113. ued to respond to this offer, The Kingman Campus increased said President Tacha. We take FTSE by six while have 23 more pride in offering quality and af-students. FTSE at the North fordable educational programs Mohave Campus was the same at Mohave Community College. as one year ago, while the num- We are pleased to see that more ber of students increased by six. students are taking advantage FTSE is determined by the of the services we have to offer. through Scouting and learn skills for life. The book now has d a page index to help a boy find and work on the requirements more easily. Fewer pages, with material dealing with mammals, insects, plants and pioneering removed ' from the hahdbook but expected to be placed in the next edition of color-code- the Fieldbook. More information on .. j i campingopportunities andcther opportunities at bases. InBSA formation on programs such as Hearing Exams at high-adventu- re high-adventu- re theorderoftheArrow.-Scouting- s society-als- o civiyuLida PAINT Ct ''J fciuj pro- grams for older boys including national honor C ' GLASS has New Hospital Take advantage of the opportunity to have your hearing checked. 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