Show SCOUTING NOTES in his annual christmas message to the boy scouts of america of ho he is honorary president and ami which lie himself wua was allive for more moie than fifteen years year s president ili roosevelt paid tribute to 10 sc 0 an active force for character development and citizenship training in practically every district of national parks council training course in troop committee relations and explorer leadership have been held announces verl G dixon council le leadership dershin I 1 der ship training chairman these courses coursed have been conducted under the direction of district leaders and assisted by members of the council staff the courses course win will continue I 1 with two more sessions sessco ns under the direction of the district chairman la in each case unusually flue fine response has come from the various dast rocta lu in this training procedure districts are rapidly getting into shape for gold star recognition at the annual animal meeting of the council to bo be held in february at 1 present Ulu tall aloon lake and north sevier heyler are already eligible to become cli eligible gible other districts will need to get their districts share of at the council budget paid in ili and all troops registered now la Is the time to get uniforms for boy scouts announces wayne V B hales council chalma of uniforms and appearance uniforms lul forms can call be purchased for as low as troops putting uniforms on their scouts will flad find the spirit of scouting raised per cent tile the regular monthly executive board meeting of national parks cOlIn council cil boy scouts of america will be held monday january ath in ili prove in the county building announces president henry A gardner of spanish fork tills this meeting was made one week later in view of new years day being on the first monday jill all district chairmen commissioners and finance chairmen are expected to attend this session plans are rapidly taking shape throughout the various districts and troops of national parks council for the anniversary week facek of the boy scout program throughout the area every troop should present a pro program graul on sunday evening february ath the nature of these programs will be around demonstrative features of scouting as it pertains to character building tuesday february oth la Is outlined as parents night in scout meeting again the troops will demonstrate their best scouting before the parents wednesday willbe will be banquet night thursday Is a general district exercise at which time all scouts throughout the area at p in will stand at scout sign and recommit themselves to the spirit of the 66 boy scouts of america pro grain and the scout oath an and d law special radio broadcasts broadcast s will be featured fit at tills this time some districts have announced district rallies community wide good turns and special winter jilk bilk ing and camping events su sunday day february 11 Is known as scout sunday when every scout in uniform Is expected to attend church in hi mass february scouts will present programs in the spirit of lincoln the great scout the theme tor for boy scout week this year Is Scout scouting lug the american way to better citizenship the national parks parka council Is putting special emphasis on every district becoming gold star by february As announced before tills this means each district must have all its troops registered and and its districts share of the council budget paid in full nil As a special inducement du cement and to help spread the spirit of boys life it Is urged that all shouters subscribe and through tills this example encourage every scout to be a subscriber to boys life subscription rates are available and subscriptions are accepted by the boy scout office provo announces oliver it II smith |