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Show SOME UVE EAGLES Troop IS of nurfulo has passed Its ten-year mark him) still "iolog stroa-jrr." stroa-jrr." One of the most Interesting feat-vreii feat-vreii of Us organization Is IU Kagle Life patrol, Into which regular troop members graduate on reaching the age of seventeen or on going away to college. col-lege. These Kaglo Life members meet quarterly and huvo their own officers, organization and constitution, but they also moot with the troop and participate, partici-pate, at least three times a year, In a common program. Troop 15 has sov-erul sov-erul "big Ideas." One of these Is contained con-tained In Its stogan, "college for all." At present the troop has 12 boys In college, nine of whom declare that they would not have gone to college tf It bad not been for the Inlluence of Troop 15. Scholarships amounting to Mveral 'thousand dollars have been secured se-cured through the Eagle scholarship feurcau. Other Kaglo departments aro a vocational voca-tional bureau, now In Its seventh year, Which has filled a real need and boon remarkably successful, a travel bureau, "which keeps records of Journeys, with pictures and data, for the benefit of Eagles or their relatives traveling and jthe Kagle Troop development, established estab-lished In 1017, which works through the Individual Magic keeping him ac-jtlve ac-jtlve and Interested In scouting. Home of tho results of thlH service are: One Eagle u scoutmaster, three Kagles (two Of them members of the American Legion) all assistant scoutmasters of Troop IB, five Kugles, assistant scout masters In their respective college town, and another, .an assistant scoutmaster scout-master In tho city In which ho works. "An extension educational scheme Is also another bright Idea of the enterprising enter-prising Kagles, ii plan which looks to the encouragement of every 1'agle'to contlnuo lo study nfter grniliiatldn, and In general to enlarge his vision and keep his standards high. , Certain annual honors are awarded the Hngles at their Juno mectlug. For Instance, the Kaglo Feather Is awarded the Eagle who has done the must worthwhile worth-while work In Iltcature during the year. The Kagle Heart Is awarded that Eagle who has dono tho most during the jenr to aid In growth and progress of Ttonp 15. The White Eagle Is awarded tho Kagle who, out In the world, best upholds tho Ideals of Troop 15 niul tins, Uoy Scouta of America generally for service. |