Show BOY SCOUTS NUMBER It has luis Just been officially announced that the time gain in boy scouts during the past full year ear has been This makes the time present total of boy scouts the high water mark In the time history of scouting The number of ot scout officials In the time country today is making a grand total of 5 scouts and scout officials These fig figures res were given out In a n report of the chief scout executive at ata ata ata a meeting of the time executive board of ot the time national council of the Boy Scouts of America which was held a short time lime ago This was the last meeting of the executive board until fall Other ft figures ures showing a great constant con stunt stant Increasing interest In scouting the country over are that during the past five fire months of ot this timis year ear a total of merit badges were obtained b by scouts as us compared with for forthe forthe forthe the same period last year ear or a gain of ot 41 per pel cent The merit badges are the awards of merit that a scout attains attains at at- after he goes on up the time ladder from a first class scout Five hundred and sixty seven boys boss have Te qualified as eagle eagie scouts as compared with during the same period of ot last Jast year Ea Eagle le scout represents the highest standard of ot scouting that a boy can attain All of the above figures are very Ff significant of pt the onward march of the larg largest st movement for tor boys bos In he world that has to do with character building and citizenship training |