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Show cis of Wellsville, the new Hyrum district chairman. They replace Rudgar Daines of Logan, who resigned re-signed because of ill health and W. P. Andersen of Wellsville, who resigned because of business conditions. con-ditions. Dr. E. G. Peterson, president of Utah State Agricultural college and a member of the national council and a member of the national rural scout committee, was also present at the meeting. UNIVERSITY OF SCOUTING ABANDONED Abandonment of the annual University of Scouting and release of plans for the Third annual Trop inventory and roll call, were revealed1 Sunday by Preston W. Pond of Logan, executive of the Cache Valley Boy Scout council, following the monthly executive committee meeting. The University of Scouting conducted con-ducted annually in December to train scout leaders, was definitely abandoned because of travel difficulties. diffi-culties. Replacing it, Mr Pond revealed, will be a series of short courses in various centers, such as Logan, and Preston, Idaho, and possibly some other of the largest communities com-munities in the area. Dr. David G. Thomas of Smithfield, chairman of the leadership and training committee, said the program also would be supplemented by a two-hour two-hour leadership training session for every troop leader and other correspondence work. Dr. H. Loran Blood, chairman of the organization and extension committee, conducted a demonstration demonstra-tion on the troop inventory and roll call. He termed it "a spectacular spec-tacular survey to test the strength, appearance, knowledge and advancement ad-vancement of every scout in the council." These programs will be staged for every troop, under the leadership leader-ship of the district commissioner, between November 15 and December Decem-ber 15, Dr. Blood announced. An intensive troop reregistration campaign will be conducted with the troop charter review, which follows the inventory, according to F. P. Champ, council president. Participation of the Council scouts in the Logan Armtistice day celebration and parade was approved by the camping and activities ac-tivities committee, and Vern B. Muir, reported on the program of objectives', for the advancement committee, 'which also was approved. ap-proved. Executive Pond reported on his recent Wyoming trip and announced announc-ed a special meeting to be held in Kemmerer, Wyoming, on November No-vember 17 to reorganize the district dis-trict scout committee in that area President Champ, Dr. A. R. Cutler, Dr. Blood and the Rev. J. H. Valine, Va-line, O. P., will attend the reorganization reor-ganization meeting. Two new district chairmen were introduced at the meeting. Dr. H. H. Cutler of North Logan, for Cache district and Dr. G. S. Fran- |