Show New Explorer Plan Tailored To Teen Needs EDITOR'S NOTE For the past weeks leaders and advisors In scouting In the various districts have been receiving Instructions on the new Exploring Program that goes into operation throughout nil America where scouting is Recently the Salt Lake Tribune released a feature story on the program which Is being reprinted for the information it con- for those Interested In this phase of the by Deborah Paige Salt Lake What does a teen-age boy worry If ask most you'd find the answers likely to be and in that But a recent made for the Boy Scouts of America by the Institute for Social Research at University of showed this Isn't so They asked teens themselves boys 11 through across the nation and found that most of them worry about the Will they be able to get a job finishing high Will they make the right choice of Should they go on to college In spite of their 75 per cent of our teen-age boys are concerned with their and with the effect their decisions will have on that Researchers found that even though they sometimes don't show teen boys want to take more than any other makes them feel important and no to is or some other family Is the adult most admired by And he's not for his or possible but for his character his personal qualities of Integrity and honor and his vocation and social with and many other new ideas about what really makes teen-age boys the has come up with an entirely new Explorer program especially for young men of high school Taking into account their their hopes and their their need to amount to something and to be of service to the community and even their need to learn how to start dating and getting better with girls the new Explorer which was launched recently will help to fill more fully the real needs of teen-age For in the new there will be opportunities to obtain job information from experts in various voca-tiona who will help Explorers on on consulting is a great to take your out of the worry and explore the of what you can do to work toward it Joining an Explorer post no longer depends on whether or not a has been a Boy Anyone may join when in the ninth grade and 14 years of Those 16 and 17 years may join regardless of school The new program will offer the opportunity for Explorer posts to specialize in any one of the many ranging from hi-fi and publishing to In other a teen can find what he wants something that really interests him in the new Explorer Social take into account the fact that girls figure in a teen-age boy's Dances and other social events of the post will include them and they will be invited to achievement award ceremonies and other special Part of the time spent in post activities' be aimed at helping teen boys bone up on social This Isn't to say that the will neglect the other r. things that make belonging f an Explorer unit unit an Plenty of opportunity for hiking J pack and field snort will be And 1 to gain personal to and in I arc part of the newer mJ grown Explorer S A streamlined and some really neat tu blazer and slacks dress m forms dances and sod havo been added The traditional dark-gre o will contin be used for outdoor and more informal occasions The Eagle badge will be 2 only advancement badge wol on the Explorer r |