Mutual Work

MUTUAL WORK 487 The Annual Meeting of the Twelfth Regional Executive Committee Boy Scouts of America Salt Lake City, Wednesday and Thursday, January 30-31, 1924 The following officers of the twelfth region of the Boy Scouts of America, including Utah, Nevada, Arizona and California, met in Salt Lake City. The occasion was opened by a rally held in the West Side High School at which perhaps 1500 scouts and about 600 visitors witnessed a very in- spirational program given by the boy scouts. Particular mention should be made of the Boy Scout band composed of over seventy members which rendered some excellent pieces under leadership of John Held. They received an ovation from the assembled scouts and visitors. The activities of the boy scouts as set forth were really inspirational and went off like clock work. On the 31st, meetings were held in the Hotel Utah and in the Com- •mercial Club, followed by a banquet in the evening at the Newhouse Hotel, at which 244 people were present. There were present George J. Fisher, M. D., national deputy chief scout executive and director of field work, New York City; Anthony W. Ivins, national council representative, Salt Lake City; Mr. C. C. Moore, vice-president of the Na- tional Organization, San Francisco; Mr. Stuart W. French, chairman of the 12th region of Scouting, Pasadena; Mr. Charles McGregor, San Francisco; Mr. Charles N. Miller, regional executive, Los Angeles; Richard R. Lyman, representative for Utah in the regional council; besides a large number of leading scout men, scout directors and scoutmasters from the four Utah councils of Logan, Ogden, Salt Lake City and Provo, as follows: Salt Lake City: Wesley E. King, Oscar A. Kirkham, D. E. Hammond, George Albert Smith, Claude C. Cornwall, Milton V. Backman, William Scott, Douglas Beesley, Dr. D. L. Folsom, J. F. Hampshire, T. George Wood, William H. Smith, William E. Day, Leonard G. Fox, George Ecenroad, Raymond J. Ashton, T. L. McKean, A. W. Sadler, Alva Hansen, John R. Walsh, Nephi Palmer. Logan: Leon M. Hickman, Victor Lindblad, Holmes Smith, John A. Moser, John A. Crockett. B. L. Richards. William B. Hawkins. Henry Petersen. John O. Israelson, Asa L. Curtis. Ogden: S. D. Young, Golden Kilburn, Charles Empey, A. P. Merrill, L. E. Ellison, John D. Peters, John W. Thornely. Provo: A. A. Anderson, Carl F. Eyring, Roy Passey, Joseph Hafen, Heber R. Taylor, Edward R. Tuttle, Moral D. Steele, Joseph H. Storrs, S. L. Chipman, James H. Clarke, J. B. Hughes, Dr. Joseph Hughes, D. T. Lewis, Horace Fereday, Walter H. Moore, Henry Lewis, S. S. Mendenhall and C. R. Jones. Pocatello: Buryl Blevens. Inspirational meetings were held at which all these representatives spoke and the regular reports were submitted in regard to the labors of the councils for the past year, which, in nearly every case, were very encouraging. At one of the meetings Mr. McGregor in speaking said concerning the rally at the West High School: "Inculcated as I am and have been for years in the Boy Scout Movement, I tell you that I was more than impressed with that splendid gathering of scouts and scoutmasters in the long corridors of that building and reviewing the boys in their various troops. I felt a sense of responsibility as a man towards boyhood in seeing that large group of bright-eyed fellows, who, in a short time, will be occupying the place that we now occupy and in whom we place the safety of the future of this

488 IMPROVEMENT ERA country; and you bring a man who is not acquainted with scouting into that group and let him see that splendid gathering, and then listen to their demonstrations — that is very largely, I think, what is needed to inculcate into the minds of the fellow adult population the great benefit to be derived from a proper support and recog- nition of the Boy Scout Movement. I want to make my tribute of admiration, sat- isfaction and praise to the real element that makes this movement the success that it is, and the greater success that we hope it will be in the future, and that is to the scoutmasters. Without the scoutmasters, this movement would not exist. It exists by reason of their loyal, unselfish, devoted service to the boys, without compensation. The joy in their own hearts of doing something that they believe, and with them we believe, is going to make for the future greatness of this country." A decision was made that the maximum amount of time given for advancement of scouts from one grade to another would be six months for the Tenderfoot grade and twelve months for the Second class, that is, after a period of eighteen months a scout should be in the First class rank. It was decided that the number of days to be spent in camp annually by boy scouts should be six, as a minimum. These six days do not need to be spent consecutively however, but may be taken at different times throughout the year. Regarding the greatest responsibility of councils, it was decided that a minimum training program of twenty hours during the year be given by the council to the scout leaders. These are not to be necessarily consecutive. The four Utah councils reported as having had more than twenty hours in training each year. The Provo council in the thirty-hour course in Janu- ary, 1924, used the new patrol idea, having 60 to 80 patrols, and had the men do the activities. The outdoor activities were hiking, nature study, swimming, life saving, etc. Logan during their training course, had two outdoor sessions of about three hours each, used two hours each evening in various departments, the course being "put over" in eight principal towns. A long discussion was held on the question, "Can Scouting be organ- ized in public schools?" and it was finally decided that it would be unwise to put Scouting on a credit basis in the public schools, but that the schools could help the movement in many ways. A strong appeal was made for the scouts to support the organ of the National Organization, Boys' Life. Strong appeals were made to have all boy scouts and scoutmasters wear uniforms. It was decided that the executive board of the councils would have a meeting once each month of the working season; also that the troop com- mitteemen should have a quarterly meeting to check the progress being made. Troop committeemen who are not active should be dismissed. A district committee should visit each troop at least once a year and see that the troop committee are present on the night of their visit. Their purpose should be to sell Scouting to the troop committeemen and make them acquainted with their duties, thus giving them a definite job to do and increase interest in their work. The troop committeemen should render a report once a quarter of their troops. Scout Executive Oscar A. Kirkham expressed to the chairman and the gentlemen accompanying him in the party appreciation for their splendid services to the local council and asked them to transmit to Mr. James E. West, chief executive of the Boy Scouts of America, and the National Organ- ization our appreciation of their services to us. The suggestion received unanimous approval. Chairman French expressed great appreciation for the attendance of the men of the local councils and the feeling of brotherhood manifested. He said that the council had entertained them in a wonderful way and that nothing had been left undone.

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Y. M. M. I A. Efficiency Report (Continued) S £p ■gi f J V U *i STAKES o < M a *> ■ E s 3 D CO Cm S © CO a u o 53 3 ■o 1 COO 3 ■OH « rsfe 3 o Idaho 10 10 7 6 9 8 10 10 8 5 83 Lost River 10 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 8 6 89 Malad 10 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 94 Montpelier - — 10 6 8 2 8 8 6 9 8 5 70 Oneida 10 9 10 6 10 8 9 9 9 5 85 Pocatello 10 6 10 5 10 7 10 10 9 8 85 Portneuf _. 8 6 7 4 10 7 8 10 7 4 71 Raft River 8 10 2 2 6 6 6 7 2 2 51 Rigby 10 10 9 5 10 8 9 9 9 4 83 Twin Falls 9 6 7 4 10 8 7 7 3 4 65 Big Horn 8 10 10 4 10 8 9 10 5 8 82 Juarez 10 10 10 5 10 10 5 8 8 10 86 Lethbridge 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 10 10 10 96 Los Angeles __ 10 10 10 7 10 9 10 10 10 10 96 Maricopa 10 6 8 10 10 8 8 10 10 10 90 Moapa 10 9 7 7 8 8 9 9 7 5 79 St. Johns _.. 9 5 3 8 5 3 4 3 2 42 St. Joseph 10 6 10 5 10 9 8 10 6 8 82 San Luis 10 6 8 5 10 10 • 4 10 3 7 73 Snowflake 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 5 5 76 Star Valley _ 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 95 10 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 96 Union 10 10 10 7 10 10 5 10 10 9 91 Woodruff 9 5 6 4 6 6 4 10 — 8 58 Y. M. M. I .A. St atistical Report , January, 1924 STAKES SOU •a St d "2 »» « 5 © of zos a s ■o a §H .§■§ o iS •a a a ^ E .So1 gc CO 63 a s E ■^63 3 o Eh RS £ S G43 a -< o « g § co -a a « 8 § ■o gg • O .2 a '3 * 73 o Eh Alpine Bear River 727 488 289 562 797 520 360 671 418 300 555 961 571 1950 280 873 354 222 1226 608 338 204 18 12 5 13 13 8 9 10 11 13 11 7 8 16 7 16 5 6 11 11 9 8 18 12 5 13 13 8 9 10 11 12 11 7 5 16 7 7 5 6 11 11 8 8 137 99 35 125 104 83 62 101 80 96 80 57 31 166 47 59 45 41 110 114 56 165 191 78 151 304 64 163 115 198 72 87 107 21 197 81 54 107 84 214 107 108 87 257 140 62 218 145 172 148 218 95 66 235 186 87 329 106 140 103 48 296 155 74 84 352 181 126 260 267 224 155 270 143 76 251 246 59 654 97 212 140 89 469 265 129 84 911 611 301 754 820 543 528 704 516 310 653 596 198 1346 331 465 395 262 1089 641 367 255 105 73 30 97 80 60 52 108 56 75 55 49 19 137 40 46 41 30 99 96 55 95 87 60 69 182 33 92 63 116 72 60 48 12 110 41 36 67 59 136 60 108 62 153 85 42 125 92 95 75 134 62 66 167 99 45 228 82 69 68 25 177 94 70 59 235 97 93 144 143 155 87 176 86 76 192 209 31 498 69 117 110 70 338 162 71 54 588 342 ??'S 435 497 Cache 343 306 481 370 ?89 Emery 474 405 107 973 ?37 768 286 184 750 417 Millard 304 175

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