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(Above) Troop 256
Scoutmaster Al
Riddering, at left,
helps Scouts from
his troop and Troop
60, Missoula,
Mont., prepare for
whitewater rafting
on the Clarks Fork
River. (Right)
Scouts search for
the perfect stones
for skipping across
the sky blue
surface of Lake
McDonald.
The breathtaking view from Lake McDonald was just one
of many majestic vistas the Scouts witnessed on the trip.
'IT'S THE BOYS WHO KEEP ME YOUNG'
Albert Riddering has
been Scoutmaster of Troop
256 for 32 years and has
helped 68 boys to advance
to Eagle Scout. The 1996
trek was his 30th adven-
ture with the Scouts from
Puerto Rico.
Those 30 trips have
taken Scouts to Jamaica and
a score of other islands in
the Caribbean, to Mexico,
to most of Canada, and to
34 states, including Alaska.
At 77, Scoutmaster
Riddering maintains his
energy by keeping physical-
ly fit, active, and involved.
He is the first up in the
morning and the last in his
tent at night. He keeps
going when others have
stopped to rest. He is alert
to the potential for learning
in his environment, and he
is always aware of what
his Scouts are doing.
"It's the boys who keep
me young/' he says.
Ask his Scouts about
"Mister Riddering" and
they will tell you:
"He is always teaching
us."
"He is strict, and he
makes us take responsibili-
ty."
"He apologizes if he be-
lieves he has been wrong."
"He follows through."
"He is like a father."
Albert Riddering knows
each one of these boys
well. He understands their
individual needs, their
weaknesses and strengths.
He trusts and respects
them.
Riddering was a school
principal in Michigan before
he and his wife went to
Puerto Rico in 1964, where
he became director at Inter
American University's
Arecibo Regional College.
Later he became dean of
administration at the
University of Puerto Rico in
Arecibo, where he also
founded and directed his
own primary school.
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