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Scoutmaster Award (from page 33)
leaders, teachers, fellow students, the
grocer, everyone we meet; the Scout Oath
every day, not just when we're in uniform
or at meetings. That's what Scouting's
about."
And that's what Rich Simmons is
about. ■
To date 3,641 of our 48,000 Scoutmas-
ters have earned the National President's
Scoutmaster Award of Merit. These are
the requirements: The nominee need not
be an Eagle Scout but must:
1. Be a currently registered Scoutmaster
who has served in that position for at least
18 months.
2. Have achieved the Quality Unit Award
at least once during his period of service.
3. Have completed Boy Scout Leader Fast
Start and Scoutmastership Fundamentals
or equivalent.
4. Have a record of proper use of the Boy
Scout advancement program resulting in
a majority of his Boy Scouts attaining the
First Class rank.
5. Have a record of:
• Development of boy leadership through
the patrol method.
• Positive relations with the troop's char-
tered organization.
• An extensive outdoor program includ-
ing strong summer camp attendance.
• A positive image of Scouting in the
community.
• A troop operation which attracts and
retains Boy Scouts.
The chairman of the troop committee
has the responsibility of nominating the
Scoutmaster.
The nomination is certified by the unit
commissioner and forwarded to the local
council service center.
Approval authority lies with the Scout
executive and either the council NESA
chairman or the council commissioner.
A full color certificate will be provided
by NESA free of charge. A cost of $1.50
will be charged for a certificate that has
the recipient's name hand lettered. ■
News Briefs (from page 6)
ments 8 and 9 are not covered in Webelos
advancement, but they can be easily met
as soon as a boy joins a troop.
References to Boy Scout skill awards
should be eliminated from current copies
of the Webelos Scout Book, Supply No.
3235. The Boy Scout badges shown in the
book next to requirements for the follow-
ing activity badges should be deleted:
Citizen (pages 84-85 and 368-369), Fam-
ily Member (pages 148 and 377), Ready-
man (pages 252-253 and 388), Also,
delete the section "Your Boy Scout Score-
board" (pages 397-398).
Indian Scout leaders plan seminar
Successful Scouting for Indian youth will
be the focus of the 33rd American Indian
Boy Scouting/Girl Scouting Seminar,
July 14-18, 1990, at Northern Arizona
University in Flagstaff. Attending the
seminar will be tribal leaders, leaders of
Indian Scout units, and council Scouters
responsible for organizing Scouting in the
Indian community.
Adult workshops will include recruit-
ing leaders, Indian culture, tribal rela-
tionships, and council service in the
Indian community.
Host for the seminar is the Hualapai
Tribe. A day in the Hualapai community
at Peach Springs, Ariz., along with a tra-
ditional pow wow and parade of tradi-
tional clothing, will provide opportunities
for sharing Indian heritage. Special pro-
grams will be available for young people
ages 12-17.
Before June 1, the cost for registration,
meals, and housing will be $155 per adult
and $120 per young person. After June 1,
fees increase $15. Brochures, registration
forms, and additional information are
available from the urban/rural field ser-
vice at the BSA national office.
Hosteling handbook
Boy Scout troops and Explorer posts on
tour often look first to Scout camps for
inexpensive places to stay. But many
camps are situated outside metropolitan
areas. Youth hostels offer low-cost, dor-
mitory-style accommodations almost
always near the heart of town. The Amer-
ican Youth Hostels Handbook 1990-91
lists hostels by state. (Other handbooks
give information on hostels in other coun-
tries.)
The American Youth Hostels Hand-
book provides the address and phone
number of each hostel, its facilities, price,
and directions to reach the hostel. Be
aware that not all hostels accept groups.
The best idea is to check the handbook,
then call or write for reservations.
Remember that you must be a member
of American Youth Hostels. Not to worry,
though—free membership is extended to
Scout troops and Explorer posts. Apply in
writing using the application in the hand-
book.
Send $7 for the book (includes postage
and handling) to: AYH Travel Store, P.O.
Box 37613, Dept. 877, Washington, D.C.
20013-7613.
Four Scouts earn Hornaday award
The William T. Hornaday Award is the
oldest conservation award in America.
For 1989 the Hornaday committee
awarded one silver and three bronze
awards to four Scouts.
The silver award went to Charles
Sebastian of the Bluegrass Council, Lex-
ington, Ky. Charles earned 11 conserva-
tion-related merit badges. His five major
projects included:
• Creating drinking pools for animals at
Raven Run Sanctuary.
• Supervising the construction of artifi-
cial nesting structures.
• Coordinating the repair of a pond and
clearing overgrown areas in several fields
at Raven Run.
• Installing refuse collection points at the
sanctuary.
• Supervising installation of water bars
and drainage tiles to control erosion.
Charles's application included thor-
ough reports on the environment in Ken-
tucky and video footage of nesting areas.
Eagle Scout Brian Leibacher of the
Hoosier Trails Council in Bloomington,
Ind., received a bronze award. Brian
completed seven conservation-related
merit badges. His projects included
erecting birdhouses, planting trees, de-
veloping erosion control projects, and co-
ordinating recycling projects.
Scott Ludwig of the French Creek
Council in Erie, Penn., completed seven
conservation-related merit badges and re-
ceived a bronze award. Scott's projects
included supervising construction of rab-
bit piles for the city of Corry, several recy-
cling projects, construction of a channel
block on Blue Eye Run stream, and mak-
ing speeches on a variety of conservation-
related topics.
The third bronze award was given to
Michael LaBell of the Blue Ridge Moun-
tain Council in Roanoke, Va. Michael
completed eight conservation-related
merit badges. Some of his projects in-
cluded construction of fish cleaning sta-
tions for fishermen, repair of a wedge
dam on Barbour Creek, vegetative stabi-
lization planting for marshlands, and con-
ducting meetings to inform the public on
environmental health hazards. ■
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