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Religion, health and education, in
that order, received more than 72
percent of the private contributions
last year. The rest went into social-
welfare, civic, cultural and foreign
aid activities.
WORLD RECORD. The greatest ba-
nana split ever—more than 500 feet
long! That was the highlight of
Grossmont District's week at camp
on Mataguay Scout Reservation, op-
erated by the San Diego County
(Calif.) Council last summer. Scout-
ers first laid down butcher paper,
then split carpet roll tubes, then
aluminum foil to cover the "dish."
Finally came the goodies—more
than 1,000 peeled and split bananas,
60 gallons of neapolitan ice cream,
30 quarts of chocolate syrup, 36
pounds of whipped-cream topping,
20 pounds of ground walnuts and
2 gallons of Maraschino cherries.
The 500 Scouts took only 7 minutes
to devour the huge dessert.
CALLING ALL EAGLES. Scout coun-
cils now have copies of the bro-
chure, An Invitation to Join the
National Eagle Scout Association,
No. 30-602. Only those who have
earned the Eagle Award are eligible
to join this new association. The
$10 membership fee is good for 10
years and includes an attractive
membership card and a 10-year sub-
scription to the Eagle Letter, the
association's news bulletin. For full
details, contact your council office
or write to N.E.S.A., Boy Scouts of
America, North Brunswick, N.J.
08902.
WORTH NOTING. All three astro-
nauts in the December Apollo 17
flight were Scouts. Spacecraft com-
mander Eugene A. Cernan reached
Second Class, command module
pilot Ronald E. Evans was a Life,
and lunar module pilot Harrison H.
(Jack) Schmitt was a Scout.
• Two blocks of starting dates—
June 14-19 and August 10-14—have
been reserved for special 12-day
Exploring treks at Philmont next
summer. Co-ed posts may partici-
pate during these periods. Older
Scouts and leadership corps mem-
bers will camp between June 20 and
August 9; all-male Explorer units
may start their treks anytime dur-
ing the June 14 to August 14 period.
• Four students at Macalester Col-
lege in St. Paul, Minn., have pro-
duced an unusual recycling project.
Finding that soda cans were piling
up in school lounges, the students
used 1,473 of the cans to build an
instrument much like a calliope.
Wind pumped through the 36 soda-
can pipes produces an organlike
sound. The instrument has its own
wind chest, conventional keys and
even a 148-can stool.
• High-school seniors will compete
for $1,000 and $500 college scholar-
ship grants, and all junior and sen-
ior high-school students will vie
for cash prizes and recognition in
the 1973 Scholastic/Kodak Photo
Awards. This program is conducted
annually by Scholastic Magazines,
Inc., and sponsored by Eastman
Kodak Company. Complete infor-
mation is available from Scholastic
Photo Awards, 50 West 44th Street,
New York, N.Y. 10036.
• Help broaden Scouting's influence
by remembering the Boy Scouts of
America in your will. Suggested be-
queath form: "I hereby give, devise,
and bequeath to the National Coun-
cil, Boy Scouts of America (or your
local council), in the City of North
Brunswick, New Jersey, the sum of
dollars (or otherwise.
describe the gift) to be used for the
general purpose of the National (or
local) Council."
NEW LITERATURE. The following
new BSA items are available from
Scouting distributors and local
councils:
Sports merit badge pamphlet, No.
3255, and Emergency Preparedness
merit badge pamphlet, No. 3366,
are both for new merit badges.
Electronics merit badge pamphlet,
No. 3279, covers major revisions in
this badge's requirements. These
pamphlets cost 45 cents each.
Work Sheet for Building a Merit
Badge Counselor List, No. 4436, 5
cents. Designed for unit and district
advancement committees.
A Guide for Recommending Merit
Badge Counselors, No. 6532, 6 cents.
Pamphlet lists all the merit badges,
describes the counselor's job and
tells how to recommend merit-
badge counselors to unit and dis-
trict advancement committee 5.
Merit Badge Counseling, No. 6517,
5 cents. Pocket-size booklet explains
the merit-badge procedure and tells
the counselor how he can be more
effective in his job.
Philmont: A History of New Mex-
ico's Cimarron Country by Law-
rence Murphy, No. 3502, 260 pages,
$3.95 paperback. A must for all
former and future visitors to Phil-
mont. Thoroughly researched, cov-
ers Philmont's rough-and-ready
story from Indians, Carlos Beaubien
and Kit Carson to mining. Waite
Phillips and the present-day ranch.
The Story of Old Glory, No. 3537,
48 pages, $1.00 paperback. History
and highlights of our United States
Flag, many full-color illustrations,
including those of all 50 state flags.
OTHER RECOMMENDED LITERA-
TURE. Golf, Soccer and Volleyball
are three new Sports Illustrated
books that will help Scouts work-
ing on the new Sports merit badge.
Each is 95 pages long, $3.95 cloth-
bound or $1.50 paperback. Easy to
read and understand, liberally
sprinkled with photographs and
clear drawings. Available from J. B.
Lippincott Company, Dept. SM,
East Washington Square, Philadel-
phia, Pa. 19105.
Pocket Guide to Birds by Allan D.
Cruickshank, 216 pages, $1.25, and
Pocket Guide to Trees by Ruther-
ford Piatt, 256 pages, $1.25, both
from Pocket Books, Dept. SM, 1
West 39th Street, New York, N.Y.
10018. Non-technical, capsulated de-
scriptions especially helpful to be-
ginners. Birds has 72 color photo-
graphs and special chapter on
identification methods. Trees has
more than 200 sketches of trees
from the Northwest to Florida.
ROAD RALLY CHAMPS. Brad Hunt
(driver) and Alan Johnson (navi-
gator) of Anderson, Ind., won first
place ($2,000 scholarships) in the
1972 Exploring Grand National
Safe-Driving Road Rally at Dear-
born, Mich. In second ($750) were
William Keenan, Jr., and Christo-
pher Keenan of Boston, Mass., and
third ($500) were Kirk Cordell and
Troy Alexander of Richmond, Va.
COMING EVENTS: Feb. 1-28—Anni-
versary Celebration of the BSA . . .
Mar. 11-17—Girl Scout Week . . .
Apr. 26-30—Third National Explorer
Presidents' Congress, Washington,
D.C. . . . Apr. 28—Scouting Keep
America Beautiful Day . . . May 23-
25—National Council Annual Meet-
ing, Minneapolis, Minn. . . . July
18-24—"Scouting for the Handi-
capped" Workshop, Philmont Scout
Ranch, Cimarron, N.Mex. . . . Aug.
1-7—1973 National Scout Jamboree-
West, Farragut State Park, Idaho ...
Aug. 3-9—1973 National Scout Jam-
boree-East, Moraine State Park, Pa.
. . . Aug. 21-24—58th Anniversary
Order of the Arrow Conference,
University of California, Santa Bar-
bara, Calif. . . . Sept. 20-22—Grand
National Explorer Road Rally, De-
troit, Mich.
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