Scouting, Volume 60, Number 4, May-June 1972 Page: 44
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ATTENTION
SCOUTMASTERS!
for your
SCOUTS WITH
A RAILROADING
MERIT BADGE
All aboard for the 2nd annual
Scout Scholarship Grant Competi-
tion sponsored by the Railway
Progress Institute, the national
trade association for industries
that supply the nation's railroads.
Answer in 600 words or less "Why
are railroads important to the na-
tion?" and then make these facts
known to the public. You may win:
FIRST PRIZE—$1,500
SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
SECOND PRIZE—$1,000
SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
THIRD PRIZE—$750
SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
Address.
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boy gets to try at least twice instead
of eliminating him from competition
after only one race. For instance, in a
6-Cub den, try two heats of three boys.
The winner of each heat goes into the
den finals. Then race the other four
again with the winner competing with
the other heat winners for the den
championship and for later entry into
the pack finals.
• Recruit dads as your flight opera-
tions team—two as starters (with
green flags), two as judges (with
checkered flags) and two as gatekeep-
ers to line up the boys. Use other
fathers as inspectors, scorekeepers
and announcers.
• Experienced rocket racers "warm
up" their space ships by gradually
winding the rubberband motors to
full capacity. Try 50 turns first, then
100, 200 and so on. Release the pro-
peller between each winding. Try some
backyard runs on a length of mono-
filament line before competition.
• Soak rubber bands in castor oil
| several days before the space derby.
This prolongs the bands' life and
power and will help eliminate break-
ing during the competition. Pack lead-
ers should still have boxes of extra
rubber bands and props handy for
emergencies. Remember that it takes
three rubber bands to fly the ship
properly.
• To save time, whenever a ship gives
any trouble pull it off the line and run
it with the last heat. Allow boys to
wind propellers before coming to the
starting gate. Turn a spotlight briefly
on each heat winner as his name is
announced.
• Order these materials well in ad
vance: space derby kits—No. 1695
8-rocket version, $3.75, or No. 1694
1-rocket version, 69 cents; space derby
ribbons, No. 7714, 15 cents (for en
trants and officials); contest place
ribbons for first, second and third
place, No. 7709, $1.00 (package of 15)
plastic trophy award cup, No. 5077
35 cents; space derby trophy, No
5747, $3.00; or deluxe derby trophy
No. 5748, $5.00.
• Use banners, music and signs to
dress up your big event. Sing "The
Space Derby Song" from the Cub
Scout Songbook.
To disassemble the towers for trans-
port and storage, remove the cross-
arms and braces, fold the legs to-
gether, and they're ready to go. Feet
removal is optional. Fishline is stored
easiest on an inexpensive large fishing
reel or wrapped around an empty tin
can.
Your Cub Scouts will find the space
derby exciting. Join in the fun as the
countdown begins for the rocket race
of the century.
Scholarship grant winners and their scoutmas-
ters will receive an all-expense paid trip to
Chicago, Illinois, where they will be guests of
honor at RPI's annual dinner on October 12.
Twenty-one runners-up will each win a $25
U.S. Savings Bond.
Every registered Scout who has earned a
merit badge in railroading is eligible to com-
pete. For an official entry form and contest in-
structions, fill out the coupon and send it to
Railway Progress Institute, Suite 712, 1140 Con-
necticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
GET ON THE RIGHT TRACK FOR
A COLLEGE EDUCATION
Order An Official Entry Form Now.
Competition Ends September 1, 1972.
I Railway Progress Institute
I Suite 712, 1140 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
I Washington, D.C. 20036
J Please send me an official entry form and
* instructions for entering the Railway Prog-
| ress Institute's 2nd Annual Scout Scholarship
| Grant Competition.
® Name
I State . : Zip Code
PROTECT
Your Scouts
THIS SUMMER
with
ACCIDENT INSURANCE
• Cash for medical expenses up to $500.00
• $10,000 for accidental death.
• Individual or Group Coverage Available
MAIL THIS APPLICATION—TODAY!!!
Full Name.
Address.
Beneficiary Name
-City-
State
Effective at: Hour-
A.M. Policy
—P.M. Date_
-Term-
days
2 Days 4 Days 7 Days 1 5 Days 30 Days W< &xfl£UA"SjJte
1.00 S2.00 $2.50 $5.00 $8.00 \ \WC11 " ~~ *^73
COMPLETE APPLICATION & MAIL WITH CHECK TO:
INSURANCE COMPANY
1S00 Jackson St.
Dallas, Texas 75201
I An Affiliated Company of Continental Trailways Inc.I
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