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Resolutions at the
Eighteenth Annual Meeting
THE following resolutions were passed by the National
Council at the Eighteenth Annual Meeting:
Resolution in Re: Northwestern Pacific
WHEREAS the Northwestern Pacific, and the Golden Gate
Ferry, made possible the attendance of 1,000 Scouts from the
Redwood Area Council, Napa Area Council, Petaluma Council
and the Marin County Council, Calif., and vicinity, at the
demonstration of Scouting held in connection with this con-
vention,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we thank those
responsible for giving these boys this opportunity to par-
ticipate in the exercises held in connection with this
meeting.
Resolution in Re: Personnel Procedure
WHEREAS, according to the instructions of
the National Council there has been established
a Personnel Department, and
WHEREAS, a series of regulations for the
operation of this Department have been ap-
proved by the Executive Board,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that
we thank the Department for its efforts and
approve the aforesaid regulations, and earn-
estly urge that all Local Councils familiarize
themselves with and support these regulations.
The regulations are stated as follows in the
National By-Laws, Art. V., Sec. 4, Clause 3:
Part 1—"The Personnel Department, in co-
operation with the administrative officers of
the Boy Scouts of America, shall be respon-
sible for the development of a program of
personnel policy and administration affecting
both professional and volunteer service of the
Boy Scouts of America.
"It shall develop and maintain personnel
standards for leaders for both professional
and volunteer service.
"It shall maintain a registry of men eligible
and qualified for employment in Scouting on
a professional basis.
"It shall, as the need arises, provide the
Field, Camping and other Departments with a
registry of men whose qualifications justify
recommendation by the National Council for
employment.
"It shall formulate and carry out plans and
procedure for the promotion, transfer or re-
placement of men employed professionally in
Scouting.
"It shall compile and maintain a complete
service record of all men employed profes-
sionally in Scouting."
Part 2, Clause 3—"The Personnel Depart-
ment in cooperation with the Department of
Education and the Field Department, shall be
responsible for the recruiting, selecting and
training of candidates for admittance to the
National Training School for professional
Scouting."
Part 3, Clause 3—"The Personnel Department shall have
referred to it for action all requests from Local Councils or
others, involving recommendations on behalf of the National
Council or its representatives with reference to personnel
problems."
Part 4, Clause 3—"The Personnel Department upon request
of the Chief Scout Executive shall investigate and report upon
problems of personnel affecting the employees of the National
Council of the Boy Scouts of America."
$100 Cash Prizes for Winning Ideas
First Prize, $50.00—Second Prize, $25.00—and
Five Prizes of $5.00 Each
THE above prizes will be awarded by the Brown and Bige-
low Corporation, printers of our Scout calendars, for ideas
suitable for future Scout calendars. The ideas may be in
pictorial or written form—preferably pictorial.
The designs must be in the proportions of 15 inches high,
by 11 inches wide, and be submitted on paper or cardboard,
not exceeding 30 inches by 22 inches and not less than IS by
11 inches.
All entries must be in this office not later than Saturday,
July 14, and only those properly readdressed and stamped
will be returned.
Competition is open only to Scouts and Scout
officials.
Send material, care of Art Director, National
Council Office, Boy Scouts of America, 2 Park
Avenue, New York City.
A Scout Window Dedicated
AN impressive part of the Anniversary
Week observance in Sheboygan, Wiscon-
sin, was the dedication of a window in the
Grace Episcopal Church, commemorating the
founding of Scouting in the city and parish,
which occurred February 2, 1911. The names
of the charter members of Troop 1, known as
St. Pancras Guild Troop, all appear on the
beautiful stained glass windows.
At the dedicatory service, Twelve Scouts
stood before the altar rail, each representing
one of the Laws. One Scout stood in the
centre, with the Cross, another at the right
with the American Flag, still another at left
with the Troop flag, and one to the front
with three candles representing the Scout
Oath. The candle ceremony was used during
the repetition of the Oath and Law.
The Scout Window in the
Grace Episcopal Church.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
leadership in
A Good Turn to Young
Children
CALL to the attention of the Scouts of your
Troop an opportunity that they have for
preventing accidents and helping save the lives
of many children.
There are approximately 500 children crip-
pled each year in the United States by playing
with blasting caps which they have picked up
in the vicinity of mines, quarries, or in the
fields where agricultural blasting has been
done.
Boys often play in and around quarries and
sometimes pick up stray caps and start to
investigate them. It is the rarest thing that
they ever do this without getting hurt. They
perhaps know they are dangerous, and that a
spark or a blow will explode them; but they
do not realize how sensitive they are, how violent the explo-
sion, or how the pieces of copper fly.
Scouts should warn young children that these are dangerous
explosives, not toys. Help reduce the number of casualties.
The National Court of Honor
Daniel Carter Beard, National Scout Commissioner, Chairman
George D. Pratt, Vice-Chairman
Judge Frederic Kernochan
Judge Joseph M. Proskauer Judge Jeremiah T. Mahoney
James E. West, Secretary
The above members were elected at the Eighteenth Annual
Meeting.
First Aid and Life Saving Institute
THE American National Red Cross will conduct the follow-
ing First Aid and Life Saving Institutes:
Camp Wawayanda, Andover, N. J., June 18-28, 1928.
Camp Crosley, Leesburg, Ind., June 18-28, 1928.
Camp Sherman, Brimfield, Mass., June 18-28, 1928.
Camp Sapphire, Brevard, N. C., June 18-28, 1928.
Camp Tonkawa, Lake Minnetonka, Minneapolis, Minn., June
14-23, 1928.
Lake Lawn, Lake Delavan, Wis., June 14-23, 1928.
Rockaway Beach, Lake Taneycomo, Branson, Mo., June 14-23.
Capitola, California, June 21-30, 1928.
Coronado, California, July 5-14, 1928.
Corvallis, Oregon, June 8-17, 1928.
Folders giving descriptions in full of the above Institutes,
and application blanks, will be sent upon request.
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