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News
Briefs
Items of interest for
leaders of Cub Scouts,
Boy Scouts, and
Explorers.
BY SCOn DANIELS
ESA awards $40,000 scholarship
The letter to Michael Sherburne from the Na-
tional Eagle Scout Association began, "We've
made your day!"
No kidding. The second paragraph informed
the Aloha, Ore., Scout that he would receive a
NES A scholarship grant, one of 40 to be awarded
in 1990. The letter went on to praise his superb
record of accomplishment and said more than
1,600 Eagle Scouts had applied for this year's
awards.
But the kicker came two paragraphs later.
Through the generosity of Lawrence Cooke, an
Eagle Scout and former Scoutmaster who lives in
Needham, Mass., Michael would receive the
largest NESA scholarship ever awarded:
$40,000 spread over a four-year period.
Michael is now attending the University of
Southern California in Los Angeles, where he is
majoring in engineering.
Six other Eagle Scout across the country re-
ceived $4,000 grants and 33 more obtained
$3,000 awards.
Applications for the 1991 NESA scholarships,
Form No. 58-702, are available at your local
Scout council service center. These scholarships
are restricted to Eagle Scouts who will graduate
from high school during the year of the grant,
have an SAT score (math plus verbal) of at least
900 or an ACT score of 20, and have a need for
financial assistance.
D.C.-area Explorers locate plane crash site
Two search and rescue Explorer posts from the
Washington, D.C., area are credited with locat-
ing a Cessna 210 airplane that crashed in a dense-
ly wooded area of Spotsylvania County, Va.
The Explorers, members of Post 617, char-
tered to Recreation Equipment Inc. in College
f
Park, Md., and Post 616, chartered to Howard
Community College and the Columbia Optimist
Club, found the plane's wreckage May 17. This
was after a full week of surveillance over thou-
sands of square miles in Northern Virginia by
members of the Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Ma-
rines, and family members of the six men who
died in the crash.
The Explorers received permission to be ab-
sent from school for the week-long search after
agreeing to make up the work upon their return.
Peter McCabe, who works for the U.S. Depart-
ment of Education's Office for Civil Rights, is
Advisor for both posts.
Scout executive visits world jamboree site
Here are excerpts of a letter from Douglas S.
Smith Jr., Scout executive of the Columbia Pacific
Council, in Portland, Ore., about his visit to the
XVII World Jamboree site in South Korea:
"I am truly impressed by the exciting experi-
ences that will be available to our Scouts who will
be attending the 17th World Jamboree. Korea is a
beautiful country. The Korean culture is different
and exciting, and the Korean people are warm,
gracious, and very friendly.
"I am very aware that there is concern on the
part of some parents because of the reported
incidents of unrest in Korea. I want to assure you
that these are no more disruptive to daily life in
Korea than the demonstrations which occur in
this country. The demonstrations are directed at
the government for very specific political rea-
sons. In all of the previous demonstrations, even
those involving U.S. facilities, the students have
made it clear that they are opposed to American
policy, not to individual Americans These
demonstrations certainly pose no danger to visit-
ing Americans.
"My 19-year-old son has lived in Seoul since
last August. He lives in a Korean home, works in
a Korean office, and has become a part of normal
Korean society in the same way he was part of
American society when he lived here... My wife
and I have absolutely no concern for his safety.
His stay in Korea is a wonderful, positive experi-
ence.
"I'm looking forward to attending the 1991
World Jamboree in Korea. Two of my sons will
also be there. I hope they are joined by several
thousand American Scouts "
For information on how your Scouts can attend
the world jamboree, scheduled for August 8-16,
1991, contact your local Scout council service
center.
September 1990 Scouting
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