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News
Briefs
Items of interest for
leaders of Cub Scouts,
Boy Scouts, and
Explorers.
BY SCOn DANIELS
igh court judge was a Scout
One of the great rewards for volunteer
Scout leaders is keeping up with the ac-
complishments of their former Cub
Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Explorers as
they progress through adulthood.
Imagine then the pride of J.R.
McPherran of Elmhurst, Queens, N.Y.,
when President Ronald Reagan nomi-
nated Antonin Scalia to a position on the
U.S. Supreme Court.
McPherran, now 81, helped organize Cub
Scout Pack 73 in 1931 and was its Cubmaster for
18 years. Young Nino Scalia was a member of
Den 7 and earned his Wolf badge in June 1945.
He earned the Webelos rank in February 1948
and then joined Troop 17.
Frederick Bubbers, an assistant Scoutmaster
for Troop 17, remembers Scalia as "a roly-poly,
jovial Italian-American kid" whose mom baked
cookies and served them at Scout meetings in the
Scalias' modest red brick home on O'Connell
Court.
The future jurist graduated first in his class at
both Xavier High School and Georgetown Uni-
versity. He was a judge of the U.S. Circuit Court
of Appeals before advancing to the Supreme
Court.
Scoutmaster Award of Merit
Charles M. Pigott, president of the Boy Scouts of
America, has requested that the National Eagle
Scout Association administer a new award to
recognize outstanding Scoutmasters for their
"enthusiasm, wisdom, experience, and under-
standing resulting in a dynamic Boy Scout troop
operation."
The Scoutmaster Award of
Merit is available to all men who
meet the following requirements:
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 Scoutmas-
tership 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 chartered
organization
• An extensive outdoor program including
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 on
behalf of the patrol leaders' council and the troop
committee.
The nomination is then certified by the unit
commissioner and forwarded to the local Scout
council service center. Final approval for the
award comes from the Scout executive and either
the council NESA chairman or the council
commissioner.
A handsome, four-color certificate will be
provided to the Scoutmaster by NESA free of
charge. For a $1.50 fee, the Scoutmaster's name
will be hand-lettered on the certificate. Other
recognitions include a colorful, six-inch jacket
patch, No. 5004, available through the BSA Sup-
ply Division. A square knot (white on tan) is
available for the uniform.
For nomination forms, ask for form No.
58-413 at your local Scout council service center.
Sea Explorers selected for tall ship cruise
In celebration of Sea Exploring's 75th anniver-
sary, four Sea Explorers will join the U.S. Coast
Guard Academy's tall ship cruise to Australia.
The cruise, which departs this month from
New London, Conn., will be aboard the U.S. tall
ship Eagle, a 295-foot training bark. The
Explorers will sail with 175 Coast Guard Acad-
emy cadets on an eight-month journey to
help Australia celebrate its bicentennial.
The Explorers are:
• David J. Repinski, 19, of Roswell, Ga. David
is a member of Sea Exploring Ship 288, char-
tered to Sea Expeditions Systems 288, Inc. in the
Atlanta Area Council.
• Melissa Anne Marenka, 19, of Huntsville,
Ala. Melissa is a member of Sea Exploring Ship
666, chartered to the Latham Methodist Church
in the Tennessee Valley Council.
• Scott U. Jollo, 18, of Portland, Ore. Scott is a
member of Sea Exploring Ship 601, chartered to
the Beaverton Elks Lodge #1989 in the Columbia
Pacific Council.
• Douglas T. Fischer, 16, of San Rafael, Calif.
Doug is a member of Sea Exploring Ship 22,
chartered to the Propeller Club Ports of the
Golden Gate in the San Francisco Bay Area
Council.
The four Sea Explorers were selected based on
their leadership, sailing and boating skills,
cruising experience, and interpersonal skills.
Each must also have earned the Quartermaster
Award. This award is Sea Exploring's top rank,
of which only about 21 are earned nationally
each year.
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