Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1917 — TO HELP SCOUT LEADERS [ARTICLE]

TO HELP SCOUT LEADERS

Famous Educators Join in Organizing Educational Department for Boy Scout Movement. New York.—The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America has just completed the organization of an educational department of the Boy Scout movement which will: 1. Conduct conferences. on leadership with scoutmasters and other scout officials throughout the country. 2. Promote and develop courses for leadership in scouting both in connection with established educational institutions, and under the auspices of local'scout councils. —-=====■-- ——r 3. Arrange for campaigns to promote a better general understanding j of the merits of the scout program. 4. Present its plea for leaders to. various student bodies and at conven--1 lions gnd conferences of religious and educational workers. " - 5. Develop * correspondence courses for Inspiration and instruction of I scout leaders. —- { t). Cultivate the interest of school i teachers and others particularly con- ■ cerned with education matters, in the value of the activities prescribed in the sCout program. Mr. Lome W. Barclay has been chosen to head this new department. Mr. Barclay’s educational training and experience particularly fit, him . for work in this new field. He has an A. B. degree Bethany college. Canada; andß. D. Yale school of religions, Mr. Barclay assisted by a committee of erolpwlr~'edncmi>rs. consisting of Jeremiah;\Y. Jenks, LL. D.. director of the division of'public affairs, New York university; Dr. James E, Russell, dean of Teachers’ college. ‘ Columbia universityV Prof. Norman TET" Richardson, head of department of religious education, Boston university, in reational leadership of Boston univer:sity are given. -