The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 50, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 January 1990 — Page 12

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., January 24,1990

School news

Scouts release 1 Oth edition of the Boy Scout Handbook

The 10th edition of the Boy Scout Handbook is due to hit the shelves this week featuring a new look, a more conversational tone and an accelerated emphasis on outdoor activities, according to J.

Milford students named to honor roll

Milford Middle School has released the names of the following junior high students who have successfully completed the second grading period by being named to the honor roll. Distinguished honor roll students include Crista Dippon. eighth grade; Barry Beer, Holly Beer, Trent Beer, Sarah Bultemeier. and Bethany Cockburn, all seventh graders; and Amanda Beer and Joshua Beer, sixth grade. Regular honor roll includes the following eighth graders: Kurt Beer, Lori Burkey, Tonya Dewart, Dan Duncan, Nate Haugh, Heather Leßlanc, Julie Magiera. Jessica Mitchell, Denise Replogle, Jeff Roose, Eric Speicher, and Caroline Weiss. On dean's list Wabash College Dean Paul C. McKinney has announced that a Syracuse area student is on the dean's list for the fall 1989 semester. He is Brian A. Neff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Neff, r 4. Syracuse. Neff, a freshman at Wabash, is one of 195 dean's list students who maintained a 3.5 point average or better on a 4.0 point grade scale. Long recognized as having one of the highest academic standards in the Midwest, Wabash lives individualized attention to its students through an 11-1 student-faculty ratio. A private, liberal arts college for men. Wabash College has enrollment of 850 students.

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William Copeland, Scout Executive of the Anthony Wayne Area Council "The most obvious change to the new handbook is that we've used color photographs of Scouts

Seventh grade regular honor roll includes: Rachel Beer. Stephanie Bender, Allison Lambert, Trisha Linville, Andy Magiera; Jamie Pressler. Kathy Roose, and Karena Zimmerman. Sixth grade regular honor roll students are: Jylia Beaty, KathyBoggs. Molly Buhrt. Nicole Cyr. Annie Endicott. Michelle Kistner, Emily Matz, Kevin Price, and Troy Wuthrich.

F M Mk B ’ 11 wV 43 CAFETERIA HELPERS — Students enrolled in the eighth grade home economics class at the Milford School, were given 4 special assignment throughout the of January. Says Jane Bess. cttirteriijiwwMgeta th^todenjaiaraSi attinfewilh dbedaaimaiAn. serving, and cleaning up of the meals during noonlunchTu>urs. The purpose of the assignment is to educate the students on how the meals are prepared, special nutritional guidelines that must be met, and the amount of w aste that is generated. Pictured helping to serve the meals are Crista Dippon. Bess, Trischa Speicher, and Maria Her- = nandez. Behind Maria is Lois Herr, cafeteria worker. (Photo bv Stacev Lesch)

and Scout activities for the first time," he explains. “In addition to giving the handbook a more contemporary look, the action photos let us show what Scouting is and does.” Americans' escalating interest in camping and the outdoors prompted the Scouts to expand their outdoor emphasis and move the camping sections to the front of the handbook. The current camping boom brings other changes to the handbook as well. The 10th edition includes new sections on lowimpact and no-trace camping that are designed to combat the effect of America’s already overburdened natural resources. “Everyone, not just Scouts, must make a concerted conservation effort," Copeland says. “The camping sections contain newcamping etiquette that everyone

must begin to practice.” Additional changes to the 10th edition include: new advancement requirements for Scouts that offer more hands-on, activity-oriented advancement opportunities; new chapters on bicycling, canoeing and rowing; a 24-page parent’s guide to help parents protect their children from child abuse and drug abuse; chapters on new Scout programs, such as Varsity Scouting, the sports-oriented Scouting option, and Venture Scouting, a high adventure program for older boys. The more conversational tone is new, too. Copeland says this handbook invites readers to take on new challenges and encouraged them to find adventure on their own -a tone appropriate for today's independent youth. “Our goal is to empower young people to accept those new

challenges and tackle outdoor activities so they will begin to develop their self image and to improve their self-esteem,” he said. “That’s what this handbook and Scouting is all about.” Equally interesting about the new handbook are those things which have not changed, Copeland says. “Here is a book that was first published before World War I. before commercial aviation, before computers, space travel, AIDS, drugs...before almost every touchstone young people use to make sense of contemporary life. "And yet the handbook still contains a set of very simple rules for living: Be prepared. Do a good turn daily. Be trustworthy. loyal, helpful and so on. The Scout Oath and Law are as fresh and valuable today as they were 80 years ago,” he says. Although the handbook is designed for Boy Scouts, anyone with an interest in the outdoors will enjoy the handbook's up-to-date information on camping, hiking, nature, conservation and other outdoor skills. More than 33 million copies of the first nine editions have been sold, making the handbook one of the best-selling books of all time

Volunteers and 4-H

By KAREN S. LOWRY Pity a World Without Volunteers by Erma Bombeck I had a dream the other night that every volunteer in this country, disillusioned with the lack of compassion, had set sail for another country. As I stood smiling on the pier, I shouted. "Goodbye, creamed chicken. Goodbye, phone committees. So long. Disease of the Month. No more saving old egg cartons. No more getting out the vote. Au revoir, playground duty, bake sales and three-hour meetings." As the boat got smaller and they could no longer hear my shouts, I reflected. “Serves them right. A bunch of yes people. All they had to do was to put their tongue firmly against the roof of their mouth and make an 'O' sound. Nnnooooo Nnnnnoooo. Nnoo. No! No! It would certainly have spared them a lot of grief. Oh well, who needs them!" The hospital was quiet as I passed it. Rooms were void of books, flowers and voices. The children's wing held no clowns, no laughter The reception desk was vacant Thehome for the aged was like a tomb. The blind listened for a voice that never came. The infirm were imprisoned by wheels on a chair that never moved. Food grew cold on trays that would never reach the mouths of the hungry. All the social agencies had closed their doors, unable to implement their programs for Scouting, recreation, drug control. Big Sisters. Big Brothers, YWCA. YMCA, the retarded, the crippled, the lonely and the abandoned. The health agencies had a sign in the window: "Cures for

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-1 ■ mv ' THAT’LL DO IT — Members of the Manchester College Children’s Theatre performed an unusal account of the popular fairy tale, “Sleeping Beauty,” at the Milford Elementary School. The 11-member cast were a smash hit with the youngsters, as they were able to participate in the play. Here, Jeffrey Jones, cast member playing the role of Simple, asks the children what kind of objects might cause “Sleeping Beauty” to prick her finger.

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cancer, muscular dystrophy, birth defects, multiple sclerosis, emphysema, sickle cell anemia, kidney disorders, heart diseases, etc. have been canceled due to lack of interest." The schools were strangely quiet, with no field trips, no volunteer aides on the playground or in the classroom — as were the colleges, where scholarships and financial support were no more. The flowers on church altars withered and died. Children in day nurseries lifted their arms but there was no one to hold them in love. Alcoholics cried out in despair, but no one answered, and the poor had no recourse for health care or legal aid. But the saddest part of the journey was the symphony hall, which was dark and would remain that way. So were the museums that had been built and stocked by volunteers with the art treasures of our times. 1 fought in my sleep tb regain a glimpse of the ship of volunteers just one more time It was to be my last glimpse of civilization, as we were meant to be. Although Erma did not specifically mention 4-H in her column, we know that 4-H would not exist without the efforts of volunteers. Volunteers are an essential part of our 4-H program as well as our society. As an unknown wise person has said, "The good we do today becomes the happiness of tomorrow." Why

not volunteer and sow some seeds of happiness today! 4-H Calendar January 24 — Silver Lake Rambling Farmers Club meeting January 26 — Window Display Contest entries due January 30 — Shooting Sports

VIP Day to be held at Grace College

Grace College is inviting area high school juniors and seniors to its campus in Winona Lake Friday, Feb. 9. for "VIP Day." VIP Day is designed to help prospective Grace College students and their parents to become better acquainted with the college and its academic programs. In addition, the day’s activities include a valuable financial aid workshop to explain the extensive financial aid available at Grace and to answer questions from students and parents. Other activities on the schedule include breakfast, college chapel, introduction of the college deans, lunch, campus tours, and meetings with faculty and student representatives from the college’s various academic departments. For more information, or to register, call Lorrie Algate, 372-5151. Literature and a recently produced video presentation about Grace College is available from the Enrollment Office. 372-5261. Out-of-town callers should use the college’s toll-free telephone number, 1-800-845-2930. 8 for calls about VIP Day of to request information from the Enrollment Office. Grace College is an accredited Christian liberal arts college offering a variety of major fields of

meeting. 7 p.m., Home and Family Arts Building, fairgrounds February 1 — Due in Extension Office by 4 p.m.: Achievement Record Books; Beef Steer, Dairy Steer, Commercial Heifer forms; County Born and Bred forms; Award Trip application forms

study in the arts and sciences and preprofessional programs. The college emphasizes competence in the student’s academic pursuits. character development and the spirit of service to others. Name top Leesburg students The following students were Citizens of the Month for December at Leesburg Elementary School: Kindergarten — Jacob Burritt, Nicholas Lawrence, Michelle Conley, Ashley Hart. Grade One — Ryan VanCuren, Derrick Harris, Jarred Allen, Ulises Garcia. Grade Two — Heather Ousley, Rachel Stutzman, Sara Howard, Ivan Castillo. Grade Three — Christopher Osbeck, David Myers, Becky Berky, Anthony Espinoza, Roy Cervantes. Grade Four — Katie Greiser, Nicole Watson. Shannon Barger. Grade Five — Kandi Hektor, Crystal Smith, Adam Fox. Grade Six — Jeremy Babcock, Kizzy Mudd, Lisa Ellison.