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Troop 337
Holds Court of Honor
for Ryan Gustafson |
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below - left to right Mary Jendrosina, Jerry
Gustafson, Eagle Scout Ryan Gustafson, Terri
Gustafson, and Bruce Gustafson, Scoutmaster |
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One Hundred Scouts |
Of any-one hundred boys who become Scouts, it must
be confessed that thirty will drop out in their
first year. Perhaps this may be regarded as a
failure, but in later life all of these will
remember that they had been Scouts and will speak
well of the program.
Of the one hundred, only rarely will one ever appear
before a juvenile court judge. Twelve of the one
hundred will be from families that belong to no
church. Through Scouting, these twelve and many of
their families will be brought into contact with a
church and will continue to be active all their
lives. Six of the one hundred will enter the Clergy
of his chosen faith.
Each of the one hundred will learn something from
Scouting: Almost all will develop hobbies that will
add interest throughout the rest of their lives.
Approximately one-half will serve in the military,
and in varying degrees profit from their Scout
training. At least one will use - it to save another
person's life and many will credit it with saving ..
their own.
Four of the one hundred will reach Eagle rank, and
at least one will later say that he valued his Eagle
above his college degree. Many will find their
future vocation through merit badge work and
Scouting contacts. Seventeen of the one hundred boys
will later become Scout leaders and will give
leadership to thousands of additional boys.
Only one in four boys in America will become Scouts,
but it is interesting to know that of the leaders of
this nation in business, religion and politics,
three out of four were Scouts.
This story will never end. Like the 'Golden Pebble"
of service dropped into the human sea, it will
continue to radiate in ever widening circles,
influencing the characters of men down through
unending time. |
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| Jimmy, Danny and Ben fold programs for the
evening's award ceremony |
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| Jimmy Jendrusina, Ben Jacobson,
Danny Trekas, and Dale Mars advance to Second Class
Scouts. In addition Jimmy earned three Merit
Badges, Ben earned three Merit Badges Danny earned
two Merit Badges , and Dale earned one Merit
Badge. |
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| Cody Zwick and Tom Jackson each advanced
to Life Scouts |
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| Nick McIntire, earned five merit badges and is
working on advancement to Eagle Scout |
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| Joseph Jendrusina, receiving 5th Eagle Pal
(gold) from his dad and Scout Master Bruce
Jendrusina |
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| above photo of scouts repeating the Boy Scout
Oath |
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| above Judge Madden introduces Ryan Gustafson who
will enter the Eagle Scout Court of Honor. |
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| Jimmy Jendrusina and Tim Rowe receive
Achievement Award for a fundraiser where they each
swam 1¼ miles. |
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| Michael, Clay, and Tad... performing a Tiger
skit. |
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| Paul , Travis, and Jason perform the
candlelight closing ceremony. |
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| above - Jeff Nielson and his son Brandon |
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| later in the evening Cub Scouts spent time
decorating Christmas Cookies. |
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| above - Jimmy Jendrosina received Merit Badges
for Music, Cooking and Sculpture. Jimmy advanced to
Second Class and received an Achievement Award for a
fundraiser where he swam 1¼ miles. |
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