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Scouting
'iiblished
America
J. Warren Young,
Publisher
Mike Wallace
Jim Wilson,
Associate Publishers,
Magazine Division
J. D. Owen,
Editor-in-Chief, Magazine Division
Jon C. Halter, Editor
Scott Daniels, Executive Editor
Kathy Vilim DaGrooines,
Associate Editor
Robert Peterson
Suzanne Wilson,
Contributing Editors
Joseph Connolly,
Director of Design, BSA
Elizabeth Hardaway Morgan,
Senior Art Director
Eric Ottinger,
Art Director
Stephen Seeger,
Director of Photography
Lisa Mullins,
Graphics/Production Editor
Sherry Cole, Editorial Assistant
Robert E. Hood
William B. McMorris
Ernest Doclar,
Editors Emeriti
Bob Wiemers,
Operations Director
Lisa Hott,
Advertising Production Manager
John W. Ingram,
Circulation Director
Margie Swoyer,
Director, Customer Service
Barry Brown, Fund-Raising
Advertising Sales Manager
Marta Magnoni,
Promotion Manager
EAST COAST SALES:
Nick Noyes, Fran Volow
MIDWEST SALES:
Mark Adeszko
WEST COAST SALES:
Chuck Carroll
Bill Clinton,
Honorary President
John W. Creighton Jr.,
President
Jere B. Ratcliffe,
Chief Scout Executive
James B. Kobak, Chairman,
Magazines Advisory Committee
Scouting magazine (ISSN 0036-9500) is published
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April, May-June, September, October, November-
December. Because of freedom given authors, opin-
ions may not reflect official concurrence. Copyright
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Letters
Ipha Phi Omega information
l\ I would like to find out more about
Jl JL Alpha Phi Omega, the Boy Scout fra-
ternity on many campuses for college-age
Eagle Scouts who wish to keep up their in-
terest in Scouting. Several Eagle Scouts
from my troop would like to start a chapter
at the university they are attending.
Frederick R. Fleischmann
Scoutmaster, Troop 202
Caledonia, Mich.
♦ The article on pages 32 to 31+ in this issue
describes the the Alpha Phi Omega chapter
at the University of Illinois/Champaign-
JJrbana. You'll note that while APO is still
based on Scouting tradition and participates
in Scouting projects, its service involvement
includes many other areas of society. And
membership is now open to any student,
male or female, enrolled on a campus at
which a chapter exists. More information
about the service fraternity is available
from Alpha Phi Omega, 11+901 E. l+2nd St.,
Independence, MO 61+055-731+7, (816) 373-
8667.
Crime prevention materials available
The Community Relations Service, U.S. De-
partment of Justice, mediates and conciliates
disputes based on race, color, and national
origin. Even though our agency's old address
was listed in the new Crime Prevention
merit badge pamphlet (Supply No. 33400) as
a resource, we have been inundated with re-
quests for information.
In response, we prepared a list of program
ideas that packs, troops, and posts can con-
sider to promote cross-cultural and cross-
racial understanding, reduce community
Send questions or comments about Scouting magazine or
Scouting in general to Scouting magazine, 1325 W. Walnut Hill
Ln., P.O. Box 152079, Irving, TX 75015-2079. The editors
reserve the right to edit letters for length and clarity. More
information on Scouting programs and publications is avail-
able on the BSA Web site at http://www.bsa.scouting.org.
Scouting September 1997
racial tension, and raise the quality of life in
their communities.
This is available from our new address:
Community Relations Service, 600 E Street,
N.W., Suite 2000, Washington, DC 20530,
(202) 305-2935, FAX (202) 305-3009.
Daryl S. Borgquist
Media Affairs Officer
lalso] Scoutmaster, Troop 962
Lovettsville, Va.
Jamboree-on-the-Air a worthy effort
As vice president of an amateur radio club
and a licensed amateur radio operator, I had
the privilege and honor to oversee the local
Jamboree-on-the-Air last year.
We decided to include the Radio merit
badge in our JOTA activities. About 50 Scouts
signed up, with half completing the ham
radio and related requirements and the oth-
ers lacking only a few items. This in itself
was a tremendous success, considering that
few Scouts in our area pursue the Radio
merit badge at all.
I encourage troops, packs, and posts to
team up with a local amateur radio club or in-
dividual ham operators for a rare opportuni-
ty to communicate with Scouts and Scouters
across the country and around the world.
Gary Smith, KC7IHZ
Kaysville, Utah
♦ The 1+Oth annual Jamboree-on-the-Air,
sponsored by the World Organization of the
Scout Movement, is scheduled for Oct. 18 to
19. For more JOTA information and to or-
der the materials for participation, contact
JOTA Coordinator, BSA International Divi-
sion, S221, P.O. Box 152079, Irving, TX 75015-
2079; phone (972) 580-21+05.
Police dogs steal the show
To help our Cub Scouts get started on their
Crime Prevention Award, I called the county
sheriffs office and requested a demonstra-
tion of the K-9 unit. Two deputies and their
K-9 partners, Talon and Garth, put on an in-
formative, attention-holding session. Talon
"arrested" a suspect while Garth located
some drugs hidden in a car. The deputies
gave a brief lecture and answered questions.
Request a similar demonstration if your
local law enforcement office has a K-9 unit.
You won't be disappointed.
Lee Mosley
Activities Director, Pack 1+1+1
Belleview, Fla.
(Letters continued on page 1+9)
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