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To the Editor of the CRIMSON:

In pursuance of the suggestions contained in the editorial of your Wednesday issue, I have been making inquiries as to the nature and purpose of the proposed Harvard Scout Club, and also as to the origin and destiny of the recent questionnare, in order to dispel some uncertainties and delusions which seem to be at present in the minds of some of the recipients of the cards.

The idea of a Harvard Scout Club--or Scoutmasters Club as it might perhaps be more happily termed--has been in the minds of one or two men interested in Scouting since last fall; various plans were discussed and these were reported to the Boston and New England Regional Offices, where it appears they were sent to the National Headquarters in New York, which seemed to attach considerable importance to them.

National headquarters are at present conducting an inquiry as to how many men in the larger colleges have been Scouts; the survey at Yale is now complete and that at Princeton nearly so. To their other inquiries they have now added a tentative question to find out whether a sufficient number of men would be interested in forming a club for those who are interested in Scouting. Since the organization, program, etc., would be matters for the promoters of the club to settle, this was all that Headquarters could do in the matter since they had no definite information which they could give out with the inquiry. The cards are being returned via the Boston office to New York headquarters where they are being tabulated, and the results will I presume, be available next fall.

As far as I can gather, the club, if formed, will be managed entirely by Harvard men, but will keep close touch with the New York and Boston offices being responsible to the former alone; that is to say, I believe it will be exempt from outside control as long as it keeps within the bounds laid down by the policy of the Boy Scouts of America.

As regards the purposes of the club, there seem to be two views; the first is to retain the interest of any who have had Scout experience and to get them to see its value in the hope that many will take up Scout work after leaving College. The second view is that the club might be utilized to give some training, theoretical and practical, to such men as do intend to become Scoutmasters, or who wish to know about the aims and methods of the movement. There is ample opportunity both in Cambridge and the Greater Boston Councils for men to help with Scout Troops, which would supply the practical side of the training.

As to which of these courses would be adopted; it is impossible to speculate until after some start has been made with the club and the wishes of those joining ascertained. What I wish to emphasize is that all the questionnaire was meant to find out was whether or not such a club would be feasible. DAVID P. KESSELING p.L.