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                  <text>CHlCKP1~"31q\,1\f

COUN·C lL

B . .S. A.

Vol. III No. 17

Mr.

W. Gordon Morris, Scout Execu tive,
Memphis, Tennessee.

Dear Mr. Morris:

I have been looking over records of the 39 r.o'..lllcils in Region Five and comparin5 their progress for the past three months. I am particularl y happy to
note that ~,rour counc:.l has the highest rating of an;y council in the re gion for
that period. I •vish to ta...":e this means of conga tulating you and those who are
working with you upon this achievemer. . t.
This record indicate s tha t t he Chi ckasa'l'I' Council is pushing forward and
meeting with suecess in their efforts as inc :i~sa se in both troops and Scouts has
been very good. If it were not for tho fact that a few troops have failed to reregister 0n time I feel su:·e your rating would show even more progress. The achievement which your co 1lrtc il 1'..ar, attained indicates t hat steady p ro.::ress is being ma.de in all departmenta . You seem to have coordinatio n throughout the council program, which is the :first req_J.irement any cou.."1.cil must meet in ordGr to do
t h eir best \fork.
It · is my sincere wish t ha t your council will shov1 continued progress in
every department over the period of th.a m:xt three months as i t has during the
past three, and that ins tead of beinf:; in ·~lass 11 3 1' you will advance to 11 A11 , which
is the highest rank any co'Jncil can attain un~er the present grading system.
With best wishes to you and "'Our council for continued success, and with
kindest re68-rds, I am,
Cordially yom·s,
:aoY SCOUTS OF AM'SRICA
~Iarold

W. Lewman ,
Re gi ona l Exe cu.t iv e

HWL:JS

The above letter f!'om M-r. Lnrrman refers to tho quarterly report of
tistical Department of the 1Jati m1al Co uncil for t h e period ending W.ia.rch
Ch ickasaw Council received the hi ~h es t c rade Q.warded in Region 5, which
t h e States of Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi , Alabama, and
Florida. It is the only Council to receive 11 B 11 Grade.

the Sta31, 1930 .
con;p:rises
Northwest

In making their awards the Statistical Department takes into consideratio n
the following :
Ntrnber of Scouts per 10,000 population.
Gain or Lo s s in Kum'ber of Troo1)s.
Net Dropped Troops.
%New Troops.
%Ti·oops Lapsed.
Net Gain or Loss in Scouts.
Net ~ropped Scouts.
%New Scouts.
Tenderfoot Scouts.
First Class Scouts.
Ratio of Tenderfoot to New Scouts.

%Net

%

%
%
%
%

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            <text>Vol. III No. 17&#13;
CHlCKP1~"31q\,1\f&#13;
B . .S.&#13;
COUN·ClL&#13;
A.&#13;
Mr. W. Gordon Morris, Scout Execu tive,&#13;
Memphis, Tennessee.&#13;
Dear Mr. Morris:&#13;
I have been looking over records of the 39 r.o'..lllcils in Region Five and comparin5&#13;
their progress for the past three months. I am particularly happy to&#13;
note that ~,rour counc:.l has the highest rating of an;y council in the re g ion for&#13;
that period. I •vish to ta...":e this means of conga tulating you and those who are&#13;
working with you upon this achievemer ... t.&#13;
This record indicates tha t t he Chic kasa'l'I' Council is pushing forward and&#13;
meeting with suecess in their efforts as inc :i~sa se in both troops and Scouts has&#13;
been very good. If it were not for tho fact that a few troops have failed to reregister&#13;
0n time I feel su:·e your rating would show even more progress. The achievement&#13;
which your co1lrtc il 1'..ar, attained indicates t hat steady p ro.::re ss is being&#13;
ma.de in all departmenta. You seem to have coordination throughout the council&#13;
program, which is the :first req_J.irement any cou.."1.cil must meet in ordGr to do&#13;
t h eir best \fork.&#13;
It · is my sincere wish t hat your council will shov1 continued progress in&#13;
every department over the period of th.a m:xt three months as it has during the&#13;
past three, and that ins tead of beinf:; in ·~lass 11 3 1' you will advance to 11 A11 , which&#13;
is the highest rank any co'Jncil can attain un~er the present grading system.&#13;
With best wishes to you and "' Our council for continued success, and with&#13;
kindest re68-rds, I am,&#13;
HWL:JS&#13;
Cordially yom·s,&#13;
:aoY SCOUTS OF AM'SRICA&#13;
~Iarold W. Lewman ,&#13;
Re gi ona l Exe cu.t iv e&#13;
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Department of the 1Jat i m1al Co uncil for t h e period ending W.ia.rch 31, 1 930 .&#13;
Ch ickasaw Council received the hi ~h es t c rade Q.warded in Region 5, which con;p:rises&#13;
t h e States of Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Northwest&#13;
Florida. It is the only Co uncil to receive 11 B 11 Grade.&#13;
In making their awards the Statistical Department takes into consideration&#13;
the following :&#13;
Ntrnber of Scouts per 10,000 population.&#13;
% Net Gain or Lo s s in Kum'ber of Troo1)s. % Net Dropped Troops.&#13;
% New Troops.&#13;
% Ti·oops Lapsed. % Net Gain or Loss in Scouts. % Net ~ropped Scouts.&#13;
% New Scouts. % Tenderfoot Scouts. % First Class Scouts.&#13;
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