Eagle - Mattis, Tasker, Cortner - 06/1964

June 1964. Final Court of Honor at Dr. Clark home

NEW EAGLES -- Three members of Chapel Hill Boy Scout Troop 9 were presented Eagle Scout Awards last week. The new Eagles are, from right, D. C. Tasker, Freddie Mattis, and Bob Cortner. They are being congratulated by UNC Chancellor Emeritus Robert House who was the guest speaker at the meeting, held at Dr. Henry Clark's house.

Three Troop Nine Scouts Make Eagle The big Event of the year for Boy Scout Troop 9 was bigger than ever this year. The Troop Picnic and Court of Honor were highlighted last week by the rare recognition of three new Eagle Scouts on the same occasion. The Eagle Scout Award, a hallmark of achievement in scouting, was presented to Freddie Mattis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman W. Mattis of 208 Hillsboro St., D, C. Tasker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Deane C. Tasker of 417 Whitehead Circle, and Bob Cortner, son of Col. and Mrs. Fred D. Cortner of 3 Rolling Rd. Advancements to Life Scout were awarded to Bill Richey and Richard Klugman. First Class badges were presented to Jon Benson, Goeff Scheer and David Hale. And reaching the Second Class level were Tor Tosteson and Marvin Morgan. The following received merit badges: Dale Evarts, swimming; Lee Morrison, coin collecting; Bill Donnan. life saving: Freddie Mattis, life saving, forestry, soil and water conservation; Bob Cortner, nature, home repairs, life saving, camping, firemanship. reading, public health, citizenship in the nation; Max Scroggs. stamp collecting, swimming: Paul Kozelka. home repairs: Frank Alexander, swimming: Geoff Cadsden, swimming: John Benson, swimming, scholarship, first aid; Goeff Scheer, swimming, scholarship, horsemanship: Andy SkakIe, swimming, D. C. Tasker. pioneering, personal fitness, safety, firemanship, soil and water conservation, camping, fishing, citizenship in the nation, astronomy; Richard Klugman, citizenship in the nation; and Bill Richey, safety. Troop 9 now has 60 per cent of its members attaining First Class or above. Normally it is considered a distinct achievement for a troop to reach a level of 40 per cent at the First Class and above level. Scoutmaster Spencer Tucker was one of three to receive trophies. Col. Fred Cortner. who will be leaving Chapel llill 'or a new position at Newberry College in Newberry, S. C., was presented a trophy in recognition of his devotion to the troop. Dr. Henry T. Clark Jr., chairman ot the Troop Committee for the past two years, also was presented a trophy for his outstanding leadership. He is being succeeded as chairman by Dr. Roy  L. Lindahl .Former Chancellor  Robert B. House, accompanied by his harmonica, told the Scouts that scouting has the best educational system ever developed. But he told them they would need the same approach to learning scouting that he needed to learn to play the harmonica -- "You need to be interested, you need to know the principle of the thing and you need to practice. Dr. John P. Filley outlined plans for a camping trip to Buggs Island from June 7 -12, with patrol leaders leaving two days earlier. Dean M. Hale discussed plans for Troop 9 Week at Camp Durant on June 21-27. He and  Scoutmaster Spencer Tucker will lead the troop at Durant.  Five Troop 9 members will attend the National Jamboree at Valley Forge, Pa., on July l0-24. They are Syd Alexander, Bob Cortner. Johnny Lindahl, Freddie Mattis and Ross Scroggs. Scoutmaster Spencer Tucker will attend as assistant scoutmaster of one of the troops from North Carolina and George Scheer, district liaison. will be a member of the "visiting staff."