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- From: wayne@eng.umd.edu (Wayne C. McCullough)
- Subject: Re: Continuing Scouting in college
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.184727.22124@eng.umd.edu>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 18:47:27 GMT
- Organization: College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
- References: <1475@tnc.UUCP> <1992Jul29.215737.9648@mercury.unt.edu> <1992Jul30.140354.17807@eng.umd.edu>
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- William A Dowling accidently sent this following message to me through
- email, when he intended it to be sent to the newsgroup. He has
- asked me place it here.
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- Please send all replies to the correct person, and don't just
- hit 'r'.
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- From dowling@hubcap.clemson.edu Thu Jul 30 13:15:37 1992
- From: dowling@hubcap.clemson.edu (william a dowling)
- To: wayne@eng.umd.edu
- Subject: Re: Continuing Scouting in college
- Newsgroups: rec.scouting
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- In rec.scouting you write:
- >I did look at APO when I got into college, and It seemed to me that
- >they have driffted quite far from the scouting I was used to. The
- >local chapter (in college park) struck me as a social organizeation
- >more than anything else. I am sure they did service, more than the
- >minimum, but in bulk, they were more concerned about the soical
- >aspects.
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- >They also seemed to be very political (as in internal chapter politics,
- >not anyone elses), and I just can't stand that. They did not seem to
- >be the least bit interested in outdoorsmanship.
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- >All that, and the $80 anual membership, I chose to stay away.
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- That's too bad. For you and the chapter. To others following this
- disscssion please take into account that across the country we (APO)
- have a wide variety of chapters. Some more service orentied than others,
- and some more Scouting oriented than others. Also APO is not for everyone,
- all we can ask is that you consider the great experiance that I and others
- like me have had with APO. Our purpose is a very nobel one, and there is
- nothing that says that we can't be as social as the next guy !:*)
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- Gamma Lambda
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