From: Joseph Alessi (JosephAlessi@COMPUSERVE.COM)
Date: Tue Apr 25 2000 - 07:57:19 CDT
Paul Wolf wrote:
>>NO, The STATED Purpose of this rule is to allow older boys
>>who have been in Scouting but now want the additional
>>challenge of Venturing to continue along the trail to
>>Eagle without the need to remain registered
>>in a Boy Scout Troop or Varsity Team.
Paul, just because a rule has a stated purpose, it doesn't
mean that it does not have an unstated purpose. In any
case, I believe that the reason this rule remains unchanged
is to limit Boy Scout Advancement to boys only.
The list members can decide for themselves if they believe
that this result is just a coincidence, and that the thought
of preventing females from becoming eagles never crossed
the minds of the volunteers and professionals who established
this rule.
YIS
Joseph A. Alessi in Ozwin 2.31
JosephAlessi@Compuserve.com
Vice Chair - Program, Lafayette District
Committee Member, Troop 313 - Cradle of Liberty Council
Adviser to the Treasurer, Unami Lodge
Quartermaster, Jambo 2001 Council committee
I used to be an Owl
