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Kirk, Al. (Dubuque, IA-- ). | Kirk, Al. (Dubuque, IA-- ). In 1951, the National Council of Boy Scouts announced the appointment of Kirk to be the director of Catholic relationships for the National Boy Scout Council. | ||
He began his scouting career as a Scout and served as assistant Scoutmaster in Troop 2 of the cathedral. A graduate of [[LORAS COLLEGE]], Kirk served as liaison officer between 540 scout councils and the 130 dioceses of the Catholic church in America. (1) | |||
In 1967 Kirk, fifth-year veteran and recently retired executive director of the Boy Scouts of America, addressed a seminar conducted by the Apostolate of Human Relations of the Archdiocese of New York. Kirk's topic was "An Approach to Recruitment of lay Leaders." (2) | |||
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"Scout Official, Ex-Dubuquer, To Talk Here," ''Telegraph-Herald'', April 24, 1952, p. 6 | 1. "Scout Official, Ex-Dubuquer, To Talk Here," ''Telegraph-Herald'', April 24, 1952, p. 6 | ||
2. "Seminar Address," ''Telegraph-Herald'', November 29, 1967, p. 9 | |||
Revision as of 16:35, 22 April 2019
Kirk, Al. (Dubuque, IA-- ). In 1951, the National Council of Boy Scouts announced the appointment of Kirk to be the director of Catholic relationships for the National Boy Scout Council.
He began his scouting career as a Scout and served as assistant Scoutmaster in Troop 2 of the cathedral. A graduate of LORAS COLLEGE, Kirk served as liaison officer between 540 scout councils and the 130 dioceses of the Catholic church in America. (1)
In 1967 Kirk, fifth-year veteran and recently retired executive director of the Boy Scouts of America, addressed a seminar conducted by the Apostolate of Human Relations of the Archdiocese of New York. Kirk's topic was "An Approach to Recruitment of lay Leaders." (2)
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1. "Scout Official, Ex-Dubuquer, To Talk Here," Telegraph-Herald, April 24, 1952, p. 6
2. "Seminar Address," Telegraph-Herald, November 29, 1967, p. 9