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SOME LIFE DATA ON NETH ARNOLD I was born March 29, 1915 in Subeke, Minnesote. My father's Edward Erb Arnold; my mother's maiden name was Bertha E, Barden. I was « resident of Minnesota until’ I was six years old when my family moved to Scobey, Montana, where they home- steaded, My grandfether, Rolend C,. Arnold elso homesteaded in Scobey, Montana, snd became quite prominent in political circles along with Burton K, Wheeler, the femous Montene senator, I went to grede school and high school at Minot, North Dakota. I entered scouting at twelve years of age end achieved the rank of Hagle scout before I was fourteen. My former scout executive was H. H. Prescott, now a regionel commissioner for the Boy Scouts in Kenses City, Kansas. As a boy, I was interested in athletics and was selected as an all-state end in 1932 and 1933 in the state of North I entered the U. S. Olympic traals in fancy diving in 1932; I wes a Red Cross Life Saving Examiner during the years of 1932, '33 and '34 I taught swimming end diving at scout camps end the municipal pool in Minot, North Dekotea. I went to the University of Minnesota, where I swam end did fancy diving under Neils Thorpe, end elso played footbell under Bernie Biermen, but upon entering college I was unable to continue my football career because of en injured knee, high school foot- bell coach was Glenn L, Jerrett, who is now the head football coach of the University of North Dakota. I had little or no finences, and my ambition in furthering my education Wear emit