▁of ▁America , ▁he ▁received ▁strong ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁Council ▁Executive ▁and ▁Council ▁Executive ▁Board ▁for ▁his ▁proposal ▁to ▁train ▁boys ▁in ▁leadership ▁skills . ▁He ▁was ▁assist ed ▁by ▁fellow ▁Hung ari ans ▁Joe ▁Sz ent kir aly i ▁( aka ▁St . ▁Cla ir , ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁Language ▁Department ▁at ▁the ▁Army ▁Language ▁school ) ▁and ▁Paul ▁Su jan ▁( H ung arian ▁Language ▁Inst ruct or ▁at ▁the ▁Army ▁Language ▁school ); ▁Fran ▁Pet erson ▁( a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁and ▁a ▁Sc out master ▁from ▁Ch ular , ▁California ); ▁and ▁Ma ury ▁Tri pp ▁( a ▁Sc outer ▁from ▁Sar at oga , ▁California , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Council , ▁and ▁a ▁research ▁scient ist ). ▁" L ord ▁Baden - P ow ell ▁was ▁my ▁personal ▁id ol ▁and ▁I ▁long ▁felt ▁a ▁commit ment ▁to ▁give ▁back ▁to ▁Sc out ing ▁what ▁I ▁had ▁received ", ▁B án á thy ▁said . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁program ▁in ▁coun sel ing ▁psych ology ▁at ▁San ▁José ▁State ▁University , ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁th esis ▁titled ▁" A ▁Design ▁for ▁Le ad ership ▁Development ▁in ▁Sc out ing ". ▁This ▁book ▁described ▁the ▁found ing ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁St ag ▁program , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁adapted ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁America . ▁Prior ▁to ▁B án á thy ' s ▁work , ▁the ▁adult ▁Wood ▁Bad ge ▁and