Show SCOUTING IN SMALL TOWNS Out of ot tho the troops troops' o of boy boy boy y couts In lu the country there thele are uc over fIJO 1 that are not nol under council counell This jeans Cleans that they are nrc not In councils I large lurge to have a I ag of ot men behind them wh who belP supervise and promote the work if f two or more troops the Wu way the they theyo d po o In larger communities Out of this last wt number there are over 1000 trOOPS coops that are In places so small that tey ey do not even have a post office or station What does docs thIs scan Clean It Ii means that unlike what Is usually usual usual- ly 17 supposed by many people the scoutIng scout scout- trig Jag program of ot great outdoor activities ties through h which th the heart heal of ot the theol toy oy ol Is reached In helping to develop elop character and undo and citizenship training la Is s Just jut as applicable e to the rural boy as asIt asIt ast It t 13 Is s to the urban chap Wherever one good red-blooded red man manof cf of high moral character takes tales hold of ot otI ofa i a group of ten or more boys and ap up- applies plies lies the fascinating scouting prO program the work worl brings gs the desired result Is this program A boy learns the scout oath and law how to tie a n few v knots knols the history history his his- tory tore of the American flag Ong and the form tt of respect that Is s due to it ht history of the scout badge and ond what It stands for tor or and nd then he Is sworn Into this I eat p-eat world-wide world brotherhood of scout scout- kg lag as a tenderfoot Then he starts climbing the most fascinating ladder of boyhood activities that have ever er been presented up up the ladder ladder to become become become be be- come a 11 second class then a first class scout wouL He learns leams things about nature the birds the trees the flowers the stars scars and the animals that he has tins never known before He lie learns leams how to b be more resourceful and take tale care tf t f himself In the great outdoors how to cook and to tramp and cook coole in th the open He Eie learns leams how to signal scout messages through the air in many different different dif dlf ferent forms lie I learns how to take care of Immediate expenses ind how to be of the most service In to his com corn The rhe one slogan which guides bit bid hl actions of tiny everyday is to do at al remit least one good turn daily dally He stands stand by the scout motto of Be De Prepared This means to be prepared for an emergency of ot life lite and to to- render ice ce to other others 1 V v r VT pr At the present there thero Is taking piece lace In every ery part of the country what bat Is known as anniversary ersary round round- roun up Tills This means that there Is an un attempt attempt at at- tempt being made to recruit a net Increase Increase In In- crease of scouts by the thirteenth thirteenth thir thir- t nth anniversary of this movement mo In America which takes place February cry ary 11 8 Many city troops tromps are arc log Ing and there Is great field for tor increase increase in in- increase crease In rural troops |