Show P IP LIFE IS PORT ANlIN- ANlIN IN COUT WORK oer Experiences Give H ch Benefit to Young Americans GROWTH t IN IK JUVENILE CLUBS c Be Prepared Now lie Watchword of Every Member J Ih i Boy Eor Scout W Work rk I 7 If By J. J HASKIN 1 Lu b een a clearly demonstrated that sociological and a ii both loth derived from benent to be BUB ri j to cert certain n 1 primitive customs iu i ire Te found in a a. foreit camp life true truo for young peo- peo y iare B able to find md in the camp D to fo do something to think IO thing to enjoy in n tho the woods always to ch character acter build build- ond nd not scholarship ea 1 U is is the education To aid in to as many young peo- peo f M Ii pc ible kai has boon beon deemed a wor- wor by thousands of men and andula ula parts arta of the country IBAy lake New ew York th there re ft r trai training ing camp at atI I I assembled a a. number of E HA Hi They are talking lessons lore of v various rious kinds in the NCR of t in Ln athletics I and water games While I in themselves r a j j be pleasant n 1 t are following them with 1 i lUat Their real aim is a to train Nhi ln all 11 of the arts art which l lire e o 80 0 as to be qualified for fori i of cf cout master in ui iii some 01 of boy scouts of America Americ IN e pr i up BO po rapidly over ver red ed Everywhere very every little village Tillage and andow andre ande re e now ow may be found fount an or oi orB or- or B oi i boys boyi YI wearing qu quaint in sym sym- 1 ril-r ril le ve who wo seem Beoni pos POI t to pe ev d-ev Y mute out of doors of ot jiK i z their bodies by all aU sorts il di tit s s. s whose hig t to c center in some same c c ct t woods and ud who yet ryet find tim tini a 1 noticeable nu number ber of hel help ul i for brother other people It will dj these theBe bo boys s be t o er of U Boy Boy Scouts of A AV V J now W numbers consider lb t million and is iu iM each week Wl tit mj of boys actually LI L- L I WI ith at b bIJ i IJ re J red a as as' as scout cont m i m 4 qualifying every ery d da I of prominent J 1 U the national or local cou t it it can un bo lo readily see see wont t movement has ha 4 U tI mental stage tage and M as La one of ot the 1 i.- i. iV Ht t f ferus r 1 in the tho of the i. i 1 While some lome few fe of f these cora cora- Jef o Cf f boyi YI never enjoy a a. real camp Ht tl HUT own on-no it l is ill tho the spirit of otther the I 14 r e in n ther the the- various Ina In- In a upon which their cere- cere i an sri b owed bed d which appeals most to toe the romance loving lovina nature of ne fm re boy 1 b bay y rents ts of ot America is an ori or- or governed l by y a national i l vi fea holds m meetings annually vieh j it e ta a chief for lor th thye the ITI ye I work WOk and a sta staff f of ot deputy of f hue which is chairman of ot a ak a k tee f foe oh some MOW special lino line 0 or orLO LO work The IS national headquarters headquarters' I t Continued on page 6 6 1 CAMP LIFE IMPORTANT IN SCOUT WORK WOR Continued from paced of this thi the ho boy boys boy's s or I in n tho the world worl is me at oo Fifth avenue enne a I New York wh where rc six sir rooms in in the Fifth avenue a arc required to accommodate tho the staff staf of clerks derks bookkeepers book book- keepers stenographers und and scouts to earn carry on the tho work The Tho honorary pr pres- pres of at the i is President Taft and amI Colonel Roosevelt elt in it s an hon hon- non TaC H. H Livingstone Livingstone Living Living- oran omary vice ice vicE ident CoHn Colin stone a B Washington banker I is the president and Ernest Thompson JI who is known to most boys boy borl by b his woodcraft i books holds the tho office of chief scout and amid i j is also aho the the author of the official hand book book- The Thc national council is composed o of some of f th tho counci i most prominent men of the nation representing rep rep- resenting all H of or the leading professions Tremendous Growth A new map recently ba has been prepared pre pie pared to show bow the tremendous growth of the tho boy bov scouts of or America The map mapis in is o over er twelve feet teet long On it are ares placed green en pins to mark every err village vii vil i lage town and city which has a troop of ot boy bOr scouts cout Red pins piul arc aro scattered over O the map to show the tho location of scout commissioners and blue pins to indicate the tho local councils which hicl supervise super super- vise the thc scout activities This his map shows every ery in iii tho the union represented in In the order of scouts omo of the tho states seem to bo be almost almott a solid green 1 n Pennsylvania there thord are arc sold O over Or r 00 i troops if ps' ps Thore are ar moro more than in In anha Manhattan tan in addition to in Brook Brook- J additon n There here n are arc nearly tro troops Ps in exas and nd the be number in other western stat states s is is increasing each week in Flo Florid r lda and tho other gulf lf states the tho or or- arc especially especially active America A 11 I j t n no not t confined to io continental AT either Liko Like the tho school K public the tho inH and boy in oy scout follows tho the American fa flag in Hawaii Hawai tho thic Philippines AJa Alaska ka and and anu t tho JO canal 2 Zone a as a well as asin in Cuba Porto Pott Rico there arc boy scout troops elon in to tho the roat An lion hon n nAn with l h In reat in 1 New York I editon of f the he Scouts' Scouts Manual I 13 has bas late late- been printed in Spanish Danish for the of of th American boys bos who merican speak t that at tongue The Tho aim of f tho the influence give the the he benefit organization of a al of is the to P which nn One of go co th to make UP good citi- citi of noteworthy effects fluent ence tho m movement ha has bas been its is 8 strong effects in in- kinds l of agaInst snobbery P bl ery and of of all aU of tie the class cass M diStinction While some te troops f ops contain boys bO with plenty of me means ns a tho maJ major rity arc are arc dependent on their n ow nn OWn n earnings Yet absolute equality equal equal- ity thY IS observed in al all the thc r in in or organizations 0 only y recognized in is that of attainment Is an and each h i c S S boy hoy y has an e equal chance at winning win win- nl ning ever every honor Motto Be Be Prepared Tte motto moto of the thc boy scouts is Be Be Prepared cp aled which means that a scout has mind and bod body in readiness for every every duty The mind is prepared by 17 the alertness and obedience b by the scout scout- oath The body will be kept stron strong and healthy by the ibe wl work and and exercises provided in time the e ron rou t camp rOl- rOl tine ting or in in the for I training required promotion pro pro- moton motion from one grade ade to another another There inore is is no ijo means of discipline that the tho average parent will wi find quite quie so as that which a boy voluntarily assumes in in joining a troop of ot scouts Tn In the tho scout manual there are twelve points point of law When a boy takes the scout oath he ho promises to bo be trustworthy loyal loal helpful friendly friendly courteous kind obed obedi obedi- ent cut cheerful thrifty brave clean and reverent since sinco these are arc re the qualities required b by the law Tho rho scout O oath tb is this thil I On I On my thy honor bonor T r will wi do my bests best best 1 to do my mv duty to God Go and my my- country 2 To obey ober tho time scout law 3 To ro keep myself strong mentally awake and morally mor mom ally aly upright ht When t taking kin this oath the tho scout cout will wn stand holding up his right hand palm to lo the front thumb resting on nail nai of little litte fn finger er and other three I fingers upright to together This is the scout Ri sign n. n The three upright ht fingers remind re me- me mind him of the three promises in the scout oath The bully the thc bra braggart art artand and the rowdy are thus reclaimed of their own volition olton It I is not siss sissy for a boy bor to hel help an old lady over a bad bd crossing crossin whoa when Tiis beloved order gives bd ves honors for that kind of chivalry J or to raise his bis bat hat or give he up his bis seat scat set to a when his scout law Jaw commands him to be courteous He cannot disobey hi his parents or r break the rules of his school without being false to his scout cont pledges to which h he hc has promised IO loyalty loyally HY While Whilo of course the thc scout cout scout floes docs not expect expect to turn tur its is members into troops of premature young youn angels fc few ow who observe the work will wi deny that it i does exert a greater reater influence for the general improvement nt of f the thc boys bO than an any that has baa Yr come ome into the t e lives of or most of them Three O Classes There are three classes of scouts scout among the time boy scouts scout of America The first is the thc te tenderfeet for boys hoys under 1 12 ii or older f if they the have o ha not the tho required re me- qualification cation for the tho the second cla class B scout which is IS the next in 1 rank and calls cals for at at least a months month's ser per or vice ice as n a tenderfoot the ability to use Ise Isea a knife and hatchet to build buIda a a fire fre in the open without using more than two matches to know tho the sixteen points of tho the compass and severa several I Iother other qualifications The he first severa class clas I scout must be able to swim at least leas fifty yards to understand advanced advance r first frt aid aid to injured to read a 0 map correct correctly cor corP and to draw drav a a rough sketch map to dc describe ten tn species of tree I and ami plants plant from front observation including IP P poison pion h ivy ivy to judge e distance size am an and ud wei weight ht within 25 5 per cent of S of accuracy to o furnish evidence that ho he has pu put into daily practice the principles o otho of the tho scout scout- oath and law and to enlist s a bo boy trained by himself himsel as ag a tenderfoot Each troop of boy scouts is nAmed after the tho place to which it i belong s sand I and is is made up of two or more patrols patrol I Each patrol in a troop it named named after some animal or bird such as 8 the time wolf wol patrol the tho hawk or the woI patrol patrol When a bo boy boj becomes become a fr first firs t class clas scout he be may qualify for merit badges which are arc to be awarded b by the court curt of honor of the local coun coun- These honors honor are arc awarded fo for skill ski in in various industries crafts ath scholarship life sain saving an and othor othor achievements The Archibald Butt troop of Washington which i is newly organized has devised a special specia specia merit badge of silver sih-cr mounted upon blue ribbon a as the time hi highest hest honor upon their list This had badge a bears a portrait portrait por por- trait of Major Maior ajor Butt Butt- and is in great domand domand do do- mand among the boys in the te troop bearing his name tn n addition t to the these e arc are the honor medals metals which ar arc awarded by the national counci council Five merit mert badges entitle entile a scout to a lif life scout badge ten entitle him bim to a star sta scout cout bad badge c and anil ad twenty one entitle entile him to an eagle oagle scout badge which ha has hasso so far only been awarded to one boy Arthur E. E Eldred Edred of I Long Island Iland Th Tho first life badge badJe was recently awarded to Vincent Vincent Dc Devinney a mom men her ber of the tho bear patrol of Olivet troop No 3 of the time boy scouts of Amer America ca i in in St. St Paul Devinney Dc saved a boy bov from drowning after much difficulty and n restored restored re re- stored him to consciousness by bJ th the means meaDS of resuscitation he had ha as part of his scout craft In order to fulfill their promise t tobe to tobe be helpful and kind the tho scouts are arc con con- on tho the lookout for chances t to todo todo do a n good turn for sonic some IOle ono one This Thi means that nearly a million good turns turn are done lone each day daj as a a. a result of th tho scout movement mo Usually tho boys il do ao donot not stop with one They are arc acqui in ing thc time habit of helpfulness helpfulness' and kind kinc kindness ness nos so lO that they the perform these acl acts act almost unconsciously To o bo begin in th the day dav a scon scout will wj leave his necktie om out out- side of his vest wi with a knot tied ted in in i it until ho has bas performed his good turn tur or he may wear his ba badge e reversed until until un un- un- un til tH he has accomplished it In To thi this way be he is reminded r of an aHon to be bo fulfilled t-o t o is is s on the tho alert fo for lor anything from removing a banana banana kin akin from front the pavement pavement or a p piece eco of broken broken broken bro bro- ken glass from an automobile track t to some sonic larger deed the tho need for which may mar develop unexpectedly Tomorrow O DAMP CAMP LE LIFE II The The I.-The The Boy Scout Ca Campers |