Show Y SCOUTS CAMPS I j JI i Military Precision Lads Go Through Dally Routine TRIPS ARE IE BECOMING OMING POPULAR t of This Organization l' l Been for Much Public Pub Pub- lic Good I T The Boy Scout Campers Campen 1 J. J HASKIN cli of boy hoy stout scout camps campa are kiu occupied throughout the coun- coun etch his is conducted after alter after the tho rou- rou in tho scout ecott manual In It larger Jarger cities there is a local local bieh makes makes' itself l responsible equipment t and ADd direction of ofIn s. s In tome lome instances the raise ralee the tho money for iy i KS of their camp and then go the direction of ot a a. competent jj Bister aster ster Ill IB- others the a aU all U responsibility for the K expenses and tho the boys pay board varying from 3 to 5 In Inthe inthe Rums the thc b boys boyc ys have the tho tk-ir tk in for or advancement Ud in as U lot for or the numerous merit Iii U a military precision in the tho ti e which appeals appeals' to o l ovary ov ry ryTha The Tha rt call caU cornea comes at 6 au tr ry scout COUt ut is ill expected to turu rbi lil hath iu in the thc stream or la lake e Breakfast cornea comes at 7 and inDi iu lU lUp 6 p Di i jt it t has haa been prepared by es who include cor- cor U of I camp cooking in each o Jt t ork work After breakfast iu must mut be e aired and all parts laP put iut in order When this j t to o be done by bJ tho campers reappointed re- re a appointed for tor tho the different h is IS as the dish washing die dis- tamp rap refuse and other tasks should bould bo be in perfect order ek Ie khen when the scouting games ce e e begin Usually tho the swim swim- is s iu m Dinner 1 o k lifer after a a. tall talk I I of usually j is isU U the leader f i 90 J much to be done dono iu in toe 61 to be learned so so as I 8 of ot exercise to take th that t I Be ejr 1 durin during during- the day al- al period of rest relit usually is im ira tile Ib afternoon But I the he change I Ji ies i is the best kind of rest ire o the heavy athletics calling I Ire re ye er er muscle of the body fo fol fol- I I b by a a slow low walk in ob ob- of of th plants pant and tree I e of which hi h is I required for fore I e promotion oJ Tho They Thoy may muy rd Mi nd j perhaps hunt them with I C Continued on page 2 7 BOY SCOUTS OCCUPYING MANY ANY CAMPS I Continued from page p e 1 L a a. camera but the true scout ut would voul to injure them or even scorn them needlessly Then there is is signal signa in jug ing to bo be done dono by bv means of of the seoul scon I si sign ign language lan There are signs 81 S to b be bet placed laced trees and other objects f for foi o othe t upon the bene benefit benet t of tho the scouts who follow For every overy hour bour of the day there i isome 11 is some sonic special diversion or occupation calculated to stimulate some some faculty o othe 01 of the body and mind Campfire Important Supper comes mes at 7 1 o'clock clock 0 and alter this the best bost of all tho the day day the he camp camj campfire fire are Every boy finds k keen n pleasure i ithe it In Inthe the campfire councils during which th tb tho lays days work is compared the scout song Bongs sung and some good stories told Pore Poi cit citi citi- citi I haps the lessons in patriotism and if be begun n round th the campfire by a a. clover scout master will have a avalue value and interest added to them which Impress the boys more d deeply eJ ly than b bother other means Sometimes the program Is varied v- v by a 3 real war dance to th the music of the scout war song a and d rail which although seeming gibberish t tc to the uninitiated possess a subtle fascination fasci maci nation for the boys who sing them then Perhaps ferba s a party of scouts sMuts are qualify y lug ing for a a. merit ment in In elementary astronomy m my as seen with the naked o eye ye o and nd th the scout master on a bright ni night ht ma may withdraw this party from the campfire for an hour or two while ho he introduce introduces them to Orion or the great bear another am an and other familiar figures fi gures' gures to be seen leen on r a starry starT ni night ht Perhaps when this thi part party returns to the cam campfire fir its ito members member will prill be refreshed with a treat of fresh ry ly y roasted corn prepared camp by the other scouts during their abson ab ah son sonee e. e in iii full run requires a a. knawl d first 1 is th tb thE edge edCa of man many thin things The selection of o. o location o and then th pit pitching of a tent It may include th tbt manufacturing of a 3 tent from patterns pattern and ind descriptions given in ju the the cam camp manual It Jt includes deB the building of s a campfire not nc always an easy matter specially especially in rainy rainy weather and the ex cx Anguishing is of the fire In a m manner to ti tc prevent forest fires res In addition it mus must t a knowledge of camp cookery cooker and ind the amount of food required for fora i number for a da dav and for i a 8 week creek besides dih dieb washing and thc thi k kepin pin of all cooking utensils in in prop PrOD ar r order Then there com conies comes the follow tig inQ of trails the relocation of oneself if it I lost last t. t the forecasting of ot t the tho o by bT the fb observation of or the sky the sun sui and ind t the e direction of the wind anc And countless r hits hit of information well wel by hy tb th Indian but in ncr to be l learned by y his bis little white Whito Brother Popular For the bO boys s who ar are not able t to te spend their time in camp for tor a continuo ous us Due period hiking biking trips tips are arranged arr w ich pe perhaps h t m may y include one or or two two nights lights sleeping in In the tho op open and the thi jo toyS s 's of a a. campfire The leaders of th the cout movement find that in some re re- re the hiking bikini expeditions have ad d. d l u over the tho located camp awl and luck Lucky is the boy who combines s both during dorin his summer summer va vacation In th the n ah-n change c of scenery of the tho hike the tho boys boyi have lave have a a. chanco to make all of the observations of camp life lifo such as measuring of Df f the tho height i h ht and nd distances of trees tree ree climbing and feU felling n 1 swimming and md and in addition have hav z a variety of locations from which to make mak their observations These hikes ar are aro planned carefully by th the leader care can bein being eing made to keep near the woods and avoid the viIla villages e and aud Last year ve year a party part of bo bov bor 5 scouts oUts coy cov cred sred a hike of ot miles in in the tho north north- west vest Twenty boys from one ono New NewYork York fork camp hiked biked d a across tho the state to tc visit isit the boys at another camp Dur in Lug ng the present sea season n the increased number lumber of camps have rendered such exchanges of courtesies courte ies more frequent nt Thorn Thoro is ie considerable correspondence between the scout troops troop of the dia differ r. r ent nt cut dUes cities itle and hikes hikes' from one camp carn to tc another mother are frequent n In one ono Ne NewYork New NewYork York fork camp hiking g h has 8 become fo fiO o that ar-that while the camp has only ac ac- for twenty bo boys tI i it has lad had an average of thirty enri enrolled dur duro in ng ug the season one third one third l of the the party being en engaged ed successively sivel in hiking trips Tips of several days duration Work for Public Good Aside Aide from the tho activities for tor their own pleasure and welfare there Bt seems to o bo be no limit to tho work which is icing being accomplished by the boy bov scouts scout for fot or the tho public good BO w that already ady the thc scout cout movement has proved of civic value alue throughout the he bo countrY The tate state forest commissioner of Pennsylvania Pennsyl vania has has' given ven testimony to the aid rendered by the scouts couts of at that state te in fi the Uie ehe chestnut nut blight and the tho forestry department of ot New Hampshire Acknowledges their aid in fighting the for forest t fires in that state Since fire firefighting fighting in is OUA of the activities a for which merit badges arc are awarded it it is relieved believed that the scouts will 1 soon become be be- aid in valuable omo come recognised Tn as overcoming the fires in the great northwestern north north- western forests foresta In Washington D. D C C. the boy scouts touts sire ire ire giving vin active help in the dirt anti eam campaign ai which ha has been bea in progress S' S Th They are giving Jt vin some time every ElV lj day dIn dayo dInto dayto to o the cleaning u up of at o back buk yards and anil vacant lots and the tb removal of articles hurtful to the tho health of at th the cit city lu Iu Seattle the scouts are not only d clean n. n jog ng up the vacant lots Iou but turning them hem to account They are cultivating them hem and raising towers flowers and CEO vege J tablet which they all thereby earning money ey to buy their uniforms and camp equipment The Thc scouts Of St. St Louis Lonja are are enlisting in in a war war a against mosquitoes More than 2000 boys in ln thai city are aio arc pledged to this work Under the direction of Scout Master Henry Benr C. C Thompson tim timare they are aro learning to disinfect d pools an and swamps where mosquitoes breed One Ono gallon of or petroleum will wilI cover 1000 square feet of water and thus stop the breeding breeding- of tim the insects Tho task of oilin oiling these stagnant ant waters is one ono which might safely be to the tho scouts co ts because th their ir out door lifo life has fitted them for it It is believed that with their help h-elp the prevalence pro of malaria ma ma- latin laria fr from m the tho disease breeding mos moe- quito can an be e almost entirely overcome In Sioux City Ia la the boy scouts have been beon enlisted by y the tho health department in in a a. campaign for the destruction of I rats which have boon been found to be great carriers earners for a n number of kinds of in di diseases Bridge Building One of tho tIm accomplishments included in in scout cout woodcraft is l bridge e building Tho The scouts in their hikes frequently cut down trees and build bund bridges bridge un- un fordable forda lo streams which ch gives many who come como after them reason for grah tude tudo In a number of states the scouts havo have enlisted In Jn th the good goodroad roar road movement move move- mont ment giving ivin substantial aid Thoy They arc operating co-operating in ia several loveral New Jersey towns with the tho con congress of ot mothers which raises money 19 p supply the im implements im- im and materials materials' which the scouts use in a practical manner manner for or ortho tho good of the hl highways of the vicin vicin it ity The value that tb the scouts might mi ht render to the tho civic chic prosperity of the city has been reco recognized b bi the common cornmon com corn mon man council of N. N Y Y- which has voted to award a medal to the tho scouts who will qualify in certain lines of civic knowl knowledge d e. e They Tho must be able to read tho the city map give O l the names of the thc streets the location of the fire boxes bores and of tho the fire firc companies the location of tim the public buildings 8 and factories and other important business ine s places place give the names of railroad and steamship lines touching tho the d city J have havea a R. general knowledge of the city government government gov gov- its sewage and garbage systems systems eye ferns and ana some other matters One of f the tho features which commends com corn mends itself in the boy scout organization tion is ii I that while its methods are aro mili military tary in their directness and discipline tho the or organization itself I tends tende towards towal pea peace e. e Tho ho use of firearms is absolutely absolute absolute- ly prohibited In their cump camp life the scouts learn marksmanship by y v using bows and arrows which h they may may purchased pur chased from headquarters or oi make mako for themselves in in- true Indian fashion No Xo scout is i permitted to carry arry any kind of a n. firearm Th The rulo is bein being ab absolutely abo o. o adhered to in regard ro ard to the American boy bo scouts of Los An Angeles cles who applied their secretary for admission to the Boy Scouts Sc of America Ameri Amer ca J They ey numbered ov oVer r and most of them were wore ready to qualify as first class scouts but they thoy have havo been accustomed aecus tomed to carry firearms firearm Their application cation is held up before the executive board of the Boy Scouts Scents of Americas America who will win only admit them thorn upon the condition condi tion that they give vo up Uj their firearms and military training |