Show WIN HONOR AND OPPORTUNITY Fifty honor boy scouts five from each of the tho ten eastern states made their bow to the public at the openIng openIng open- open Ing on September 17 of at the great eastern eastern eastern east east- ern states state exposition at Mass where every afternoon and evening evenIng evening eve eve- ning g daring during the week they demonstrated ed scouting to tho visitors The demonstrations demonstrations dem dem- took place on the fairgrounds fair fairgrounds fairgrounds grounds In the scout encampment which Is known as the Mohawk Indian village a replica of at the camping grounds of the famous Indians of at this tribe which was constructed entirely by the scouts These 50 particular boys were selected b because of ot their high record In a contest this summer competed In by hundreds of ot scouts for tor the privilege of ot appearing at t the These 50 M boy scouts won their way to a great opportunity as well as honor honor hon hon- or for tor at the exposition they had the occasion to gain more valuable information Information mation than many a grown person has gathered In all of at his life Ufe And this is how they did It Every morning the boys had leisure time but In la accordance with the tenets of t scouting ng organization Is just as necessary for leisure time as for tor busy time to gain the most fruitful results and so the scouts went to school Not Not an everyday every school with reading rending and writing and arithmetic but a school where the great exhibition was the text book and all the experts In It the teachers There were no lectures or examinations the boys learned by observation observation ob ob- and asking questions First of ot all the educational department department depart depart- department ment placed the wonders of Its great exhibit under the Inspection of the scouts couts Then the Junior Achievement village village vil vU- lage loge was the school room Here over skilled boys bos and girls from 58 cities throughout the eastern states gave afternoon and evening demonstrations to the public of ot various Industries commerce trades vocational training as far as bo boys s 's and and girls can pate In the mornings however they placed themselves at the service of the scouts demonstrating the same things that were later shown to the public This group of ot boys and girls bad had much to tell and teach about poultry poultry poultry poul poul- try raising bee keeping food tood cannIng can canning can can- canning ning dressmaking and other activities Camp Vail Vall then extended Its wel vel- come This camp belongs to the farm boys and girls who also devoted th their lr mornings to the scouts couts m Jn explaining activities that are peculiarly those of tine the farm and apparatus that daily dally saves work worl In n the rural home The care of cattle and sheep was as Included In hi their program These boys and girls have hae won Individual recognition of their work from the Junior committee for tor on account of the distances between between between be be- tween farm houses It was too difficult to organize group work for tor this honor Then to the tile Baby Beef Exhibit the scouts went There they saw the the boys and girls gIrls' who have raised the choicest beef from Maine to New Jer Jer- sey lne state stare departments enjo enjoyed ed time the morning visits of the boys bos Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massa Massa- had bad answers ready for every question that was asked about the logging log lob ging and fishing industries Vermont taught the boys how bov maple SUb sugar r Is made and just how the granite is cut Maine had surprises In n potato raising raisIng rais rals- ing lag lumber and game fishing New Hampshire Imparted to the time scouts the secret of growing rosy and juicy ap zip apples pies ples and told them the reason why Its Us dairy products have e become so famous and something of Its reforestation reforestation tation work From Rhode thode Island the scouts learned how bow textiles are made and how bow to Judge the various kinds Connecticut explained Its Industries and emphasized Its agricultural prod prod- New York New e Jersey Pennsylvania Penn sylvania and Delaware had much to crowd Into their mornings with m the scouts regarding their respective manufacturers man agricultural and educational education education- I. I al work The livestock show with Its blooded stock assembled from ever everywhere where inthe In Inthe th the the United States had a special attraction at attraction lit lit- traction for tor the boys Then the farm mechanics Scouts had bad an opportunity at this section of the thc fair for keen observation which they could follow tollow up by scout Ingenuity ty when they reached home Industries es In the cities clUes were over over- looked Candy making for tor Instance was explained to the scouts and one onelar lar large e candy company compan gave on an exclusive and ond satisfying demonstration for the boys The making of at Jewelry of oJ heating heating heating heat heat- ing plants of ot various arlous types of ot automo biles bUes und and many other articles And then the horse show I Owners experts Jockeys were we're there glad to show selected elected horses to the scouts scout and to tell how the sea homes are trained for tor i racing and how they y are brought to the height of ot perfection necessary to 1 I win prizes for their owners I IThe The slogan of t the junior work coin com committee of the exposition In getting together together to to- gether this honor ban band of I scouts out wasAs was wasAs As s flue fine an exhibit of bo boys s 's as of ot cattle catlie cattle cat cat- tle lie and horses and the scouts replied re ro- plied when hearing bearing of ot the wonders they were to see that the slogan was wasu wasY u Y real challenge and they y were wore ono out on o tu tv w win win- S1 1 |