Show I 00 U- U OUTDOOR LIFE It If the boys you meet February 8 seem to be raising more of ot a rumpus than usual It will Bill be In celebration of an event ent very Important Import to Young AmerIca The Boy Doy Scouts movement was In- In Incorporated and officially launched In 1 our country February 8 1910 1810 two ears after Sir Ro Robert ert S S Daden- Daden Baden Powell started the tho organization In England The general purpose of o the Doy by DoyI Scouts Is la to train lads in good citizen ship citizen I ship manhood and self reliance Its founders displaying considerable kno knowledge ledge of psychology assured its I success by success members I IMan Man or boy let him wear a uniform and ho he will do almost an thing Some I land of our big national movements moments mo ments that tall tail might be successful It if an I attractive tive Uve uniform went with membership Ua Mabo bo be that's the way way y to enforce pro pro- pr prohibition officially permit abstainers abstainer I to wear ear something like liko a red coat Did I it t occur to you tha that t the uniform I Is the first image that comes to your mind at menu mention on of o Boy Doy Scouts Few of us havo ha e an accurate Idea ot of othe the values alues the young generation get ge from the Boy Doy Scouts A scout starts as a n tenderfoot then works up by merit and ability to second class fi- fi fi finally nally sally to first class To be a Il first class scout a boy hasto hasto has to be able to swim 50 yards He lie must ha haio 0 at least 2 in a savings bank He lIe must know how to wig wigwag w 1 ag signals b by flags lags He h ha has s to be able to administer first aid In case of accidents such as severed arteries and drowning drol He must know how to read maps and make them handle an ax judge dis- dis disI dis distances I Lances and be able to cook tor for camp campers I Iera ers era I IThe The Boy Doy Scout pledges obedience to to parents kindness to animals animate courtesy cour- cour courtesy i tesy tesy to all He has Instilled into him hima n is high code ot of honor and practical ap- ap applications ap applications of ot the tho Golden Rule and Cool The best thing done by the Boy Scouts Is that it takes its members back to nature The rhe closer we 0 v e keep to nature the better etter for tor our nation There i is always hope for or a civilization whose boys are prowling In tho the woods hiking cross country studying birds and flowers and breathing fresh air In la our halt haIr mad swarming S arming in cities we have given the boy a raw deal stripped him of ot his rightful pl play play- playgrounds grounds caged him up like an animal and handicapped him with tal ful environment For all this the Boy Scouts move movement ment Is In the nature of o an antidote This would be a whole lot better country to live In It If the 10 ups grown ups n-ups started a similar organization to de- de develop de develop the same Ideals Idels of brotherhood and get got us out Into the open country oCCAsionally away way from rom filth poison polson- poisonous polion-ous polion ous air maddening racket and nervous tension We need an organization of ot Men Scouts and Women Scouts |