Show f 1 Bo BoyScout y Y N News ws Notes Happenings of Interest Suggestions and Regulations As Contributed By Ogden Gateway District Council TROOP TWO TITO TOOTER The Tha Th biggest gest thing occupying our thought now le Is I one this this more week and 17 ot of o us u will lea leavo lea ifor for tor Camp Comp Klesel Kiesel Kle el the finest Boy BoyScout Scout camp In the tho U S A A number ot of o tl at camp list last week and sure suro sur put It Into II a first class condition and well we'll have hav dandy quarters AS our home horn for tor woven sven days dos ot of real re living Were We're glad clad were we're wr Utah scouts And that we w live In dear old Og- Og Ogden Orden den den for tor we w have har man many treats coming our way In the th shape snap of Camp Kiesel Kl l Troop 2 last week w k had at other fine meeting We W announced announced that the Eagles Earle have hive finished their patrol chest thus making three chests chest In the troop We Wo have one more mor uniform too for tor Lee Parkinson came cam to meeting all dressed up In a a scout cout suit We again congratulate the th pa- pa patrol patrol pa patrol leaders leader for tor the tb tine fine way they are directing their patrols and wo wo feel teel proud of your fellows Yes we w also congratulate the pa- pa patrol patrol pa patrol members for tor they are arc ato help help- helpIng belp- belp helping ing ing- more mor than they realize That all helps to keep that tha school Girl cirl complexion on the scoutmasters scoutmaster's face tace face The Th scouts scout learned about forest fires and how to prevent and combat them last w week eek tk Through the courtesy of ot the th forest foren servIce service service ice In Ogden ea each h scout received two forest fire fir and a Go Prevent Forest Fires Fired button SOMETHING NEW Once One In a while scout cout head head- headquarters headquarters quarters springs s something new When the th recover from the shock they naturally ask Where do clo they get ft It 7 1 How can cai the they do It 1 We Ve W are going to let you in on the th great secret Not all ot of o the great secret but some of It Occasionally we w e take some of ot the th material which Is found right In scouting dish It up and Its It's never n ver recognized One ot of our most successful games came was taKen from the th boys bos handbook And then we w were asked Where did you get let that one NEW BULLETIN Columbia university that home hornof of all that that's new and good rood In the scout world has published a bul- bul bulletin bulletin bul bulletin letin It Is called Notes We W recommend It heartily heartily heartily ly It contains a series of o pro pro- programs programs pro grams for tor each week In the month things to to do how to do them where to hike and how to todo todo todo do It It It Is I the best dollars dollar's worth that any scout man could ask for Call pat headquarters and ask about It We quote at length from its pages paces WHY A UNIFORM l tepid you ever see a policeman on duty without his hili uniform 1 Did you ever see sc a real ball team play without uniforms Did you eve ever see sportsmen go so out into the the wilderness without uni forms or hardwearing hard hord wearing clothes Did you ever hear of any plo plo- pio pioneer neer who you couldn't tell a amile amile mile away because of his uniform of buckskin or some BOme som other dis- dis distinguishing dis mark of a woods woods- woo woodsman woodsman man No nor should you ever ot of scouts on duty dUly without uni- uni uniforms uni uniforms forms Oh yes there ther are lots lotsof lotsof lotsof of scouts who attend troop meet meet- meetIngs meetIngs meet Ings rallies civic service and even ven summer camp with just parts of a uniform or none st at atall atall- atall all You always hear the th re- re remark remark r mark mark I thought scouts wore ore uniforms or Too bad that boy hasn't a 0 complete uniform on Dont Don't you remember that feeling of swelling pride prid when hen you first put on your uniform 1 Even it If yoU no longer have 11 hav that feeling the Impression on the th other people peo- peo people peo people Is the same sam and it means a lot to be privileged to wear the scout uniform WIL T A COMMITTEE CAN DO Secure a B scoutmaster and as- as assIstants assistants as assistants Secure a a meeting place pinto one they thy can depend on OP- OP crate Op-crate crate erate the th troop In case of ot ab- ab absence ab senco sence of the th scoutmaster Assist t tIn In giving tests and Instructions Attend training training- courses to tit fit them for tor their w work rl Raise funds fOr troop equipment Secure B overnight camp site Ite It for troop Sell scouting to their church Ar Ar- Ar Arrange ArTins range special form of ot entertain entertain- entertainment entertain ment for tor Arrango n I Industrial hike lb h r fo-r e th troop Request resignation rt of scout of- of of officials tl If they should prove In In competent or disinterested Help poor boys to pl pay their way to summer campi by securing work for them to do Conduct troop hikes bIkes Act as U 8 a reception com com com- committee at troop functions Assist 1 poor boys bos to secure uniforms by securing work tor them to do Give Ghe a I word of encouragement to the th scoutmaster occasionally TIlE THE TROOP IS SICK i i When the th troop committee is only a list of names Instead ot of ofa ota a 0 board of ot directors genuine genuine- ly 37 11 at work to help your troop live the scouting way When the th troop Is I a sort of adopted child merely meeting in ina II a church Instead ot of o being a part of the th church or other parent In- In Institution Institution When the scoutmaster has no to help him help boys boy to b become come leaders When the troop just lust grows up like Topsy Instead of ot being organized Into happ happy enthusiastic enthusiastic neutral boy scouts with a i the purpose purpose th patrol atrol path to democracy democracy de- de democracy and self discipline When the leaders feel eel that they th y are so busy that they have hav not time tim enough to sell Bell the tb parents parents par- par on the th value ot of the scouting scout scout- Ing Int way of o life through such get as father and son banquets brothers nights and family night When the troop does docs not have bave pride enough and enthusiasm enough to attend church occa occa- occasionally occasionally In a body or to volun volun- volunteer volunteer volunteer teer some som definite service to the parent Institution such as told fold folding Ing the th weekly announcements etc When a troop suffers from some of ot these thes Its It's ailments Its It's sick from all of them Its them Its It's dead TRY THIS STUNT T You and your our buddy are ar hiking along the th road It is Sunday af- af afternoon afternoon af afternoon about 3 S p m Sudden Sudden- Suddenly Suddenly ly Iy you look up and me see a a man lying in the tho th middle of ot the road Ith a II motorcycle on top of him Bright red blood Is spurting from froma a 0 cut over o his left temple his face Is pale his hands are cold and clammy his pulse puls Is feeble Ills right leg ler is sticking through the frame tram of the th cycle and Is bent in an unnatural position be- be below below be below low the th knee His left wrist Is sprained Treat for the th above DO YOU TOO WANT WA HELP Through the th working out of the projects of the first three assignments assign assign- assignments assignments ments of home horn study course cours In viz deputizing duties patrol Inter point contest and good rood turn reports I beg herto to report 1 A definite d program for scouting In my troop 2 A greater attendance at meetings 3 Greater number of ot scouts wear uniforms 4 Finances Finance of troop In bet bet- better better bet better ter condition 1 8 Greater number of ot scouts passing tests 6 t Greater number of ot boys on waiting list to Join troop 7 Greater GreMer number of ot patrol turns and Individual goOd rood 8 1 More Mor scouts on hikes 9 S Desire for community servo ervice Ice on the part of ot the troop 10 Individual scouts and pa- pa patrols pa patrols trois doing dolne their thell best to create a scout atmosphere in meeting room 11 Keener Interest In Inter Inter- patrol patrol contest and Tames games came 12 A sincere sincere- desire on the part ot of o the troop to be b of real ser Ice en-Ice Ice to the i scout cout movement 13 Better individual school reports 14 Greater number of scouts attending church and Sun Sunday clay school 16 IE The Tho Th church organization org supporting my troop in rap rapidly Icily be- be becoming becoming be becoming coming Interested in the th troop and In the Boy Scout movement 16 15 Instead Instead of being a dead deadhead deadhead head organization as it ft was waa prior to the application of a definite program the church now has a aboy's aboy's boys boy's program It is glad clad to sup sup- support support sup support port WHAT WIL is A BOY nor lIe He H Is a person p who Is I going to carryon carry on what you have I He is to sit right where you are sitting and attend to those thos things you think are so Important when you are gone cone You lou ou may adopt all the th policies you please but how they will be carried out de- de depends de depends upon him Even It you OU make leagues and treaties he will have to manage manac them He Is going oine to alt sit at ot your desk deskIn deskin deskIn In the th senate s nate and occupy your place on the th supreme bench Ho He will assume assum control of your cities states and nation He lie Is going to move in and take over your prisons prison churches schools universities uni- uni universities uni universities and corporations All your work Is going to be b jUdged and praised or condemned by him Your reputation and your fu- fu future future fu future ture are ar In his hands All your work Is for or him and ancl the fate ot of the nation and find of o humanity Is isto 1 In to his hands So it mIght be b as well ell w ll to pay him some torn attention att SOME SOE m OP OF SCOUTING The Th scoutmaster is not a a lead lead- leader leader er of boys so flO o much as a a a leader ot of boy leaden leaders Scouting is II a a boys boy's program not a a mans man's program The boy must take lk a larg large larf place In tM th operation of ot the tho th scout pro pro- program pro cram gram The Th patrol method Is not a method method of troop operation operation-it operation It Is the method The Tho scoutmasters scoutmaster's Job is to sell loll service ser to the th boys The Th chief objections objection of the scout camp is not to provide pro a summer vacation but to traIn the boys bos In citizenship leadership resourcefulness the tho th fundamentals ot of prosperity which are ar industry thrift and the desire to be use use- useful use useful ful and mo most t of o all the th charac charac- character character ter development We Ve cannot save the boy We can help belp him save av himself It is hard for tor us to realize the resourcefulness of youth Scoutmaster Notes |