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Show tCHUDREN'S PLAY ILL REGULATED : Recreation Director Lee Simmons, Shows Much Progress in Amusement Amuse-ment Work for Local Tots. Lee Simmons, recreational director direc-tor for the childrenof. Bingham Canyon Can-yon is rapidly rounding the youngsters young-sters of the camp together, and every ev-ery day one can sec the playgrounds at the lower part of the Canyon full of eager tots awaiting their turn at the swings and chutes, and bars. The local head of the ' children's summer play is planning many different dif-ferent stunts for the summer mouths, and with being in Copperfield and Highland Boy every other day, and spending the rest of the time in Lower Bingham, Mr. Simmons is one of the busiest men in the town. Always ready to assist the little ones in their playing of games, Mr. Simmons has made himself a prime favorite with the children of the camp ,and ere long will be more popular pop-ular for he is said to have many outings out-ings planned for the very near future, fu-ture, which includes hikes and camping camp-ing trips. While on the subject of camping and hiking it might be well to speak of the scout movement. So much has been done for such activities by the Boy Scouts that a special word will not go astray. In former years, you would see about the same type of boys trying to create excitement by prowling around the neighborhood on lawless errands of mischief and disturbance. Now their fun spirit is being diverted into wholesome channels ,as they start out on their hikes, wearing the uniform they prize so much.' The tests for advancement in Scoutcraft lead the boys to keep their eyes open, to become students of nature, na-ture, to show common sense in meeting meet-ing exigencies of out door trips. A boy really has to do considerable studying and acquire much useful iu-foTtnalionv-fri a'-f pS - tire higher fests in this organization. Thus instead of competing to sec which can excite the most admiration by the most lawless conduct, the scout is led to excel by Self cultivation. These outdoor experiences make boys strong and hardy. A fellow who can take a good long hike ouht not to be afraid of physical effort, and his improved condition ought to make' him better fitted to take up his book work when school opens in the fall. Fine ideals of service and conduct form a part of the scout code, and the fellow who gets those ideas in his head gets a wonderful start toward to-ward a career of clean thinking and acting. The boys in Bingham Canyon Can-yon should be encouraged to take up scoutcraft. In all places where there arc no (roups or an insufficient number num-ber of them, men interested in boy development should be Urged to take holdhold and provide this opportunity for the youngsters. Usually the boys are only too glad to join if leaders can he found for them. That is the main problem in Ming-ham Ming-ham Canyon. There are not enough people taking active interest in the scout movement, while it is freely admitted ad-mitted that there are many young men in the camp who would make ideal leaders. See Lee Simmons at the playgrounds if you are interested in scoutcraft and assist in bringing up the present child to become one of America's finest. |