Show BOY SCOUTS LEAHN BUSINESS METHODS ninety scouts visit business houses hous es ty bo be TOM told about resper tivo trades friday ot of last week sas nas observed as boy seoul scout lay day in richfield in which the three wards with nearly ninety scouts participated the officials in charge namely scout commissioner holmstead and littlewood andelin and hancock outlined a plan whereby tho the boy scouts were to visit all the business establishments and be instructed by the person in ili charge before tho the scouts were detailed to visit a certain business house that particular firm had been visited by one of the above named officers and the plan explained to him and in every case the firm manager wai was in perfect sympathy and expressed themselves as this being one of the best undertakings ever put on in richfield therefore special thanks should be given to the managers and assistants in the business houses of 0 richfield tor for the splendid information and education the boys gained while visiting their firm for one hours tho the boy scouts gathered at the grammar school building at 2 where they were given instructions as to what they were to do and the purpose of the gathering they then marched to the federal building whore where each drew an envelop containing a letter of introduction to the particular business firm and after drawing this letter each boy reported promptly to the place drawn drann the writer has spoken with many of the boys since their visit and each has expressed himself as having one of the best times of his life and that they gained some real information pertaining ining to the workings of some of our commercial institutions also many of the business managers stated that they enjoyed showing lite aie boys what the had in their places of business and how they conducted it A few of such visits by tile the boys in ili the writers opinion will tend to create more respect on the part of the boys tor for our commercial institutions and it if this can call be accomplished it is a great reward for the small effort it takes to put it over and more of such undertakings will be considered during the coming months |