Scouting, Volume 4, Number 19, February 1, 1917 Page: 7
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SCOUTING.
the responsibility of maintaining the right
Patrol Spirit comes back ultimately to the
scoutmaster.
The Patrol Spirit is promoted too by cer-
tain special activities and devices. A patrol
sometimes has its own meeting place, or at
least a corner all to itself at Troop Head-
quarters. The patrol animal has a number
of uses. It determines what the Patrol
Call shall be. The animal may also give
the name to the patrol den or corner—there
may be an "Eagles' Nest," a "Lions' Den,"
or a "Leopards' Lair." And the animal sug-
gests sometimes a Patrol Motto. For in-
stance, the Bull Dog Patrol may have the
motto, "Plucky but Plain," and the Frogs.
"We Are Not Croakers, Though We Croak."
(Philipps.) The Totem Pole is a good
means of fostering the Patrol Spirit, par-
ticularly where a camp is run on the patrol
system. Each Totem Pole has a figure of
the patrol animal cut in fret-work mounted
on top of it, and the lower part of the pole
is intended to receive notches representing
patrol merits and exploits. Competitions
between patrols have the effect of pro-
ducing the right Patrol Spirit, provided
you guard against athletic contests which
may draw the boys' attention from Scout-
ing.
The Patrol and the Older Boy
1 he patrol system is one of the surest
means of holding the older boy to the scout
program. As a boy grows older he is
often led to stick to scout work by being
given advancement and responsibility. Of
course, we do not encourage boys who de-
sire office merely to swank or show off-
for a boy must sooner or later fail who un-
dertakes the job of leader from any other
motive than that of being useful to the
patrol. But there is no harm in making
the _ office of patrol leader a thing worth
having. Give the leader real privileges and
have it felt throughout the troop that his
office is an honor and distinction anyone
should be proud of. Make the older boy
a patrol leader—if he is available material
—and have it understood that being a patrol
leader is the way to train for the position
of assistant scoutmaster.
IN MAKING APPLICATION
The Record Department is obliged to
return five or more applications per day
to_ men who have failed to fill out the ap-
plication blank completely and correctly.
Many men neglect to secure the en-
dorsement of the troop committee. This
is necessary in every case, whether the
troop is under the jurisdiction of a local
council or not.
Errors and omissions which might
easily be avoided if applicants would take
the trouble of reading the application
blank carefully, are responsible for muteh
extra work and unnecessary expense. The
cooperation of all scout officials is re-
quested to reduce such errors and omis-
sions to the minimum.
A Program for Troop Meetings, from
Hartford, Conn.
The Local Council of Hartford, Conn.,
has issued cards for the scoutmasters under
its jurisdiction containing the following
suggested program for troop meetings:
Drill Period
(1-3 of Time)
Assembly, roll call and collection of dues, notices,
etc.
Setting up exercises.
Marching drill.
Staff drill.
Drowning grips, stretcher or First Aid Drill.
Fireman's lift drili. Signal drill.
vary your drills.
* * *
Study Period
(1-3 of Time)
Group study by rank for tests.
Candidates instructed by older scouts.
Entire troop for talks on first aid, nature work,
etc., by expert. Signal work.
Chalk talk on flag, badge and compass.
Blackboard talk on map reading.
Practice contest work by teams.
Talk by scoutmaster on morals.
Business meeting (rarely).
vary your study period
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Game Period
(1-3 of Time)
For getting two teams, fall in by height, count
twos, and have No's. 2 step forward.
vary your games.
* * *
Dismissal
Fall in, repeat notices, give salute or repeat Scout
Oath.
The Question of "Begging" by
Scouts
The Boy Scout Association of Great
Britain is in accord with the Boy Scouts
of America in its attitude toward begging.
The following appeared in a recent issue
of the Headquarters Gazette:
Interpretation of Rule Forbidding
Begging
Questions frequently arise whether
scouts are allowed to take part in street
sales for Flag Days and other charitable
purposes. Under Rule 52 they should take
no part in such sales or in touting the pub-
lic, but this does not imply that they may
not assist the charities by acting as mes-
sengers or in other capacities; still less
does it imply that a boy should not be
trusted with the handling of definite sums
of money under proper supervision, and
apart from begging, that being an impor-
tant step in his training.
The points to bear in mind in interpret-
ing the Rule are:
(1) That nothing can be worse for the
boy than teaching him how easily money
may be obtained by begging.
(2) That the boy should not be exposed
to the temptation of handling indefinite
sums of money of which no account can
be ^ kept. 1 his must be the ■ case when
articles are sold for a price which is not
fixed.
(3) That if scouts are allowed to tout
the public for money in any way, the
scout uniform can be used by outsiders
as a cloak for fraud (as has actually oc-
curred), and that this practice should,
therefore, be forbidden even when closed
money boxes are used.
Have You Seen This Scout Official?
Roger W. Howe, assistant scoutmaster of
troop 1, Groton, N. Y., disappeared, Jan-
uary 4. He boarded a train at 6:30 o'clock
m the evening at Groton for Auburn. A
suit case checked for Auburn has not been
claimed.
His parents know of no possible reason
for his disappearance. He was in good
health, physically and mentally and had
no trouble which could account for his ab-
sence. He was a student at Syracuse Uni-
versity.
He is 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs 140
pounds, has dark hair, curly on top; high,
broad forehead, deep set, dark eyes, and a
cleft or dimpled chin. When last seen he
wore a dark blue suit (made by Knopf
Rochester) soft, gray hat and black laced
shoes with rubber heels.
Any information which may be secured
by scout officials should be sent to his
father, M. C. Howe, lock box 422, Groton,
Tompkins County, N. Y.
Scoutmasters' Training Course at
Utica, N. Y.
Under the auspices of the Utica, N. Y,.
Local Council, a course of training for
scout officials and others under the title
"The Boy Scout Movement in Principle
and Practice," is being given in the Cham-
ber of Commerce building on alternate
Friday evenings during the winter up to
the middle of May.
Many prominent men have been secured
to deliver the lectures, among which' are
Mr. Denis F. Howe, Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce and a member of
the National Council, Boy Scouts of Amer-
ica; Hon. Frederic Morgan Davenport,
Head of the _ Department of Political
Science at Hamilton College and staff cor-
respondent for the Outlook; Franklin K.
Mathiews, Chief Scout Librarian; Ohiyesa
(Charles A. Eastman, M. D.), Sioux In-
dian, and Rt. Rev. Charles T. Olmstead,
Bishop of Central New York Episcopal
Church. '
The Church and the Scout
The Alamo Council, Boy Scouts of
America, Room 109, Gunter Hotel, San
Antonio, Tex., has issued an interesting
pamphlet entitled "Is the Church Caring for
Its Boys Who Want to be Scouts?" Copies
may be obtained from the council.
DID GOOD WORK
From The Citizen, Ambridge, Pa.
Last Thursday evening a group of Boy
Scouts, including Louis Pike, George
Haskell and Ray Van Meter, showed their
real scout spirit by going out- to the woods
on the hill back of town and laboring for
two hours trying to extinguish a fire
which had been started by some unknown
person.
1917
Every Scout should have a
SCOUT DIARY in which to
keep his record of the year.
Keeping appointments is impor-
tant for the Scouts; the SCOUT
DIARY should be consulted every
day in the year.
It is a miniature Handbook j there are
many pages of the kind of information
that every Scout should have.
In it are—a page arranged for an At-
tendance Record, Dan Beard's Buckskin
Calendar, a Chart showing the correct posi-
tion for wearing badges and accoutrement,
the Scout Salute, instructions as to who may
wear the uniform, how to wear it, when to
wear it, when not to wear it, and how to take
care of it.
There is new matter for signaling, includ-
ing new charts and cuts; also complete il-
lustrations showing how to make a telegraph
set and how to apply bandages of all sorts.
1 wo pages are devoted to First Aid Hints by
the American Red Cross, and there are sev-
eral pages of instruction in case of fire.
It's what a boy eats up; it's what a Scout
ought to have.
Order the
DIARY Now
Price, 15 cents each; 10 copies or
more, each, 10c.
Address Supply Department, Boy Scouts of
America, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York.
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