Scouting, Volume 14, Number 11, December 1926 Page: 4
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Your
Opportunity
to Train for
a Profession
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AS A SCOUTMASTER of a successful
troop, you may sometimes wish you
could devote more of your time to Scouting,
reach more boys with your leadership, have
a bigger part in promoting the Movement.
As a business or professional man, you may
also at times feel the stirrings of a wish
that you might put your special abilities
at the service of Scouting; you wonder if
you could do so on a business basis, so as
to be able to give up your business or pro-
fessional connection.
It is especially for just such scoutmasters
that the National Training School for Scout
Executives was instituted. During its
first year, the National Training School
awarded certificates to more than 200
men, each of whom successfully completed
one of the thirty-day courses.
These courses are designed to prepare
men possessing the necessary qualifications
of education and Scouting and business
experience to assume the responsibilities
of professional leadership in Scouting, now
an established vocation for high-grade men.
Nearly 900 men are now in the paid ser-
vice of Scouting the country over. The
steady growth of the Movement indicates
that about 200 more will be employed
during the coming year.
It is to the ranks of volunteer leadership
that the Movement naturally looks for
men to enter the professional ranks. Ex-
perience as Assistant Scoutmaster, Scout-
master and Commissioner creates a back-
ground of practical Scouting experience that
proves invaluable to the Scout Executive.
nriTESE courses emphasize the technique
of the Scout Executive's job. Policies
which an executive must interpret locally,
and procedure which he should follow, are
carefully covered. Council and office organ-
ization, as well as the functions of _ all
council committees, receive much attention.
"Case" work, "learning by doing," is the
chief method of instruction.
The staff of the National Training School
consists of Mr. Judson P. Freeman, director,
and the heads of departments at the Na-
tional Council Office, supplemented by
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strong executives from the field and by
specialists in various subjects and leaders of
national movements.
T^HERE are six courses of the Training
L School scheduled for 1927, one of which
is an advanced course for those having
previously taken thirty days of training or
its equivalent. All of these courses are to
be given at Briarcliff Lodge, Briarcliff
Manor, New York. The dates:
January 8 February 6
March 5 April 3
May 7 June 5
June 25 July 24
August 20 September 18 (Advanced)
October 22 November 20
FEE for tuition, board, textbooks,
■ notebooks, literature, special trips and
required materials is $105. Five dollars
registration fee to accompany applica-
tion, balance payable at opening of the
course.
For admission, high school education and
two years of college or its equivalent is
required. Personality and sufficient ad-
ministrative and Scouting experience to
warrant recommendations to positions of
responsible leadership after training are
also essential, in addition to the recognized
qualities of all good scouts.
Before deciding to enroll for one of these
courses, confer with the local Scout Execu-
tive and, through him, with the Regional
Executive. Their approvals are necessary
before application for admission to the
school can be submitted to the National
Committee on Personnel.
For further information and details
write Director of Professional Training,
J. P. Freeman, Boy Scouts of America,
200 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
pIFTH
A Correction
THE plans for Handicraft work published on page 6
of November Scouting should have been
credited to Scout Executive Hulen E. Whitehead,
Jackson, Tenn., instead of to P. L. Whitehead,
Scout Executive, of Dayton, O. Both gentlemen are
invited to send other contributions to Scouting as
evidence that the error is forgiven.
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TO THE UNIN-
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ter-camping may
present problems
which are unusual to
ordinary camping ex-
periences. Cold, fa-
tigue, exposure and
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ness of ten-
derfoot campers. In Southern climes, rain
and mud must be met with extra program fea-
tures to make discomforts seem worth while.
Every red-blooded boy will respond to a
challenge involving hardship, as he enjoys
the experience of braving storm and wind.
He seldom loses his courage under good
leadership. In his mind he is tramping
through the blizzard with a Peary, a Wallace
and a Fiala. But at best he is a poor adven-
turer,for he is too young inexperience and fore-
sight to guard against the unexpected. This
is where the thoughtful scoutmaster can be
of greatest help in making the trip a success.
Make sure that the boys are very care-
fully inspected for physical fitness for the
trip. Also check up their personal equip-
ment. This might be done at the preceding
troop meeting.
Clothing
Special consideration should be given to
footwear. Cotton socks and low shoes are
taboo. Woolen stockings are most desirable.
Shoes should be large enough to permit the
wearing of an extra pair of stockings. If
the weather is wet underfoot, rubbers should
be added, unless the shoes are absolutely
waterproof. Any boy who does not come
to the start-off prepared, must necessarily
be sent home, as exposure will reflect on your
foresight and ability to take care of boys.
Make sure to avoid disappointment by
issuing an announcement and conditions of
the hike in written form in advance, so that
the boys may use this as a check list when
getting ready.
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Boy Scouts of America. Scouting, Volume 14, Number 11, December 1926, periodical, December 1926; New York, New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth310797/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum.