Scouting, Volume 30, Number 1, January 1942 Page: 15
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Wide World
Scouts listen to the Reverend John R. Hart before the Memorial Chapel at
Valley Forge on Washington's Birthday.
VALLEY FORGE
PILGRIMAGE
The season of patriotic pilgrim-
ages is drawing near, and hun-
dreds of Troops and Councils are
planning again to take part in
these gestures of faith in democ-
racy and its heroes.
The Valley Forge Council is for-
tunate in being situated near one
of America's cherished national
shrines. The pilgrimage in honor
of General Washington and the
men who camped at Valley Forge
in 1777 and 1778 has become an
annual affair. Last year 6,000
Scouts and leaders participated in
a review, an open-air ceremony,
and a series of Troop programs.
This year similar pilgrimages
will occur in all parts of the coun-
try where Washington or Lincoln
shrines stand.
fire, leaving the unit in charge of
Eagle Scouts Butcher and Spargo.
Upon determining the serious-
ness of the fire, Finch and Blan-
chard, through the use of Sema-
phore flags instructed the main
body of Scouts to return to camp
and obtain the necessary equip-
ment to combat the fire.
Due to extreme distance and dif-
ficulty of the terrain, it was impos-
sible for the Troop to reach the
scene of the fire with the proper
tools within a short time. Therefore
Finch and Blanchard set about to
combat the fire with the only re-
sources at their command, a pair
of signal flags.
The others got back to camp and
notified Scoutmaster Jack Billings
of the situation.
Mr. Billings chose fiVe Senior
Scouts and set out for the fire.
Topping the rise after a 45 minute
hike, they found that the crest of
the fire had already been broken
by the two Senior Scouts. But in a
large ravine below a fire twelve
feet in height was raging.
Scoutmaster Billings dispatched
Scouts Thomas, Butcher and
Spargo to patrol the upper reaches
of the fire and took the remainder
of his men into the ravine. After
three hours of grueling work the
fire was completely stifled and the
unit returned to camp a very tired
but satisfied group. Scoutmaster
Billings was thanked by local au-
thorities for the excellent manner
in which his Scouts handled the
emergency.
FORWARD!
"He who is silent is forgotten.
"He who abstains is taken at his
word.
"He who does not advance falls
back.
"He who stops is overwhelmed,
distanced, crushed.
"He who ceases to grow greater
becomes smaller.
"He who leaves off gives up—
"The stationary condition is the
beginning of the end."
From July Sevenaider,
Region 7 Bulletin
F
THE SILENT
ASSISTANT
ew Scoutmasters can devote all
Troop. The problem for most of us
is to do the maximum amount of
Scouting in the time we can give.
Any devices which will help us do
this are welcome.
Early in my experience with
young people I learned that eye-
teaching was far more effective
than ear-teaching. Posters, pic-
tures, models and demonstrations
leave a more lasting impression
than all our little talks, interesting
and inspiring though they may be.
They have their value—these talks
—but for effort expended the eye-
method of teaching gives the
greater return.
Boys' Life is often referred to
in Scouting as "The Scoutmaster's
Silent Assistant." That is an apt
description of the purpose of the
magazine. I realized, however, that
though Scouts read
Boys' Life carefully
each month, they then
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