Scouting, Volume 30, Number 1, January 1942 Page: 16
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laid it aside. Because of this they
missed being able to use all the
fine suggestions it contains for Pa-
trol activities, hiking, camping,
sports, and handicrafts. After some
thought, I hit upon an idea which
would impress the value of these
suggestions upon their minds and
preserve them for future refer-
ence.
First of all I gathered together
my three-year accumulation of
Boys' Life. From a friend of mine
I secured a supply of cardboard
12 by 18 inches. This was in four
colors: red, white, buff and ca-
nary. Then I bought a bottle of
mucilage with a rubber spreader,
dug out a pair of scissors, sat down
and got to work. Very carefully I
went through my stack of maga-
zines. I cut out all pages which
described some Scout skill or han-
dicraft. I took only those pictures
which had the instruction for op-
eration with the picture. I trimmed
these sheets and pasted them on
the cardboard.
Before I began pasting I looked
through all my cut-outs and devel-
oped a system for cataloging them
and making use of the different
colors of cardboard I had avail-
able. Here is the system:
1. White cardboard — "Scout
Skills." This included such things
as tracking, fire building, cooking,
fire by friction. In other words,
anything that dealt with First and
Second Class Requirements and
directly with Merit Badge work.
2. Canary cardboard — "Stunts
for Scouts." Here I used pages
dealing with whip cracking, rope
spinning, and the like.
3. Red cardboard — "Handi-
crafts." Included woodcarving, tin-
can-craft, making sports equip-
ment, and so on.
4. Buff cardboard — "Scout Liv-
ing." This included pictures of
Scout service activities, outdoor ac-
tivities not directly connected with
Requirements or Mer-
it Badges.
Out of my three
years accumulation of
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181
25
910
16
23
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Boys' Life I secured 36 such cards.
It took about two hours to com-
plete. If I had done it month by
month during the past three years,
15 minutes per month would have
been sufficient. Well, we live and
learn.
Having completed the above I
still had the cutting and pasting
fever. One day in walking through
the five and ten cent store I came
across a large child's picture book
with some of the finest color illus-
trations of birds I ever saw. I
bought it, dragged out some more
sheets of my cardboard, and thus
added some more cards to my col-
lection of Scout skills — "Nature
Study." To me this method seems
very helpful and, it is not expen-
sive. What is more, it opens up
infinite possibilities for nature
study, the use of diagrams etc.
Any one trying such an eye-teach-
ing method will be amply re-
warded by its results and satis-
factions.
NORMAN M. SCHLEGEL
Former Scoutmasfer, Troop 187
Brooklyn, N. Y.
BLACKOUT NIGHT
Here is a Troop meeting program
which can produce a lot of fun,
as well as some good practice in
Scouting skills.
To make this meeting effective,
use as little light as possible. A
light in an adjoining hall may pro-
vide enough illumination for safe-
ty, or a paper sack tied over a
bulb. Flashlights are an essential
part of the equipment.
Here is the program:
7:30. Opening ceremony. Flash-
light on flag as "To the Colors"
is blown. Inspection by means of
flashlight.
7:35. Shoe scramble.
7:45. Jack's alive.
7:55. Patrol period. Study signal-
ing in lighted Patrol rooms, get
weekly reports.
8:15. Inter-Patrol signaling con-
I'ti-
test, with flashlights. (Blackout
first aid can be substituted in
this and the preceding period.)
8:30. Kim's Game. Inter - Patrol
contest. A number of objects to
be identified by Scouts in the
dark, then to be written down in
lighted Patrol rooms.
8:40. "Guess who" game.
8:50. Closing ceremony. Announce-
ments. Three points of the Scout
Law (in full). Scoutmaster's
Minute: "Be thankful for eye-
sight. Take care of yours."
9:00. Scout Oath whispered. Flash-
light on Flag as it is furled.
Here is an explanation of the
games mentioned. "Jack's alive"
calls for the Troop to be seated
in a circle on the floor with a can-
10 SCOUTING
The Objective in 13*42: To Keep Scouting Strong in Leaders, Strong in Skill
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