$ NEWS RN V NOTES OF TH&BOY SCOUTS $ SCOUTING By J, Frederik Virgin, Scout Executive TEST " —FIRE MAKING k > The most important part of the test in fire making is to be sure that the Scout will never, under any conditions, build a fire which could by any possibility get beyond his con trol, or fail to extinguish the fire fven to the last spark before leaving it. Thousands of acres of valuable woodland, scores of homes and large areas ot valuable crops have been destroved as a result of care lessness in starting or leaving fires. The natural tendency of a boy is to overlook precautions in his excite ment over the building and use of the fire. These precautions must bej repeated and • emphasized by pre-1 cept and example. He can be taught to use the necessary safeguards i.n ti] this becomes a habit. Actual Experience Necessary A Scout official stated not long ago that upon taking charge of a troop he asked how the preceding scoutmaster had given the tes's. I The reply was: "He sat down at a table with the list of the tests be fore him and asked. 'Do you know how to use the knife and ax? Do you know how to make a fire? Do you know how to cook?" etc." If the answer was in the affirmative he checked the test and gave "he Scout credit for it. Naturally, most of the answers were in the affirma tive. This inefficient and fraud-inviting method is rare. Scout officials every where rMUM that it is the worst sort of unkindness to give a scout credit for the fire making test or any other test in practical scoutcraft! unless he is sure that the scout' MAKE NEW SCOUT POLICY PUBLIC Statement of National Coun-! cil Concerning Firearms and Military Training The question as to the policy of i the Boy Scouts of America with ref- | erence to the use of firearms and | technical military training for boys j of the scout age is apparently not clearly understood by gome. It should be remembered "hat the scouting program is primarily for hoys in their teens. Boys are ac cepted as members of tlu BoV Scouts of America at J2 >ears of age. Indeed, the average age of en rolled scouts is from 15 to 15 Ms years. Older boys who are scouts, j and especially those 17. 18, 19 years of age and over, hold positions of leadership, for the younger boys. ! Many serve as patrol leaders —some j as assistant scoutmasters, and others i as expert instructors. This actual ex- j perience in leadership is most val liable in training for these older j boys in addition to making possiole effective work with a larger numbe of younger boys. Same Instruction For All scheme of organization and j method of carrying out the program are such as to make it necessary and • more effective to have all scouts re ceive the same instruction and pass the same tests for tenderfoot, second class and first class degrees and the award of our fifty eight different kinds of merit badges. Great care has been taken to place emphasis in the scouting program upon things which are of funda- I mental importance and applicable i and most helpful to the largest num ber of boys of scout age of develop- I ing them physically, mentally and morally and preparing them for the 1 responsibilities of citizenship. Section 3 of Article 111 of the constitution reads as follows: "In carrying out the purpose of the Boy Scout movement as stated herein, technical military training ! and drill shall not be included for j the reason that they are not equal in value or as suitable for boys of j scout age, in training for good citi zenship, as the prog/am of scout ac- 1 tiviti^s." This reflects the attitude of the founder of the Boy Scout Associn. tion of England as well as those j who have promoted genuine scout- ! ing in the United States of America. Thir policy has the unqualified sup port of both military and educational authorities here and abroad. There has been no request from military i authorities or others holding posl- | lions of responsibility for the train ing of the youth of our country to ; make any change in the program or r io'icy of the Boy Scouts of America a id no chance is contemplated. 1 Drill Program Outlined Scoutmasters are expected to in clude in the prograi# for each troop • meeting a limited but sufficient period for drill in order to make r osslble rapid mobilization of a troop of scouts and the proper han- j dling of more than one troop when rs*cmbled for public service, review or demonstration. The Boy Scout of America has : purposely been promoted as an or- | sanization which is neither military nor antlmilitary. as militarism is i commonly understood, because it is i the consensus of opinion of educa- j tors as well as military authorities | that other features of our program ! rre more important for the proper i development of the adolescent boy, i —even in times like the present, j when it may be expected that a ! larse proportion of scouts will be J called into active military service as they reach maturity. Indeed, in the training of our great new army, the military author- ] •.ties find it essential to give pre- I paratory training along lines which J nrtctically parallel the scouting pro- . gram. The testimony of military experts tj th< effect that the program of the . Boy Scouts of Americk is the best \ kind of preparatoryfwork recognizes I tlirtt physical fitness, propy attitude uf mind and a sense of discipline are s fundamentally essential to make I a good citizen as to make a good ! soldier. The use of the rifle for boys in mass has been proved extremely ! dangerous as well as of little prac tical value. To adequately equip the membership of 382,000 Boy Scouts of America would invblve not onij\ the expense of rifles but ex pensive equipment for the proper I NAVY NEEDS BOILERMAKERS ' Lieutenant Commander Newton Mansfield, recruiting inspector, east- I em division. New Tork City, has is- j sued a notice that the enlistments of J boilermakers for the regular Navy for | the duration of the war are especially ! desired. The present war pay is [ $77.50 a month. FRIDAY EVENING, could, in ease of necessity, make his fire without assistance, and would, without a reminder, safeguard it in a way which would prevent any harm coming from it and no real scout would accept credit gained in this way. The tire building or cooking tests can only be given on hikes or dur ing camp. They must be learned by experience. ' Secrets of Fire Building There are two main secrets in fire building—the material used, and the way to lay the material in order to get a good draught. • No scout would use paper or oil as tinder to start his fire. "Use any thing foutid in nature" is the rule. Shredded bark, leaves, or sliced twigs make good kindling. On top of the kindling pijt slightly larger twigs, but be sure to have the twigs separated in order that the air may penetrate to the interior of the pile. When the blaze is going strongly add the large kindling, but not enough to smother .he fire. The real test of fire building is to make it on a rainy day. Yet it is not impossible by any means. The se cret is to learn where dry wood can be found. Dead limbs on trees are usually the best to use. After peel ing off the bark, the Scout will.find they are fairly dry. In practicing for the test, ihe Scout should see how small a fire will answer his purpose—not how big a blaze he can get. Of course, the test is not complete until the fire is extinguished either by soaking with water or smothering with earth. rare and use of the rifle. Moreover, Jit would it.iolve a change of laws in j most of the states of the Unior.. i Undei ihtse conditions the Boy Scouts of America have proceeded on the theory of doing the things wr.itli were most serviceable for the character development and citizen ship '.raining of the boy and of the j grcati-st service to the state and the I L'uion. The wisdom of this course \ in thclast eieght years from a pure ; ly military point of view is fully jus | filled by the splendid support of jGereral Pershing and other military Lmd na\ai authorities, under whom | over 100,000 former scouts and ! scout officials are now doing active military service. The Bou Scouts of America have at nil times encouraged marksman ship and the use of firearms under proper supervision. Indeed, from the very start u merit badge for profici er.ov in r.-'gtksmanship has been of fered. stipu'ating, however, that all practice and the test for this merit | !.adse must be on an approved rifle [rpnsre under adequate supervision. I Thois condition reveals the basis of j i oncerr. or. the part of the Boy | Scouts of America with reference to | the use of firearms. 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District Attorney Swann's letter is addressed to Secretary Baker as Chairman of the. Council of National Defense and in part reads as follows: "My investigations, covering the Period of more than six months last past, convince me that war charities and allied activities should be, for the duration of the war, under offi cial supervision in order to protect the public against imposition, and the man at the front in the enjoy ment of the intended benefices. "Patriotic societies should be sub ject to national supervision and con trol and the bonafide ones would not object to reasonable regulation. This would prevent rival alleged pa triotic organizations from springing up and attempting to take advan tage of the good name and reputa tion of her original society. "It should not be possible for two patriotic organizations to ovist where the public cannot distinguish be tween them. For instance, it is very difficult for the public to distinguish between the 'Boy Scouts of America' Typographical Union to Convene at Scranton Several member? of Typographical Union No. 14, will go to Scranton to morrow to attend the Sixty-ninth an nual session of the International Typographical Union, and the Twen ty-fifth quarterly conference of the Eastern Pennsylvania District Typo graphical Union, which will be held August 11 to 17. The celebration of the fiftieth anniversy of Scranton Union No. 112 will tflle place during the week. Governor Brumbaugh and .Lieutenant Governor McClain are ex pected to be in attendance at the an niversary exercises. Frank A. Sohmer. Oliver E. Osier, Ralph Laverty and J. Earle Hoerner, will represent the local unit. Lin wood B. Wanbaugh, secretary of the Eastern Pennsylvania District Typo graphical Union, and Mrs. Wanbaugh, Harry E. Earp, M. Mart Fry and Otto Strine are other Harrisburgers that will attend. MADE AID-DE-CAMP Lieutenant Henry M. Gross, son of City Commissioner E. Z. Gross, a member of the Rainbow Division, and formerly machine gun instructor of the 92nd division, has been made aide-de-camp to General Hays. He was selected after a competitive ex amination with 21 other men. HAJWISBURG TELEGRAPH and 'The United States Boy Scout,' I and to differentiate between the ob- ! jects and the activities of the two." Mr. Swann and his assistants fori two months have been making a, searching examination of the meth ods employed by the United States i Boy Scout in raising funds through: so-called -patriotic" appeals, and it! is understood that the whole matter j may soon be presented to the Grand! Jury for consideration. The suggestion made by District: Attorney Swann to Secretary Baker I is timely because it has just been learned that the fnited States Bovl Scout has recently sent out from New York another appeal for funds to supply boys with uniforms and equipment. Because of similarity of names many misguided patriotic citi-1 zens have responded to similar ap-j peals in the past under the imprcs-1 sion that they were contributing to l the support cf the real Boy Scout organization. The Boy Scouts of America never i train with guns, yet while it is non-1 militaristic, its scouting program is| recognized as the best sort of tire paration for the life of a soldier as well as for useful citizenship, as shown abundantly in the war work of these genuine scouts. The fact that militarism is not a part of its program should be warn ing enough to all the friends and I loyal supporters of the Boy Scouts! of America, which now numbers! more than 445.000 scouts and scout I officials and is growing at a more j rapid rate than ever before. TROOP 12 PLANS A BIGFESTIVAL Arranging to Raise Funds For Camp; Try New Sig nal Code Troop 12 had an important busi- j ness meeting last Friday. The troop has decided not to fall j into debt on its camping trip this > year, and by a vote of troop and ap- j proval of Scoutmaster Haeh'nlen has ' decided to have a festival. Each j scout will be given his tickets and : a quota on his sales accordingly and j will be expected to do his share in i the sales. A few pictures of the troop on its over-night hike were taken and printed and the troop decided to keep a record of all actions, hikes. j etc., in the way of photographs and i buy an album In which to put them, i A committee consisting of several scouts was appointed to take care of ! this. A picture of each individual of i the troop is to be taken in the near ' future. Patrol Leader Smith and Patrol Leader Swanson, of the Eagle and Silver Fox patrols, respectivelv, are working their boys hard in scout craft. Many of the boys are spe cializing in signaling, others In first aid. 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Suit. .. .$2.98 Men's Work and Dress Pants I $6.00 Boys' Suits . . .$3.98 $3.00 Pants $1.98 $6.00 Pants .$3.98 I $7.50 Boys' Suits .. . $5.00 $4.00 Pants $2.49 $7.50 Pants $4.98 if I $8.75 Boys' Suits . . . $6.50 $5.00 Pants $2.98 1 $8.50 Pants $5.98 || ■^■mTTfirrrriTri —ttr~TwMTiriTffMiwiVTrifiTiriiii^WT?BillllWilliinrHWWHrrnr ~ the quickest and easiest way of send ing messages. The examinations are being passed off quickly and It Is safe to say that there is not one boy who Is not ready to take his tenderfoot examinations. Many boys are second vlass scouts and u couple are ready to take their first class tests. AUGUST 9, 1918. A bicycle squad has been organized |and several times the scouts have I been called upon to do scout work. The squad has planned to go on an over-night ride on Saturday, August ! 17. I A test of the quirk mobilization of I Ragle Patrol is going to he worked by Smith some time in the future so as to always be of service to the scoutmaster. There was a meeting of the Silver Fox patrol at Swanson's home on Wednesday, July 31. Several patrol officers were elected and the patrol is going to prove Its merits in scout craft in a very short time. Wm. Hawthorne. Scribe. 7
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