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WILMETTE LIFE September 14, 1928 BOY SCOUT N·EWS . . ~couts Will Help in Getting Out a Big November Vote Learn New Tricks in Scouting of the North Shore Troops A .,Wu fHture ptlge preptlftfi Hch wetk by mtmbtra of tbt Boy Scout Prtll club, North Short ·Arter Council . August Proves Epochal .Month in Scout Work BY JOHN F. BETAK You will hear more soon about the "We have registered" "We have voted" (Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 22, campaign which Scouts will engage in Glencoe.) all over the country this fall. This is The month of August has been a big not a political matter, but merely a one for Scouting. Throughout the nacivic good turn in urging people to tions, Scouts have been in the limevote as they please, but to VOTE. ! light of public attention, due to their Character building and citizenship many and varied activities. training are the definite objectives of As a preliminary to the placing of the Boy Scouts of America. Once more 3,000 concrete markers, which are to an opportunity is offered to develop designate practically every mile of the civic consciousness among Boy Scouts Lincoln Highway route from New by participation in a great National York to San Francisco, a tour of four Good Turn. This is the effort that ·is Boy Scouts from coast to coast was being made on a strictly non-partisan arranged. basis to secure a larger participation Bernard Quencan of New Rochelle, by qualified voters in the forthcoming New York, Edward Pratt, Fairfield, Presidential election. · Conn., Carl Zapffe of Brainerd, Minn., In 1924, the support of the Boy and Mark Hughes of Joliet, Ill., be_ Scouts of America was enlisted to help cause of their unusual qualifications get out the "slacker vote." The inwere chosen to make this tour. In crease in the percentage of persons cities, towns aud tourist camps along who voted was attributed in no small the route the boys gave a series of measure to the efforts of the Boy Wilmette JuDior Leadera will aaaemble Friday eYeninr, September 21 to Highway Safety and First Aid demonScouts. But the situation is still not learn new tricka to take back to their troopa. strations designed to reduce the num~ one of which the American nation may ber of highway accidents and to arouse feel proud. the interest of the motoring public in Scout Stevena Relates highway safety. Approximately 52.5 percent of the legal voters in the United States voted All arrangements for the tour were Veteran Camp Incidents made in 1924. This is an increase of 2.5 perby S~outs and Scout officials and I attended Camp Checaugau this it should be a matter of pride to Scouts cent over the number that voted in summer, also the Veteran camp of the that the whole tour was carried out 1920, but when we look back some BY ERNEST WEST Owassippe Scout camps is an advanced exactly on schedule. 'The boys left year~ ago, when 80 percent of qualified camp for experienced campers. The Holland Tunnels, N. Y., the eastern Senior Patrol Leader of Troop 32, Americans voted, we are impressed requirements for it are First Class and terminus of the Lincoln Highway on Highland Park. with the fact that there is something wrong with the voting trend of the One of the latest of the Alaskan over 14 years of age. The camp which July 6 and arrived at Holden Gate present generation. When we look troops of Eskimo Boy Scouts has re- is situated at the west end of Big Park, San Francisco, August 8. abroad to the elections in Great Bri- cently been organized at Point Bar- Blue Lake on a point, is divided into . In their travels the boys crossed portain, Germany, the Scandinavian coun- row. In this region it is so cold- 4 units: The Sea Scouts with sailboats ttons of twelve states in their own tries, Australia, and New Zealand and nearly zero all the time-that swim- and who live on the water; the Pio- "covered wagon" an automobile with find 75-80 percent of qualified voters ming is impossible. Hiking is also neers, who sometimes work on the sig- prairie schooner top, carrying along going to the balJot booths, we realize nearly impossible because there is lit- nal tower and who live in Adirondack the way in true Scout fashion. that we have been slipping. When we tle driftwood for fires. Other Scout- shacks; the Foresters who work on Coming closer to home we find that look across the border to Canada and ing activities deeply interest the boys. nature study and who live in tree a Boy_ Scout, David Throop Vaughan, see 70 percent voting, we know it is houses; ·the Indians with the war of Clucago, won the decision of the time for American voters to awake. George E. Frost of Minerva, Ohio, canoe who live in tepees. The day is judges for first place in the Cook This is not a political matter. No- was taken from his r.ome to Clifton usually divided as iollows: Revaille. County Health Championship for girls body's freedom of thought and action Springs, N. Y., by airplane, for treat- Waiters' call, Call for Mess, Mess, De- and boys. as an individual is involved. A humanitarian act that ordinarily ment for a fractured spine. When the tail, Call for instruction period, assemTh~se are but examples of the simple airplane arrived after cL non-stop flight, bly, swim, mess, rest period, proje-ct would have been neglected was perbut effective way in which Scouts do Boy Scouts volunteered their services period, swim, waiters call, mess, assem- fo~med by Boy Scouts of Troop 4, their part. The principal thing is that and carried him from the plane on an bly for campfire, call to quarters, tatoo, Wmchester, Mass. When they discovered a stray dog with ten small and taps. they shall do it thoroughly and cour- air-cushion stretcher. In the Veteran camp, they have no puppies at~d no f_ood or shelter, they teously. Let every Scout begin at home. Be sure that his home displays Boy Scouts of M t. Dora, Fla., re- inspection as the boys are supposed placed. thetr penmes in a fund to buy the announcement. uwe have regis- ~ently went into a burning moving pic- to be experienced campers and take meat, milk and bread for the mother tered!" and again the announcement ture house after a film had exploded pride in keeping the camp cleaner dog and arranged for a permanent .. We have voted!" and led fifty persons to safety, averting than any of the usual types of camps . home for the dog and puppies in an unused . horse stall. Swimming facilities are very good. a panic. Scouts of Cannon City, Colo., were the Veteran camp. I surely did enjoy Leadership Problema recent_ly given authority by Mayor T. -Scout Herbert Stevens, Boy Scouts of San Francisco, Cal., ~- Wttch~e, to enforce traffic regulaTroop 32, Highland Park. Theme for Conference recently helped in a drive for shoes twns durmg the course of a series of Patrol leaders, troop scribes and and clothing for refugees of the earthSunday afternoon band concerts at the THE INQUIRING REPORTER other junior leaders of the various quake disaster in Palestine, Gree<:e, State Park. Some time ago the boys Wilmette and Kenilworth troops are Armenia and Bulgaria. Tons of cloth- What Magazines do you enjoy moat? undertook the task of assisting the looking forward to their first get-to- ing and shoes were gathered. In one Paul Allen, Troop 32, Highland Park, police in the vicinity of the park durgether of the year to be held in St. day the accummulation was so &_reat Boys' Life, American Boy. mg c~ncert hours. . When unthinking Augustine's Club House Friday after- that the material couldn't be handled. Motley Bryant, Troop 23, Glencoe motonsts refused to cooperate with the noon, September 21, at 4 o'clock. The Boys' Life, American Boy, St. Nich~ Sc_outs, the boys were given the auth- · program will include new tricks in olas. o_rrty necessary to enforce the regulaEagle Scout Paul A. Siple of Erie, · handicraft and other Scouting work in Pa., who is also a Sea Scout, has the Fred Kaumanns, Troop 26, Evanston tions. addition to an opportunity for discus- honor of representing the Scouting Boys' Life, American Boy. ' sion of various problems in the man- movement with Commander Richard William H. Klein, Troop 3, Wilmette Kenilworth Scout Has American Boy. ' agement of a Scout troop. The Scouts E. Byrd on the exploring expedition are making their reservations through Fra!lk Koll~er, Troop 35, Ravinia, Busy Vacation Period the Area office, at 360 Central avenue which recently sailed for the AntarcLtterary Dtgest, Popular Mecha~i~s. Paul Gilbert, Life Scout of Troop tic. Besides being the choice of the Highland Park. ' Scout officials he is the choice of the John 1: Kraft, Troop 35, Ravm1a, 13 of Kenilworth, has been spending AJ?lencan ~oy. . the. summer at White River and Skeetsix boys from among whom he was EXTINGUISH FOREST FIRE clwsen. Scout Siple ·has fifty-ninL David Morn~, .Troop 31~ Htghland ervtlle. While he was at Camp ChePark, Boys Ltfe, AtlaJ?hC Monthly. caugau this summer he particular} Five Boy Scouts extinguished a fire merit badges. Pa~l Sterner,. Troop 4, Wtlmette, Boys' enjoyed the Red and 'White war · Paul in Pipers' Canyon, Wash., after fightL1fe, Amencan Boy. . who. is a sophomore at New T;ier, i~ ing it a quarter of a mile, avd saved Some Winchester, Mass., Scouts disa heavy stand of timber and several covered a homeless dog with ten pup- HBold Wagner, Tr~op 65, Wilmette, lookmg forward to a full year in beoy ScC?uts Magazmes. . . . coming an Eagle. He also anticipates homes from destruction.-Scout Ernest pies in their town. They pr.Qvided food West, Senior Patrol Leader, Troop 32 and arranged for a home in an unused Peter WB htte, ~roop 35! Ravtma, Amen-, growth in his troop and possibly the c~n oy, W mgs, Sctence and Inven- formation of a second Kenilworth Highland Park. ' horse stall at the Angell hospital. t1on. troop. Scout Activities I ·