WILMETTE LIFE November 2, 1928 BOY-:. SCOUT NEWS A regular INttue ptlfll prep~~red of the North Shore Troops Attll .__ o1 t he BofJ &cou t Ptell club, North Shore each weele bg memoetl Council Land of Romance, Adventure. That's Newe~SroutCamp Adnntan>lnnd lies to the north. Less than 300 miles from the north shore towns lies the la nd of romance and adventure for the nearly-a -thousand Scout ~ of the north shore. The new camp site of 360 acre11 of timberland and water is located twenty miles northeast of Antigo. Wis .· and fourteen miles southeast of the little lumbering center of Elcho. "Tall Tlmbn" wa s one of the names suggested In ·the vote for a camp name. for in every direction, there stretches. miles of timberland. suitable for hikes and exploration trips. "Biae Wat8r" was the name suggested by one of the Scoutmasters, the moment he came around the bend of the road and saw Spring Lake stretched out before him with Its blue waters sparkling under the noon -day sun. The lake is almost a mile long and has a shoreline of over two miles of good beach and high dry shore. It will be possible to secure special talent to use In the Drogram of the camp next summer from among these neighboring Indians. Generous friends of Scouting who want to have a part In the building of a proJect which will help build rugged, manly characters, for many years to come, are ha vlng a part in the building of the camp fund. which will pay for the 360 acres of land and make possible the proposed developments. All friends of Scouting are invited to share In making these camp dreams come true. A mees hall and kitchen. sleeping quarters, cabins. Adironda<'k shacks and Indian tepees. together with dining-room tablea. a kitchen range, dishes, cooking utensils. pump, gasoline engine, water tank, tools, hammers, nalls, axes, pails, basins, lanterns. double decked steel cots. boats. canoes, swimming pier. and diving board, boat docks, and other activities equipment Is needed. It is planned to develop the camp in four units, each of these units equipped with a small cabin and smaJler sleeping Quarters surrounding it. Each of these four units will be equipped to take care of from twenty to thirty Scouts, a normal troop. This wlll mean that one of our local Scout troops under its own leaders. will take over one "Village" of the camp, thus preserving Its own unity and coming back home after a two weeks' experience at camp a much stronger troop than when it went, better equipped to work out a strong program for the year ahead. There wlll or course be the camp director, swimfng director, activities men, cook, and other general staff men to cooperate with the Scoutmaster as he carries on his own troop camp in either the Pioneer Village, The Water Craft Village, The Indian VUlage, or the Foresters Vlllage. "Tangled Trails" was another suggestion tor the name of the camp because ·t the hundreds of hiking trails and bypaths leading out in every direction from the new camp site. Only a mile and a half away scenic Wolf river joins forces with the Hunting river and goes leisurely 80Uthward. Scouts will go on hikes and treks and in addition. groups of advanced Qualified canoeists will go on trips down the Wolf river. l Hey Chef-When Do We Eat? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- Scout Executive Gives Impetus to Scouting in 1929 Scout Executive Walter McPeek is the author of the following "forward look" into the prospects for the development of Scouting In the North Shore Area Council during the years just ahead: 1929 -1\lorc troops - Additional troops may be formed by those institutions which have within their ranks or in their community, boys who desire to become Scouts and who will see to it that their troop has satisfactory supervision and leadership. The number of troops in north shore Scouting will grow directly as institutions desire to assume the responsibility to use the Scouting program. Better equipped troop leaders - The prime function of the Scout council Is to make possible a more resultful experience for troop leaders. Through Scoutmasters' training courses, the leaders' monthly Roundtable and by other means the hand of the volunteer leaders is materially strengthened. Developfn~ leadership power In boysScouting is a program of boys, !or boys, by boys carried on under the gmdance of men. Through the council, it is P<?Ssible for the Scoutmasters to poll the1r resources in the training of patrol leaders and other junior leaders of the various Scout troops. Jn(>reased fOmmltteeman responsibility - Each parent institution, conducting a Scout troop, appoints a committee of five mf'n to ~erve as the board of trustees of that troop, co-operating with the Scoutma~ter in order to make the richest possible experience available for Scouts. The council does much to stimulate the work of the various troop committees which are working shoulder-to-shoulder with the Scoutmaster. Crf'ntln~ a better understn.ndln~ One of the very noticeable results of the past two years and one of the challf'nges of the years ahead is the work of the men of the council in helping every man, wom:lll and child to have a better idE-a as to the bigness and richness of the Scouting method and program. The outreach of Rcouting Is not limited to boys alone, but is haYing a strong part in the touching of the lives of men, parents and friends of Scouting. ODe11lng our nort11em Wls(>onsln en mpThe big challenge of the year ahead and Drobably the biggest single project that our· council will undertake will come to pass during the summer of 1929 in the opening of the new North Shore Area Scout camp, where it Is planned that every troop will come for a period next summer. Your share-You have had a part In the progress of the North Shore Area council during the past two years. Naturally you will want to have a part in the new year, the council's biggest year which is just ahead of us. I This ia not a Hallowe'en prank-just a trio of our north shore Boy Scouts giving notice to the chef at the Cabin-in-the-Woods that it is high time "chow" were being served. The chef is not really as belligerent as might be expected. Scout Directory Pine Tree Patrol Has Its Own Headquarters The Pine Tree patrol of Troop 4. St. Augwstine's church. Wilmette, is sure getting a good start this year. We are having outdoor activities. four hikes and seven patrol meetings are to our credit. We are planning another hike tomorrow. Our patrol room is the berries- we've got a little house of two rooms out in back of Dave Henderson's home and in it we have electrie lights, box and barrel furniture. cocoanut carvings, wood carvings, leather work and about everything in Scout work you can imagine. We sure would like to have anyone who would care to visit us. Come on Wednesday e vening~ at 7 :30-you don't have to worry about getting cold for we have a fireplace and a stove for heat.- Da ve Henderson. patrol leader. Tbia Scout Troop Plana Novel Joumey to Camp Troop 2 of the Wilmette Congregational church Is going to camp In a group next summer. but the ScoutR are going In a style all their own. They plan to .take a trek cart hike from Shawno to the new camp slte next June and stay there throughout the first period. Neceselttes for the trek will be shipped by freight to Shawno and the Scouts will co to Shawno by automobile or bus and then hike through the site of the new Indian Reservation to the site ot the new camp. Members of the orJ{anlzatfon are Dow working on a drawing tor the trek cart and award will be made to the Scout who submits drawings tor the trek cart ~st suited for this purpose. The trip will be taken u.-.df'r the leadership of 8coutmaater Ewart Cook.-Phllip Brooks. TROOP n OETTING STRONGER Troop 32 of Highland Park Is one of tile ftneat troo..- on the north uore. It aeete at the hl&'h school tn the girls' om every We4ne8day ni«ht at 7 :30. The ~utmuter Ia llr. Rubens. a1udstant 8coutmuter. Mr. Shuftler: junior assistScoutmuter. Ernest West, and senior 1 leader. Herbert Stevens. This will p on many hike· and wlU ao 8Wimmln&' In the hltth echool tank 1 Ia a rille. All parenta are Invited to eee the bon.-Jierber:t ' List of members in Troop 6, of St. John's Lutheran Church, Wilmette. Committee: chairman of troop committf'e: G. F. Simons. 234-17 street, Wilmette; Education;:-tl membPr. A. Priebe. 507 Park avenue, Wilmette; Thrift member. R. Rohm n.n. 836 Che!':tnut avenue, Wilmette; Advisor and Community Service member, the Rev. H . W. Meyer, 406 Prairie :w enue, Wilmette; Outdoor member, 0. A. Fick, 2809 Colfax street, Eva nston ; Troop leaders, Harry Lochner, ,S coutmaster . 773 Greenwood avenue. Glencoe ; Elmer G. Priebe, assistant Scoutmaster. 507 Park avenue, Wilmette. Scouts : Victor Arnason, TheorlorP Buck. Dani el Cassell, William Christensen, Arthur Cramer. Jimmie Dewar. Chas. Gibson, Walter Harmon, Rudolph Kasper, Robert H. Kleem, Claude Maine, Frank May, Ralph Morris, Julian Peterson, E. M. Peterson, Donald Peterson. Leonard Prochnow. Gordon Ruff. Kermit The Silver Fox patrol of Troop 2 of the Simons. and William Sorsen. First Congregational church, Wilmette. has seven members, some of them new. W e ha\·e a new patrol leader, Charles Brenner, whom I am sure will be a good one. Last year our patrol would have a patrol meeting ' every Saturday. One Saturday we would go on a hike and the New Scouts welcomed Into north shore next we would go to our patrol leader's ~coutlng during the week ending Octo- house and practice dlt'ferent tests for b " '" 27 . h::tvf> bt>t>n :1nnounct>d as follow~: advancement in rank. I guess we will B. T. Farwell, W. G. Cormany, J. R. ha ve a similar program this year. Our r.onrad. S. S. Greely, R. F. Grt>enhalgh . patrol has always been one of the best R Oppe-nhe-im. B. R. Price. S. Rockwell. in the troop, and I hope it will keep up H. P . Vonne-. Troon 16. Winnetka. its good work.-Frank Eberlein, Troop Albert Bohmen, Frank Boronska, Rob- ~. Wilmette. ert Hallquist, Simon Jester, John Kruger. T,Ponard Larsen. Walter Schultz, Harold Turvey, Troop 18, Winnetka: George Rnlph, Troon :n. Highland Park; Edwin Wood, Troop 52, Deerfield. New Leader Takes Charge of Silver Fox Patrol Nineteen New Scouts Join Troops of .the North Shore Rattlesnake Patrol Has Lost Patrol Expedition ThP. Rattlesnake patrol of Troop 33, Highland Park, was organized about a month ago. Fred Reichardt was chosen patrol leader with Roderic Smith as the a:o;sistant. We are planning to have patrol meetings. Later on we are going to chooRe a patrol scribe and treasurer. Saturday, October 20, Troop 33 had . a lost · patrol hike. The boys from each patrol were blind-folded and taken about fivE> miles out in the country, then the folds were taken away from their eyes and they were supposed to find their way back · to Mr. Smith's home. -Fred Reichardt. ALWAYS GROWING Wednesday, October 31, Commissioner W. W. Reichardt will present the charter to Troop 30, a new troop sponsored by the Elm Place SchQol, Highland Park. Representatives of Troops 31 and 32 of Deerfield Shields High school will be present. We have room for some more boys to join.-Irvin Gosswiller. ENTHUSIAStiC MEETING , Winnetka Troop 15 had a full meeting last week under the leadership of Scoutmaster Goetz and Senior Patro1 Leader Dan Wachs. We had a short drill period at the bednning of the meeting, some first aid games and some tests were passed.-8crfbe Kenneth Se¥frled. . TBOOP 17 HOST Troop 37 acted as host to Troops 38 and 31 In a: competitive meet one Friday evening recently. Among the .evente were knot-tying, signalling and troop ·a tunts.Lloyd lloon. asetstant Scotumaster, Troop Troop 35's Beavers Now Very Decidedly on Job ----------------- . LIBERTYVILLE REPORTS Troop 71 of Libertyville held a meetlng last Friday . in charge of Assistant Scoutmaster Randotr. A. R. Andrews. the outdoor member of our troop committee, was also prej:!ent. He reported on the OI'I1Ullzatlon of our troop ~ommittee and the Busines~ Men's committee which is gning to make Scouting grow in Libertyvllle and Mundelein.-Harry Dahlmeier. Scribe Troop 7l. The Beaver Patrol just became organized along with the other patrols or Troop 35. The members are as follows: Peter White, Patrol Leader: Bob Cook. Assistant Patrol Leader; Richard Gault, Murdoch Lorimer and Ledo Marcucie. The rest of the members have not been chosen. Troop 35 is getting under way and is glad to have its new Scoutmaster. Mr. Jerrems. It meets every Wedensday night at 7 :30 and continues until 8:30 or 9 o'clock. During this time business Is transacted, dues collected, al')HIGHWOOD 17 GETS GOING nouncements made and other af'fairs of Troop 37 of Highwood has been strong- the Troop condticted.-Peter White. ly reorganized for the year ahead with a new Scoutmaster and a strong committee WINNETKA TROOP COMING STRONG behind the unit. MeetinJ{s are held on Troop 16 had its regular meeting last Thursday at Oak Terrace school. Any week and then went Into the gymnasium boys wishing to become Scouts are wel- and practiced marching. Afterwards all come to vlelt the troop and become ac- the troops came in and "Chief" Davies quainted. A dandy program has been read the resolution about Ted Lundy, outlined for the coming season.-As- Then the troops were dismissed.-8cribe sfstant S~outmaster ~loyd .)loon. Dave .A.llen. a·.. .