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26 --- WILMETTE LIFE June 28, 1929 BOY SCOUT NEWS . of the NORTH SHORE TROOPS A regular feature page prepared each week by memben of the Boy Scout Prell club, North Shore Area Council Glencoe Scouts 'to . Attend Jamboree in England Aug. 1-14 New Boy Scout Cabin Daily Program at Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Keeps Scouts Busy As a scout sighs and rolls over in his bunk after taps he invariably drops off to sleep thinking of all th e things he has done that day or of all the things he has to look forward to on the morrow. Here is the typical daily program at Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan. 6 :30-Reveille and flag raising. 6 :45-Prepare for break fa t. 7 :IS-Breakfast. 7 :45-Policing camp. 8 :20-Health inspection. 8 :30-Construction and pioneering. 9 :30-Scoutcraft instruction. 11 :10-Mor.riing swim. 12:15-Ten ~ inspection. 12 :30-Dinner and mail delivery. 1 :30-Trading post open. 1 :30-Quiet hour (write letters, rest, read, etc.) 2 :30-Afternoon hikes, games, boa~ ing. 5 :00-Afternoon swim. I 5 :45-Troop inspection and parade. 6 :25-Retreat and evening colors. 6 :30-Supper. 7 :15-Evening games, etc. 8 :IS-Campfire, stunt s, and other evening activities. 9 :IS-Call to quarters. 9 :25-Tatto, evening prayers 9 :30-Taps. · Glencoe Boy Scouts of Troop 22 will be represented at the Grand Jamboree to be held at Birkcnhead, England, from Augu. t 1 to August 14 through \\'alter ]. McGuire, Jr., and Robert N .. McGuire, who are . both members of Troop 22, sons of Mr. · and Mrs. \Valter ]. 1vfcGuire of Blulf road, Skokie Heights. and their cousin, Merland Reed, "Eagle of Joliet Boy Scouts," son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Reed, of Joliet, Ill. J. Fred McGuire. grandfather of the McGuire hovs and uncle of the Reed hoy is taking them on a tour through Europe. The trip was promised l>y the grandparents of the M cGuirc boys on condition that \Valter ]. McGuire, Jr., would graduate from the Glencoe Grammar school this year, which he did with high honors. Since the promise was made. the grandmother, Mrs. ]. Fred 1\fcGmre, passed awav at her winter home at De Land, Fla .. last April. The obligation to carrv Here is the new Boy Scout cabin at Camp Ma-Ka-Ja- \Van, Elcho, \Vis. out this promise will be made good The cabin has just been completed. Camp Ua-Ka- J a- Vvan is for Scouts of by the grandfather who will leaye with the north shore area, including all of the New Trier villages. ~[yron C. the boys July 11 on the S. S. Scythia Rybolt, Scout executive for this ection, and his assistant, Carl Mc:\ifanus, of the Cunard line. and · will -tour the are in charge of the camp. British Isles and ,·isit the battle fields of Ft:ance, returning by way of the St. Lawrence river, Quebec and MonIndividual Awards Given to treal, about September 1, when the older McGuire boy will enter Shattuck Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Boys Military academy, and the younger bov l\fany individual awards may he will enter the eighth grade of Glcnco~ earned by industrious Scouts at Camp Public schooL ~!a-Ka-] a- \\'an this summer. The TROOP· 1 REORGANIZES awards are t~ be totems or signs N. E. Richardson Gives Troop 1, which for the past year has on the Scouts' belts or on Radio Talks on Scouting been inactive, ha_ reorganized and is stamped individual trophy shields which may Four of a series of radio talks by now a registered troop ready to go. be !)ought at the camp store for fifDr. Norman E. Richardson on Scout- The new Scoutmaster is Karl D. King, teen ceuts. Each totem will be ing subjects remain to be given. This stamped under direction of a junior series is being given over station ]r. He is an old Eagle Scout from officer in charge of this work and WLS at 6 :45 every Sunday evening. Troop I and recent assistant scout- colored with materials furni hed by The talks for the next four consecu- master of troop 2. The troop will meet the handicraft · director. On his comtive Sundavs are: on Tuesday nights in the Congrq~a ing to camp a Scout will be allow~d June 36-41 Tightwads or Spend- tional church of \\'ilmette. to stamp on his belt or shield only thrifts. \Vhich? " It is noteworthy that the spon:-;oring- his badge of highest rank. Then he July 7-"\Vhy Is it Stupid to be troop committee is composed of all will put on the award. he has earned Sulky?" "old timers" of Troop I. ~lajor Cc·orgl' at camp. Among these awards are: July 14--"How Does it Feel to Be a R. Harbaugh the committee chairman first and second class examinations Coward?" was former Scoutmaster oi this troop. f_our merit badges during each period: July 21-"Piaying Fair with One's F. S. Rye and ] . Glover. both commit- ltfe, star. and eagle, palms, veteran, Mind." ~ teemen, were former Scouts in this ~Ia.-Ka- J a-\ \'~n "~f." honor camper, These talks are closelv related with JUI1lor or semor life saving, Scout life the Scout oath and law and are recom- "oldest troop west of the· Allcghanic·s." guard, and Ord~r of the Arrow. The troop was first registered in Octomended by region seven headquarters for the troop committees and parents ber, 1910, and has had nearly a continA SCOUT IS LOYAL uous existence since that ti;11e. of Scouts. · Six of the Scouts to register in this . "He is. loral to all to whom lo)'alty troop are also "old timers:' ' \Vendell ts due, hts Scout leader, his home, and Report Camp Registration K:crth, Norbert ~fcDaniel. Chester Ro- parents and country."-From "HandQuota Is Nearlv Filled nan, Ned Shapker, Thomas Temnlc hook for Boys." "Long ago when a certain Sp.arlan Registrations for Camp :ira-Ka-J a- and Albert VerHalen. ] ames and \ \'ilWan arc steadily coming in. Mo:-e liam Burrill are new scouts in this king advanced against an enemy he than half of the quota has been troop. \\ atch for t;nore ne\\·s of the always had with him omc one who reached for the second and third troop nrxt fall when ' things get UIH.k r- had been crowned in the public games of Greece. A Lacedaemonian, when periods. According to latest reports way. offered large sums on condition that from headquarters the full capacity he \Yould not enter the Olympic lists, has been reached for the first period PLEDGE NEW SCOUTS refused them. Having with much and there are three extra applications placed in case any of the first one new Scouts were t~ken into difficulty thrown his antagonists in hundred Scouts find it necessary to north shore troops last week. Troop wrestling, one put this question to drop out. For the second period 46. Lake Forest, has made the large.Jt him, "Spartan, what will you get bv seventy Scouts are registered and for contribution of new Scouts. the- num- this victory?" He answered with the third and last period sixtv-nine ber of their recruits being five. The smile, "I ~hall have· the honor to fight scouts have filed applications· with new Scouts up to ] une 22 are: Henry foremost 111 the ranks of my prince." headquarters. Those sixty-one places Foster, Troop 7, \\'ilmette: Ralph -By Charles H. Spurgeon. which remain will be filled in short Stoetzel and Robert Thiel, Troop 22, order, so all Scouts expecffi1g ·to spend Glencoe; George Baillc, tienrv DunGIVE FAREWELL PARTY two weeks in Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-\Van can, Joseph : M cKay, \\'m. Schli.pp, and For Scouts who leave Troop 21 to this summer who have not registered George vVoodbury, Troop 46, Lake go to school in the fall a farewell party are warned to rush their ·applications Forest: Gordon E. Clavey, Troop SO, will be given next week. The Scouts in order to be among the first sixty- Deerfield, and Raymond Carter Ttoop of this troop are looking forward to one. 52, Deerfield. ' this party and other activities next fall. l f ( S Dr. Eagl~ Scouts, the highest ranking group 111 the Boy Scouts of America, formed the guard of honpr at the funeral of \Villiam D. Boyce, noted Chicago publisher and big game hunter, who uied of pneumonia on Tuesday evening, June 11. Iti honor of the noted Chicagoan who was responsible for bringing the Boy Scout movement to America in 1910, a Scout bugler sounded taps at the grave and a Scout guard of honor placed the Amer:can flag at half mast on the Boyce estate at Ottawa, Ill., from which the funeral ·w as held. A tribute from the Boy Scouts of America \\·as fonvarded to Mrs. Mary ]. Boyce ~n a telegram from Walter \V. Head, president of the Bov Scouts of America, and ] ames E. \\'est, chief Scout executive. Dr. \Vest and other Scout ott1cials personally attended the funeral of ~ir. Boyce. F G couts orm uard of . Honor at Boyce Funeral I How About a Radio Set at Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan? \Vouldn't you like to gather around the big cozy fireplace at Camp MaKa-J a- \Van J("'rlge this summer, perhaps on a raiuy evening, and listen to the cheery music of the crackling logs -and a radio. Sure ! I guess we all would. But here's the catch,who's going to bring the radio? This is just a polite way of asking some 1t fellow to pack up the old radio th"dad" has stored away or · even the new one that the folks would not mind loaning you and bring it along to camp. Maybe, one of you good looking Scouts could get your rich uncle to donate a good radio to the Scout camp. Sure, don't refuse an electric one. There are electric lights at the camp lodge.Pat Role. "What is the comm~1est conductor of electri~ity?" "Why-er-er ." "Correct." «.: I ren a .. .. 4 ' , · I