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WILMETTE LIFE October 12, ·1928 BOY SCOUT NEWS of the North Shore Troops A ...,Zu , , . , ,.,. ,_,.Ill Hth WHi brJ mm~bm ol th' Bog Scout p,,. club, North Sho" AtN Council IOffer Training .Scottt Executives Historic Site·Near 9amp · Course /or Men Inspect New . C amp for Scout Troops · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . in Scouting Field I It is difficult to imagine a more enthusiastic group of men than the officers and members of the Executive board who returned last Sunday evening from a three-day trip to Shawano, Menominee Indian Reservation, Elcho,· .and the site of the new North Shore Scout camp on Spring Lake. Among those on the trip were: Karl D. King, president of the North Shore Area council ; Henry Fowler, chairman of the finance committee ; Frank A. Wilson, chairman of the Wilmette Boy Scout association; John Huhn, member of the Deerfield Court of Honor, and Scout executive Walter McPeek. The reservation, located five miles north of Shawano, consists of 238 acres of land upon which stands one of the largest bodies of hardwood and hemlock timber In the UnltPo States. besides large stands of uncut White and Norway Pine. One thousand six hundred Indians live on the reservation, which has its headquarters at Keshena and Neoplk. The scenic Wolf river runs through a part of the reservation. Men report that the wood:-; are more beautiful at thiR time of year than any other, the coloring of the trees ranging from yellow:;; and scarlets to every shade imaginable, contrasting against the interWhere Scouts wiD journey-The Spirit Rock of the Menominee Indians spersed evergt·eens, almost black by conwhoae ZIO,GM-acre reeervation is twenty-6ve miles from the new camp of trast. The site of the new camp was very north shore Scout troopa. carefully inspected and plans for the erection of n mess hall and kitchen and sleeping cabins were discussed. Alto.:gether, it look~ JII<P. a big year ahead for North Shore Scout& BuUetin Explains Real Task of Scouting Leader A Scout leader's job is not doing things for boys, but rather In giving boys a ebanee to learn bow to do things for themseh'es. Merely doing things for boys is not Scouting. In Scouting the relationship of boys and leaders is one of mutual enjoyment. Boys are Scouts because they enjoy Scouting experiences. Leaders who feel that the boys are in their troops for what they can get in thP way of free movies, feeds, etc., haven't yet caught the vision of yearning for worth-while experiences that throbs in every boys' heart. As leaders we do not want to hribe boys to be Scouts with special privileges. We need no "batt" but Scout activities. Boys want to be Scouts so that they may follow the Scouting program. Our responsibility is to see that they get Scouting.-Scout Lt>nders Bulletin. In a recent study made by Scout leaders, the following books were found to be most popular with boy:-;: Tom Swift ~eries; Call of the Wild ; Treasure Island ; Tarzan; . Boy Scout ::;eries; Boy Allies series; Hoy Blakely series ; Wild Animal:.. I Have Known; Huckleberry Finn; Tom Slade books; "We"; Wing:-;; Robin:..on crusof:. 'T'he mo~t popul:u· magazines are: Boys' Life, American Boy, Saturday Evening J ·ost. American, Liberty, Popular Mechanics, Popular Science. A l'tudy of the re!':ponse to Boys' Life concerning the Htnries which boys like best coincides with the choice of Scouts a::; g·iven in thiH questionnaire. Their preferenc es are aH follows: adventure, athletics myf-itery, animal, scientific, hi~ torical, ;nechanieal. Of especial interest was the large number who preferred aviation Htories, althou~h this type was not listed on the questionairres. What Boys Read Is New Troops Lay Plans Study for Scout Heads to Capture Honor Nineteen years old! Scouting in Amerlca celebrates itJJo nineteenth birthday during Annlversar:r week, February 3 to 9, 1929. Every troop will plan to make this week the biggest week of the scouting year. Many Father and Son Banquets, parents' nights, window displays and things of planned. an Interesting public nature ·a re being Of course every scout will want to wear his uniform during the entire week and will want to have a part in making Scout Week an outstanding event in the New Year. It Is our chance to bring Scouting to the attention of every person in our community, Scouts Make Plans for Anniversary week Stunts Thirty New Scouts Join Troops During Past Week The rapid growth of Scouting on the north short> is indicated in the fact that thirty new Scouts joined the various troops during the week ending- October 6. Here's the Jist: Troop 3, WilmetteDaYid Boozer. Troop 13 , Kenilworth-George Benson, ~ .. nrge Burkhard, Roger Crowe, Grant Ehrlich, James Kingsley ~tanley Knight, John Mathieson, Edwin McEldowney, Cyrus MacKinnon, Donald Vail, A!ldrew Wetterer. Troop 23, Glencoe-Norman Boehmer, Charles Dostal. Kenneth Hess, Louis ·Hoffman, Louis J . Klein, William H. Mathews, French Postle, Merton Postle, Leonard Prentice. Troop 31, Highland Park-Carl P. Sanderhotr, Lawrence Briggs. Troop 33, Highland Park-George E. Canright, Jack Erickson, Robert J. Rasmussen, William Roberts, Donald B. Clark. · Troop 52, Deerfit>ld-John F. Beckman, Robert E. Ginter. I Scouts and Friends to Ballot on Camp Title The Camp Name contest has progressed to a point where eight names have been suggested. Ballots are being prepared so that every Scout will be given a chance to vote, showing his preference on the names suggested, or allowing him to add any of his suggestions. The ..Election" may be set up on a still wider buts, allowing Scouts to secure the votes of their friends, If this plan is carried out. Not only Scouts but all the residente of the north shore will be allowed to participate in the vote. ENTERTAIN OPTI:M18T8 Troop 10 of the Wilmette Optimist club held Its meeting last week at the Cabln-in-the-Woock. About a dosen of the members of the club attended and enjoyed a cood procram. Dick Steen is senior patrol leader and Edwin Foslund, scribe. HELP OET OUT VOTE When the polls open on Election day, November 6, Scouts in all parts of the United States will sound a bugle call to remind people of their duty. The committee In charge of this activity In the north shore is working out the details with the various Scout troops. ATTEND l,OOTBALL GAME S<'outs from almost all north shore troops attended the Northwestern-Butler football game last Saturday as the guests of the university. They appreciate this pri vtJeg~ and the honor conferred upon them. One of the great needs of leaders of Boy Scout troops, both Scoutmasters and committeemen, is the opportunity to exchange experiences and to grow into more powerful troop engineers. The North Shore Area council, under the · leadership of W. R. Bimson, chairman of the committee on leadership personnel and development, is planning a five-year progre~ sive training course to begin this fall. Scout leaders will have the opportunity of doing advanced work each year, at the same time applying the principlf's gained to his local troop. At the end of a. five year period. he will be eligible to receive the scoutmaster's key, an emblem of achievement among scoutmasters, comparable to the Eagle Scout badge amongscouts. An elementary course will probably bt> carried on during the fall months, fol lowed by a standard course for advanced training in the fall and spring. Specialization coursel'l to give more detailed information in :mch fields as first-aid, life saving, etc. Early this fall a course covering tiltelements of Scoutmastership will be given at the completion of which a certificatf' will be issued. It will cover the objectives of Scouting, and those elements and methods of program by which the scouting idea takes hold in boy life. An advanced course for men who ])aYe had many years of experience or who have completed the preceding course, will treat the principles of scoutmastership, ~tressing the principles of troop program building and the methods of troop administration. More definite information may be Re Many troops are making plans to win cured at Boy Scout headquarters, 360 one of the honor ribbons during October. Central a venue, Highland Park. The Honor Ribbon is awarded to any troop earning more than 90 points during the month on the following inter-troop rating plan : 1. Attendance-For each regular meetThe Scout merit badge program has as ing at which a minimum of 80% of the its objective the growth of a boy and registered active Scouts are present (Max- better understanding of the various voimum of 24 points possible in a month) cational opportunities. Scouts learn six points. something about the various trades, pro2. Ad,·ancernent-For having a mini- fessional and business through having mum of ?5% of the registered active a small taste of learning about them Scouts pass at least one full test require- through these merit badges. Could you sit down with a Scout for ment each during the month, thirty points. (A "test requirement" is one full division half an hour and talk with him about of the twelve divisions of Second Class salesmanship, architecture or farming? or First ClasH requirements, such as Can you help a boy to understand more first aid, or signaling, or cooking, etc. clearly the opportunities and merits in Tenderfoot tests do not count. Each full the field of journalism, music, or photomerit badge counts as one test in the graphy? There are eighty-eight differmonth during which it is credited by the ent vocational and interesting merit badges. Counselors are being recruited Court of Honor.) s. Outdoor Aetlvlty-For having at least in our village for every subject. 50% of the active registered membership of the troop in an overnight camp or on an all day hike during the month, 20 points. (The boys need not all take part in the samF: ev~nt. There must be at "It should be an easy task to have a leal'lt 50% of all the scouts attend in full 'Jne such event ; the sam.e 25% of the thousand Scouts enrolled and in good troop attending two events does not count standing long before the beginning of the as 50%. The camps and hikes must be new year," says Scout Executive Walter under the leadership as regular scout McPeek to Scoutmasters, in a bulletin events.) During the summer camp season, issued this week. "With 945 Scouts regisattendance of 30% or more of the active tered in the. thirty-eight north shore registered scouts of the troop at an ap- troops at the present time. the thousand proved scout camp for two weeks or more mark goal will not ·be a difficult task." 1.'he North Shore Area council celebratef-i may count instead of the above 50% requirement of overnight camp or all day thP. beginning of its third year this fall. hike. Such credit will be given in the During the two years just past, both the month during which the majority of the number of troops and the number of Scouts have doubled. While no strenuous two weeks perio<l falls. program of organizing additional troops 4. Growth-For having a net gat~ of at ls planned for the coming y~r. thf> least two registered scouts during the natural growth should witness an increase month, twenty points. (If troop enroll- of at least 20 per cent. ment is thirty-two active scouts, full credit in the item is given without addiHEALTH AND SAFETY tion of new scouts. Dropped re-registered Health and safety is one of the obScouts count as new Scouts.). Jectives of the Boy Scout program. But i. Troop Committee Meeting-For hav- Scouts are not only concerned about their Ing at least one meeting of the troop com- own health and safety but a nation-wide· mittee during the month, with at least move is on to help Insure the safety of three members present, six points. In young children. In a bulletin issued, from every case where the above standards 'local Scout. headquarters last week, Scout are not met in full, points are awarded Executive Walter McPeek asks every tn proportion of the actual achievements. scout to help build a better understanding and appreciation of the importance of safety of children at crossings. Specia 1 PLAN MONTHLY HIKES is given to people who are walkTroop 31, under the leadership of Scout- warning ing along highway~. master Robert Anspach and Assistant ------------------------------Scoutmaster Richard deBerard, has got MEET AT CABIN off on a strong start this year. A troop Troop 61 of Northbrook held its meetcommittee meeting was held the other ing, Thursday, October 4, at the Cabinnight and a hike a month was planned. in-the-Wood9, under the leadership of Grant Herman is senior patrol leader and Scoutmaster W. W. Clore.-Scribe Howard Neal Rumbaugh, scribe. Weston. .. Ribbons This Month Merit Badge Counselors Needed to Assist Scouts Thousand Scouts Before New Year, Council Aim