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|| 8 WINNETKA TALK November 17, 1928 BOY SCOUT NEWS xo shore teoons A regular feature page prepared each week by members of the Boy Scout Press club, North Shore Area Council of the Camp Layout Is Revealed in Plans of Scout Committee Nearly a thousand Scouts are waiting expectantly for more definite informa- tion in regard to the development plans of the new North Woods Scout camp. At a meeting of the committee on camp and outdoor activities, held at Winnetka Com- munity House last Thursday evening, de- tails of camp were thoroughly discussed. Those present were Charles A. Steele, of Glencoe, Ben Cox of Wilmette, Robert Hammond of Winnetka, J. G. Weart of Libertyville, Frank Wichman of High- land Park, John Huhn of Deerfield, J. R. Goetz of Winnetka, George Walkey of Winnetka, and Walter McPeek and Carl McManus. Five periods of two weeks each were considered with the possibility of a short period at the close of camp, for Scout leaders and other men in- terested in the Scout work. A four-unit camp composed of an Indian village, Watercraft village, Foresters village and Pioneer village, was approved and lumber for the erec- tion of cabins and mess hall will be on the grounds soon. A group of leaders plan to take a trip to the new camp site over Thanksgiving week-end, providing too heavy a snow- fall does not come in the meantime. Here's Suggestion From Dan Beard for Camp Name In a letter from Dan Beard, perhaps the greatest hero of Boy land in America today, he suggests to Scout Executive McPeek the recognition of Catlin, the artist, explorer and painter of Indian portraits. 'While the name for the general group of camps has been settled upon, the Ma- ka-ja-wan camps, it is possible that each camp unit in the group may have a name of its own. If this is decided upon, Dan Beard's suggestion for the name of the Indian lore camp will be given very seri- ous consideration. Dan Beard writes: "Of course Indian names are all the fad and it is a simple thing to get an Indian name for almost any place, but, as an American, I am intensely interested in the history of our country from the human side and not the political and military viewpoint. There is nothing more intensely interesting than the lives of our old pioneers and scouts from whom we borrowed the name for the boys in our organization; the names of these pioneers should, by all means, be preserved. One of the greatest who is connected with your neighborhood is Catlin, the artist, explorer and painter of Indian portraits. Why not name your camp after him? The stone from the quarry where the Indians got their pipe stone is named after Catlin. Then let the totem of your camp be a large calu- met painted up and decorated in due fashion." : Vista Del Lago Troop Invites More Members Troop 12 of Wilmette holds its meetings Friday .nights at Club Vista Del Lago. The meetings are in charge of the assis- tant Scoutmaster and the senior patrol leader. We are planning to have a hike or some excursion every month. The troop needs some more Scouts. If any- one at the age of 12 years wants to be- come a Scout, report at Vista Del Lago, Friday night. We have a new assistant Scoutmaster, Robert Wilkins of Wilmette. The troop is new but has nearly twenty Scouts.--Scout Tom Antrim, Bear Patrol, Troop 12, Wilmette. Troop 8 Scouts Receive Lecture on Discipline Troop 8 is having a discipline drive. Scoutmaster Palmer gave a little talk on having too much horse play in the troop meetings. He gave out plans for a troop hoard of review to review Scouts passing tests. A Scout has to go through this Board of Review before he can pass a test or obtain a merit badge. Scouts will have to have a certain attendance record or he will have to resign from the troop--we hope Mr. Palmer's plans help the troop to progress in test passing and discipline. We are looking forward to a week end at the Cabin-in-the-Woods soon.--Albert Barker, Rattlesnake Patrol, Troop 8, Baptist Church, Wilmette. Glories of Nature 'that the attendance will be Paths innumerable lead into that fascinating Spring Lake region where the north shore Boy Scouts are soon to have their permanent summer camp. It's a fine piece of Wisconsin northwoods. struction of housing facilities for the troops. bark canoes. Work will start soon on the con- Also, there will be birch Junior Leader Conference Important Scouting Event One of the big events on the calendar of Junior Leaders is the approaching two- day encampment open to all patrol leaders, assistant patrol leaders, scribes and senior patrol leaders, which will be held to help boys get a clearer idea, through an exchange of experience and fellowship, as to what their job is and how they can do it more effectively. When--Beginning Friday morning, No- vember 30, at 8 o'clock, and closing Sun- day morning, December 1, at 8 o'clock. Where -- At Cabin-in-the-Woods. One and one-half miles west of Glencoe. Cost--The total cost, including six meals, will be $2. Leadership -- Scoutmasters Townley, Cook, Goetz, Ball, Kreusch, Leach, Smith and several others with the assistance of Assistant Executive Carl McManus, will be present tp aid in carrying out an ef- fective program. * Registration--Will be limited to a total of twenty-four and not more than four fellows from any single trooR. . We desire presentative of all towns, but a first come, first served policy will have to be maintained in ac- cepting registrations. INVITATION Nine hundred and sixty Scouts of Wil- mette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe, Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Forest, Glenview, Northbrook, Deerfield, Liberty- ville and Mundelein, invite you to attend their Council-wide Scoutcraft night and advanced Court of Award to be held at the Elm Place school auditorium, High- land Park, Friday evening, November 23, at 7:30 o'clock. Auditorium seats 1,000. Coming Events Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Name Chosen In a ballot of almost a thousand Scouts, the Indian name of Ma-ka-ja- wan, which is the Menominee Indian name for Spring Lake, was chosen by a majority of almost four to one. This name was suggested by Scout James R. Goetz, Jr., of Troop 15, Winnetka. Camp White Eagle had the second largest number of votes and Camp Tamarack won third place. Area-Wide Scouteraft Night and Court of Award, Friday, November 23, at Elm place auditorium, Highland Park. All Troops will attend in a body. Life, Star and Eagle Awards. Junior Leaders Encampment at Cabin- in-the-Woods, Friday, November 30, A. M,, to Sunday, December 2, 8 A. M. Glenview, Northbrook, Deerfield Rally, and Court of Award at Northbrook pub- lic school, Friday, November 16, 7:30. Boards of Review--Wilmette, Wednes- day, November 14, at 7:30, Byron Stolp school ; Highland Park, Monday, Novem- ber 12, 4 P. M., Presbyterian church. Courts of Award--Highland Park, Mon- day, November 19, 7:30, City Hall; Wil- mette Court of Award by Troops; Glen- coe, Court of Award by Troops; Glen- view, Northbrook, Deerfield, Friday, No- vember 16. Scout Leaders' Roundtable, Monday, November 26, at Winnetka Community House. Scout Leaders' Training Course in First-Aid, beginning Monday, November 19. Libertyville-Mundelein Town and Dis- trict Committeemen meeting, Friday, No- vember 16, 8 P. M., at Chamber of Com- merce. - Area-Wide Junior Leaders' Conference, Friday. December 7, 4 P. M. Coming--Anniversary Week, February 8 to 14. Cabin-in-the-Woods Reservations, Saturday, November 17, Order of the Arrow. Friday and Saturday, November 23 and 24, Troop 13 of Kenilworth. Friday and Saturday, November 30 and December 1, Junior Leaders' Encamp- ment. Friday and Saturday, December 7 and 8, Troop 9 of St. Joseph's church, Wil- mette. Friday, December 14--open. Saturday, December 15, Troop 18 of Winnetka, under the leadership of Scout- master Dr. C. Roy Terry. Work on Plans for Council-Wide Troop Review November 23 'When the troops are called to present themselves on the stage for Inspection and troop review on the evening of Nov, 23 at the Area-wide ralley at the Elm Place school, Highland Park, local troops are planning to report "All present, Sir." The gathering at the Elm Place school in Highland Park is a quarterly affair and is primarily for the benefit of the parents and friends of Scouting. Life, Star and Eagle awards will be made for boys who are recommended for these unusual honors by their local Courts of Award. Scouts who have already filed applications for these honors, include: Bob Reschki, Troop 16, Winnetka, and David P. Hicks, Troop 21, Glencoe, Eagle Awards; Joe Harrison, Troop 13, Kenil- worth, Motley Bryant, Troop 23, Glencoe; Tom Larsen, James Lyons, Simeon Jester, all of Troop 18, Winnetka, Star Awards. Scoutmaster Course Opens November 19 With Dinner A dinner for all Scoutmasters and com- mitteemen will be held at Winnetka Com- munity House Monday evening, November 19, at 6:30 o'clock, incident to the opening of the First-Aid training course for men. The course will be under the leadership of Dr. H. W. Gentiles, of the Chicago Red Cross, and of Scoutmaster J. R. Goetz, D. C. Leach, Robert Townley, James G. Russell and other leaders. The following sessions will be held on Monday evenings, November 26, December 3, December 10, December 17, January 7, January 14, January 21, January 28, and February 4. The final session which will be an examination will be held on Febru- ary 11. The expenses incident to the course are paid by the North Shore Area council, Boy Scouts of America, with the excep- tion of the opening dinner which will be moderate. The meeting place is furnished through the generosity of the Winnetka Community House. This course is open to all Scoutmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters and Troop com- mitteemen and others who are interested in getting an insight into methods of teaching First-Aid to boys. Registrations should either be phoned to the Boy Scout office, Highland Park 2431, or made in writing. Address 360 Central avenue, Highland Park. This Wilmette Troop Is Certainly Up and Coming Troop 2 Has Interesting Programs. The last four meetings of Troop 2 of the Congregational church, Wilmette, have included a trip to the North Shore Animal hospital, a talk on Scouting as practiced in Switzerland, actual demon- strations by patrol leaders and patrols in rope-making; estimating height of trees, ete.; finding the north by use of nature lore, by a watch, by stars, etc; acting out various problems in first aid; methods of making blanket rolls and sleeping bags, and seven reels of motion pictures, including travel, humor, adven- ture and camping subjects. We have spent an enjoyable week-end at the Cabin-in-the-Woods and have played games and had patrol meetings. There is always something doing at our meetings and if you know anybody who wants to get into a good live troop with a lot of good fellows in it, come around to the Congregational church any Tuesday night. Remembar, visitors are always welcome !--M. B. Scout. Council of 1000 Scouts Aim in North Shore Area With the constant growth on the part of many local troops, it seems altogether possible that the aim of the North Shore council of a thousand Scouts by the first of January, will be achieved. The mem- bership on the first of November was 961 so that it required only a net gain of thirty-nine Scouts before December 31. During this gene many troops re- register, however, and more Scouts are dropped from the membership roll than new boys are added. Council officers are optimistic, however, that the one thou- sand mark will be reached.