Scouting, Volume 8, Number 4, February 12, 1920 Page: 2
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Every Tenderfoot Second Before Summer, and First by September
Tvoo
The average troop has two First Class,
Nine Seconds and Twenty-one Tender-
feet. Are you and yours, average?
If those below the average could reach
this rating—what's the use,—the aver-
age would be higher, again.
MARCH 15-20
15. Maine admitted to Union.
17. St. Patrick's Day.
Opening: — Formation of
troop by patrols, the senior
patrol leading, the others at
five-pace intervals to the rear,
the right guides covering;
patrol leaders two paces in
front of their patrols at center.
Presentation of colors. Pledge
of allegiance. Scout Oath and
Laws.
Instruction: — First Aid.
Difference between and the
treatment of shock and faint-
ing. " Boys' Handbook," pages
354 and 363. Cole & Ernst,
"First Aid for Boys," pages
22-33.
Semaphore Signaling : —
Make a record of each boy
either as to how far through
the alphabet he can go without
hesitation, or how many letters
he can send in sixty seconds.
Work During Week: —
Present the opportunity to feed
the birds during the winter and
call attention of all boys to
their future wish to have quali-
fied for the Bird Study Merit
Badge by putting up two suc-
cessful feeding stations. Begin
the subject of bird house build-
ing, see article February 26
Scouting.
Game :—Panic Drill. Send all
patrol leaders from the room,
stating beforehand to the troop,
a problem in the handling of a
panic in this room, assuming
it to be filled for an entertain-
ment and fire to have been dis-
covered wherever it may
logically appear. With the
troop seated, recall one patrol
leader at a time. Have him
take a seat with the troop and
at the sound of your whistle
rise, take the platform or a
chair, and give actual com-
mands for the handling of a
panic-stricken crowd of men,
women and children endeavor-
ing to escape from the room.
Let him take his seat, and call
in another. When all patrol
leaders have made their dem-
onstration, have a vote of the
rest of the troop as to which
was best and draw such les-
sons as will help all boys
qualify in this first class first
aid requirement, suggesting
that they always think through
a similar problem in each the-
ater and church to which they
go.
MARCH 22-27
Opening :—Repeat ceremony
of March 15-20.
Game :—Line up the four
heavies of two patrols on op-
posite sides of a scout staff to
pull a Broad Tug of War
against the opposing patrol.
Follow this immediately upon
the first decision by the four
light weights of the same
patrols. Continue until the
patrol championship is deter-
mined and every boy has had a
chance in a team of four
against four other boys.
Grip Test. Using the same
arrangement as for the Broad
Side Tug, have the boys hold
the staff at arms' reach above
their heads gripping it firmly.
The scoutmaster takes a light
hold upon one end of the staff
to better determine which way
it is twisted. At the sound of
the whistle both teams pull
downward on the staff, en-
deavoring to make it turn in
the grip of their opponents, the
team showing the firmest grip
being the winner.
Instruction: — First Aid.
Demonstration of the use of
antiseptics, especially iodine,
see Scouting February 26.
This should be assigned to a
patrol leader.
Entertainment : —Ten-min-
ute vaudeville stunts prepared
beforehand by each patrol
secretly and staged for the en-
tertainment of the rest of the
troop.
Closing :—Ceremony similar
to closing March 8-13.
MARCH 29-APRIL 3
Opening :—Arrange chairs in
a large circle, space between
chairs. Draw shades making
complete darkness in room.
Meet the boys outside the door,
explain to them that they are
to be conducted by a patrol
leader to a seat in the dark,
where they are to contemplate
the scout oath and laws for ten
minutes, thinking over their
own lives. That they are to
maintain quiet, regardless of
disturbances made by tender-
feet.
When the boys are all as-
sembled, in less than the ten
minutes, enter with a candle
lantern, covered so that it can
be made to give only the small-
est shaft. Standing in the cen-
ter, talk of the darkness of the
world, the effect of brotherhood,
the significance of the helpful-
ness clause in the oath, and
calling upon the scouts to stand,
repeat in unison the oath and
laws, meanwhile unwrapping
the lantern to give increasing
light.
Review :—Bring out by ques-
tions the iodine and antiseptic
lesson of March 22-27.
Announce :—Competition by
patrols in knife work done in
the ensuing week, the limit in
tools being knives, brads, and
broken glass. Number of en-
tries by patrol and their quality
and ingenuity to score. Sug-
gest patrol meetings at boys'
homes this week.
Patrol Period Assign cor-
ners to patrols and allow time
for planning knife work, col-
lecting dues and marking roll.
Mass Signal Drill :—Re-
view scheme of semaphore
code, and lead a rapid drill,
several times through alphabet,
opposites, and then call on vari-
ous boys to lead troop in spell-
ing the name of some other
boy rapidly.
Yell Practice :—A-M-E-R-
I-C-A, Boy SCOUTS, BOY
Scouts, U-S-A, and Sky Rock-
et, "Ssss" the hiss of the rising
rocket on a long light; "Boom"
the burst of the rocket; and
then the soft, very soft ex-
clamation of the ladies as it
spreads,, "Ah-h" and the terrific
boj' satisfying yell "Scouts."
APRIL 5-10
Opening: — Troop Forma-
tion, Inspection, Roll Call,
Pledge, Oath, Patrol Leaders
two paces forward. Respon-
sive reading of laws and their
amplifications by Assistant Sm
and P. Ls.
Patrol Stations : — Each
patrol to improvise a table,
(four chair seats together will
do) and prepare its exhibit of
knife work, Inspection of ex-
hibits informally, the boys fol-
lowing the officers to each ex-
hibit, the officers discussing the
knife problems in each and of-
fering as much commendation
as is warranted.
Judge and announce awards.
First lesson in Mapping, see
Scouting, Feb. 26. This has
to do with measurement of
pace. And if time permits can
be made to include scouts' pace
practice.
Weather Alternative: If
necessary to stay indoors, use
active game and quiet discus-
sion of Good turns.
The man in Yuma, Ari-
zona, wants help on his hike
problem. He says there's
no place to go—nothing but
miles of sand.
Dig in? Yes, but tim-
ber is expensive where
none grows. If you get a
happy thought, help him
out. We're stumped. How's
it make you feel about your
country ?
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