Scouting, Volume 8, Number 15, October 14, 1920 Page: 13
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SCOUTING, OCTOBER 14, 1920
13
Back-on-the-Job Impressions of the
Scout Executives Conference
from Field Districts
THREE HUNDRED MEN from all parts
of the United States had instilled in
their hearts love for others which rises
above creeds yet remains essentially religious.
Brothers in a common cause, their ideals were
clarified, their lives are now ^ -dicated to the
two major objectives of S -g, character
building and citizenship tri. for boys.—
J. P. Fitch, Scout Executive /alias, Tex.
("CONFERENCE showed unity of opinion
^ regarding fundamental aims; high type of
National leadership, and clear idea of tasks
ahead.—G. K. Warne, Spokane, Wash.
EXECUTIVES found themselves anew in
J-# the searching analysis given to every
phase and problem of Scouting and in the
re-discovery of the vital place the program of
the Boy Scouts of America holds in the char-
acter building and citizenship training of
American boys. Loyal, unmeasured and ex-
pert service to volunteer leaders, will arouse
the best men of the nation to give leadership
to boys as scoutmasters, troop committeemen
and council men.—E. B. DeQroot, Los
Angeles, Cal.
tT WAS an epoch-making week. . . . Its
value to the Movement—to the executives
themselves — and particularly to the scout-
masters of the whole country, cannot be meas-
ured. ... It strengthened the unification
of the Movement. ... It demonstrated
that primarily the Scout executive needs to
be a man's man enlisted wholeheartedly in
service to, for, and with the scoutmaster, who
needs primarily to be a boy's man. . . .
It showed that the scoutmaster should be the
kind of man whose manhood causes the man
in the boy to rise in aspiration and conduct
to meet him in comradeship and service.
... It stamped "service" as the watchword
of all workers in the Movement. ... It
emphasized that the supreme purpose is to
help the scoutmaster in every way possible to
make the most of his opportunity to meet one
of the world's greatest needs in one of its
greatest epochs.—John K. Doan, Scout Execu-
tive, Cleveland, 0.
OpHE CONFERENCE helped to clear the
scout atmosphere of vague terms with
which we sometimes discuss our problems.
. . . It balanced the relative importance of
the public, boyhood, and adult leadership, and
indicated the right contact of one with the
other. ... It was decidedly educational.
Showed happy methods of applying the pro-
gram. Gave broad visions which will help us
to carry on in the face of opposition, indiffer-
ence, ignorance, with patience and Christian
charity. ... I believe the conference
caused every man to search his own soul and
find himself. . . . The mass of material for
reflection will be a constant steadying influence
and an uplifting power in all our future work.
—Leon J. Argetsinger, Scout Executive,
Bethlehem, Pa.
"jyrY HAT is off to those who were respon-
XVA sible for that wonderful conference.
... It was a mjlestone in the growth of the
Scout Movement in this country. Never has
it been my privilege to be associated with a
finer group of real men. . . . The uplift
spirit permeated every session. Many of the
talks were nothing short of inspired. . . .
With vision clarified, with enthusiasm re-
kindled and consecration for the work renewed,
we set ourselves for the task that is before
us.—TP. TV. Brundage, Scout Executive.
~ ~ '9, N. Y.
f~\F TREMENDOUS value to the Movement
w from educational, inspirational and prac-
tical viewpoints. We carried away a sense of
bigness of task before us, with feeling of se-
curity because of those at helm. Conference
definitized objectives and kept us unified in
desire to avoid professionalism and cling to
the spiritual values of scout program and thus
efficiently render real service to the country
in developing character and respopnsible citi-
zenship. Great field of American boyhood not
yet reached by Scouting demands consecration
to task in renewed zeal and loyalty on the
part of every executive.—A. D. Jamieson,
Scout Executive, Detroit, Mich.
BACK THAT h\W>Q(')
— (Cii-XATE /
FOR some unearthly reason the last
night of October is supposed to be
especially spooky. Carrying off front
gates is pretended to be the work of
spooks. One would think that annually
all ghosts put aside their reputation for
dignity, and )vent to it. But the Safe
and Sane idea which has worked out
to general satisfaction on the Fourth
can be applied to Hallowe'en.
"Oh, That Old Jaw Bone "
Here is a good little ghost play, the
idea for which was secured at the Scout
Executives' Conference where the thing
was done somewhat differently. Three
boys are required. One is the ghost and
costumed accordingly. One has been
left alone in the house at night. The
third one is his chum and calls to spend
the evening. The boy at home explains
that his house is said to be haunted.
But he doesn't believe it. He doesn't be-
lieve in ghosts. Not he. Not on your
life. He is a scout. Ghosts? Kid stuff.
The visitor is twice as brave. Sug-
gests that he is a little hungry. Re-
marks that it would be fine if they had
a hunk of cake and some lemonade.
His host assures him that such refresh-
ment is out of the question. They are
away upstairs in his room and he doesn't
propose to go down to the dark pantry
to get anything. Still, it would be fine
if they had something to eat.
Just here the ghost, unperceived, en-
ters and deposits on the table alongside
of which the two boys are sitting, a plate
with cake and a pitcher presumably of
lemonade, then vanishes. Immediately
the host boy discovers the cake and
pitcher and calls the attention of the
other, and their amazement is mixed
with a little creepiness.
However, they go on with their con-
versation indulging in the cake and
lemonade, and one boy wishes they had
a game of checkers. The other says he
could have brought his, but they will
have to get along without the game.
But the ghost silently deposits the game
of checkers on the table. Its discovery
leads to increasing creeps. However, ^
TURN THIS UPSIDE fl
with efforts at self-control they try to
play checkers, but with some difficulty
because of their trembling.
Then one of the boys remembers that
there is a sure proof against ghosts. It
consists in having two candles lighted,
holding them outstretched in two hands
and at the same time saying in a strong
and masterful way: "Oh, that old jaw
bone," repeated three or four times. [In
fact, the conversation should open with
a statement by the first boy that if he
ever did see ghosts he would know how
to get rid of them, this explanation fol-
lowing.] At this phase of the evening,
shaking and shivering over their game
of checkers, the first boy wishes aloud,
but not too loudly, that he had two
candles. " You got any matches if I had
a candle, scout?" No, scout has no
matches but wishes he had for then,
if the other fellow had candles, they
could light them and say, " Oh, that old
jaw bone," strongly and repeatedly. Of
course, during this conversation the
ghost has entered and placed two
candles and a box of matches on the
table. Now the boys discover them.
In a panic of fear they seize them and
try to light them. Here the fun comes
to a climax in their ineffectual effort
through trembling and haste to strike
the matches and light the candles. At
the very height of their panic the ghost
himself appears and utters the dismal,
"Oh, that old jaw bone," and the scene
ends in character.
That's a good little sketch for a troop
meeting or any other Hallowe'en enter-
tainment. A good rousing camp fire
with characteristic scout doings to which
all the boys of the neighborhood could
be invited, where such a thing is pos-
sible, might help to keep garden gates
on their hinges. A troop meeting for
all the folks of the town might help,
provided the police force would be re-
sponsible for such town fellows as did
not show up. A ghost parade through
the streets, perhaps, with torches, and
terminating at the camp fire or the troop
meeting, would not be a bad idea.
DOWN AND LOOK AT IT!
TV/T Y TWO outstanding impressions of the
Executives' Conference are: 1. Accept-
ance of standard that scout executive should
be recognized in his community as an active
church man. 2. Acceptance of principle that
religious training is an integral part of char-
acter building objective of Scouting.—A. A.
Jameson, Scout Executive, Atlanta, Oa.
PROMPT REGISTRATION ACTS LIKE A SPRING BOARD
THE scoutmaster himself must be an execu-
x tive . . . adhere faithfully to the Scout
_Oath ... in his own life exemplify those
ideals which he holds up for his troop. . . .
Seeking and utilizing opportunities to help
boys is the most effective service that a man
can render to his country and for the safe-
guarding of posterity.—J. E. Huchingson,
Scout Executive, Denver, Colo.
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