Scouting, Volume 8, Number 16, October 28, 1920 Page: 3
8 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.View a full description of this periodical.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
SCOUTING, OCTOBER 28, 1920
*
■
: ~ * r " --
: ' ,
A Good Turn To
Future scout leaders of France learn team games: Skin-the-Snake.
France
The educational experi-
ment for which the Boy Scouts of
America loaned Lome W. Barclay,
Director of the Department of Education,
to conduct a Scouting training school for
the young men of the battle regions of
France, under the leadership of the Amer-
ican Committee for Devastated France
(which is a French Governmental agen-
cy), has been completed and Mr. Barclay
is now back in New York. This experi-
ment gave further evidence of the univer-
sal adaptability of Scouting methods as
already developed.
France does not yet have a national
movement of Scouting. There are at
least ten different movements at work;
and these were successfully brought to-
gether in the management of the camp.
The outstanding success of the camp aside
from its training of the technique of scout-
craft, campcraft, camp sanitation, wood-
craft, is a definite agreed program left in
France which will in the near future lead
to the unification of the diversified asso-
ciations. The account of this work will
be given in later issues of SCOUTING.
. y • MaA i ^
- 4*
- .
i.
!
Teaching French boys a sport new to them, swimming, in a pool built in the River Aisne.
«lll!lllllilllIHIII)ll!llllffllHIIIIIH!llininill!l!lllllllllllin!lliriIIIIII!lll!IIHIIIfflHIIIIHtllllHHil!H:iin!IIIHIII!l«llll!ll!!HII]l!II]i:!l!!ll!liniKlilimiH[nnnHnn!Hi!ll!ll!inffln!!nHllltin!!IUI!llinillltll!HnilllllHniH!!IIHH«llll!l!IIIIIIIIIIIIII!lir
A Mother Speaks
WE SAY we are working for boy-
hood. Then we add to that that
we are working for the nation
through boyhood. Quite true. But when
we realize that in working for boys we
are serving their mothers—
Well, here is an excerpt from a toast
given by Mrs. E. F. Metcalf, a scout
mother of Auburn, N. Y., at a recent
Scout Parents' Night.
" I am glad that my boys are living now
instead of twenty years ago and that they
have the opportunity of this association
and training. The boy who keeps these
things close to his mind and heart is a
big boy. I tell vou, boys, if you, your
fathers and mothers, all of us, were to
live up to the teachings of this Scout
Oath and Law of yours, and keep our
minds firmly fixed on the ideals of man-
hood and womanhood which we each in
our inmost souls want to attain, there
would be no end to the influence we would
exert, and our homes, our city, and this
beloved country would be the garden spot
of the world."
Fill Up The Ranks!
IN THE recruiting wave which is
sweeping through the field, one of
the most wholesome signs is the de-
termination to bring every troop up to the
maximum of 32 boys. If every troop
where it is possible would go after that
goal and make it, the total enrollment of
scouts in the United States would be in-
creased 50 per cent. A well organized,
swift campaign in which every official and
scout has a definite, aggressive part, will
win out. Forget every objection and
difficulty and determine to have a troop
of 32 scouts completely organized—and
you will have it. How soon will you re-
port that you have made the goal?
THE American Red Cross annual
membership enrollment comes be-
tween Armistice Day and Thanksgiving,
and it is hoped every scout will eive
efficient service to the local Red Cross
chanter in every way excepting soliciting
and collecting money. Do it right!
Survival of the Fittest
SOME things never change. The pro-
cession of the seasons, for example.
The course of every great movement,
for another example. The total migration
of Pilgrim Fathers to America fell far
short of the original number who had
placed their feet in a new pathway. Sur-
vival of the fittest. Survival of the men
and women who were fit to carry forward
a great cause past all obstacles.
There are obstacles aplenty in the path-
way of the Boy Scout Movement. They
bowl over the scoutmaster who has bo
vision, the troop committeeman and the
member of the local council who lack
faith. But these obstacles to those who
" take" them in their determination to
make the goal are merely hurdles that
strengthen the muscles.
A unitv of purpose, a common interest,
a fellowship of sacrifice and service are
weldine together into a migrhty force for
the training of bovs to better citizenship,
the loval and enthusiastic thousands noon
thousands of scoutmen who do have Vis-
ion and do have faith that their work is
for the highest good of our country.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Periodical.
Boy Scouts of America. Scouting, Volume 8, Number 16, October 28, 1920, periodical, October 28, 1920; New York, New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth283184/m1/3/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum.