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SCOUTING, NOVEMBER 11, 1920
sAar7weCekk ItTnOff YE TROOP ALMANACK
Preparatory Work
Achievement will be the
keynote of the next Anni-
versary Week celebration.
The dates for Anniversary
Week will be Sunday February
6th to Saturday February 12th
inclusive.
By waiting until sometime in
January to begin, you will have
great success in entirely losing
the advantages that this week
provides for inspiring your
scouts, increasing your
strength, and educating your
public.
By beginning now you can
reap the full advantages of
that annual and unforced op-
portunity to promote Scouting.
It will help, but of course is
not obligatory, to give each day
its particular setting. For ex-
ample—for EXAMPLE only:—
Sunday February 6th,
SCOUT SUNDAY, with all
that that implies.
Monday February 7th,
SCOUTS' HOME FOLKS
DAY, with all that that means
of the get-together spirit.
Tuesday February 8th,
SCOUT BIRTHDAY, with
rallies and demonstrations.
Wednesday February 9th,
SCHOOL DAY, with empha-
sis on the Twelfth Law in de-
ference to scouts who observe
Ash Wednesday.
Thursday February 10th,
COMMUNITY _ DAY, with
emphasis on civic responsi-
bility.
Friday February 11th, NEW
MEMBER DAY, with all that
that implies.
Saturday February 12th,
ALL GOOD AMERICANS
DAY, with emphasis on pa-
triotism.
The Bigidea
The next issue of Scouting
will be an Anniversary Week
program number. We shall
outdo ourselves in making sug-
gestions. These suggestions
will be the life blood of troops
and councils who have done the
things themselves with success.
We may create a few in addi-
tion, just as an experiment.
Meanwhile here are some spe-
cial Goals in Achievement to
make which you may want to
go into action at once.
For Scout Sunday February
6th. The church property and
equipment in splendid order as
a good turn by its scouts. An
afternoon union service, every
scout present with one non-
member, and as big a part of
the public as the place will
hold.
Scouts' Home Folks Day,
Monday February 7th. Every
scout-home to show the scout
emblem in the front window.
Every scout father and mother
entertained at individual troop
or an. all-troop supper. Every
scout family complete in at-
tendance at a roaring scout en-
tertainment in the evening.
B. S. A. Birthday, Tuesday
February 8th. Mobilization on
signal in record time of all
scouts for an outdoor rally. A
complete demonstration of the
tenderfoot, first class and sec-
ond class tests. The largest
possible number of successful
applicants for advancement
and for merit badges. The
home folks entertainment in
the evening if not given on
Monday.
School Day, Wednesday
February 9th. Tip-top demon-
stration of fire drill and first
aid and accident prevention
work in each school. School
authorities and parents present.
High percentage of scouts dig-
ging after merit badge in schol-
arship.
Community Day, February
10th. Head up on this day an
important civic good turn be-
gun nozv, the results of which
have been looked forward to
by the community. You know
your town and its problems,
but if you do not hit upon the
right civic service idea, one
may-hit you among our sugges-
tions in the next issue.
New Member Day, Friday
February 11th. Head up on
this day an aggressive canvas
begun now to show the num-
ber of boys of scout age in
your community, the institu-
tions with which troops could
be connected and the number
of boys to each, the number of
boys who are scouts and the
number who have signified
their desire to be scouts if
leadership were provided.
Present this information in
graphic form to a meeting of
men selected because they are
in position to organize troops
and, accept leadership positions.
Be prepared to nail down re-
sults.
All Good Americans Day,
Saturday February 12th. Pre-
sent an afternoon pageant de-
picting the genesis and develop-
ment of Scouting in the United
States and its supremely pa-
triotic character. Outline of
such pageant will be presented
in the Anniversary program
issue.
Warning
The above is but an out-
line. We are open to sugges-
tions of other achievement
goals and specific things to do
to make Anniversary Week
seven red letter days in Scout-
ing. The local council troop or
scout leader who will originate
as good ideas or better will be
regarded as benefactors. Let
the whole field have the bene-
fit of your ideas, through
Scouting.
The Home, the Church and
the School have not been over-
looked as definite points of em-
phasis in the Week's activi-
ties: specific ideas later.
Remember
The keynote of Anniversary
Week will be "Achievement."
You can't start too soon
making your plans, lining up
your troops, getting the inter-
est of ministers and others in
what you will want them to do.
Published Bi-weekly Excepting the Issues of July, August and September, when it will
be Monthly, for Officials and Leaders by the National Council BojJ Scouts of America
VOL. VIII NO. 17 November 11, 1920
OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL AND
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Honorary President: Woodrow Wilson.
Honorary Vice-President: William H. Taft.
Honorary Vice-President: Daniel C. Beard.
Honorary Vice-President: Wm. G. McAdoo.
President: Colin H. Livingston, Washington.
Nat'l Scout Commissioner: Daniel S. Beard.
Treasurer: George D. Pratt. Brooklyn, N. Y.
Chief Scout Executive: James E. West, N. Y. C.
Entered as second-class matter November 3, 1918.
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August 24, 1912. Acceptance for mailing at special
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of October 3, 1917 authorized June 13, 1918.
CLARK E. SCHURMAN, Editor
WM. B. ASHLEY, Acting Editor
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Director, Library Dept.
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