Scouting, Volume 16, Number 11, December 1928 Page: 4
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Scout Hero Wins Carnegie Awsurd
IT is with great pride and satisfaction that we record the
fact that the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission has con-
ferred upon Ralph C. Raughley, a Merit Badge Scout of
Troop 8 Elizabeth N. J., the Bronze Medal for Heroism and
an award of $1600 for educational purposes. The National
Court of Honor _had_ already conferred the Gold Medal for
distinguished service in life saving upon Scout Raughley for
his exceptional feat of courage and self-forgetfulness.
The scene of the adventure was a pond near Fenton, Dela-
ware, where Raughley had gone in swimming with another
boy from the farm where he was staying with his grand-
parents. The other boy was out seventy-five feet from shore
and a poor swimmer. He became unconscious while Raughlev
was trying to bring him in.
fo^^w^d6 Rau§hley's deed especially conspicuous was the
fact that he was at the time very weak, only just recovering
from a serious illness, and suffered
severe pain all the time. He had for
a time to swim under water, dragging
the other boy along, a dead weight.
Again and again he thought, to use
his own words, that he "couldn't
make it, but he did. He got the
other boy to shore and as soon as he
recovered from a momentary dizzi-
ness, set to work and gave artificial
respiration which he had learned in
his Troop camp, thus completing the
life saving achievement.
Roosevelt Pilgrimage
IT TNDER the direction of the National Scout Commissioner
^ Daniel Carter Beard, on Saturday, October 27th, about
3,000 Scouts, representing Councils within a radius'of 100
miles of New York, made their Ninth Annual Pilgrimage to
Oyster Bay to the grave of Theodore Roosevelt, Chief Scout
Citizen.
The Sea Scouts were well represented in the Pilgrimage in
that three Sea Scout ships voyaged to Oyster Bay and a Sea
Scout band headed the Sea Scout Division, which was led by
the National Sea Scout Director, Thomas J. Keane.
The address in the ceremonies at the grave, was made by
Commissioner Beard, who emphasized the loyalty and patri-
otism of our Chief Scout Citizen. One of the high-spots of
the Pilgrimage was the massing of the National and Troop
nags behind the National Scout Commissioner at the head
of the parade. Commissioner Beard, followed by a number
of Buckskin Men," made a color-
ful sight.
The boy's grandfather, in speaking
of Ralph's splendid act, says that
when the latter was asked why he
held on when he thought he was fight-
ing such a losing battle he replied,
"Any of the fellows in our Troop
would have done it. i couldn't let
him| go" The grandfather added, "If
Scouting teaches a boy the courage
cheerfully to risk his life when he
knows the odds are all against him,
its value to our country cannot be
overestimated."
"This country gave me, as it gives
every boy and girl, a chance. It
gave me schooling, independence
of action, opportunity for service
and honor. In no other land could
a boy from a country village,
without inheritance or influential
friends, look forward with un-
bounded hope. My whole life has
taught me what America means. I
am indebted to my country beyond
any human power to repay."
—Herbert Hoover
Scout Raughley is at present a stu-
dent at the University of Delaware.
The award will prove another example where as in the case
of the Harmon Scholarships, Scout training is helping a boy
to earn a part of his college education for himsielf.
Commissioners,
other topics.
A New Series of
Articles
QOME of the subjects that were
developed in connection with the
Cornell Conference of Scout Exec-
utives, are of such interest and im-
portance that we plan to publish
articles in connection with them, in
the columns of SCOUTING. These
articles will include helpful extracts
from the Commission Reports and
the latest developments from the
Scout Field.
The first of this series appears in
this issue, on the Troop Budget Plan.
If you are planning your Troop bud-
get for next year, give this your care-
ful attention. Other articles will in-
elude Working' Relations Between
Troop Committee and Scoutmaster,"
Troop Program Building," "Divi-
dends of Scouting," "Principles of
Scoutmastership," "Functions and Re-
lationship of Commissioners, Deputy
riela and District Commissioners," and
Rules of the Greatest Game
(f~^)UR International Commissioner, Mr. Mortimer L. Schiff,
once made the statement to a group of Scout Leaders',
that the measure of our success is not in the growth of Local
Council Service, or in the increase in Scout camps, important
as these things may be. The measure of our success as Scout
Leaders is determined, he declared, by the extent to which the
Scout Oath and Law become definitely a part of the life of
each boy in our charge.
Let us remember that the Law to the boy is not abstract law
it becomes alive in the person of the Scoutmaster—what h<
says, what he does, how he reacts in this situation or that—
his character, in short. The Scoutmaster must ensure thai
the spirit of the Troop meeting radiates the Scout Oath and
-Law. A commission report made at the recent Cornell Con-
ference^ noted that no other single tool in the Scout Leader's
hands is more worth considering, from the standpoint of its
effect upon character,_ than Troop and Patrol Meetings. There
the Scout way of living is demonstrated. The Commission
made these recommendations to Scoutmasters who wish to
use Troop meetings to develop right character in Scouts Make
an effort to build up the spirit of friendly good will; balance
careful^ scheduling of program with spontaneity so as to keep
the spirit of high adventure; establish Troop traditions of
conduct; balance "preaching" with activities that emphasize
the Scout Law; inspire the confidence and respect of Scouts
rather than mere fear of authority.
Few boys realize that we cannot have any kind of civilized
life without law. Even a game of baseball requires rules,
leach the boy that the Scout Laws are the Scout's rules for
the greatest game of all, the game of life.
Page Four
How Many Palms?
Scoutmaster is puzzled over a situation similar
i °ne out whlch a Scout Leader wrote the Na-
tional Umce recently.
1977 hM6 I b°y Wh°, b//a™e.an Ea-!e Scout September,
r J Ttf earnerdT46 Merit Badges, but has never gone
before the Court of Honor for any Palm Awards. How
many Silver Palms is he entitled to?"
The answer is that this Scout may receive a Bronze Palm
for five Merit Badges, and no more, until six months have
elapsed. Article VI, Section 7, Clause 5 of the By-Laws is
explicit on this point. "No award of Palms may be made
until after at least six months' satisfactory service as an Eagle
scout . anc] subsequent awards may be made at
not s t^lan s*x months' service AND FOR
ONI IIM!£DING five merit badgES AT ANY
In other words, if for any reason the Scout does not re-
ceive his Palm Awards at intervals of six months he may
receive only the Bronze Palm Award for five Merit Badges
and must wait six months more before receiving the Gold'
i-'alm tor ten badges, and another six months before he is
entitled to the Silver Palm, even though he has already
earned far more than the required number of Merit Badges.
When he has earned the Gold Palm he takes off the
bronze; and removes the Gold Palm when he has earned the
pilver. He may use any combination of Palms he wishes to
indicate additional badges.
It seems almost superfluous to add that of course, during-
the six months intervals, he must maintain his service rela-
tions to Scouting and must give evidence of character in ac-
cordance with the provisions in the By-Laws.
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