Scouting, Volume 18, Number 2, February 1930 Page: 55
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PROCEDURE FOR TROOP
COMMITTEES
(Continued from Page 38)
Games planned to illustrate phases of
the program, or to tit with the rest of the
Troop plans of the moment, are always of
greatest value, and while it is ridiculously
easy to keep a game or two ahead of the
Troop and to fit in games that will take
care of hikes, nature observation, physical
action, it often seems a large order.
Speakers. There are always specialists
in any line and short-time talks on subjects
of current, historical, action, or other in-
terests will be welcome in any Troop. Talks
in Troops range from cowboy days and
navy stories to modern sciences and nature.
Outside Troop
Council. The city-wide or Council pro-
gram, includes for all Troops a certain
number of activities that involve the entire
organization and plans for these will take
some of the Troop time for a few meet-
ings ahead of each of the events.
Hikes. Active outdoor Troops are kept
in key by plenty of hike programs; the
more varied the hikes the better results.
Over-night Camp. Dates for dry warm
cabins may be arranged with local head-
quarters for a Troop over-night camp
around the campfire, a warm meal and all
the outdoor activities.
Industrial. A little steering and some
good help on the advantages and the dis-
advantages of industrial and professional
life will give boys a chance that their
fathers never had. A list of forty to fifty
industries of this city, from steel and rub-
ber and the great power plants to the spe-
cialized shops and the great market pro-
viders, the flour mills, cereal plants and
electro chemical operation—all these
are open for Troop hikes.
Know Your City. These hikes are of
value to the coming citizens. All Scouts
should be familiar with the nearest fire
station, its way of operating, why a false
alarm costs hundreds of dollars; where
and how the great city incinerator operates,
how the city water supply is guarded, the
railroad yard system that accommodates
so many miles of track, where loaded
trains shuttle constantly; the shipping of
the harbor, the police system, the telephone
exchanges and how a call may reach Cali-
fornia while ten thousand calls are being
handled in the city, the Zoo and its queer,
amusing and instructive tenants.
Natural Science hikes which may be ar-
ranged with the Science Museum for spe-
cific instruction in any nature subject, will
give a real Troop program, with a talk,
movies of the subject and games to prove
and illustrate.
Just Hikes. Some of the best get-
togethers are hikes that require no further
equipment than picking up the hat and
starting for the supper out along the creek;
or a father and son hike to the nearest
open country, using time on this hike for
games such as "Roadside Cribbage" or
"Nature Baseball." A popular annual event
has been a hike to a nearby lake or pool
where all families meet after completing
the hike in their own way, supper provided
by the mothers, while boys try their dads'
teams in games, with a story for the whole
as a conclusion.
Extra Troop Specialty Parties. Hallo-
we'en. Thanksgiving, Father-and-Son af-
fairs, Troop Suppers, and constructive
leadership of the Good Turn idea, all these
and in addition ten thousand new ideas that
will occur to leaders.
(To be continued in March "Scouting")
Y ourTroopWill Like Bad Weather
WITH
Official So/ Scout
In slush or sleet they can't be beat. It
makes no difference to the OFFICIAL
Scout Shoes made by Excelsior whether
it is the hard concrete or the oozy mud,
they're built to give comfort and service
—and they do. Made according to head-
quarters' specifications, they conform to
the feet demands of the growing boy.
The Troop equipped with Excelsior
OFFICIAL Scout Shoes will go the dis-
tance—without showing it. Tell your
shoe dealer you want to give these shoes
the "once over." If he doesn't have
them, we'll tell you who does.
The Excelsior Shoe Go.
Authorized Manufacturer of Official Boy
Scout and Sea Scout Shoes
Department G
PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, U. S. A.
Excelsior OFFICIAL Scout
Shoes are viade in seven
different styles and carry
your Scout seal. They are
officially recognized as part
of the Scout equipment
when he is correctly dressed.
Official
Boy Scout
Moccasin
Boot
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CITY
When you teach
First Aid
give your Scouts this new idea
[ See FREE Iodab Offer Below ]
Here's a handy, new DRY form of Iodine for
first aid treatment of cuts and wounds. Iodabs
are slender sticks, like matches, tipped with Dry
Iodine and packed in small metal tubes—easy to
carry anywhere—no liquid to spill. Simply
moisten tip in water and apply to cut or wound.
This immediately releases "free" Iodine to exert
its powerful germ-killing action. Iodabs will not
blister the skin, and the stain disappears rapidly
—distinct advantages over Tincture of Iodine.
Tell us how many Scouts there are in your Troop
and we'll send you, FREE, enough Iodabs to go
round, together with printed circular to serve as
the basis for a first aid talk and demonstration
to your Troop. Send coupon today.
IODABS
Merck's Miniature Iodine Applicators
MERCK 3C CO., Inc., Dept. A-2, Rahway, N.J.
Gentlemen: I have Scouts in my
Troop. Please send me Iodabs free of
charge for use in my next talk on first aid.
NAME
...STATE.
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