Scouting, Volume 25, Number 4, April 1937 Page: 31
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A-B-C of Sea Scout
Programs
(Continued from page 12)
7. Trips: Vocational trips, and just
fun trips.
8. Sailing Program: Only one sugges-
tion—don't let it go stale by overdoing
it.
9. Fellowship: Stag parties occasion-
ally, etc.
10. Council Activities: Of all kinds
should be handled so as to be fun.
c—WORK
1. Instruction'. It hurts me to see this
one under Work, but that's where so
many of you put it, consciously or un-
consciously, that I thought it had bet-
ter stay here until you see the error
of your way.
2. Contests: There is that triple-threat
man again, this time in the sense of
contests to get the necessary work
done.
3. Building and Maintenance of Boats.
4. Finance and Business: When I
kicked about putting this one in, the
Skippers told me I had never tried
to raise a budget for a Ship, so I shut
up. (They are wrong though, I raised
'em for my old Ship.)
You should notice that almost any
of the activities listed under these
three main divisions could be listed
under any one of the A-B-C.
This is what makes program plan-
ning so interesting. If you put more
emphasis on different items, you get
different results from the same pro-
gram.
ADVANCEMENT
This was purposely left out until
now to emphasize that it should be in
part—Inspiration, Fun, and Work.
Advancement, while it is not the only
sign of a live and growing Ship, is
one of the best all around barometers
yet found to indicate a healthy condi-
tion. This is very true in the negative
sense; no advancement—no Ship—it's
just a matter of time.
It's up to the program planning com-
mittee of your Ship to devise an ad-
vancement program that appeals to the
men and gets results. Just one hint
from the many we might use if space
permitted—the personality of the in-
structors and their grasp of the sub-
jects taught is all important.
Do you remember at the start I
said that this program thing was both
simple and complex? Well, so far as
we have discussed the A-B-C of it.
Now for the complexities which, after
all, are what give you an opportunity
to have a better program, and conse-
quently a better Ship, than your neigh-
bor.
To have a smooth running, prop-
erly balanced program, you must dis-
cover what things your Ship needs and
in what ratio of importance. Then
consider each element in A-B-C, on
the basis of—
1. When and how much?
2. What kind?
3. For what purpose?
For instance, under A, Inspiration,
take our old friend, "Contests." (1)
When shall we have one, and for how
long? (2) What kind of a contest
shall it be? (3) What Purpose do we
wish to accomplish by this contest?
Always take your men fully into
your confidence, and plan your pro-
gram with them, make it an elastic
program. Plan in detail for about three
months ahead, with a skeleton pro-
gram setting up major objectives for
twelve months in advance. Keep it all
subject to frequent review and change
as the needs of your Ship change.
These different elements of program
might be compared to the various in-
struments in a symphony orchestra,
and the Skipper to the leader, who, by
controlling all of them, now diminish-
ing, now increasing the emphasis from
the various instruments, blends them
into a beauty of harmony.
Naturally, if you are new at this
game of Sea Scouting, it may be hard
and you will make mistakes, but if
you never make the same one twice, it
is astonishing how your programs will
improve, and how your Ship will grow.
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