Scouting, Volume 26, Number 1, January 1938 Page: 30
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I learned a lot of things I didn't
know by reading this article. At the
very end it contains references to
building and operating bob sleds and
under the bob sled picture you will
find some mighty sensible rules for
safe sledding.
Catch Em or Die! Loafer Wolf
story by Teddy Roosevelt's friend
and hunting companion Jack Aber-
nathy Scene laid on the J-A Range.
Region IX.
With his bare hands he caught 'em,
and that sure is somethin' Old
Timer has hunted coyotes with grey
hounds and it sure is excitin'! Up
over the buttes—over rough range—
over prairie dog towns—always go-
ing higher and higher Then the lead
dog would get his ''ham-string" hold
and then—
But here's a man who tackled 150
lb. wolves bare-handed. Some cow-
boy, I'll tell a man. He kept at it
year after year till Teddy made him
Marshall of Oklahoma. This is about
real men with stamina.
Meeting terrific hazards and mas-
tering them is the life of a cowboy
Looking back at E days I often won-
der how the cow hands survived.
Stories like this one, reported by
Irving Crump, bring back an echo to
us in this oil burner, steam heated
East. They bring back the knowledge
that somewhere West, there are
Scouts who are even today meeting
these same hazards on the open
range or fenced range.
This is fine material to hand out
to your Troop when they call for a
story
Well told, fine stories add much
to a camp fire. BOYS' LIFE is
wonderful source material.
And let us not forget, it is the
hardy outdoor man Col. Theodore
Roosevelt who has been elected to
the Chairmanship of the BOYS'
LIFE Committee and is putting
steam into his work.
We're in for wonderful days and
surprises in the coming issues. So
get out and round up those B-L sub-
scriptions to furnish Editor-in-Chief
West with the tools to work more
miracles.
Vital stories and articles, such as
are here rounded up, our Scouts
should read. Our job is to see that
BOYS LIFE gets to our boys. They
need it. These stories build character
as few other methods can. Nothing
softly adolescent or messy in them.
They have a kick like a Missouri
mule.
One of my Troops have more than
filled their quota of one new subscrip-
tion per Patrol. 8 new subscriptions
so far I'm tackling the other Troops
this week and how We just gotta
make this BOYS' LIFE Roundup
100,000 strong. "Git along little
dogies, git along."
Training Patrol Leaders
(Continued from page 19)
One three-foot length of rope for
each participant.
Several short lengths of rope.
String.
Program:
(a) Simple Opening Ceremony
Recitation of the Second Point of the
Scout Law in full. Reading by Senior
Patrol Leader of "A Patrol Leader's
Qualifications" (Handbook for Pa-
trol Leaders, page 9) One minute
silence for personal devotion.
(b) Purpose of Training and Es-
tablishing of Patrol. Make a short
statement in regard to what you
expect to accomplish through the
training, based upon the Handbook
for Scoutmasters, pages 200-204. De-
clare the Patrol officially formed with
you as its Patrol Leader, the Senior
Patrol Leader as Assistant Patrol
Leader, Assistant Scoutmasters and
Junior Assistants as special instruc-
tors, judges in contest, leaders of
games and handicraft activities, and
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the boy leaders as the members of
the Patrol.
(c) Make Note Books Fold
letter-head sized sheets in half, or
use a cheap composition book for
each member, in which he can make
copious notes and paste the BOYS'
LIFE items used as text material.
Insist that a sufficient amount of
notes be taken by all boy leaders.
(d) Discussion of Patrol Name
(Handbook for Patrol Leaders
pages 39-46 ' and BOYS' LIFE,
Green Bar Bill for February) The
why and how of selecting a name that
may have a definite significance to the
Patrol and be of assistance in estab-
lishing Patrol traditions. Weigh
various names. Make a preliminary
selection of a few, then put them to
popular vote. Decide upon the Patrol
Cry and Call to fit the name.
(e) Call and Yell Contest (Hand-
book for Patrol Leaders pages 53-54,
also Chapter X. BOYS' LIFE,
Green Bar Bill for February ) Have
each pair of buddies train for them-
selves in the Patrol Call and develop
and deliver a short yell, incorporating
the Patrol name. Vote for best yell.
(f) Patrol Flag Contest (Hand-
book for Patrol Leaders pages 48-
52, BOYS' LIFE, Green Bar Bill
for February ) Using the same buddy
plan, have the teams prepare a rough
sketch of a flag for the Patrol. Idea
counts more than artistic execution.
Hold short Art Gallery session, and
vote for best design to be made into
permanent flag.
(g) Instruction Games Choose
two or three from BOYS' LIFE,
Green Bar Bill, February, such as
Signal Winks, Buddy Knotting, Bud-
dy Slings, Scout Law Acting. Use
buddy teams throughout. When a
project is completed, have team in-
dicate it by using the Patrol Call.
(h) Election of members to fill
the jobs of Patrol Treasurer, Scribe,
Quartermaster, Hikemaster, Grub-
master, Cheermaster (Handbook for
Patrol Leaders, Chapter IV, BOYS'
LIFE, Green Bar Bill, January)
In case of a large leaders' Patrol,
turn a single job over to a buddy
team to handle. These jobs will rotate
monthly in order to give each boy a
chance to learn what is involved.
(l) Work Session. With the "job-
holders" chosen, get them busy right
away Provide a short session in
which they might get a start on their
responsibilities, the Treasurer devel
oping a budget, the Scribe filling in
pages of the Patrol Record Book the
Hikemaster working out a route to
an appropriate camp site known by
him, the Grubmaster making up a
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