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discreetly in the background in Senior Scouting. Their
interest makes all the difference in the world in the
good their boy will get out of Scouting.
ments about him. There is a humorous or compli-
mentary incident connected with just about every boy
or young man alive (use nothing belittling). Some-
thing that happened at camp, Scout circus, summer-
time job, etc.
One of the special values of the Roll Call is to
check up on the missing faces. Find out the facts on
each boy who fails to answer the Roll — has he moved
away? Has he graduated into another Unit? Or is he
absent for some other reason? You want to know, so
you can follow up. It is part of your responsibility as
a Scout leader to see to it that every boy who joins
follows the Scout trail to its end, if at all possible.
Chuck Wagon Feed — This is a variation of the
ever-popular Pot Luck Dinner. With a few homemade
props, you can fix up a table to look just like a chuck
wagon, and serve the grub range-style. (Buffet, to
you tenderfeet.) Scout bull-cooks can ladle out the
chow. Scout hats can become cowboy hats, or Dad's
old felt hat — the old one he doesn't wear — can
be shaped into a "ten-gallon Stetson.'* Chaps can be
improvised from almost any material, even stiff wrap-
ping paper.
Vacant Lot Camping — Any spot where there is
green space can be the campsite. (Even in hustling,
bustling Manhattan, Scouts each year camp in a little
park fronting City Hall and cook steak for the
mayor.) Pitch your tents and put on a good exhibition
of Scout camping — it appeals to grown folks as well
as to the boys you want to recruit.
Open House Night — There's a multitude of varia-
tions of open house night for all types of Scout Units.
See your files of the Cub Leaders' Round Table,
Scouting, and Local Council publications for program
ideas.
Harvest Party — A popular event with Senior
Units, and an idea Packs and Troops can use, too. A
good theme if your big social event is planned for
Hallowe'en or Thanksgiving.
Branding Ceremony — Make a big to-do about
"branding" the mavericks and yearlings. Though your
Troop may later join in a Council-wide Public Cere-
monial for all new Tenderfoot Scouts, nothing beats
the homey touch of a special welcome into your own
outfit. Make a gala occasion of the investiture of new
Scouts, and have their parents on hand.
Some Round-Up Events
' The master plan for your Round-Up activities will
no doubt come from Council headquarters, but that
still leaves a lot of choice and action up to each Unit
itself. Programs will, in the main, be planned and
executed by your own Staff. Here are some activities
which you may find helpful as you swing your Unit
into the Round-Up:
Roll Call — Dramatize your taking stock of mem-
bership. Publicize your first big meeting of the fall
well in advance, and make a ceremony of the Roll
Call. As you present each Scout, make pleasant com-
Round-Up in the Whole Council
Your Unit will not be the only one starting the
fall with a Round-Up; it is likely that your Council
will feature it in many ways.
The Round-Up is nation-wide. All over America
Scout leaders are planning and acting to make Scout-
ing the vital man-making force it can be. What it
will be for the boys whom your leadership affects
can be decided by no one else but you. The Round-Up
offers you a chance to make the most of your leader-
ship opportunity. Let's hit the trail!
SEPTEMBER, 1947 3
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