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PROGRAM PLANNING CHART
NATIONAL ROLL GALL
they get there. Plan a special evening of fun,
winding up with eats. The first several meetings
can well be devoted to fun and getting under way
— reviewing basic work and organizing the Troop.
Hold a hike as early as possible — a hike for fun
to help build interest fast.
The climax of the "getting started" stage should
be the big Roll Call meeting. Every Troop in
America will be expected to answer the Roll Call,
featuring a formal uniform inspection and a
check-up on Crusade goals progress.
Parents and Committeemen should be invited
to attend, and the meeting may include an investi-
ture of new Candidates or Tenderfoot Scouts. It
certainly should include an announcement of the
year's plans — both indoor and outdoor. This
would be an appropriate time to recognize new
Explorers and to install the Explorer Crew if a
new one has been formed.
Patrol Organization
Perhaps the Patrol set-up needs some revision.
Some of the P.L.'s may have moved away or
graduated into Exploring. The new crop of candi-
dates may mean the necessity of setting up a new
Patrol. One or two of the old Patrols may be
falling apart and need some help.
Whatever the problems, get the Patrols organ-
ized and functioning smoothly as quickly as pos-
sible. But don't cut into the responsibility of the
P.L.'s or the rights of the Scouts to form their
own Patrols and elect their own leaders.
The next step is to train the P.L.'s and other
Junior Leaders. If the Council or District has a
training event in the offing, you may want to take
advantage of it. Otherwise, start your own course
and train every fellow in his duties.
If there is a Cub Pack connected with your
Parent Institution, or in the community that feeds
your Troop or which you supply with Den Chiefs,
be sure to get in touch with the Cubmaster. Find
out how he's fixed for Den Chiefs and find out
how many boys will graduate into the Troop dur-
ing the fall months. Plan suitable cerem«nies for
these new fellows and brief the P.L.'s so they may
properly welcome them at the right time.
Committee Cooperation
After the Committee has helped on the plan-
ning for the year and when the Roll Call meeting
is out of the way, there is still other Troop busi-
ness , to clean up. Ask the Committee Chairman
to call another get-together for some long-range
planning. Perhaps the Committee itself needs some
revamping or new blood. Go with the Chairman
to see the Institution Head and get the help
necessary to put the Committee in top shape.
You'll need an active finance man to supervise
the budget so that all Scouts will get the maxi-
mum benefits for their weekly dues, and to see that
they get Boys' Life. Are Scouts getting service
stars, badges, community strips and numerals as
soon as possible? The treasurer can take care of
that part of the job — but be sure he has a Troop
Budget book to work with. (Call the Council office
and ask for one.)
The schedule of monthly Troop Boards of Re-
view should be made up and posted on the bul-
letin board. Only one boy a month makes this
schedule worth while, but before long others will
take advantage of it.
Plan a series of Troop service projects for the
fall. Scouts may have a difficult time meeting the
"Scout Participation" requirement without help
from the Committee.
Read over pages 28-29 in this issue, and then
plan your fall outdoor program. Probably you'll
need Committee help on parent participation for
planning or transportation, so plan for it now. One
of the Committeemen may undertake the job of
heading up this overhead planning, handling the
details that take your time away from the all-
important program and training essentials.
There certainly are many details involved in
getting started right. Perhaps the best plan is to
think the whole thing over first and then chart
out the plan of attack. Decide what needs to be
done first, second and third in your particular
situation. Then start out systematically to get the
job done. But don't put off the program planning.
For that important detail is your map to a success-
ful Troop year. It is your guarantee of success.
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