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HUNGRY BOYS
There were thousands of hungry boys at the Jamboree, and nothing
could be done about it. Just a minute, my Quartermaster friends —
it wasn't more food they wanted. It was books! This unexpected
hunger came to light in the Exhibit tent, where, among other boy-
interesting exhibits, there was a display of Scout books — Merit
Badge booklets and manuals on different phases of Scouting. Boys
crowded around that display in a solid pack, all day long, every day,
and nine out of ten of them had one question: "Where can I get
these books?"
To the answer, "You can get those in your own town, at your Scout
distributor's or the book store, or in your Council office" they came
back, a little puzzled; "Our stores don't carry these, and the Council
office is in , sixty miles from our town. This is the first time
I ever saw those Merit Badge books. Boy, they're wonderful!"
After you try to answer that question a few hundred times, you
feel the urge to do something about the problem. Because you hate
to see boys going hungry. There are some simple answers to the
problem, successfully used in many places, but apparently not where
these boys came from.
For example, it isn't hard to get the local public library to put in a
special shelf of Scout books, including the Merit Badge series. This is a
good project for your District Advancement Committee to take on,
because the availability of Merit Badge pamphlets and research books
has a lot to do with advancement. If the libarry is working on too
small a budget, that shelf can be "endowed" by some public spirited
citizen.
There is another solution that gets even closer to the boy — a Unit
library. This, too, is common practice — but thousands of Jamboree
Scouts said their Troops didn't have one. There is no better way to
use Troop funds than to have available books which are packed with
ideas. Such a library can be self-supporting by using the rental plan.
I have known Troops that charge five cents a rental for Merit Badge
pamphlets and the boy who "rented" the pamphlet the fifth time was
allowed to keep it, and the twenty-five cents was used to buy a new
copy for the Troop library. That kept the Troop supplied, and added
to the Scouts' libraries, too.
The Troop Librarian badge should be proudly worn by a capable
Junior leader, because it's a very important position. The Unit library
can be a source of enrichment for the Unit program and for the
Scouting experience of every boy. There is really no reason for boys
to "go hungry" in Scouting.
Managing Editor
SCOUTING is published monthly except August and bi-monthly June-July, and copyrighted 1950,
by the Boy Scouts of America, 2 Park Ave., New York 16, N. Y. Reentered as Second Class Matter,
June 13, 1946, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879.
SCOUTING is edited in the Division of Program by the Editorial Service. Director of the Division of
Program, E. Urner Goodman. Director of Publications, Editor, Lome W. Barclay. Managing Editor,
Lex R. Lucas. Asst. Managing Editor, Tom MacPherson. Art Director, Donald Ross. Production Director,
Geo. W. Goddard Jr. Associate Editors: Gerald Speedy, Cub Scouting; Ted Pettit, Boy Scouting;
Ted Holstein, Exploring.
NATIONAL OFFICERS—BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Honorary President, Harry S. Truman. Honorary Vice-Presidents, Herbert Hoover, Walter W. Head.
President, Amory Houghton. Vice-Presidents, Frank G. Hoover, Francis W. Hatch, John M. Schiff,
Kenneth K. Bechtel, Cherry L. Emerson, treasurer, Harry M. Addinsell. International Scout Commis-
sioner, Thomas J. Watson. National Scout Commissioner, George J. Fisher. Chief Scout, Elbert K.
Fretwell. Chief Scout Executive, Arthur A. Schuck. Deputy Chief Scout Executive, Pliny H. Powers.
EDITORIAL BOARD
William H. Pouch, Chmn., Albert E. Lownes, Wheeler McMillen, E. W. Palmer, Harrison M. Sayre.
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OCTOBER, 1950, VOL. 38, No. 8
CONTENTS
FOR ALL SCOUT LEADERS
Within My Power 2
Serious Times 3
The Community Chest
and Scouting 5
Should I Stick My
Neck Out? 6
Just A Minute 32
<#> FOR CUB SCOUT LEADERS
1950-51 7
Radio Stuff — Theme for
November 8
Den Radio Stuff 10
Pack Radio Stuff 11
Tricks and Stunts 12
Games 13
Divide and Conquer 14
FOR BOY SCOUT LEADERS
Troop Meeting Featurettes 15
Need Some New Leaders? 16
Build Up Your Patrols 18
Planning for November 19
Map Reading Made Easy 20
Scoutcraft Game File 29
0 FOR EXPLORER LEADERS
Border Incident 22
Building Small Boats 24
Crew and Unit Programs
for November 26
Explorer Book Shelf 27
Explorer Nuggets 28
THE COVER PICTURE:
Two United Nations Scouts, two
Canadians and two members of our
own BSA get together at the Jam-
boree. (Photo by Philadelphia Inquirer)
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