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9. Leaders' Council session to follow through on
plans for next event.
EXPLORER UNITS
First Event
Trim or expand the First Event program outlined
above for Troop Crews to suit your situation.
In Step 4, save time by recessing into crew meet-
ings. There each Crew hashes over the fellows'
ideas on where to go and why on the 1951 high
adventure, and decides on which ones to recom-
mend to the Unit. Then after the Unit has nar-
rowed the number of choices, each Crew accepts
one or two of the remaining choices to investigate.
Second Event
To allow time for collection of expedition infor-
mation to report at the third event, make the sec-
ond event a "special." If you don't go for one of
those suggested for Troop Crews, try:
1. Winter landscape photography hike — with a
show of best prints at next meeting.
2. Theater party.
3. Vocational trip.
4. Historical exploration.
Third Event
Adapt to meet your needs the Third Event pro-
gram outlined above for Troop Crews.
In Step 7 the Unit works out Emergency Service
training and mobilization different than Troop
Crews do; the Unit does not integrate Explorer
plans into Troop plans. The Senior Crew Leader
may appoint a committee of two to confer with
Local Council and community officials on Civil
Defense cooperation.
Fourth Event
1. Exhibit of Emergency Service materials.
2. Opening.
3. Report of Civil Defense committee.
4. Decide what the Unit will do on Emergency
Service in Civil Defense.
5. Set up Unit mobilization plan. Agree on a sur-
prise practice mobilization to be called by the Ad-
visor sometime during January.
6. Take an Emergency Service inventory of In-
dividual skills and individual and Unit equipment
as a basis for immediate training and equipping.
7. Refreshments and bull session.
8. Leaders' Council session on next event plans.
WINTER QUARTER PLANNING
A Beginning this year, quarterly planning, as
discussed in these columns and other Explorer
literature, has been shifted ahead one month. For
instance, in the fall quarter we formerly included
October, November, and December. Now we in-
clude September, October, and November. Making
it jibe with the school year rather than the calen-
dar year is more practical.
November, then, is the month to sketch in the
picture of your programs for the winter quarter —
December, January, and February. Start quarterly
planning early this month so those in charge of
the December events will have time to prepare.
The tested and recommended process of building
a three-month schedule is explained in the fol-
lowing:
Explorer Manual, Chapter 15.
Hints On Explorer Leadership, Chapter 6.
Handbook For Skippers, Chapter V.
Explorer Leaders' Program Notebook, page 2.
Quarterly Themes
Monthly themes for the winter quarter are:
December — EXPEDITION FOR NEXT YEAR,
discussed on page 22 and above.
January — HOBBY COLLEGE, vocational ex-
ploration, will be covered in December Scouting
and Explorer Roundtable Ideas.
February — SCOUT WEEK PARTICIPATION,
will be covered in January Scouting and Explorer
Roundtable Ideas.
Specific suggestions for each month of the winter
quarter may be found in the Explorer Leaders'
Program Notebook on pages 45, 53, and 61.
The establishment of the Civil Defense Adminis-
tration and the quick cooperation of the Boy Scouts
of America in September, has led to emphasis on
Emergency Service earlier than March as originally
scheduled. Work this activity into your winter pro-
grams as soon as possible.
Popular Manners
Winter and holidays are party times, occasions
when some of your Explorers wish they knew more
about courtesy and manners. Your Ticket To Popu-
larity — Good Manners is a ready answer. In teen-
age language, illustrated with cartoons, this 48-
page social guide explains how to act in everyday
situations. Every Explorer ought to have a copy.
It's reasonably priced, 10c, Cat. No. 3020, jointly
published by the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts.
Swing Your Partners
With square dancing gaining popularity among
teen-agers year by year, The American Square
Dance by Margot Mayo, Sentinel Books Publishers,
New York, is a valuable book to have on hand.
Besides telling how to organize a square dance
evening, it gives the calls, music, and illustrated
descriptions of figures for folk and country dances.
It also lists recordings with and without the calls.
The price is 60c for paper binding or $1.25 for cloth.
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