Scouting, Volume 39, Number 2, February 1951 Page: 14
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GETTING
ACQUAINTED
WITH THE
<4^ The leader in charge of this activity arrives
^ at the Pack meeting early and places around
the room in not too conspicuous places, numbered
pictures or objects to represent many different
countries. Some of these are hidden in and around
the Den exhibits.
As soon as six or more people arrive, start the
game. Give each family a score card with as many
numbers on it as objects have been hidden in the
room. In explaining the game, emphasize the fact
that the name of the country must be written on
the card opposite the corresponding number which
appears on the object. For example, if the players
find a Statue of Liberty with a certain number
pasted on it, they should write the United States
opposite that number on the card. The family hav-
ing the greatest number of correct countries, wins.
The number of stations depends upon the avail-
ability of representative materials of the different
countries, which may be art objects, miniatures, pic-
tures, or drawings. The following list of sugges-
tions will get you started:
1. Statue of Liberty-United States
2. Miniature Windmill
or Wooden Shoe Holland
3. A Bowl of Rice or
Wooden Chopsticks China
4. Real Silk
or Silkworm Japan
5. Bull-Fighters....Spain or Mexico
6. Eiffel Tower France
7. Grass Skirt Hawaii
(A Cub Scout might even dance
as well as pose.)
8. Dish of Spaghetti Italy
9. Cricket Bat or
Drawing of One England
10. Viking Norway
11. Miniature Elephant
or Taj Mahal India
12. Piece of Manila
Rope Philippines
13. Sphinx or the
Pyramid Egypt
14. Wooden Matches Sweden
15. The Alps Switzerland
LET'S THINK "WORLD-WIDE
<4^ There are people in America today — your
^ neighbors — your own grandparents — who
came from practically every country in the world to
make their home here. Through the exploration of
each Den country will come a better understanding
and appreciation of the many nationality groups,
and the contributions they have made in the de-
velopment and culture of our own country.
Many of these foreign countries can use help in
their effort to serve their boys, particularly in the
development and translation of literature, and in
training top executive leaders to help in Cub Scout-
ing.
We are urging every Den in America to send a
gift of money to the Cub Scout project, World
Friendship Fund, 2 Park Ave., New York 16, N. Y.
Encourage boys to earn the money themselves or
have some project such as a paper collection. Every
cent will go to this project. The time and need
and the amount will determine where it can help
most. Remember too, that none of this fund is used
for administration expense of the project. What
if the 750,000 Cub Scouts in America each gave a
penny? This is one way we can really reach across
borders and put tools in the hands of leaders of
boys. The personal satisfaction you and your boys
will have when you learn of the final result will
be most gratifying.
You may recall the "Life in the Philippines"
Project when the contributions paid the expenses
of bringing to America and training a Philippine
Scouter who returned to become the Director of
Cub Scouting in the Philippines.
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SCOUTING
CUB SCOUT SECTION
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