Scouting, Volume 39, Number 2, February 1951 Page: 19
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"My son Jimmy joined the Boy Scouts last
night. Now, what do I do?"
That's a good question. We'll do our best to an-
swer it. This is the Scoutmaster or the Chairman of
the Troop Committee speaking:
We're always on the alert to recruit the parents
of new Scouts, particularly those who have been
Cubs, to our Troop family. We are well aware that
dads and mothers of Cub Scouts have been busy
working with their sons and having the time of
their lives. We certainly do not want to let all this
enthusiasm, interest, and vital source of manpower
go to waste.
Every Man With a Job
and a Job for Every Man
That's our slogan for our Troop Committee.
Now to get down to brass tacks as to just exactly
what you may do to help our Troop. Our Troop
Committee operates on the basis of the five-man
plan as suggested in the "Troop Committee" book-
let (Cat. No. 3080-A), available from the National
Supply Service of the Boy Scouts of America. This
five-man plan calls for a chairman, secretary,
finance man, outdoorsman, and an advancement
man. We have found by experience that the five
men are more effective than the minimum of three
which is required for a charter. When we had only
a three-man committee, it seemed there was al-
ways one or the other who couldn't come each time
we had a meeting. Two men don't make a meeting
— just conversation.
Our Committee plan is flexible, too, because when
we run into a good man like you, sir, we can either
ask him to help the committeeman who is carrying
responsibilities for the outdoor or advancement
phases of our program, or we can add some of the
following jobs: — Training, Troop equipment,
morale, health and safety, or membership. There
are additional jobs as well which may be filled by
other Troop Committeemen, such as a publicity
man, transportation man, Civil Defense Service,
etc. The more men there are on the Committee, the
more jobs may be assigned. When the number is
limited, combinations or limitation of assignments
are necessary. There are certain Troop Committee
jobs that are indispensable, such as chairman, a
secretary-treasurer, outdoorsman, and advancement
man. A Troop Committee cannot operate effectively
unless these jobs are filled.
The Right Man
Of course, a man should be picked for a job be-
cause of his interest and qualifications, rather than
there being just an arbitrary assignment of a job
to a man because the job seemingly needs to be
filled.
Now that we have given you a general picture of
the jobs that need to be filled, let's get better ac-
quainted with you and your special interests and
abilities. Then by mutual agreement we'll decide
which job you are best suited for and proceed on
that basis.
Don't Forget Mom
No, we're not forgetting Jimmy's Mom, either.
She'll have lots of fun working with the mothers
of our other Scouts in countless projects for the
Troop. Just wait till Jimmy presents her with the
miniature Tenderfoot pin, the same night he gets
his badge. Boy, will she be proud!
Our Troop has an excellent Mothers' Auxiliary.
It meets on the third Friday afternoon of each
month. The ladies have a good time at these meet-
ings and they are always busy doing, or thinking up
things to help the boys, the Patrols, and the Troop
as a whole. During the last couple of months they've
been helping each Patrol to make tents. That's
right, the boys and mothers have cut them out and
sewed them. Now, some of the dads are getting
ready to help with the waterproofing process.
Yes, Scouting is a family project.
BOY SCOUT SECTION
FEBRUARY, 1951
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