Scouting, Volume 52, Number 2, February 1964 Page: 5
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us? Many Scouts simply refuse to wear
uniforms that are faded and too short.
They might buy a new uniform if they
could dye and sell their first one. Please
don't tell us to have the uniforms dry-
cleaned or to turn the uniform inside out
and wash in lukewarm water. The latter
only slows down the fading and the for-
mer is too expensive. Think how many
more boys would become Scouts if they
could get a good-looking uniform for a
secondhand price.
Charles Bryan
Jefferson City, Mo.
(All boys' uniforms are made of cotton
and are vat-dyed with the fastest colors
we can secure. Few clothes a boy ever
wears are worn for as long and washed
as many times, and the result has to be
that uniforms do fade and also become
too short—or the boy becomes too long.
We have had discussions with dye manu-
facturers hoping that they would find a
commercial dye in khaki and blue
shades, but none of them have done so.
The packaged dyes available noiv on the
market have no resemblance to "new"
material—even the dye manufacturers
agree on that. We are working on meth-
ods of dye retention. The last year, we
have been applying a "little or no iron-
ing" finish to shirts and trousers that is
helping to a degree. We are experiment-
ing with mixtures of cotton and synthetic
materials to see if dye retention in these
goods will be improved. It should be no
stigma to wear a worn uniform that is
neat and clean. Some leaders overcome
it by referring to these as "experienced"
uniforms. Some have considerable suc-
cess with a uniform exchange.—Editor)
Kids
How often do you hear "Are the kids
in my troop ever great" or "The kids
want this" or "Let's have the kids do
this." The dictionary defines a kid as "a
young goat or a young antelope." It also
says "a young person or a child." Would
you like to be on the level of a goat? At
times a boy might bounce or ram around
like one, but he is still a boy. We criti-
cize them for not growing up or being a
little delinquent, and then what do we
do but call them kids. Can't we upgrade
our word usage and have the youth look
up to us instead of frown at us? Try
making yourself conscious of how often
you use the term "kids." As leaders in
the largest and most successful youth
movement, let us be leaders in a new
movement to call them children, boys,
girls, or our young future leaders.
Ronald E. Siewert
poughkeepsie, N. Y.
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