Scouting, Volume 68, Number 1, January-February 1980 Page: 12
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Good knot!
During a troop progress review recently in
our town in southeast Alabama, we were
questioning a lad about his knowledge of
the precepts, skills, and beliefs of the BSA.
It is customary in our troop also to require
each boy to demonstrate his knot tying
ability as part of his readiness for the next
Scout progress award.
It was my turn to question the boy and
the interview had progressed to the knot
demonstration. "What is your favorite
knot, son?" I asked, trying to put him at
ease.
His little brow wrinkled in deep
thought. "I think Tuesday, sir," he replied.
Fortunately for me. your basic Yankee,
I realized he had mistaken "knot" for the
Southern pronunciation of "night." We
moved on to the timber hitch without
other comment.
Charles W. Abbey
Troop 50
Fort Rucker, Ala.
Adventures in Scouting
In May the Sunrise District (Suffolk
County Council, N.Y.) held its annual
expo. This year's theme was "An Adven-
ture in Scouting." Troop 272, CYO of St.
Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Lake
Ronkonkoma, participated. We made
plans for a booth and float. The float paid
tribute to the late Norman Rockwell and
his illustration, "The Scoutmaster."
The booth plans were the real winner.
The boys shot a photograph (35mm color
slide) of the cover of The Official Boy
Scout Handbook. Next, we painted white
four eight-foot-by-10-foot cardboard pan-
els. Then we projected the slide onto the
panels. Boys traced the outline and then
painted the picture.
We also copied drawings of merit
badges for the inside of the "book." At the
Astronomy "page" boys gave away birth
sign constellations. At Metalwork we dis-
tributed "Expo 79"-stamped metal discs.
There was an electrical game at the Elec-
tricity merit badge display. Observers got a
pinhole camera at the Photography ex-
hibit. At Camping they picked up direc-
tions for loading a backpack.
We're already making plans for next
spring's "Expo '80."
Mrs. Rochelle Shebroe
Lake Ronkonkoma, N. Y.
They're naturally hungry, too.
Several years ago I was serving as an adult
leader at a Boy Scout camp for one week.
Following breakfast each morning, the
camp staff held an outdoor leaders meet-
ing. On this particular morning the staff
was demonstrating how to make up a
hiker's snack.
We mixed amounts of sweetened
breakfast cereal, raisins, candy-coated
chocolates, and salted peanuts. We put the
snack into small plastic bags. A group of
Scouts walked by and noticed what we
were doing. One of them asked if we were
going to serve refreshments. One of the
camp staff said, "No, these are for the
leaders."
The Scout then replied, "Don't you
know that all Boy Scouts are natural born
leaders?"
Kenneth McDonald
Troop 28
Topeka, Kan.
A Good Turn for Aunt Martha
Troop 84 in the Mississippi capital city
entered and won a fifth place in last year's
Colgate-Palmolive Company contest,
"Help Young America—Help Senior
America." Aunt Martha Dukes of nearby
White Oak is a 78-year-old spinster who
provided the reason for the Scouts' award.
Aunt Martha lives alone and because of
infirmities has trouble getting around and
maintaining her 80-year-old home. Troop
84 hastened to her aid. Not only did they
help make needed repairs but they often
camped out nearby, made breakfast for
the lady, cut her grass, performed conser-
vation projects on her land, and invited
her to their campfires so she could enjoy
the entertainment.
What the troop did for a prize last year
the members still do this year simply
because of their love for Aunt Martha.
They returned in August for a
housewashing, a Dutch oven birthday
cake bake for her. and a party at which
they sang the grand old lady's favorite
Scout and religious songs.
Joe Kitchens
Scoutmaster, Troop 84
Jackson, Miss.
A dollar saved
An excellent way to raise money is to save
it. Traditionally our troop has furnished
bakery cake and punch for Eagle courts of
honor and given a bouquet of roses to the
new Eagle's mother. This can be rather
expensive when several Scouts become
Eagles. At the suggestion of a mother, we
began making and decorating the cakes
ourselves, with the troop paying only for
the ingredients. The results have been
excellent. The cake is always decorated in
red, white, and blue with a large, white
candy eagle on top. "Eagle" is printed
above the bird and "Scout" below it.
Besides saving money, the home baking
has also gotten more parents involved. At
our last Eagle court, the new Eagle's
mother asked that we buy only one rose
instead of a bouquet. This again was a
money-saver, and it did not detract from
the beauty of the ceremony.
Scout Mother Opal Star
Las Vegas, Nev.
No give, no take
A successful Scouting program uses the
efforts of many volunteer men and
women. Each makes an investment in time
and effort—"a deposit," in effect—in the
life of a boy. Some help by becoming
Scoutmasters, Cubmasters, den leaders,
Explorer Advisors, and committee
members. Many help by signing up for
sustaining membership enrollment (SME)
thereby financially helping to furnish
supplies, professional guidance, training,
camping facilities.
When you are asked to help the BSA, or
are asked to support the Scouting program
of your church, school, or service club,
remember the words often found posted
near the beverage displays of your food
store: "No deposit, no return."
H. Burton Eilers
LaJolla, Calif.
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send it to: Scouting magazine, P.O. Box
61030, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Tex.
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Scouting January/February 1980
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