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Front Line Stuff (from page 18)
counselors list and seek out counselors
who will come to the troop. Also, Mr.
Scoutmaster, have you considered a tool
that is within your authority—the personal
growth agreement conference? And how
about the progress reviews? They are for
the Scout who is not advancing as well as
for the Scout who is. A boy advances in the
Scout program the same way he acquires a
suntan, by having fun in the right climate.
The job of the adults concerned with
advancement is to provide this climate.
Advancement Chairman R.K.
Cleveland, Ohio
First, be sure you make the Scouts aware
of the easy availability of merit badge
counselors by obtaining and maintaining
an up-to-date list from your district ad-
vancement chairman. These people
should be card-carrying, true experts in
their field. 1 am personally opposed to
troops developing their own counselors list
due to the frequent temptation to accept
someone who really doesn't qualify as an
expert.
Second, use the district certified coun-
selors where appropriate to give orienta-
tion or introductory instruction to the
troop. But be sure the Scouts do the in-
dividual requirements on their own.
Group sessions where requirements are
passed en masse don't usually ensure that
each Scout knows or does what he should.
Doug Whitney
District Commissioner
Fayetteville, N.C.
TOO MUCH TRAVEL?
Last year our Cub Scout pack went on
nine monthly pack trips. As a member of
the pack committee, I felt that this was far
too many trips, considering the high cost
of gasoline and car maintenance. 1 ques-
tioned how anyone could come up with
nine new trips each year that would be of
interest to a whole pack and still not be too
far away. It was also turning our pack into
a junior travel club and overshadowing
our pack and den programs. How can I get
our travel-happy committee to settle down
to a reasonable trip schedule?
Concerned Scouter
River Edge, N.J.
Mail vour solutions to Concerned Scouter's
problem to: Front Line Stuff, Scouting
magazine, P.O. Box 61030, Dallas/Fort
Worth Airport, Tex. 75261. We also solicit
new questions of a provocative nature and
pav $20 for each question used in Front
Line Stuff. ■
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Boys' Life-
A Magazine for
Good Sports
TODAY'S BOY HAS the chance to par-
ticipate in many sports and other activities.
Some of these he'll first experience as part
of Scouting. And his introduction to many
a new sport or activity will likely be
through the pages of his own magazine.
Boys' Life.
The January and February issues of BL
are typical examples. In January there is
an article on cross-country skiing, also
called ski touring. It's a family-oriented
winter sport that can be less expensive, less
frustrating, and more practical than the
downhill, or alpine, version.
Another booming sport is racquetball,
also described in the January issue.
Teen-agers are dominating the game at the
highest levels of competition, according to
author Jim Brosnan in "Teen-age
Revolution in Racquetball."
Bowling is a sport the entire family can
enjoy. In the February BL top pro John
Petraglia gives readers some "Keys to
Better Bowling," to make their first
bowling experience a rewarding one.
Outdoor adventure is a key element in
the Scouting program, and each issue of
Boys' Life reflects this. For example, in
January readers will get a glimpse of all
the BSA high adventure bases. There,
many Scouts each year get an opportunity
for an exciting experience they are sure to
remember for the rest of their lives. In
February, readers join a Scout troop from
Waycross. Ga., on a weekend expedition
into the famous Okefenokee Swamp.
Readers also get to visit the annual
Scout "broomball" tournament in Wau-
sau. Wis. Each February Scout teams
compete on an ice rink, batting a vol-
leyball around with brooms. And readers
will learn about a top pinewood derby,
that of Pack 66 in Glenview, 111.
Monthly program themes for Scouts,
Cub Scouts, and Webelos get solid editor-
ial support in every Boys' Life, one month
in advance. For example, the January BL
has a variety of features to whet readers'
appetites for February's pack and troop
programs.
The February Scout program feature is
"Looking for Trouble," and in the January
BL readers learn how to handle an emer-
gency first aid situation. The regular "Pe-
dro Patrol" feature shows how to use the
neckerchief for first aid. Veteran Scouter
"Green Bar Bill" describes how best to
work toward the First Aid skill award and
merit badge.
Cub Scouts can look forward to Feb-
ruary's "Great Events of Scouting" by
reading specially-prepared cartoon-type
articles "How Cub Scouting Began." and
"How Cub Scouting Grew," in the Jan-
uary BL.
In the February issue, the March pro-
gram features get similar treatment. For
Scouts, it's "Let's Fix It." Articles show
them how to make their own rope and
organize a spring cleanup project. And the
enterprising Pedro Patrol demonstrates
how to run a bicycle safety and mainte-
nance clinic.
Cub Scouts anticipating March's "Gen-
ius Night" will get some ideas from two
articles, "What's a Genius?" and "The
Puzzle."
Besides monthly program-support fea-
tures, each BL has other program-related
short articles, including columns on
camping, fishing, bicycling, nature, and
ecology. And one of its best-read sections
is "Scouts in Action." true-life accounts of
Scout lifesaving exploits.
Boys read the magazine for pure fun,
too. "Think & Grin" has the latest
reader-contributed jokes, and "Hitchin'
Rack" shares reader letters to Pedro, the
quick-witted BL mail burro.
Outstanding fiction is also a BL
trademark. January and February offer a
good example, a two-part time-travel pi-
rate adventure, "The Crime of Martin
Coverly."
Bovs' Life is still a bargain. For members
of your pack or troop, it's just $4.20 per
year, only 35 cents per issue. Order it only
through your local council service center.
As a gift for other boys or girls, send $8.40
for one year, $15 for two years, or $21 for
three years, to Boys' Life, P.O. Box 61030,
Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Tex. 75261. ■
January/February 1981 Scouting
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