Scouting, Volume 65, Number 3, May-June 1977 Page: 40
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JUNE
ROPE WORK
FIRST WEEK
SECOND WEEK
THIRD WEEK
PREOPENING Meet outdoors, if possible. Leader-
ship corps or JASMs instruct new
Scouts in basic camp and pioneer-
ing knots—bowline, taut-line hitch,
two half-hitches, clove hitch, timber
hitch, square knot (Scout Hand-
book). Others play Knot Run
(page 42).
Meet outdoors, if possible. Leader-
ship corps or JASMs instruct new
Scouts in tent pitching. Others
coach new Scouts.
Meet outdoors, if possible. Leader-
ship corps or JASMs quiz Scouts
on personal equipment for camp
(page 218, Scout Handbook).
OPENING
Form troop in closed columns of
patrols by silent signals (page 62,
Scoutmaster's Handbook). Honor
patrol presents colors and leads
Pledge of Allegiance. Scout prog-
ress review for Star, Life,
Eagle.
Senior patrol leader asks troop to
give third point of Scout Law—"A
Scout is helpful." He then asks for
recent instances of helpfulness
Scouts have observed. (He should
be prepared with examples of
his own.)
Senior patrol leader conducts uni-
form inspection. Scoutmaster fol-
lows with brief comments about
the troop's uniforming.
SKILLS Senior patrol leader tells plans for
DEVELOPMENT Rope Rally. Leadership corps or
JASMs lead practice in whipping
rope (Scout Handbook) and in
making shear, square and diagonal
lashings (pages 101-3, Fieldbook,
and pages 33-7, Pioneering merit
badge pamphlet).
Leadership corps or JASMs in-
struct in splicing rope (pages 98-9,
Fieldbook or pages 21-3, Pioneer-
ing merit badge pamphlet),
OR
Demonstrate and have Scouts use
rope-making machine (page 89,
Patrol and Troop Activities).
Leadership corps or JASMs in-
struct in making dovetail notch
(pages 80-1, Fieldbook or pages
38-9; Pioneering merit badge
pamphlet). Have each patrol
assemble a tripod (page 102,
Fieldbook).
GAME/CONTEST/
SONG
Play Overtake (page 144, Patrol
and Troop Activities).
Play Space-Age Pioneering Chal-
lenge No. 4 (page 124, Patrol and
Troop Activities).
Play Song Stumper (page 306,
Scoutmaster's Handbook).
PATROL
MEETINGS
Find out which members have not
earned Camping skill award and
begin working with them. Prepare
for interpatrol activity. •
Continue working with members on
Camping skill award. Plan patrol
menus for Rope Rally. Prepare for
interpatrol activity.
Test members on some Camping
skill award requirements. Assign
members to get food for patrol's
meals at Rope Rally. Prepare for
interpatrol activity.
INTERPATROL Play Knot-Tying Relay (page 300,
ACTIVITY Scoutmaster's Handbook).
Play Operation Kwai (page 97,
Patrol and Troop Activities).
Play Indian Travois Race
(page 41).
CLOSING
(Announcements,
recognition,
Scoutmaster's
Minute,
ceremony)
Recognize Scouts who have
earned skill awards and merit
badges. Announce progress
awards approved at review meet-
ing. SM Minute—"The Good Turn"
(page 326, Scoutmaster's Hand-
book). Form troop in closed
columns of patrols by silent sig-
nals. Each Scout, in turn, gives pa-
trol leader the Scout handclasp,
salutes U.S. flag and leaves.
Recognize Scouts who have
earned skill awards and merit
badges. SM Minute—"The Real
Test" (page 129, Scout Leaders in
Action). Sing "Scout Vesper"
(Scout Songbook).
Tell final plans for Rope Rally.
Recognize Scouts who have
earned skill awards and merit
badges. SM Minute—
"Strengthening Our Troop"
(page 41). Form troop in circle
by silent signals. Senior patrol
leader leads Scout benediction:
"And now may the great Master of
all Scouts be with us till we meet
again."
AFTER
THE MEETING
Service patrol stores equipment, cleans area. Troop leaders' council
meets briefly to check details for next week.
FOR MORE PROGRAM AIDS, READ BOYS' LIFE AND ATTEND DISTRICT ROUNDTABLE.
FOURTH WEEK: ROPE RALLY
The Rope Rally is designed to give
Scouts practice in ropework and pio-
neering in preparation for camp.
It may be an afternoon activity or a
weekend camp-out. The camp-out is
preferable, particularly if you have a
number of young Scouts who have not
done much camping.
Include patrol contests in rope work,
and have patrols make several pieces
of camp furniture or other pioneering
projects. Climax the rally with a camp-
fire program.
Troop leaders' council meets this
week to plan details for next month.
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