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LETTERS
Excellent Choice. You made an excel-
lent choice in selecting your front cov-
er for your November-December 1973
issue of Scouting. The Scout depicted
was quartermaster of Jamboree Troop
229 of Cambridge Council, Cam-
bridge, Mass. I had the pleasure of
serving as his Jamboree Scoutmaster
and would appreciate your informing
your readers who he is so he does not
remain anonymous.
He is Craig Yearwood, a 14-year-old
First Class Scout serving as senior pa-
trol leader of Troop 2 in Cambridge.
He is the brother of an Eagle Scout,
his mother serves on the troop com-
mittee and his father is chairman of
Troop 2. Craig has always demon-
strated the qualities of leadership, citi-
zenship and service of Scouting.
Kenneth J. Simmons
Arlington, Mass.
Community Strip. Starting as a Scout
in 1935 and continuing through 28 re-
warding years as Scoutmaster, I have
seen many changes in the Scout pro-
gram and in uniforms. Most have been
for the betterment of Scouting. How-
ever, the latest change from commu-
nity strips to council strips or patches
is one change I feel will definitely have
an adverse effect upon our program.
I have no objections to a council
patch in addition to our community
strip. Deleting the community strip will
remove a great deal of the individuality
of the troop. Through the years I have
been to jamborees, Philmont, campo-
rees and summer camps. I don't be-
lieve I have ever asked a Scout leader
or Scout where he is from and had him
tell me such-and-such council. It's
always Pickens, S.C., or some town
and state, not his local council. Few
Scouts or leaders outside a particular
council can tell you what state other
councils are in.
In the past few weeks I've talked
with many former Scouts, leaders and
parents. Without exception, not one
favored doing away with our commu-
nity strip. We Scoutmasters are the
ones who put the Scout program
across and must maintain a certain
esprit de corps in our troops. Remov-
ing the community strip will take away
part of the Scoutmaster's ability to
keep this important troop ingredient.
I'm sure that there are many prob-
lems in maintaining a supply of com-
munity strips and I am aware of some
of the reasons for doing away with the
strip. However, I also believe that there
are more valid reasons for maintaining
the community strip. I think most
Scoutmasters throughout the United
States feel the same. I suggest that
this would be a most worthwhile sub-
ject to be discussed in Scouting maga-
zine. Let the Scoutmasters speak up on
this one.
John V. Gantt, Scoutmaster
Pickens, S.C.
OK, Scoutmasters, here's your chance.
How do you feel about this subject and
why? How has either strip or patch
worked out in your troop? Do the
Scouts feel different about it than your
adults? Send your comments to: Sec-
retary, National Insignia and Uniform
Committee, SUM 0228, Boy Scouts of
America, North Brunswick, N.J. 08902.
Whole Forest Picture. I read with in-
terest each edition of Scouting. It is
very interesting, informative and help-
ful. I read with particular attention
"Land Between the Lakes," Budd
Davisson's story in your January-
February issue. I have known this area
as "Land Between the Rivers."
Mr. Davisson writes an excellent
story on the recreational opportunities
the area affords. However, he says the
sole purpose of the area is recreation.
This is not so. The area is a National
Recreational Area and, as such, is
subject to multiple use, including the
harvesting of the timber under good
forest management practices.
The next time any trips are planned
into the area they should include a
contact with the area forester, and he
will be glad to show them the timber-
ing operations. About five million
board feet per year are being har-
vested to supply the wood needs of the
country for furniture, pallets, lami-
nated trailer floors, barrel staves, pulp-
wood, firewood, posts, pilings and all
of the myriad other items that people
get from well-managed hardwood for-
est land. All of these operations are
compatible with the other multiple use
aspects of the area.
As a professional forester and merit
badge counselor, I hope more and
more Scouts and Explorers will go into
the "Land Between the Lakes." In the
process, I hope they get the whole pic-
ture of what our forests have to offer.
H. D. Bennett
Cincinnati, Ohio ■
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