Scouting, Volume 78, Number 5, October 1990 Page: 10
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Q
Pk^/eventh World Jamboree reunion
Those who participated in the 1951 Seventh
World Jamboree in Bad Ischl, Austria, are
invited to a reunion. This event will be held in
the same Austrian town on August 2-4, 1991.
All are urged to bring memorabilia of that
jamboree. A formal banquet, Lehar operetta,
dedication of a monument, skits, dances, and var-
ied other entertainment are slated.
Those interested should contact me by letter or
phone (708) 654-2741.
Dr. Lowell W Culver
Governors State University
University Park, III. 60466
Ride in pickups O.K.?
May our Cub Scouts ride in the back of a pickup
truck being used in a parade if flanked by adult
leaders? The parade route is only three miles
long.
Question No. 2: What are the rules about
changing chartered organizations?
Anne Padgett
Den leader
Hubert, N.C.
A new rule has just been disseminated: BSA
members may ride in the back of trucks or on
trailers (floats) provided:
1. Transportation to and from the parade or
hayride is not allowed on the truck or trailer.
2. Those persons riding, whether seated or
standing, must be able to hold onto something
stationery.
3. Legs should not hang over the side.
4. Flashing lights must illuminate vehicles
used for hayrides after dark or followed by a
vehicle with flashing lights.
Scouters will, of course, obey local laws if
there are such governing passengers in trucks or
trailers.
It is possible to change chartered organiza-
tions provided the present organization states its
agreement in writing to the local council. That
office can handle such a request.
Practicing what we preach
I noted that at Philmont Scout Ranch the main
dining hall used paper plates and plastic forks. I
wonder how many Scout camps do the same. We
ought to practice the safeguarding of natural re-
sources, recycling, and conservation that we
preach. Our boys will only learn from what we do
in this regard.
Daniel Baumgartner
Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 520
Cedar Hill, Tex.
It is very difficult to recycle paper eating uten-
sils. Recycling plastic foam is just now becoming
feasible. Facilities that recycle that material
aren 't in every location. And saving eating gear
with food particles could attract vermin.
Philmont this past summer used eating uten-
sils that could be washed. The reason was that
the nearest approved landfill was at capacity and
closed. The next one was 60 miles away. But
washing such utensils uses valuable water and
introduces detergent into the waste water. It re-
quires energy to heat the wash water. So it isn't
always so simple to save or recycle.
But we agree with you that we must all do what
we can to recycle and conserve.
Cub Scout leader training awards
Some of us earned Cub Scout leader training
awards under the old system. May we earn the
new awards? And may we also wear the old Den
Leader Coach Training Award square knot at the
same time we wear the new Cub Scouter Award
square knot since they are the same?
Don Gubler
Bountiful, Utah
You may earn and wear the new awards along
with the old awards. If you like, display both
square knots in question and if anyone asks why
you wear two, you can explain.
Recycling badge requirements
If a Cub Scout works on a Bear achievement test
but doesn't use all of that achievement, may he
use the rest of the achievement toward an Arrow
Point?
Charles and Rusty De Long
Cubmaster and den leader coach
Solvay, N. Y.
In an achievement with multiple parts, the Cub
Scout may select unused parts to earn elective
credits toward Arrow Points. But he may not
re-use those original parts he completed for the
badge.
No room for Quality
I wear a short-sleeve Scout shirt and have two
Quality Unit patches sewn on my right sleeve.
Where do I put the third, fourth, etc.?
Tim Robishaw
Patrol leader, Troop 5
West Roxbury, Mass.
We would suggest removing the last two and
wearing only the most recent two.
Backstop missing
As a counselor for the Rifle Shooting merit badge,
I find the illustration in the 1990-91 Boy Scout
Program Features [also in Woods Wisdom] page
SHOOTING 4 disturbing. The target the rifle
shooter is aiming at has no backstop. Rules in the
merit badge pamphlet Rifle Shooting demand a
proper backstop.
Dennis Frazier
Sylmar, Calif
You are absolutely correct. The backstop was
omitted inadvertently. ■
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