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CUD SCOUTING (from page 55)
doesn't want to be called a Cub. He
wants to be called a Cub Scout!
A Cub Scout joins for the fun of it.
You and I, as volunteers, do also. But
while he is having fun, he is learning
every element of the Scout Oath and
Law through themes and activities that
are carefully planned to subtly teach
him good citizenship, sportsmanship,
religious awareness, good health and
communication with his family.
He learns what makes our economy
tick. He learns what a wonderful world
of nature is out there. He learns he can
excel at something. He learns he is im-
portant, not only to himself, but to his
parents and also his peers.
Some say Cub Scouting "burns a boy
out" for Scouting. Under the proper
leadership, following the prescribed
program, this will not happen. If Cub
Scouting is burning boys out in your
council, they are not getting the right
leadership or the right service from
your council, volunteers and profes-
sionals. How many of your packs are
not being served by a knowledgeable
Cub Scouting Commissioner? (I mean
Cub Scouting oriented — not just a
Scouting-oriented Commissioner.) If
you don't know, I dare you to find out.
Is Cub Scouting an important part of
your council meeting agenda?
Every hour of our volunteer or pro-
fessional's time will enlist more boys in
Cub Scouting than any of the other
programs. If you want more boys in
Scouting, then you must start to enlist
them as Cub Scouts, where the quality
program you're after will eventually
make them better Scouts, who will ad-
vance further and stay in longer.
If it's finance you're interested in,
then deliver a good-quality Cub Scout-
ing program and money-raising will be
easier!
Let's not let Cub Scouting remain
our largest but least understood pro-
gram. Cub Scouting will not only make
a boy a better Scout, it will make him a
better man; his father and mother bet-
ter parents; make this a better coun-
try; and you a better Scouter. Full
knowledge of Cub Scouting "rounds"
out a Scouter and a council executive
board member.
Cub Scouting is as much a part of
Scouting's future as "Baseball, Hot
Dogs, Apple Pie and Chevrolet!"
How is it in your council? Are you a
well rounded board member? Our en-
tire movement's future — and possibly
our country's future — depend on your
saying "Yes!" ■
BIRD LORE (from page 26)
Is the tail long or short? Is it narrow
or wide? Is it rounded, notched, ta-
pered, square or wedge shaped at the
end? Are the wings rounded or point-
ed? Are the legs long or short, thick or
thin? The answers to these questions
will provide important aids for iden-
tifying them.
Color and markings of birds should
be observed carefully, especially in
areas of the body where there are like-
ly to be the greatest variations such as
the head, throat, belly, wings and tail,
as well as markings on feathers.
An excellent way to identify birds in
the field is to look for distinctive phys-
ical characteristics. Most birds have
certain physical differences that have
evolved over the years to help them
live in their own individual ways and to
survive. For identification, birds that
share several common characteristics
are placed within groups. Knowledge
of these characteristics and groups can
be helpful to you. Here are some ex-
amples:
Many smaller birds have proportion-
ately large, strong, cone-shaped bills.
These enable the birds to crack open
the hard, outer coverings of seeds and
eat the meats that are inside. Common
examples of these seed eaters are spar-
rows, juncos and finches. Several
larger birds have sharp, down-curved
and hooked bills and strong legs and
feet that end in long, curved, sharp
claws or talons. These are birds of prey
that use their strong talons to catch
live food such as rodents, and their
beaks to tear off the flesh for food. Ex-
amples of these predators are eagles,
hawks, falcons and owls.
Long, spearlike bills, long necks and
tall, thin legs are distinguishing fea-
tures of the wading birds such as
herons, egrets, bitterns and storks.
Characteristics like these allow the
birds to stand and wade in shallow wa-
ters and catch fish and other aquatic
animal life for food.
Webbed feet on short legs enable
waterfowl such as ducks, geese and
swans to swim exceedingly well. Also,
in most cases, the bills of these birds
are quite flat and wide.
Long, pointed wings and superb
flight along the seashore and other
bodies of water are typical of gulls and
terns. Gulls average somewhat larger
in size than terns, have slightly hooked
bills and squarish or rounded tails.
Tern bills are straight and their tails
are usually forked. Gulls often swim on
the surface of the water. Terns often
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