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SCOUTING.
total amount of contributions has in-
creased to nearly $65,000.
Over 1,000 different individuals contrib-
uted to the Philadelphia fund, and Phila-
delphia reports that one of the most grati-
fying results of the campaign is that a
great proportion of these people have in-
dicated willingness to be permanently
identified with the movement. Some will
become Scoutmasters, others members of
Troop Committees, and others members of
the local councils or some one of its vari-
ous committees. All, including the mem-
bers of the Local Council and those ac-
tively engaged in the campaign, appreciate
the value of the Scout programe as never
before.
The Campaign in Worcester.
As stated in the November 1 issue of
Scouting, the campaign in Worcester was
conducted on October 19, 20 and 21. The
plan followed was very similar to that de-
scribed for Philadelphia. The amount to
be raised was fixed at $5,200. Three days
were set aside by eighty-five people, in-
cluding twenty women, under the direction
of a special committee of seven members
of ithe Worcester Local Council with the
aid of a representative from the National
Headquarters.
On the evening of the second day it was
discovered that over $6,300 had been sub-
scribed and, therefore, the campaign was
brought to a close. As a result of the
efforts of these eighty-five workers, over
500 different individuals were induced to
subscribe and, as is the case in Philadel-
phia, Worcester reports much increased
interest in Scouting in all directions.
These Plans May Help Others.
Our purpose in giving the details of
these three financial successes is merely to
point out ways and means to responsible
authorities in other Scout centers who may
be able to do likewise.
The National Office will be glad to give
additional information and help in every
way feasible any Local Council which may
desire to organize a short-term campaign
for the purpose of securing for Scout
work the support which it deserves.
From the Scout Field
What the Men are Doing, and How
They Do It
A Statement About Begging.
Begging, albeit in a good cause, is one of the
outcomes of the present war which is greatly to
be deplored. I won't go into the ethics of the
thing here in regard to its possible destruction of
manliness and self-reliance in the nation, but I
will touch upon its immediate danger to the Boy-
Scouts. Since the Scouts are employed for every
conceivable kind of work, I have always feared
their being used as beggers, and our policy in
this direction has been very clearly defined-—-
namely, that no Scout should be allowed to collect
subscriptions. It is with the greatest sorrow that
I have to state that certain Scoutmasters, carried
away, possibly, by enthusiasm for the cause which
they happened to take up, thought fair to ignore
this warning, and the result is that we have now
reports from the police of at least eight cases
where boys have fallen victims to the temptation
thus offered to them, and have pilfered or stolen
the moneys put into their hands.
As a matter of discipline we shall have, of
course, to call for the resignation of the officers
responsible, but what will be a far heavier pun-
ishment to them to bear will be the consciousness
that they may, by their short-sightedness and
want of loyaltv have ruined the character and
lives of these boys who were committed to their
care. I venture to appeal to all Commissioners and
Scoutmasters who read this to make it known
among their brother officers in the movement, so
that we may all thereby prevent any further risk
to boys through such want of perception or want
of thought.
I hope that officers will recognize that such
warnings and instructions as we issue from time
to time from Headquarters, are not given from
love of "Red Tape" and "Regulations" (for
which I have no liking myself), but are the out-
come of careful deliberation by capable advisers
for our movement. And also they will, I • hope,
remember that their responsibility for the char-
acter of their boys is a very heavy one, and must
not be lost sight of in the impulse to help some
cause, however good that cause may be.—From the
H eadqttarters Gazette.
A Successful Plan of District Activities.
T HAVE received so many helpful sug-
gestions from Scouting that I thought
that a scheme that we are working in this
section might prove useful in some other
parts of the country.
We have about 250 Scouts in this county
located in eight towns within a radius of
twenty-five miles. We formed a Scout-
masters Association, composed of all the
Scoutmasters, which meets once a month to
exchange ideas and work out plans for dif-
ferent events in which all the Scouts in
the county could participate.
The program now in effect is as fol-
lows :
October, 1914—Relay race, 150 Scouts took part,
carrying message fifty-four miles in six hours and
fifteen minutes.
November, 1914—Stalking game, 199 Scouts par-
ticipating.
January, 1915—Winter meet—Skating, skiing,
snowshoe races, etc. Banner to winning troop.
February, 1915—-Indoor meet and banquet. Con-
tests in signaling, knot tying, first aid work, tilting,
fireman's lift race, etc.
May, 1915—Spring meet—Cup to winning troop.
June, 1915—Scout camp with banner for honor
troop.
This gives something throughout the
season for the Scouts to look forward to
and to keep them working in the different
points of scoutcraft.
Nearly all of the contests are in scout
work with the exception of a few races.
The expenses have been met by small
subscriptions from two or three men in
each town.
This plan has proved to be a strong pro-
moter of troop spirit and has given pub-
licity to the scout movement.—-Herbert W.
Dean, President, Scoutmasters' Association,
Cheshire, Mass.
Suggestions for a First Aid Course.
"T* HE following course in first aid, now
being given by prominent physicians
of Passaic, N. J., to the Scouts of Troop
9, with the other Scouts of the city as
their guests, may prove suggestive to
other scout officials. The enthusiasm with
which the medical men responded to the
call assures us of their interest in the
scout movement. The course has been ar-
ranged as follows:
General Lectures on First Aid.
1. Bones, muscle injuries and their treatment,
and bandaging; November 27.
2. Bleeding, drowning and transportation of in-
jured; December 4.
3. Ventilation, convulsions, stomach and intes-
tines; Decemberf 11.
4. Antiseptics, drugs, poisons and intoxications;
December 18.
5. Skin, kidneys, heart and lungs; December 29.
6. Tuberculosis and.other transmissible diseases;
January 8.
Special Lectures.
1- The care of the eyes.
2. The care of the teeth.
Other lectures are being planned. This
will keep the Scouts busy for the winter
months and also put before them a prac-
tical demonstration so that when an emer-
gency presents itself the boy will not have
to stop and think what the manual or
other help says. He will see it in his
mind's eye. It ought to be added that
the boys are asked to bring note books
and pencils.
This may prove an interesting course to
other troops. Scoutmasters ought to ap-
proach only recognized leading physicians
as the doctors do not like to take part
unless all the men are well qualified.—Rev.
William Dodge, First Congregational
Church, Passaic, N. J.
From a Scout Master in the Philippines.
The following letter from Lieutenant
Sherman Kiser, U. S. A., who is starting
a troop of Boy Scouts among the Moros
in the far-off Philippines, is a good ex-
ample of how deeply the idea of the Scout
movement impresses the young man who is
keen enough to recognize its possibilities:
"I am very sure that everything is going through
all right with the Boy Scouts. People who only
laughed at the idea at first are waking up and
saying, 'Riser, that's a good stunt, can I help you
any?' and you may be sure I let everybody help.
After I came home from examinations in infantry
drill regulations I read the Scoutmasters' Manual.
I think that's the grandest movement I ever heard
of. It is so purely scientific; and as I read the
quotations from good old authors and scientists
concerning the different periods of a boy's life, I
recognized some of my favorites. You know I
told you I had studied psychologies by Thorndike
and G. Le Bon, and Spencer's sociology, and
was very fond of them. I had studied thoroughly
the periods of a boy's life from twelve to
eighteen, and 'the origin of instincts, and I be-
lieve it to be the most interesting work in the
world. I found myself filled with a new vigor
after reading the little book for just an hour.
\V hen I said I thought I could handle the job
I had not thought of the scientific side, but now
that I see the Boy Scouts in the true light I
•think it is the grandest_ work in the world. I can
see a thousand new things to do already for the
boys, and it will be the greatest joy of my life if
I can help them even just a little bit."
A great many scout officials will be in-
terested in the following notice which ap-
peared recently in the Headquarters Ga-
zette of the Boy Scout Association of Eng-
land :
Where Scout Training Showed.
J T was recently my luck to be asked to
referee two football games played by
the team from my scout troop. The first
game was with another local troop, and
we beat them decisively. During the en-
tire game, when all was going badly for
them, not one of the boys complained.
They stood up and took their beating like
men. Why? Because they were Scouts
and had had that training.
The following Saturday we played an-
other team. None of the members were
Scouts. Anyone could have guessed that
a block away by the flow of profanity. I
refereed again and every time I penalized
that team I came very near having a fight
on my hands. So there's the difference.
The Scouts had been trained to a high
standard of sportsmanship. To me that
was a very vivid illustration of what Scout
training does for a boy. The other fel-
lows came from good" homes, but they
lacked that polish that every true Scout
possesses.—C. F. Honness, Newark, N. J.
Want* Films of Scout Pictures
The publicity committee of the Local
Council of the .Boy Scouts of America in
Denver, Colo., is preparing a stereopticon
lecture to be used in furthering the Scout
work in that city. About twenty more
negatives showing various Scout activities
are needed. The chairman of the commit-
tee has asked Scouting to make this an-
nouncement. Any Scoutmasters who would
like to help the Denver committee are re-
quested _to_ send their negatives to Mr.
E. W. Milligan, 1539 Lawrence Street. Mr.
Milligan guarantees that negatives sent will
be carefully handled and returned in good
conditon.
Scout officials are invited to comment on
the problems raised in the questionaire on
page 2. Replies should be numbered to cor*
respond with the questionaire.
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