Scouting, Volume 30, Number 1, January 1942 Page: 25
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Posture
Scouters, here9s your pos-
ture program. Get right to
work. First kncfiw, then go.
Study, and ponder the fol-
lowing important facts:—
Posture proclaims the man. IT
may tell of low organic vital-
ity, of flabbiness of mind, lack
of poise, lack of pride in one's self
and one's Troop, and discredit
Scouting itself. Or it may tell the
world of manly strength and pride
in being a Scout and a man.
Gravity is always pulling the
boy down. He should have enough
vitality to hold himself up, and
something more to grow on. If not,
what's the reason? Find out.
How does your Troop look to
you? How does it look to the
world? Are you proud of it? Are
the boys proud of themselves? Or
have you been put to shame by
organizations of strutting tin sol-
diers with pretty uniforms and
brass bands? You can make khaki
look better than gold braid and
dancing drummerettes, if you have
the stuff inside the khaki.
Therefore, for the sake of the
boy's health, his own self-esteem,
the values of good posture to or-
ganic health, mental alertness,
spiritual pride, and the good repu-
tation of Scouting, go to work
now and show the world and your
town that a Scout is full of man
power, that he looks' like a man
and acts like a man. He has the
makings and is on his way.
Here's your program. Take out
January Boys' Life. Study it care-
fully. Practice the Tall Wall Test
yourself. Get the background.
Then get your Assistant Scoutmas-
ters and Patrol Leaders together
and have them study this article
and go over these tests. Has each
one himself that high head, flat
belly, straight back of good pos-
ture? Get them informed and en-
thusiastic—and quietly consider
your own posture!
Pride &
Chest high, waist flat, head high
Power
By C. IOg/uL Grampian, M. 2).
In January BOYS' LIFE Dr.
Crampton discussed "Your Pos-
ture." He will' continue the subject
in February BOYS' LIFE with "The
War and You." Now in SCOUTING
Dr. Crampton gives some hints on
how to use this program in your
Troop.
(This material is given to you so
that you will "Be Prepared" to fol-
low his method!)
At the next meeting of your
Troop, line up the Scouts in col-
umn of files and let them stand
for one minute. Then without ex-
planation, walk down the line
with your Assistant Scoutmasters
and Senior Patrol Leader and
quickly give each Scout a number
from 1 to 5. One means perfect, 2
good, 3 fair, 4 bad, 5 means hor-
rible. Draw your conclusions from
general impressions of the position
of their heads, flatness of the
chest, slumping of the body; not
more than 5 seconds per boy.
Don't delay, don't try to be exact
just now.
Some boys will guess your pur-
pose. They may hike up their
shoulders and throw them back,
stiffen up hard as cast iron, and
their faces may be grim with de-
termination. Rate them bad, 4 or
5, because the essence of good pos-
ture is a swing-a-long, devil-may-
care, head high, chest high, easy
kind.
Now tell them what this is all
about in general; have a brief talk
on the values of good posture.
Discuss some details such as grav-
ity resistance, high head, high
chest, flat belly and straight back.
And warn against stiffness and
wrong commands, such as "shoul-
ders back," and poor commands
like "chest out," and "chin in."
Next turn over your whole
Troop to your Patrol Leaders;
have each one make a record of
the posture of his Patrol, and let
them get to work practicing the
Tall Wall Test and the rest. Give
them not more than 15 minutes.
Promise the Troop three more new
tests and the Belt Buckle Cure for
the next Troop meeting, and let
them be prepared by studying
again the Physically Fit Page in
the January issue of Boys' Life,
and going right after the Febru-
ary issue when it comes.
Tell the Patrol Leaders you will
inspect each Patrol next meeting
and all will be marked on im-
provement. It will be competitive
and the Patrol that improves their
posture most will be rewarded and
taken up to the front where they
will give a demonstration of the
methods they used. Go on with the
new tests, and new exercises. Work
with your Patrols and lay out your
training program for the next
meeting and the next.
Work at it. Keep at it. It's a
long story, but a mighty fine one
for Scouts and Scouting.
Boost BOYS' LIFE in 1942 — Better Reading for All Boys
JANUARY, 1942 25
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