Scouting, Volume 38, Number 2, February 1950 Page: 9
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This does not mean a Troop must depend on out-
side help. A very common pattern involves a three-
way division of cost between the Scout selected,
the Troop, and some outside group.
Thousands of Troops are even now in the midst
of ambitious (and incidentally, Troop morale-
building) plans to raise the needed funds.
There are lots of ways to raise money; see the
suggestions on page 40. Just as I was writing this,
a California Scout Executive told me how one
Troop is doing it. This Santa Barbara Troop is
going out for enough money to send its selected
Scout to the Jamboree, and the entire Troop to
summer camp! This is not wishful thinking, be-
cause for many years the Troop has sent all its
Scouts to camp. How? The Mothers' Club stages
two or three dinners each year — prepares them,
boosts attendance of friends and neighbors, and
serves good food from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., until
two or three hundred folks are fed.
Yes, there are many good ways to earn money.
The point to remember is that such a project as
the Jamboree is worth topflight effort, and the
Troop or Explorer Unit will be better for having
made that effort.
So much for financing. Now for the important
matter of selection. Who should represent the
Troop? The ability of a boy to pay his own way
should not be the sole consideration. Those who
go should do so as representatives of the entire
Unit.
When there is an outside organization sharing
the cost, it may wish to have a voice in the selec-
tion. Regardless of who makes the selection, be
sure the method is fair and guarantees the choice
of a Scout who deserves the honor, and who will
come back to the Troop or Explorer Unit better
able to help in the group's leadership.
Well, there it is. Just a quick glimpse. We are
sorry there isn't room for more about it here,
because there are so many interesting develop-
ments which you would like to know about.
When you bring 40,000 picked boys and
young men together for a week of intensified
Scouting you know a wonderful experience is
in store for them.
We surely hope that your Troop and your
Explorer Unit will have a great experience in
selecting and sending its representatives to this
great gathering of American youth.
Annual Meeting
The Fortieth Annual Meeting of the National
Council will be held in Philadelphia on June 29th
and 30th, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. The first
session of the meeting will open at ten o'clock
Thursday morning, June 29, and the meeting will
close with a luncheon the following day, allowing
adequate time for conferees to attend the opening
ceremony of the Second National Jamboree in
Valley Forge Park that same evening.
James E. West Scholarship
A $500 annual scholarship award as a memox-ial
to James E. West, late Chief Scout, is being offered
by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. The scholarship, available to First Class
Scouts or Explorers with Outdoor Rating, will be
awarded on the basis of constructive service to the
cause of conservation. The award is to be used for
further conservation study in an accredited insti-
tution. Closing date on applications is June. For
details and applications, write Editorial Service,
Boy Scouts of America, 2 Park Avenue, New York
16, N. Y.
VFW Scholarship
Even as the Ladies Auxiliary was announcing a
new scholarship, the Veterans of Foreign Wars re-
newed its annual $500 scholarship, awarded to a
Scout who has been recognized by the National
Court of Honor for heroism. The award is pre-
sented at the VFW's National Encampment, usually
in May.
Baker's Dozen in Scouting
The family of Lawrence Gerew of Rochester,
N. Y., are solidly in Scouting. Mr. Gerew is a Troop
Committeeman. Mrs. Gerew is a Den Mother. Their
four children and six foster children are Cub Scouts
and Boy Scouts. The total was raised to thirteen
when the family dog, Sandy, became mascot of
the Cub Pack.
FOR ALL SCOUTERS
FEBRUARY, 1950
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