Scouting, Volume 65, Number 3, May-June 1977 Page: 18
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DISTANCE ESTIMATION. This is a way
of estimating distance by creating a
right-angle triangle. In the example
shown, the Scout wants to know how
far it is across the river.
He marks the object with his eye and
places a marker at his starting point.
He then makes a 90-degree turn and
walks along the bank until the object is
at a 45-degree angle. The distance
across the river from his starting point
is then the same as the distance he has
walked.
Angles may be measured with a
Scout compass. Or, if the Scout has no
compass, he may use his unfolded,
neckerchief. Each tip of the necker-
chief is cut at a 45-degree angle; the
rear of the neckerchief is a 90-degree
angle.
In this test, have the Scouts make
their estimates in meters.
PACE TEST. Measure, accurately a
given distance in meters. It may be
anything up to 100 meters. Mark it so
that it will not be obvious to the Scouts.
Scouts then line up side by side at the
starting line. Tell them to walk exactly
the distance you have set and stop
when they think they have gone that
far. The winner is the Scout closest to
the actual distance. Patrol scores may
be figured by awarding ten points for
the closest, nine for second, eight for
third, etc.
JUDGING CONTEST. Have Scouts
judge heights, distances and weights in
metric measures. Each patrol huddles
to come up with its estimate. Score one
point for each best estimate.
WHERE AM I? Equipment— Descrip-
tion of route using local landmarks;
paper and pencil for each patrol.
Method—Troop is seated by patrols
around leader. Leader tells his hiking
experience: "I started from road sign at
Main and Mountain streets, walked 200
meters north, turned left at oak tree,
walked 450 meters northwest to white
house, turned left again, hiked 300
meters to crossroads marked with red
signpost.. ."and soon, using about 10
landmarks familiar to the Scouts.
Leader finishes description and
asks, "Where Am I?" Patrols go into
huddle and bring answers in writing to
leader.
SCOUTMASTER S MINUTES. Active
Citizen—Some years ago, a man
stopped for gas at a service station in a
small town in upper Michigan. Sud-
denly a siren sounded. The gas station
attendant stopped pumping gas and,
barely saying, "I've got to run," he
raced off down the street. From every
direction other men were running, and
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moments later a fire truck rumbled
down the street. How do other active
citizens serve their communities? In
many different ways. Each person feels
a sense of responsibility to his family,
his neighborhood, his community and
his country. He is a helpful neighbor.
He supports civic causes with his time,
effort and money. He is not the one
who always pleads that he is too busy
to help. In other words, he is a doer, a
builder. He is a good American.
The motorist watched this panorama
of rich man, poor man, merchant,
worker. Each was intent on serving not
himself but his community. Each was
exercising the quality of active cit-
izenship.
Observation—Late one night, a man
threaded his way down a mountain. In
the darkness he couldn't see the trail,
but he could feel it with his feet and
could look up for the faint trace of the
sky between the dark forests on either
side of the trail.
The next morning, a hiker coming
down the same trail had no trouble
seeing it and was impressed by the
beauty on every side.
That afternoon two boys came along
and noticed the curious appearance of
some stones. One of the boys put a few
in his pocket to show a prospector he
knew. The prospector recognized the
stones as uranium ore, and with the
boy he filed a claim on what proved to
be a valuable mine.
Four times the stones had been
walked over. Three times they were
seen. But only one person really ob-
served them and took the trouble to
find out what they were.
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Boy Scouts of America. Scouting, Volume 65, Number 3, May-June 1977, periodical, May 1977; New Brunswick, New Jersey. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth353589/m1/44/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum.