Scouting, Volume 63, Number 1, January-February 1975 Page: 48
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JON-IN
JAMBOREE
Some 2,500 United States Scouts
and Scouters will be in Norway this
summer for Nordjamb-75, the 14th
World Jamboree. They'll have the time
of their lives in camp from July 29 to
August 7 and before and after the jam-
boree as guests in homes of the five
host countries — Denmark, Finland,
Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Enough to turn you green with envy?
Well, your pack, troop or post can
share vicariously in the fun and adven-
ture of Nordjamb-75 with a Join-in
Jamboree.
The idea is to parallel the activities
at the World Jamboree with your own
similar events at troop or pack meet-
ings and at Scout camp.
Many of the Nordjamb-75 activities
will follow Nordic Scouting traditions,
emphasizing outdoor life, woodcraft
and affinity with nature. Others will be
based on the exploits of the Vikings,
the freebooting merchants and war-
riors who ventured forth from the host
countries a thousand years ago.
Materials with specific ideas for
crafts, contests and other activities
are available free from the Internation-
al Division, Boy Scouts of America,
North Brunswick, N.J. 08902. Some lo-
cal councils will also have special ma-
terials on Join-In Jamboree activities
for their packs, troops and posts. ■
K/PDSR. & CO
T^J CK5&^ MOVE LTIE 5
THE NEW BOW LIFE
To celebrate the New Year, Boys'
Life is presenting a new editorial
package with a completely fresh look
and design. There will be even more
reading pleasure and increased
coverage of the Scout and Cub Scout
programs. The magazine will appear in
a new body type to improve readabil-
ity for all age groups. Accompanying
the new cover-to-cover appearance
and streamlined page size will come a
more favorable advertising-to-
editorial ratio. This means, in brief,
more of everything our readers have
been demanding.
In January the reader ranges from
coast to coast with Scouting fun and
adventure. In the opening pages he
joins "Eagles on Ice" for a midwinter
ascent of New York's Mt. Marcy which
shows how one troop rewards its boy
leaders and beats the winter
doldrums.
Then the reader meets a troop on
the slopes of a great western mountain
in "Scouts on Skis" and follows them
from those first awkward and amusing
tumbles to the thrill of all-out skiing.
Far from the snowline, a troop of
Oregon Scouts learns about the trea-
sures of their colorful coast as they
collect beautiful agates and fashion
them into handsome gifts in "Jewels
from the Sea."
For the fast growing crowd of
hockey fans there is the story of
hockey great Gordie Howe and his
teenage sons, Mark and Marty, all of
whom star for the Houston Aeros.
There's great reading for entertain-
ment with an amusing story, "Fetch!"
by Robb White and a basketball
thriller, "Shorty" by Bill Gutman.
Gordon Lynn tells about an exciting
new program that's sweeping the
country. It's a preview look at "ALL
OUT FOR SCOUTING!" and the way it
was a smashing success in Pennsyl-
vania's Allegheny Trails Council.
Five pages of program ideas for
Cubs supplement the February theme
of "Birthday — B.S.A." and the
Webelos Scholar activity.
Scout program emphasis areas are
highlighted in special features on
physical fitness and citizenship.
Added color cartoon pages also
come with the new package.
And that's only the beginning, for in
February the new Boys' Life leads off
with a photo feature about Philmont,
"Philmont Ranger," showing how a
troop gets started on the huge ranch.
More troop program ideas will be
found in "Life in a Marsh," by Nick
Karas who took his Long Island troop
on a week long camp-out to study this
cradle of the sea.
Famed science writer Isaac Azimov
adds a just-for-fun short-short story,
"Try Sarah Tops" and veteran adven-
ture writer Robb White presents an
undersea adventure, "Entrapped."
Basketball fans will enjoy Lou
Sabin's article about Julius Erving in
"All the Way With Dr. J."
In the cartoon pages Pedro Patrol
takes up "Program Planning" to under-
score the Scout emphasis for March —
and more Scouting nuggets can be
found in the "Hiking Skill Award" and
"Map Reading."
Five pages of Cub Scout program
ideas show how to develop the Cub
"Circus" theme and the Webelos
Showman activity.
In both January and February issues
there are columns on magic, bicycling,
ecology, nature, chess and many
added pages for crafts and hobby fea-
tures tied to merit badge requirements
and Scouting activities.
There's also time to get this new
magazine at the same low membership
price of 21 cents per issue even
though a cost crunch has forced the
BSA's volunteer Executive Board to
take action to increase the price of
Boys' Life effective February 1, 1 975.
On that date the membership subscrip-
tion rate will be increased from $2.50
to $3 per year.
All units with charters expiring in
November and December 1974 and
sent to the home office not later than
January 31, 1975, may use the old
subscription rate. Units with charter
expiration of January 1975 or later will
use the new rate when they reregister.
New or additional subscribers in
other units may use the $2.50 mem-
bership rate if the subscriptions are
received in the council office and
mailed to Boys' Life by Jan. 31.
Subscriptions for non-Scout readers
living in the U.S. will be entered at the
rate of $5 if received by the Boys' Life
circulation department by January 31.
After that date the rate will be $6. For
subscriptions outside the United
States add $1.
The new Boys' Life is a fine enter-
tainment package and greater pro-
gram supplement than ever before. ■
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