Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11

and open space iu tho suburbs or Lon
don ana every other large town in the
country drilling and scouting The
chance 90 be real fronticrsmcn APP
pcalcd 10 the boys and they iiocked into
the new organization b p" has con-
fesscd since that he had no idea he
was starting so big a thing
But ne las risen 20 the occasion and
nc is now at the head OF an organiza-
ton that viii have far reaching effect
on the military future Of England The
boy scouts have familiarized not only
the boys but their parents with the
military uniform and there is not the
shadow OF a doubt that many parent
who would have opposed his boy join
ing the army or the territorial force a
year ago Is converted today TO the
idea OF military service for every body.
Tho hoy scout is trained TO take care
Of himself i'm the open. To- read maps
and 10 observe the country, and an
the little signs which are 80 useful 90
a frontiersman or to a scout i'm war.
The bows wear a uniform consisting Of
a khaki shirt. loose blue running
brooches and a SLOUGH hat. They car
ry a long pole which may be used as
the backbone Of n tent, as part of a
stretCher for a wounded comrade, or
with a flag tied al one end for signal
ling The scouts are organized In pa-
trolls Of hllf-a-dozen TO dozen MEM
beers, with an older hoy who lis known
as scout master in charge and they
are expected To- render military obedi-
ence To him Every fine afternoon they
are taken out in the fields and woods
and trained in the art of scouting and
the open air life.
SOLDIERS IN EMBRYO.
NJ. 81 ..........t...- ..t.,-,.. 80 ~. ..,,ttfg
life comes once a year, when "A few
hundred of r.s best chosen for their
proficiency in the arts of the frontier.
are taken into camp somewhere far
away from the cities. and live for
fortnight under the command Of "B. j.
himself The defender OF Mafeking
against the Beers knows the British
boy as few other men do. and 20 his
Young followers be rs something more
than human when he sits with them
round the camp fire and tells them
stories of his campaigns in Africa.
u Is no use saying that the tendency
OF the boy scouts rs not military.
recent canvass Of several hundred boy
scouts showed that IS per cent OF them
Intended Ia join either the territorial
or the regular army when they are old
enough. no per cent intended 20 go into
the navy aud most OF the rest were
looking forward 90 O. NE In the colonies
where they win be- able 20 put 10 good
use the lessons of self-help and wood
craft which they have learnt from -.
-" and his helpers.
The fever for scouting has even
spread to the girls and j. A Kyle. the
secretary of thc national Organization.
told me "a few days ago that he had
been overwhelmed with applications 10
form patrols of g,rls.
"Wc are now working ON scheme.
he said. "to take in the girls. too. and
put their enthusiasm 20 some use.
broadly speaking We ala teach them
ambulance work, FIRST aid 90 the I'M
lured nursing. camp cooking and
things like these al which a woman
can boz of real use either In war or
peace
"Wc are trying also 10 WORK out
scheme to Keep am eye on the boys and
help thom ON in NE We expect 90 pass
"a good many of them into the army
aud navy and We are now arranging to
get ln touch with tho colonial agencies
10 that we may be able 10 place our
BOYS advantagcouely Dan the colonies 80
FAR we have been able 90 make use Of
AN the boys over "a who have passed
through our hands az scout masters.
but obviously We cannot continue 90 do
that long
GLASSES GET THE FEVER
Tho boys m the upper CLASSES too.
have caught tnc military fever An the
big public schools, Ike Elton. Harrow,
Winchester and ri paurs have had the
cadet colps for years, but membership