Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-10-14
Scouts.

ell in the Kansas State Agricul-
tural College at Manhattan, Kan
sas. Every town in the state,
large or small, is to have a com
pany.
And why nOtl England has
more than 100000 boy scouts. Kan
sas City has at least 1000. Many
of the large cities are forming
squads and bands and companies.
Can boy in city have One-half
the chance to scOut-real, down
right scouting that cOunts-that
is open to the boys in the cOun-
tryY Hardly. The country is the
place to scout. That's where it
started, anyway. Then why
shOuldn there be Rural Life Boy
ScOutsY More than $4,000 boys
in Kansas are eligible for men,
bership. Why shouldn't they be
working along under the motto
of the Rural Scouts; know the
secrets Of the open country, -
learning new things, doing some
thing worth while in an attract
i've way, saving money, and all
the while having a good timeY
This is the plan as it has been
outlined by E. L. HOltOn director
of Rural Life Boy Scouts, exten-
sion department, Kansas State Ag
ricultural College:
Find some man in your town
or community in whom you have
confidence, and get him to help
you organize a company at once.
Any boy twelve years old and not
over twenty may be a member of
the Rural Life Boy Scouts, and
company may be organized in
any community where six or
more boys desire it. Should there
be more than twelve boys, a COM
pany may be divided into two or
more squads, but never less than
six boys in a squad. The officers
shall be a caption for every COM
pany and sergeant for every
squad, all to be elected by the
company. The term of office to
be one year, or until the successor
is elected and qualified. The time
of election shall be the second Sa'
urday of September annually. TIL,
caption shall be the leader in all
scouting and camping expeditions
and chairman of all company
meetings. The sergeant shall act
as secretary and perform the cap.
tain'S duties in his absence. The
caption and sergeant shall select
a man to act as advisor, who
must be approved by the Agricul
tural College council. There .shal.
be a county council composed Of
all the advisors and captains, and
at their meetings the chairman
shall be appointed by the college
council. Companies shall meet
once a month.
The order of business for all
regular meetings shall be:
l. Saluting the flag.
2. Repeating the Scouts pedge.
| 3. Giving the Scouts salute
and sign.
4. Discussing scout duties anC
reports on work in progress.
5. Planning scouting expedi
tons for the month.
6. Dismissal.
In July and August there shal
be five or ten days of rural Lift
camp and instruction in the coun
ty, to be attended by all cOmpan
les. This camp shall be under
the direction of the county coun
ell. The program shall includ,
5 games and athletic contests, con
tests in Judging farm crops stool
and poultry, naming birds, wiki
animals, fish, flowers, trees an(
shrubs, ETC., reports on saving
bank accounts and contests il
other lines of work carried on il
the companies, and discussion
Of rural life subjects.
Promotion in the Rural Lif
Scouts will be in three classes
Upon entering a member is il
the third class, and all classified
here must know by sight and cal
10 common birds; know by sigh
and track 10 wild animals; know
by sight 10 common game fish
know in the field 10 wild flower,
and know by leaf, bark and gen
eral outline 10 common trees o