Weekly journal-miner., 1910-09-28
BOY SCOUTS ID BE ORGANIZED
 HERE
Enthusiastic Meeting Is Held in High School
 Last Night
oFrom Saturdays Daily)

can almost hear their advancing foot
 steps. In a month or so there will
 be na "almost" about it, for ac-
 eOrding to present indications, there
 will soon he several patrols organ
 ized in the city.
 The meeting at the High School
 auditorium, last evening, was at
 tended by sixty or seventy boys of
 various ages, as we'll as by a score
 of older persons. Prof. Baker pre- sided and interodueed Captain E. T.
 Cole, who spoke at length and most
 interestingly, about the Boy Scout movement
 He began by telling of the great need of some influence to check the growing tendency to lawlessness among the youth of our land. Acts of vio- lenee and hoodlumism during big strikes in our great cities can sell dom be laid at the doors of labor unions, but almost invariably have been committed by gangs of tough
 boys, who are lying in wait for just such opportunities to destroy prop erty and work injury.
 To correct. in manner, this tend ency and to give to growing boys a chance to exert their energies in man. Iy ways as well as to cultivate their gregarious instincts, Ernest Thompson Seton, number of years ago, organ ized Indian bands of boys in the East, and taught them all sorts of vigorous, wholesome sports and many useful habits. Not long afterwards, General Baden-Powell, in England, adopted many of MT. Seton's plans in his new organization of "Seouts," which he had based upon his experience with boys. who had actually served as scouts during the South African war During a visit to England, Thompson Seton was greatly impressed with the manner in whcih Baden-Powiell had adapted his own Indian ideas to the Scout organization, making a com bination superior to either original plan. So on his return to America, MT. Seton re-organized his boys, of whom there were many hundreds all ready, into "The Boy Scouts of America
 The purpose of this organization is to assist boys to develop manly char aeter through vigorous, wholesome sports and habits of usefulness and service. Honesty, ehivalry and gen eral helpfulness are the principles in- culcated from the start. The organ ization is not military in its plan or purpose. except in certain indirect and incidental features, but outdoor life in games and exercises is an es- sential element and is strongly em- pnasized.
 This new movement is spreading rapidly throughout the land, and bids fair to accomplish much good. Pres colt is now getting into line and ex cellent results may be expected in time.
 Captain Cole has consented to act as "Scout Master' for the present, at least, and will be assisted by a [ board of directors, consisting of sev- eral gentlemen of the city, in start ing the new organization and in guid- ing it's destinies.
 Various e'Patrols. 2" of seven or more boys each, will be formed. each with its own special leader. Boys clubs. already existing, or Sunday School classes. may be admitted as patrols, if | they wish.
 To join the Scouts, at the present time, boys must be as far advanced | as the 7th grade at least, and boys | who are at work should be at least | l3 years of age. All who wish to be candidates are asked to present | their applications to their teachers, | pr to Rev. J. R. Jenkins, stating four things: Name, residence, age and | grade. If at work, that fact should | be stated. From these candidates a l certain number will be selected by the directors to form the first patrols. The other candidates (who are not selected at first will be given an ii join little later, but i t will be necessary to begin with a | limited number. If everything goes well, it may be expected that within ! few months there will be a large and flourishing troop, consisting of ! dozen or more patrols, each with ts own boy leader.