The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-22
A BOOK FOR THE BOY SCOUTS
ERNEST THOMPSON SETON ON
LIVING OUTDOORS.
The No, ement In America Really Older
Than That started by Baden. Powell
in EnGiand. he says-A Place In %
for Al Boys The Rules aud Tests.

An interesting feature Of the present
day movement To give more out 81 door
life 90 boys is the manual Boy scouts Of
America. prepared by Ernest Thompson
Seton and published last week 10y Double
day. Page A Go. The manual aims to tell
boys how to live outdoors Literature on
the subject. Information. badges. uni
forms. equipment and other accessories
may he obtained AZ the headquarters Of
the Boy Scouts Of America. Inc at i2s
Fast Twenty eighth street, in charge Of
the Young Mems Christian Association
The American movement. its promoters
say. antedates the English
The woodcraft and scouting move
ment. says MIR Seton. began To take
Shape m America some ten years ago
Because the idealized Indian Of Hiawatha
has always stood as the model for out
door life woodcraft and scouting
called its brotherhood the Woodcraft
Indians In 1904 went to England to- carry
on IN. work there and knowing Gen.
X = = Baden Powell as the chief advo-
cate Of scouting in the British army in
Vited him to cooperate with me in making
the movement popular Accordingly
IN 1875 he organized his hoy scout move
ment, Incorporating the principles Of
the Indians with Other ethical features
hearing on savings banks. fire drills. &c
as we'll a. by giving IL a partly military
organization and carefully compiled
and fascinating handbook
The present issue Of the BOY Scouts Of
America will constitute the book OF or
gani1ation II will be followed 10y others.
making a dictionary Of woodCraft. wtth
descriptions Of the common trees. herhs.
flowers. &c. trailing or tracking, sign
language, hird stuffing. emergency foods.
first aid las-o. boat building. campfire
songs and PLAYS and many other things
that belong To camp and outdoor life.
The plan II organization OF this under
taking ~ thus set forth in the handbook.
1t ~ not Intended that hoy scouts
should necessarily form "a new corps sep.
arai"d from all others. hut the hoyr who
b"lu?S To any kind ~ existing organiza-
tIon. such a. S"huois. football clubs. boys
or church lads hrl gades factories. district
messengers, telegraph service. cadet
CORPS. &c. Sc. can also tax" up scouting
~ addition q" their other work or play.
especially IN Saturdays or sundays
Rv scouting on Sundays | do not mean
bows 10 60 rampaging around. hu' To carry
ONT mature study 1T plants and animals.
that = " Gods work IN nature and to
do good turns
BIi thor" are many boys who do not
belong 20 any Kind ~ organization. they
can form themselves into patrols For
this purpose officers ar" necessary
. hi~f ~,ou' Tho head oN1rer Of all che
ho, scouts ~ IN" country i- called the
I hot ~'ou.
Scout Commissioner J. an o7,ial
ant h"r'v''i - nrRaui," nrau~h'~ to iuspe"t
trooI-. aIpl generally 20 help ~"oU,ma-rerS
-"uufma~t"r - an ofi'rr ~ ho htS ,harg.
~ u troop Atroop consists 81 Two or moro
patrols S'"u'- address tho -,outtrastrr
A. Sr
Nn adlu'yn' ~ an assistant -couina-ter
chaplain j. % clergy man Or priest ar
pointed 80 develop ~" religious training
n troop
pa'rol leader = y -"ouf appointed by
scout master or by vote NJ the patrol to
o'nwaud patrol for one year patrol
INSISTS of in or eight scouts ANY patrol
cad"r who learns scouting from this book
an train hI- boys 20 h" scouts
corporal il scout selected nv the
,a'ro leader 10 h~ his assistant and to take
'ommand NJ The patrol when 10 himself
. away
4 scout who must b- between the ages
" /; and -. - 81 three kinds first class