Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-10-09
RURAL SCOUTS
LATEST THING
KANSAS BOYS VIII FORM NEW
ORGANII NTION
EDUCATION is NEEDED
To BE n Member BOy Must Know
Birds, Plants aud
Flowers

roo 80 iA' hNlNFNF NAtli AkNI
cultural College at Manhattan, Kans
| Every town in the state. large or small
Is To have company.
I And why not? England has more
than 10000 boy scouts. Kanms
city has at least 900. Many of the
large cities are forming squads snd
bands ana companies. can a 6oT In
, a c,,y have onc-half the cnance to
scout-real, downright scouting that
, counts-that Is open 10 the boys In
the country Hardly The country
/ Is lhe place to scout That's wherQ
! scouting stratcd, anyway. Then
/ shou'tnt there be Rural Life Boy
scout More than 10000 boys In
kansas are eligible for membership
/ why shouldn't they be working along
me motto of the Rural Scouts
Know the secrets of the open coun.
try learning new things, doing some.
thlng worth while In an attractive
way saving money and all the while
having a good time? This Is the plan
as II has been outlined by r.. l.. Hor.
ION director Of Rural Life BOY
scouts, extension department, Kansas
state Agricultural College:
tind some man In your town or
community In whom you have conf
oence' ana get him To help you or.
ganile a company at once ANY boy
II years old and any not over 20
may be member Of the Rural Life
Boy Scouts, and company may be
organized In any community where |
six or more boys desire II. Should |
there be more than twelve bows. a |
company may he divided into two or ,
more squads, but never less han six !
boys IN a squad. The officers shall 1
be a captain for every company and I
n sergeant for every squad. all In he
elected by the company The term of
office shall he one year. or until the
successor IS elected ana qHIiftd n
The time Of election shall he tho 4
second Saturday of September. The
captain shall be the leader in ali
scouting and camping expeditions
ana chairman OF all company meetings
Ihe sergeant shall act as secretary
and perform the captains duties i'm hiq
absence! II there's more than one
sergeant, the captain shall appoint
one 10 be secretary aud represent him |
Geant shall select man to act as
'uNlsor' VINO must be approved 10y
the agricultural college council
There shall he county council com
posed of all the advisers and can
talnS and at their meetings the chair
man shall be appointed bv the col
lege council Companies shall meet
each mouth
Rural Camp Life
In July and August there shall he
i've or ten days or rural life camp anal
instruction IN the county. to be Al
Tended by all companies. This camp
shall be under the direction of the
county council. The program wiuII
include games and athletic contests
H'ests IN Judging farm crops, stock |
ana poultry naming birds. wild ami
Mus Ish, flowers, trees. shrubs cts
'eports on savings bank accounts ana |
'ohteStS in other lines of work car
'eu on III the companies; and discus
lions of rural life subjects.
promotion In the Rural Life Scouts
VII be IN three classes, Upon enter
ns member is in the third class
ma all classified here must know byll
lSht ana call ten common wild birds. /
now by sight and track ten wild am
laIS' know by sie.it ten common
anne finish; know in the field ten wild |
overs; and know by leaf, bark and
.eheral outline ten common trees or
hiubs' and must know the sixteen
olnts of the compas He must
now the elementary rules of prevent
ng typhoid, and must plant and Guilt
ate by the latest scientific meth
as, not less than one-malf acre Of
ONE farm or garden crop. TownI
oyS may cubsttuc> q towG lot. Hell
lusl own and care for. according to
ne latest scientic methods, some TYNE
/ pure-bred domestic lanimal in
udlng poultry, which must be worth
ot less than $40.
ANA here is an important require
Ient lie must have and maintain
bank accounts of not less than S5
nj must strive to graduate from the
,nnty schools.
In the second class member must
1ow by sight and call at least twenty
'mmon BIRDS by sight and track al
ast twenty wild animnls, bv Sight
ven common game fish; in the field
'enty wild flowers. and 10y lear and
rk and general outline 20 common
ees and shrubs He must know
g genera rules Of preventing tuber-
losis' He must plant and cultivate
'cording to the latest scientific
ethods, not less than one acre OF
me farm or garden crep. The town
" may substitute town lots. He
lst ow nand care for according TO
Test sctentic methods. some type
pure e-bred domestic animal, which