The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-27
THE SCOUT CORNER

by waving the flag to the ground, d.
rectly In front of the sender.
Signal flags can be made Of mus
lin or some other strong material.
Cloth Of a light, close texture will
make the best flags your mother can
help you out in this.
Signal flags are two to four feet
square, and usually an eight to six
teen-inch square of a contrasting COL
or, in the center.
Popular combinations are q red
square on . white flag, and q white
square on a red flag. All flags
should have the edges securely bound
to prevent ravenng.
When making the right, left or
front movements give the flag
slight scoop at the lowest point Of
the movement This will prevent the
nag from twisting about the nag
stan.
In q clear atmosphere . four foot
flag may be read with the naked
eye 1t distance Of four or five
miles. With a field glass It IL pos
sible to read a message at least
twice that distance.
A little practice with q flag will
demonstrate that Il IL very much
easier to send a message than it is
to read 1t. Scouts sending a mes
| sage must, therefore, be very slow
and deliberate. wait moment be-
tween each letter and stop for a
longer time between each word.
Any Scout who shows a tendency
to flag too rapidly will soon correct
his fault, after trying to read the
message Of some comraje who has
the same habit.
Sound Signals.
Sound signals are usually made
with a fog horn, fog whistle, or a
bugle. One foot, about IL second,
for No. 1. two toots. in quick sue
cession, for No. 2, and q longer toot,
about two seconds, for three
| Scout Yarns.
A circulating library Of books and
stories for Scouts has been establish
| ed at the " M. c. A. and the fol-
| lowing books are now ready to 60
out:
For Scout Masters and Patrol Lead
ers: Tho Making Of An American,
The Man Without a Country, Jock Of
the Bushveld, The Prospector, The
Doctor, Camping and Woodcraft
| For Scouts: Men Of Iron, Ajrift On
An Ice Pan, Captains Courageous,
Freckles. Famous Indian Chiefs, Fa-
nous Soldiers, Boys Story Of Abra-
ham Lincoln, Kim, At Home In the
Water, Boys Of Bunker Academy, The
Prairie. The Pathfinder, Rujjub the
Jugler, For tho Temple. Tho Bravest
Of the Brave. etc.
Scouting Games.
| Each week q new game will be
given and Scouts are recommended
to keep a scrap book of the articles
which appear each week a. q refer
ence book. The game this week will
give another use for your flags and is
called
Flag RaIdins.
This game Is for two Patrols, or a
larger number divided into two parts,
each under one patrol-leader. Three
signalling flags are posted within a
given tract of country at about 20
yards apart. II rests upon the judg.
ment of the leader Of the defending
party to choose the spot. He then
posts his patrol not less than 200
yards from the flags, and the game
begins. The attackers send out
Scouts to discover. first. where the
flags are; second. where the outpost
is placed. Then they try to reach the
flags and carry them OF without be.
ing seen by the outpost. One Scout
may not take away more than one
flag. The defending Patrol may not
come within 200 yards of the flags.
! and to capture one Of the raiders
they must have at least, two Scouts
within 10 yards of him. and call out
! hands up"
At a signal given by one Of the pa.
trol-leaders or an umpire, to show
that time Is up. all must stand up in
their places. to see how near the
Of the outpost. It is a great point
for the patrol-leaders to keep thedr
own patrols in touch. II they like
the attackers can raise q false alarm
from one side. while a single Scout
makes for the flags from the oppo
site direction and secures one. A,
night lanterns can be substituted fol
flags. (From the English Book
Scouting Games.)
To Parents.
illustrated articles on the Boy
Scout movement in general are t.
be found In American Boy magazine
for November, and Success and Out
ing magazines for December.
Parents are urged to read these ar
ticles and also to read the Scou
manual with which the boys vii
soon be supplied. For any particular
information communicate with Mr.
r. w. Hayes, Secretary of the loca
council
All Of the Superintendent of Sun
day Schools Of the city at a meeting
held at the Y. M. c. Al on Tuesda,
last. unanimously endorsed the move
ment for Pensacola and Troops will
soon be organized in connection witt
the Sunday Schools.
The frst Sunday School Patrol 1
that Of Christ Church and the frs
such Troop Is that of the East Hill
Presbyterian Sunday School whicl
will be known as Troop A. A Troo
consists Of two or more patrols. Thi
This movement Is here to stay and b.
the hearty cooperation Of parents
Suodov Cchoo1s and p,,hiic schor