The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-12-28
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA or
CANNED IN oCALA

organized in OcaIa Thursday evening
by DR.. f. E. McClane, master scout,
and the name of this patrol has been
named the Arrow. The organization
started out with twenty-five members,
and everyone seems to be enthusiast
tic over the movement.
The following named boys We're en-
rolled as charter members:
Hansel Leayengood, Harry Moore,
Norton Osborne, William Sweat,
George Feltham, Edgar Sherhouse,
Jack Galloway, Roger Bray, Roy earn,
George Williams, Foy Carroll. Harry
Scarborough, Roscoe Rahme, Cecil L.
Ditto, Hugh Thomas. Robert White,
Melvin Perry, Jake Goldman, Robert
Davis, Dexter Phillips. Paul Brinson,
Albert Berry, Charles Duvall, Willie
Meffert, Jesse Scarborough.
The following oath is administered
to the boys on being initiated:
"On my honor / will do my best
I. To do my duty to God and my
country, and to obey the scout law.
80. To help other people at all
times
3. To keep myself physically,
mentally awake, and morally
straight
Character building is the aim of the
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts of America is an organ
ization which has for it's purpose
character building for boys between
the ages of IL and Is years. 1t is an
effort to get boys to appreciate
things about them, and to train them
in self-reliance, manhood and good
citizenship.
The movement had its origin in
England by General Sir Robert Ba-
den-Poweli, who was impressed with
the fact that 45 per cent of the boys
OF England were growing up without
any knowledge of useful occupation.
The idea became immensely popular,
| and in two years and half 400, 900
boy scouts had been enrolled, and 90
900 of these were in a prade in Lon
don at one time
In reference to the work here, one
of the leaders of the Jacksonville
Scouts has written the following for
| the Times Union:
''The aim of the scout movement is
to promote the ability of the boys to
do things for themselves and others
The opportunity is offered other or
CARNATIONS to introduce into their
programs unique features appealing
| to interests which are universal
among boys The method is summed
up in the term scout-craft, and is a
combination of observation, deduc
ton, and hardness, or the ability to
do things. Scout craft includes in
struction in first-aid life saving, track
ing, signalling, nature study, seaman
ship, camp craft, wood craft, chival
ry, patriotism and other subjects
This is accomplished in games and
team play, and is pleasure, not play
for the boys.
There have been war scouts, from
tier scouts and peace scouts These
scouts had to know scout craft, how
to live SO as to keep healthy ant
strong, to face danger that came thei
way and to help one another. To b,
a good boy scout, one should know
something about the woods and an
) imals that inhabit them, and how t.
care for oneself when camping. TIL,
habits of animals can be studied b!
stalking them and watching them il
their native haunts. Woodcraft ena
bles the scout to find his way, no mat
; ter where he is.
= Besides woodcraft, one must know
something of camp life. A scout il
able to live in the open, knows hov
to put up tents, build huts, throw VI
a lean-to for shelter, how to build
fire, how to produce and cook food
and how to find his way by night, a
well as by day, in strange country
"a good scout should be unselfish
show courage to do his duty, shoy
J thrift, be loyal to his country, his pa
rents, and respect his superiors."
DIR. McClane. appointed scout mas
, ter, has his certificate, signed by tn
secretary, Mr.. James E. West, and b.
President William E. Taft, and e1
President Roosevelt.
Any boy wanting to enroll SHOULD
, hand his name to DR.. F. E. McClane
The scout laws will eb printed Il
these columns in a few days.
There are Two l<inos or Chill Toni