The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-07
Houehton Department
BOY SCOUTS TO
Walk 50 MILES
HOUoHToN ORGANIZATION PLAN
MING FOR BIG CAMP THIS
SUMNER ADMIT MANY
NEW MEMBERS.

The Houghton organization of Eoy
Scouts is making plane for "a sum-
m,r camp which viii continue about
two weeks ana which win ue estate
lished about 90 miles from Hou-utnu
at place set L. Doe se.vtt,.- The
boys win walk TO the camp in 90 body
under the supervision of scout mas
tiers and viii make camp along tAe
way. making their own meals. ar...uE-
ing their own beds and iu every WaF
acting as selt-reilau- as POSSIBLE.
The H0ughton organization IS uu-
der the supervision uf o. MASTER scout
vhn refraus from publicity iu cnu-
necuon with the matter. There are
about 30 members In the Organization
and the average age is about ID. They
meet iu the library OF the master scout
who has given them instruction and
directed their cudeavurs ever since
their organization az the beginning 10.
the winter. The boys enjoyed uuHe~-
Gus scouting expeditions during the
much benefit Az present almost a.l
the boys are from East Houeatou
but IL IS very likely ihat larger quar-
tiers will be secured for meeting
Place and then boys from Hauguc.s
and other surrounding places win Doe
admitted 20 membership. Until such
quarters are available, new apulCa-
tions have been held uH Tho oreaUiz-
alton Is To- be named "Thc Poru1e
Lake Scouts" ana will Dee open tu ul
who can pass the preliminary tests.
The organization is proving of I'M
estimable benefit 10 the members. and
the education derived from The y8rl-
GUS courses varies greatly from that
obtained in the schools the scout
master told The News yesterday. "IHc
work entailed in passing the ezamn-
atoms and tests is really Herculcau
Eight of the boys have also begun inc
work of preparing for the Red Cross
examinations sent out from Washing
ton every year. This is a very diff
cult examination 20 pass and the work
Of preparation is arduJus, because i'll
is the regular examination given adult
applicants for the service In Our
athletic contests this summer" COM
tinued the master scout, I'VE VIII try
10 make all athletic contests as .lt-
tie competitive as possible anu leave.
out any antagonism. Iu our races the .
boys will be required 10 como mp to a .
parfufr
certain classes OF proficiency, but The
individual time of each runner viii I
not be taken. The idea is obvious To- .
make the developmsst of the boy as F..
all-round as possible and 10 avoid de- .
velopment along any one line.
a plan is being worked out o..
which the Boy Scouts OF twenty-five .
different nations viii correspond with F.
one another. This scheme. originated .
10y Sir General Robert Eldon-Pouef.
has I'm mind the aim or promoting
friendships among boys of different
countries and thus creating ian the
boys and therefore in the citizens of
the future. the entcut cordulr' The
Portage Lake Scouts however. have
not yet taken up this wur, b..guse
Of their recent organization.
statement has been Ureuarsd Bon
the national headquarters OF the Boy
Scouts Of America ia answer To- tho
article of George r. EiIpatri.-. social
list, denounCiug tho Boy Scout york
as menace TO tho country u On,
ground that q ,uG.r-Il.... ....- anil