Holbrook argus., 1911-12-05
THE BOY SCOUTS
 OF AMERICA
Meeting Held Tuesday Even.
 ing For Organization

ages or 1Z and IS, met Informally with MT. J. W. Renshaw and the Rev. Jos l.. Meade, for organization
 The boy scouts, as most people know, is an organization purely for boys, and was started some years ago in England by General Baden-Powell. In America this organization was pro- noted and continued by MT. Ernest Thompson Seton. The aim of the boy scouts movement is to supplement the educational institutions in building character for boys, and promoting their ability to do things for them selves and for others. They are di- vided into three classes: First, the tenderfoot, which lasts through pro- bation; next, the second degree; and lastly, the first class, which constitutes full-fiedged scout.
 For entrance into each of these classes examinations are required as to ability in various lines. In Wins low we are to begin with one troop, this troop to be divided into three patrols, each patrol consisting of eight scouts. At the head of the troop there is to be Scout Master, and in each patrol there is also to be a patrol leader. Only boys ranging between the ages of F and IS years are eligible for membership. The troop of boy scouts is altogether undenominationa and unattached to any other organiza- tion or association, but is affiliated with the National Boys Scout move ment of America, with headquarters in New York City. Further, there is to be a Local Council composed of rep resentatire men of this county, for the territory allotted to this troop in Nav ajo. The purpose of tbis Local Coun. cil is to give the movement the strong est possible endorsement and to fur nish talent to be used in instructing scouts in various departments and phases of scoutcraft. list of the Local Council will be published later when the acceptance of the invitation
 
 several gentlemen asked.
 The scouts motto is, "Be Prepared;" the scouts honor is to be trusted; the scouts duty is to be useful, and tu help others; and he is to do his duty before everything else, even though he gives up his own pleasure, or com fort, or safety to do it. When it is diff fcult to knew which of two things to do he must ask himself, (Which is my duty?" that is, which is best for other people, and do that one. He must be prepared at all times to save life or to help in jured persons, and he must try his best to do a good turn for some body every day. The scout is friend to all, and 8 brother to all other scouts, no matter to what social class the other belongs. The scout law is as blows:
 A scout is trustworthy; scout is loyal; scout is helpful; a scout ie friendly; scout is courteous; scout is kind; scout is obedient; scout is cheerful; a scout is thrifty; scout is brave; scout is clean; a scout is rev. erent.
 The oath which the boy scouts take is this:
 On my honor I will do my best:
 To do my duty to God and my coun-
 try,
 And to obey the scout law;
 To help other people at all times; To keep myself phy sically strong,
 Mentally awake, and morally straight
 This movement in America may be too young to judge of it's wearing qualities, but judging by it's wildfire spread across the country the boy scouts as an organization has come to stay. Possibly it should be called a movement rather than an nrganiza- tion, for though it is ill itself we'll thought out organization, it is also a izstioD already formed which has worked for boys as its aim, and except for the required touch with the Ma tional Headquarters to give the move ment coherency, direction and intel ligent promotion, it is dependent for its management and control upon the volunteer workers ill the local field; these volunteer workers are the local council, the scout commissioner and the scout master. There are already three hundred thousand boys in Am. erica who are mem bers of the boy scouts.
 The boy scout movement is pro. gram for boyhood, recognition of boyhood life, beginning at 12 years when the boy is just developing into