The Washington times., 1911-07-17
TRAVELLING AGENTS
TO Be USED To AID
SCOUT MOVEMENT
Secretaries Will Visit Cities
Throughout Country to
Increase Councils.

The executive committee Of the Boy
Scouts of America is planning to put
| five travelling secretaries in the field
this fall. These men, who have shown
ability in forming local councils of the
scout organization and skill in hand
ling boys, will be distributed through
out the country. Their work will COM
prise supervision of the local organi-
cations and scout activities and also
the extension of the scout movement.
They will visit different cities and
towns studying the scout councils and
the work Of the boys. They will help
in the up building of the local council
and in strengthening 1t in the COM
munity by bringing in men of different
religious faiths. They will study the
methods of the Scout Masters and give
them instructions and suggestions.
where necessary. They will take
special interest in the boys themselves
outlining scout stunts for them and
giving them some helpful talks.
They will be the representatives Of
the National Council in the field and
will be supposed to exercise corrective
measures where untoward influences
seem to be injuring the scout movement.
New Impetus for Movement.
The appointment of these five secre-
taries undoubtedly will give additional
impetus to the Scout movement. In the
last year and a half the organization OF
patrols and troops throughout the
country has gone on so rapidly that no
more than formal supervision of
them by the national headquarters has
been possible. The requests of boys to
become scouts, applications for informa-
ton regarding the Scout work and the
appointment of Scout masters kept the
staff in the headquarters busy up
to January !. IN addition the great
growth OF the organization demanded
many things. At the time that James
Z. West became executive secretary, the
board realized the necessity Of new
manual, new scout activities, new
badges, a national court of honor to
award badges for heroic deeds and ac-
tivities. The scout movement. as work.
ed out in England had to be Ameri-
canized. All these things have been
accomplished.
National Staff Enlarged.
The members of the executive board
and of the editorial board and Secre-
tary West held many meetings working
out plans and supervising the manual.
Many writer's have been busy on >tne
quarters was enlarged. and by strenu-
Gus work many important details were
settled by the leaders Of the move
ment The executive work Of the or
ganization is thoroughly systematized.
The next step is the thorough super
vision of the local councils and the
scout activities. Travelling secretaries
will be necessary.
The task will require the expenditure
of SIS, 900 in one year. The money for
the maintenance of the national head
quarters thus far has been advanced
by philanthropists who believe in the
great good that can be accomplished
for the boy through scout activities.
For the work in the field it is hoped to
raise money from other sources. The
will be carried on by a
finance committee of wealthy men,
every one of whom has promised his
personal attention to the work.
Among the members Of the commit
tee are John Sherman Hoyt. chair
man; Mortimer L. Schiff. banker; d.
Everett Massey. August Belmont. George
D. Pratt, Charles D. Stickney. Jay
Phipps. William Sloan, and H. Rogers