The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-12
National News Association,

fNAtfonal News Association1
NEW YORK, Aug 12.-"How can
become Boy Scout" That il the
question which hundreds OF boys are
asking daily of their parents, their
school teachers, and OF the National
Headquarters of the Boy Scouts OF
America. They are sending letters to
headquarters asking for information
and explaining why they want to be-
come Scouts. Many of the letters
throw interesting sidelights on the
way in which the Scout activities APP
peal to them. They show wildly how
the minds OF the boys. just opening up
to the bigger things in life and get
ting beyond the confines of the home
and their mothers care. are reaching
out with an ambition to do something
They reveal the cagerness of the boy
to associate with other boys for fun
and work. They Indicate how the boy
beginning to feel his muscle, is walk
ing up TO the deeds Of the heroes of
history and fiction, 60 to show that
the boy is stimulated by these stories
The boy often times takes a quaint
view point in his letter. Clyde Coates,
of Wilkes Barre, Pa. recently became
interested in the scout movement, and
hearing that President Taft is behind
the organization. wrote him the follow
ing letter, marked PERSONAL:
Wrote to Prssldsnt.
Il hear that you are the organizer
Iof the Boy Scouts OF America, so
hplease send me orders. We are ready
| to start business at once. Would like
to know If you can give us some Unit
ed States Pins, and state prices. WIN
Close
Nick Williams. bright boy,s of
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, shows sturdy quail
ties and an excellent idea of the aims
of the Boy Scouts In letter OF In
quiry.
II have read about the Boy Scouts, -
he writes, land would like to join.
am 13 years old, attend the public
schools every school day, can use the
Typewriter this much. am robust and
am slayer not gutter can, If
have a chance, organize a Council of
scouts, II that is what you call it.
| would like to be the Scout Master, II
can. If not. can find a good man
who will do. He will do it right.
know lot about the woods, the trees,
the streams and the directions all
around here, and about all the roads.
I know nearly all the streets and al
leys in thescity.
May Need Training.
"My grandfather is lawyer and
l live with him. He thinks that this is
a good thing to make a boy manly,
and want to be that. Some day may
be will have to be q soldier I always
take off my hat now when pass "Old
Glory" My grandfather told me about
| that and lot of other things when we
went to the Barracks, ut Columbus, to
visit some officers there. They are the
dandy lot. My grandfather's people
were In the Revolution, war Of 1912,
and the Civil War. My great, great
grandfather had a sister born on the
battlefield Of Brandywine, while the
fight was going on. This city has 49,
900 people and I believe that there
is big lot of good boys who will join.
Let me hear from you at your early
convenience if you please"
| The boys often say odd things In
their letters. C. Kenneth Smith, OF
Taunton, Mass, writes, my chum and
have been talking over matters and
think we would like to have Boy
Scout organization in our town" c. w.
Bergner. r.. Of Haverword. Pa. says,
II can ride, saddle. and bride, hitch
up with both single and double har.
ness. am Is years old, and have han.
died horse since was IL years.
could swim since | was years old
except for serving one month as q
ltenderfoot. / believe I can pass now
for a second class scout"
Wright Chittenden, OF Victor, Iowa
says, II and seven other boys have or.
ganized ourselves into a patrol and
wish to join the Boy Scouts. We have
no bad habits, such as smoking
swearing. etc" Kenneth Everett. OF
Newport, Pa, writes, II know young
man who would make cracking good
leader, and he Is jolly fellow with
boys. The boys are mostly good hardy
farmers boys.
Kind to Animals.
II have bunch of ten boys" writes
VIM. G. Anstiss, of Laporte, Ind.
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