The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-08-08
SCOUTS In REUNION
RECALL OUTING

A visit to a meeting Of the Boy
Scouts of Hood River during the next
few months will cause any older man
to regret that such an organization did
not exist during his youth, and that he
was not a member thereof. The chief
topic of discussion for the regular
meetings of the boys for many days to
come now will be "reminiscences Of the
recent outing to Lost Lake, where un-
der the guidance Of Rector Edmund
Trew Simpson, of st. Mark S Episcopal
church, the lads have spent a couple Of
weeks Of each of the past two sum
mers.
Hood Rivers Boy Scouts ale Just
like other boys, full of energetic youth
that must find an outlet, buDbiing over
with happy, funloving mischief and
evolving wonderful schemes Of life
such as come so readily 10 boys after
they have reached their teens and are
passing on, at pace far too swiftly
il IS realized after the heyday period
of boyhood is passed to the cycle Of
maturity. However, an eighteen
months enlistment in the ranks Of the
Boy Scouts, under the guidance Of
Rector Simpson, has given the local !
lads somewhat of distinction. The or :
ganization has its enemies, some OF the I
country's clergy have attacked its :
methods, but the most severe, and yet !
unwarranted, criticisms have come I
from the labor organizations OF the 4
county, especially from the ]. w. Ws. il
These enemies have declared that the i
Scouts have lost all eignality through
their afliiation during the formative o
period of boyhood by submitting TO 3
discipline similar to that Of military Fl
law, that in way they become autom-
atoms. Other troops Of Boy Scouts in I,
other parts Of the country may have n
sumbitted to such rules as might have q
produced the results as alleged. But
far from suchshas been the case with
the local lads Indeed, il is going con-
trary to the nature of boyhood for the
boy TO lose his originality and inven
tive ingenuity, unless some tyrannical e'
discipline oyerwhems him. The disci th
plinefthat the Boy Scout submits to IS W
very mild. He submits to certain rules Nj
and respects his superior officers, the ST
scoutmaster and leaders Of patrols, %
during hikes and meetings Of the troop. ia
but as for the massing together into tn
a single unit and the loss Of ider tity, III
the critics OF the organization are Nj
merely surmsing they have perhaps IDS
never attended meeting of the boys. Nh
On all of their hikes and excursions an
original thought comes to the front in Fe
the individuals, when the time comes Sn
for the choice Of trail or the estab- anI
lishment Of camp. Democratic ten DR.
denotes prevail in all of their activi- Le
ties. The boys are left to follow the MI
best suggestions. This spirit stmu- Mr.
lates individual thought for the reward Mr.
of esteem to be gained among fellow Mr.
members. VII
1t is naturally so that, in all cases of /
such organization, the degree of sue see
cess that attends its activities is due MOI
TO great extent TO the man who su Hoe
pervses it. Thus the Hood River Boy elm
Scouts may eoncede a great portion of the
their success as Boy Scouts, members
Of an organization of youths, who have Al
learned how TO be c0ngenial with each dam
other and to enjoy separately and in a her,
body the best of boyhood life, to their fro,
leaders, Rector Simpson and Albert l.. iaot iaot
5rocker, who have had the patience to "a" '"9'
nstil among them the ideas that tha the
should be considered exemplary among ont ona
other troops of the Organization. NO. No,
Rector Simpson and his troop of ="
Scouts returned from the two weeks =
outing on Lost Lake Thursday. Those Tra
who participated in the encampment las,
were; Rector Simpson, A. l.. Croeker
J. i. Sears, Douglas and Roger Simpson,
Sam Thompson (of Cascade Locksj Ar
hur Lofts, Glenn Hunt, Leon Bentley, r
N. w. Schultz (past scoutmaster from Az,
pennsylvanial, Glenn Goodall, Ray me-
Nickham, Mark Moe, Paul Harris nne ns
Rayard Stone, Jack Dukes, Newton 1po tao'
Clark, Don Cockrine, Wilbur Haynes, Joo
Lawrence Schetky. These boys, w. Il. mo- mo-
Ainslee and Leon Littleiield assembled n'd a,a
at the home of Rector Simpson Friday ora ,,'e
evening, when stories of the encamp- e,i
ment were told, followed by feed" ~ ~
by some of the boys mothers. ',in
AS the evening wore swiftly away b.
the interesting incidents of camp life Po
hraaohoa - aiaai.',, s3 ~ PUNISHMENT ioi cat
rules of Seoutdom is that its members
must not swear. A violation means
sure punishment. The victim must |
raise his hand above his head and Guns I'm
OF cold water are poured down his sal
sleeve. AS these triekle shoeward bill
they beget resolutions to guard against l9l
slips of the tongue that might be con ma
strued as "euss words. According 10 tot
the program of each day, taps were ma
sounded at nine o'clock and reveile at by
SIX In the morning. Rules were made pr
that no talking or absence from camp ms
were to be allowed between the sounds
of the buge for taps and reveille. On
one or to occasions the spirit of fun got
the better of discretion and members
OF the party played midnight tricks, n
bringing on themselves the assess IL
ments OF lines to replenish the wood ~
pile. The enforcement of rules kept n Id
heap of wood for the commissary and ~
kitchen department under the super =
vision of Mr.. Crocker.
In addition to the woodland lore and e
lessons in swimming, the boys took e
turns IN the art of cooking. Each day | q
detachment took charge of the a
camp galley" and were initiated into IS
the secrets of camp cooking. Before
each meal. the bugle sounded the call
and the boys marched by the mess tent
In file and in order, Without any com Il
motion whatever the serving was SIM .
pliied. The Mazamas might learn a
lesson in conducting future mess tents q
by visit with the Boy Scouts.
The camp was kept in the most sani.
tary condition possible A keen rivalry Il
existed for the prize that was awarded &
for the most neatly kept tent. The re-
cipients Of the prize were Goodal and
Harris. 1t would have been tie. but
a cracker box, inadvertently cast into
bush ten feet away just before last :
inspection caused Lofts and Hart
to lose out in the estimation of the &
judges.
The Scouts held regatta on the
lake one day. when swimming and q
other aquatic events were INDUCED in
in addition to the races between the 8
two Chips. boats made from split
logs. Sails were attached to these
chips" and when the wind swept
across the inland body of water, a fair
ypaoa tuas aHfofpad