The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-26
BOY SCOUTS
OF AMERICA.
Japanese Game For Scouts.

"Ensai-Taf' is the name OF a lana
hese game which has been adapted Ia
scouting, says the Boston Herald. II
trains scout In observation and re.
sourcefulness and is an interesting kind
or hike because of the constant un.
certainty which IT involves. II re-
qlires little preparation. The day
| perore the scouts are to set out the
scout master. or some one appointed
Dy MIN. goes over In the reverse direc-
uon the route which Is to be covered.
All along the way he leaves notes
winch describe the trail. Each note
Is hidden In such way that its 10.
cation can be accurately described in
the next one. They must be concealed
however, so that there is no chance
or their being discovered by people
Tor whom they are not intended.
The scout master as n rule docs not
accompany his scouts the next dav
when they start the hike, but merely
gives them instructions which tells the
location of the first note This tells
where the second one has been placed.
perhaps half mile or a mile AWAY
according TO the nature OF the country.
the second the location of the third |
and so on. The direction should he /
gwen In such way as to make use OF
all Kinds of scoutcraft. such as com
pass reading. identification of trees.
distance Judging, etc.
Following the Trail.
Here is sample of one of these
notes: From this point follow this
road one-half mile east to clump OF
three large pitch pines on right side of
road, from there northeast over the hill
% car line on other side. Further I'm.
will be hidden under large
granite rock near point where you |
ross car line"
Where TWO or more patrols are to 1
axe part in the hike il makes IL more :
interesting to have them leave the /
tartlng point at One-half hour inter. L
ais. Each patrol as IL comes 10 n I
ote signs and leaves 1t for the next.
ne last patrol collects the notes and t
eturns them to the scout master. who C.
waiting mt the other end Of the :
Dute A record should be taken of the ,
me each patrol consumes in covering IL
lie distance, and report should be
eqlired OF things observed The men,
ers of a patrol hand in list OF the f.
,ings observed to the patrol leader. al
ONE system OF scoring may be ar Il
'nged to decide which patrol has r
on the hike, This patrol is then al st
wed to keep ms n trophy the notes {
hieh were used. q,
Philadelphia Scouts Won. i:
The eight boys who won the laurels q
r Philadelphia ut the recent athletic q
ntests held in connection with the u
ternational congress of hygiene and =
at Washington were en-. Nc
rtained and congratulated on their IL
turn home. The boys captured the lea
st place with a score Of 1.OO4 points. Nj
he representative scouts from Balti- err
pre- We're second. with $50 points: "a
ooklyn was third. with 100 points: "a
bany fourth, with 692 points, and +e'
ashington last. with 567 points In SIC
3 various events the Philadelphia In
vs. came out first in swimming on ca
breast and back. fire lighting, sig W"
ling and cleanliness. cul
State Camp For Scouts. "'
here is chance that some time i'm ~, w
} future, perhaps next summer. boy -. ~
uts OF New York state will be en- -
yed to plant trees in the public for ,h'
preserves in the Adirondacks. Dur ',',,
the past years some 100000 trees
e been planted, and Governor Dix A.,
nders why this work cannot be done
the boy scouts. His idea Is for the
te to pay the expenses Of scout ,n,.
lps In the mountains and that the
ows in return plant trees on the a..
e's preserves. w