The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-02-22
Organization Among Boys
/. of the City Growing
Very Rapidly.
MOVEMENT NOW NATION VIDE
Kenosha Men Interested in Development
of boy Scout Movement Seek to
Find New Leaders to Talre Care Of
Vast Number of Boys Who Will Join.

David Fogwell of Kenosha, scout
commissioner, calls for men to help in
this great work for boys. There are
100000 boy scouts in America today
scattered in every state in the union.
There ought to be at least 100000
boys in this great civic army growing
up into useful citizens, saturated with
the spirit of the great movement.
Leading these 100000 boys are 5000
scout masters, men Of high and whole
some ideals who are devoting their
time without pay to this work The
whole movement is directed from the
national headquarters in New York
with an Office force of thirty persons,
which must be increased to meet the
growing demands, 100000 pieces of
printed matter having been sent out
from this Office. There are over one
hundred boys enrolled as scouts in
this city and there are many more
who are anxious to join, hence the
great need Of more scout masters.
The scout master is the adult lead
err of troop and must be over Fl
years Of age. He is usually chosen to
take up this work because Of his good
moral character and his unselish in
terest in the moral development of
boys. He should have the ability to
lead and command the boys respect
and obedience. His certificate as scout
master is granted by the national
headquarters upon the recommendation
Of the local council. He may choose
as an assistant some young man over
eighteen years of age. AS leader
of the troop, the scout master is re-
sponsible for its meetings, outings and
general programs. He supervises the
work Of patrol leaders and in general
prepares the members of his troop to
take various scout examinations. He
is representative of the local council
I'M charge of troop, and is responsible
to the council in carrying out the
scout program as outlined in the of
fetal handbook for boys, and for the
use Of badges, uniforms, and other
scout equipment. It is essential that
he consult the local council as it's
representative on every important
question that may affect the move
ment, either locally or nationally.
The scout master should be in sym
pathy with the movement and have
liking for boys. He should be boy,
just grown up.
Many people think the scout move
ment is to train boys to be soldiers.
Sir Robert Baden Powell, originator
of boy scouts, said in New York
few days ago: "Another thing, and
a very important thing, is that there
is no kind of soldering in this move
ment. If people knew how much I
hate war, they wouldn't suspect me Of
trying to teach war to boys War is
not a thing we over want to see in a
civilized country again. =
Even drill was bad thing Sir
Robert thought, chiefly because it
would make the boys feel too much
like a part of machine.
"We are suffering from over civil
zation,p said he, syre need to give
moro attention toward having our
boys developed physically, and in that
way get manliness into them to
greater extent than we can through
our schools, good as they are. J"
The Scout Oath and Law.
On my honor / will do my best.
To do my duty to God and my
country and to obey the scout law.
TO help other people at all times.
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.
The twelve points in the scout law:
4, a scout is trustworthy; 2 a scout
is loyal; 3 q scout is helpful; 4 a.
scout is friendly; 5 a scout is courte-
Gus; a scout is kind; scout is
obedient; a scout is cheerful; 8 a
scout is thrifty; 10 a scout is brave;
IL a scout is clean; u scout is
reverent.
liz this movement lives only few
years it will have sown the seed of
inanliness in millions of boys, who win
be the men of tomorrow and the rulers
of this and other lands.
Boy scouts have been formed in
every civilized land ard over one and
"a half million boys are enrolled,