Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-01
WHAT THE BOY SCOUTS ARE DOING

captured the second contest For this last a local business house offered scout -haversacks as prizes for each member of the winning patrol. The principal advantage gained in these contests was a new insight as to the importance of the daily good turn that a scout must do
 In most cases the advancement of the individual scouts has been satis- factory. The ranking at present is l candidate. 12 tenderfeet. and 5 second class scouts, which is the best of any of the local troops. It is expected to have at least first class scouts by Fall.
 The matter of finances has been a hard one as usual. An excellent op- portunfty to make money was offered the troop by the Curtis Publishing Co., but those scouts who took up with the offer have not put forth their best efforts so that the result is not as good as was hoped for. Hense the condition of the treasury is such that plans for a summer camping at this ! time are undecided.
 A most pleasing feature of the | troop history is the fact that three of the former members have again be- come interested and have joined the work as leaders. Robert Church is now one of the assistant scoutmasters of this troop. Phillips Cook is acting assistant scoutmaster for Troop No 6. and Ralph Graham is troop leader and acting assistant scoutmaster for
 On October 2sth, members of the troop witnessed a scout demonstra- tion for the first time as the guests of the New London scouts. On Octo- Der 24th, the troop did most excellent work as guides for the State Y. M. c. A. Boys conference that was held in | Norwich.
 For the first time, the troop took part in celebrating the national birth | day of the scouts, which also hap pens to be the birthday of the troop, on February sth, by having a public meeting in the Y. NJ. c. A. hall. ito which the parents and friends of the boys were invited. On February 22nd members of the troop and the scoutmaster attended a rally of one thousand scouts at Hartford. where 1 they had very pleasant and profit able time. One intensely interestine lecture on First-aid was given by pr L. E. Walker. In conjunction with the Y. M. c. A. the troops assisted in entertaining the city scouts at the f. M. c. A; Open House on April 18th | It must be admitted that the doings of Troop No. 3 in the past year have been in large way responsible for creating the interest that made pos sible the local council that has just been formed, and back of it all stands | ~a0 SoO1 VII chu AACFSI Aa1Ai1k lnIeTeSl of the Y. M. c. A., without which we would not be whese we are today.
 This is the last report from me as scoutmaster of this troop, my resig. nation taking effect on July 1st, but am glad to be able to say that I have secured MT. Andrew M. Avery to take up the work of scoutmaster, who 1, most certainly the right man for the place. Besides him, the officers of tho troop now are: Assistant scout. masters, Robert Church and Howard 1 Peckham; troop leader, Harwood Dol. beare: assistant troop leader, Edwir Seyin; patrol leaders, Jonathan John son and Edwin Sevin; secrtary, Hal sey Gallup; treasurer, John Alton.
 Respectfully submitted,
 B. M. BRUCE, ! Scoutmaster.
 Troop No. (.