Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-12
Troop Ain Camp.


Twenty members of Troop with
Scoutmaster w. q. Baker, left on
Monday for a weeks camp at Groton
Long Point, making the trip in Mr..
Bakers launch.
First Applications for Examinations.
The first applications for examina-
tons under the new ruling, have been
received this week at headquarters.
Troop Leader Norman Hines, of Troop
No. 6, applies for examination in Sec
ond class First Aid A & B, which will
be given to him on Thursday evening
by DR.. r. R. Agnew. Scout Charles
Haddad Of Troop No. 6 applies for ex-
animation in semaphore signalling and
ire-lighting, which will be given on
Saturday afternoon
Y. NJ. c. A. Camp Scouting Approved.
Prof. H. A. Tirrell, chairman of the
Court of Honor, has approved of the
scout examinations given at the Y. NJ.
G. A. camp by Harold Round, F. c. S.
OF New London. Those scouts pass
ing these examinations are Edwin
SEWN and Halsey Gallup. Telling tim
ber+ and nature observation
State Rally for Connecticut.
Plans are now in the making for
holding a big outdoor rally for all
I Connecticut scouts on Columbus Day,
October 18th.
The announcement of Waterbury as
the scene of the meeting Is the first
gun in the campaign to make the day
a memorable one. While the public
khas in the past shown its interest in
| the scout movement there are still
| many influential men, molders of pub
/ lie opinion, and many parents, who
have never been initiated into or con-
WINGED in concrete form of the great
public benefit of the movement. For
4 this reason every scoutmaster and ev-
Il hoU IF fhA hTndro6c In "a
movement have pledged themselves to
work tooth and nail to make the finest
showing possible on Boy Scout day and
i enlist in the movement those VITO still
remain out of the fold.
Plans for the meet are OF course al
this time not complete. Work win al
once be started on the foundation OF
fthe final arrangements and the lining
4 up of the Waterbury organization to
make the meet go with a bang. 1t has
4 been decided that individual prizes will
be given for each event and organiza-
ton banners for the cities that have
4 the best team in specified lines. A
i parade with bands from the various
cities and well over 1000 scouts IN line
will be one Of the features. 1t Is hoped
by the scout leaders that the whole
city from now On will Join in the af-
fort to make Scout day the biggest af.
fair that ever happened.
What A Boy Scout Can Do for Hi
City.
BY Scout Milton Weinstein, Troop %
New York City.
CONTINUED from last week.)
Protecting Park Property.
And now we must not overlook thu
park department. The park Is an i'm
portant element on the welfare of thu
people of a city, most especially 10
the poor, for IT Is their only place o
recreation and rest from the heat o
the crowded street. Wel1-kept park
are the health-preserving stations o
all large cities, for babies, for SINAI
children, for grown children and TO
adults. A scout could help this de
partment in various ways. First, b.
seeing that children do not destro,
trees, shrubs and plants. That refus
from individuals and parties is gath
cred into receptacIes placed for tina
purpose. That benches are not de
faced and by protecting the publ
from abuse Of rowdies. This would b
an easier task for the scout IL the de
partnlent Of parks would grant hir
, authority by giving him badge tina
should show that he had these privi
lodges.
The Benefit 10 the Scout.
Why not %ave a certain number O
troops appointed to serve each city dc
partment We wouldn't Of course. b
| SAblI1e5 AuuGIl DCnClANf Dnh ret uB not LOT
get that we would be receiving benef
, as well To begin with, our city woul
| give us the opportunity TO put int
practice the training and knowledg
we have learned. Every scout is 1
, the city's debt, and IL is his duty I
do all in his power to pay up by max
J, ing his place in the world 10 live II
Let all the scouts Join in and help
then guess we will have might
Lime
Il A Growing Tendency.
Reports which have been coming I