Milford chronicle., 1915-09-03
ooy SCOUTS COLUMN.
,rT roRD BOY SCOUT NOTES.

Charles Abbott, of Troop 2, who has
= snending the summer at Camp
D.,,ront ~, in Pennsylvania has returned to
,a,tord While at camp he successfully
.5 those first-class tests and thus be-
,ring frst-class Scout. Already he
=. beoun working for merit badges and
.rts continues his present rate of prog
will soon become an Eagle Scout,
~. highest rank in the Scout Organiza-
ten.
polph Waldo Emerson, member of
r,oon /. Collingdale, is spending a few
1,rs in Milford, as the guest of Charles
Abbott. ,.e.,r
no should, by this time, have quail
ssJ for frst-class rank. They have the
.Siiity and with little application and
o-severance can readily attain the rank
stat oneus to them the road to higher
honors. -
state have been exceptionally active in I
c,mpiug during the past few weeks. !
Tro6n ,1,5 Of Milford and Troop of Har-
-;rgton pitched their tents at Bowers |
pssch while Troop l of Georgetown,
iocoted their camp at Oak Orchard, and
nave benefited by their camp experience.
Scout Teeford Hudson has returned
tom short visit to fredericksburg, Nd.
rbere he reports considerable interest
,anifested in Scout work. While in
Federalsburg he was offered the oppor-
,unitv of seeing a man hung-an event
which was recently reported in the daily
naners-and had the good sense to re-
fuse.
The lecture which was to have been
delivered by DR.. William Marshall, Jr.,
70 the Scouts on Thursday evening of the
oast week, was postponed owing to the
number Of cases requiring his attention.
date for the lecture will be announced
later.
The Scouts of Troop have been de-
hating the advisability of going on an
other camping trip or investing the re- :
ouired sum in equipment of permanent /;
value. At present the choice seems to !
have narrowed down to either a canoe or
a wireless outfit. !
There should be no question in the
minds of anyone as to the value of the +
system of drill offered to the Scouts in =,
ibis column. Without systematic drill
/ is impossible to handle or direct any =
number of Scouts. Without =
lnll or discipline any aggregation of u
scouts would be a mob and a hindrance r
ather than help to to the occasion for =
7hich they was gathered. As to the sys- g.
EN- Of drill, none better has so far been ~
eyised, and it is in general use through :
ut the state, especially in New Castle II
ounty, where the organization has
sached a very high state of efficiency.
Drill means simply training the Scouts
act together. 1t is found in every
-anch Of work or sport that achieves re- 6,
Its. Every base ball team has it, every m
ot ball, every basket ball team, and of
e one that is the best drilled is the one
at wins Every business house has it, 81
ID the one that is most thoroughly sys ia
matized is the one that gains the most F
ound, that Outdistances its rivils. To
ject to drill and discipline is to object W,
the very thing that is essential to sue ii,
IS. To aid it is to inculcate the lesson K,
at is the common foundation upon
lich the great institutions of the coun- RI
are built. If
Most any system of drill will do, but we
2 one contained in this column will Nj
lieve the quickest results. The habit o,
abedience to command, of ability to mt
as a cog in a machine without throw of
{ the whole thing out of gear, is our Or,
ct that is appreciated by every bust
IS house and institution in the coun- Ca
Like study in school, it is not so of
Oh what is learned while there that is
value, but the mental habit that IS wa
uired the habit of systematic training. ov,