Milford chronicle., 1915-06-04
THE BOY SCOUTS COLUMN.
MILFORD BOY SCOUT NOTES.

.bo regular meeting of Troop 2
a. o. headquarters, Thursday even
me ing May 9th, several matters OF IN
ms yrere discussed. A motion was
roade and carried Ihat any scout
nauN obsents himself from regular
Scont meetings four meetings IN sue
ossion. without good and reasonable
o.cnse. ovST may, at the discretion OF the
e,o,nbprship committee, be expelled
s-or1 tbe troop" Surely any organiza-
iior mat is worth joining can reason
XIV NV demand a regular attendance at
aD'y y,,eetings in order that the purpos
m for which it was formed may be
carried out.
notion was also made and unan-
,a,,sIv carried that Troop 2 apply
sor membership in the Delaware As
aiation lOl Troop 2 is to be cOngrat-
syotod for having taken this step, as
!. uooons a conformation to the stan
~ Ia drill regulations, tests and other
oavirements u"lu adopted by the Scout
1Snrtors Association of Delaware, and
-l;iI -niii' eventually prove of great value
" tho participation in Field Day ex-
nrcises or drill in connection with the
troops of the state.
uro would like to remind the Scouts
% rrooD 2 of the many merit badges
that may be acquired by hrst-ciass
Sao,,te These cover a variety of
subjects extending from agriculture
IN taxidermy and are given upon the
conclusion of a successful examina-
lion and submission of the facts by
the local to the national council. At |
This season of the year angling |
should prove attractive to many |
Scouts. To secure this badge first |
class Scout must
Catch and name ten different
snecies of fish. Salmon or trout to be
taken with flies; bass, pickerel or
Nile to be caught with rod or reel;
muskallonza to be caught by trolling.
. Make a bait rod of three joints,
straight and round, IA ounces or less
in weight. 10 feet or less in length, to
stand a strain of IL pounds at the
ton and 13 pounds at the grip.
3 Make a jOinted fly rod, 8 or 10
feet long. 4 to 8 ounces in weight,
capable of casting a fly sixty feet.
Name and describe twenty-five
different specimens of fish found in
North American waters, and give a
complete list of the fishes ascertained
bv himself to inhabit given body of
water. !
5. Give the history of the young of
any species of wild fish from the time +
of Matching until the adult stage has ,
been reached. I
Scouts who win merit badges are a
entitled to use the granted insignia {
after their names in recognition of t
the knowledge t!ey have acquired.
On Sunday, May 80, Troop 2 at \
ended a special Memorial service in i
he N. P. church by the Rev. L. A. C
Bennett The G. A. R. Post, Company I
B. of the Organized Militia. ard the g
Scouts assembled at the Armory at o
o o'clock, and after forming into line II
marched to the church, where they
occupied pews especially reserved for Il
hem. In the course of his sermon, 6
he Rev. Mr.. Bennett touched upon A
he lives of tie men who aided in the tt
and preservation of the lS
republic, aud called particular atten- u
iOn to the debt of gratitude owed by d
he nation to the men in blue who Of "
cred their lives in its defense. AS a tC
3sson in patriotism, services of this tc
ind should prove of benefit to every
cout. Assembled, not for show or
arade but in memory of the honor
J dead, it should bring to their minds
le first part of the Scout oath, "On
" honor. l will do my best to do my
lty to God and to my country" And Sc
should be noted, not the least of al
lese duties is the duty of showing eN
'spect to the memory of those who 70
I'VE their lives for the Republic. or