The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-25

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9 A Scout is Brave. Il He has the
courage to face danger in spite Of fear
and has to stand up for the right in
spite of the coaxings Of friends or the
]eers or threats Of enemies and defeat
does not down him.
A Scout is Clean He keeps clean
IN body and thought, stands for clean
speech, clean sport, clean habits, and
travels with clean crowd.
A Scout is Reverent. = He is
reverent toward God. He is faithful in
his religious duties and respects the
conviction of others in matters Of Gus
tom and religion.
AS an organization the Scout move
ment Is on-military in thought, form,
or spirit, although it does instil the
military virtues such as honor, loyalty,
obedience and patriotism.
The Boy Scouts of America. as an
organized body, recognizes the religi-
Gus element IN the training of the boy,
but it is absolutely non-sectarian in its
attitude toward that religious training
(unless the troop he is a member of is
sectar1an and ofiIiated with certain
church,. It's policy is that the religious
organization or institution with which
the Boy Scout is connected shall give
definite attention to his religious life.
If he be a Catholic Boy Scout, the
Catholic Churrh of which he is a mem
Der is the best channel for his train
ing. If he be Hebrew boy, then the
Synagogue will train him in the faith
of his fathers. Tie he be a Protestant,
no matter to what denomination of
Protestants he may belong, the church
OF which he is an adherent should be
the proper organization to give him an
education in. the things that pertain to
his allegiance to God. If he be Zion
Boy Scout, then the Tabernacle is the
proper place to train him to be a
Soldier of the Cross and citizen of
the Kingdom.
How to Start Troop.
Ii you are interested in the Boy
Scout movement and wish to become a
member, get eight or more Of your
friends who are twelve years Of age or
over, or your club, Sunday school or
public school class, or other organiza-
lions of which you are member, to or
ganize as troop Of Boy Scouts Of
K enosha.
The first important step in the or
ganization Of such a troop is to select a
competent man to act as Scoutmaster.
He must be at least twenty -one years
OF age, OF good moral character and
genuinely interested in the moral de-
velopment of boys. As the leader of
the troop the Scoutmaster is sponsi-
bic for its meetings, outings and gen
eral program.
Good literature, especially books on
the Scout movement, may be had BY
calling at the library.
Other information may be had from
national headquarters, Boy Scouts of
America, 200 Fifth Ave-, New York,
N. ", from David R. Fogwell, Scout
Commissioner Of Kenosha, or the writer.
Mr.. FogWell or the writer, will also
be pleased to aid in the organization.
After you have your troop organized
each member will be required to pass
the following test before he can be-
come Scout.
|. Know the Scout law, sign, salute,
and significance of the badge.
2. Know the composition and his
tory of the national flag and the Gus
tomary forms of respect due to it.
8. Tie the following knots: square
or reef, sheet-bend, bowline, fisher
man IS ,sheepshank, hitch, slip and
weavers.
He then takes the Scout Oath, is en-
rolled as tenderfoot, and is entitled
to wear the tenderfoot badge.
An easy way to learn the Scout Law
by heart is to memorize. the fol
lowing poem:
Trustworthy, loyal, and helpful each
day,
Friendly and courteous, kind in our
play;
obedient, cheerful and thrifty are
we,
Brave, clean, and reverent as we
can be.
The motto of the movement is "Be
Prepared, = and our watchward is tsDo
a Good Turn Daily There is a verse
in the official hymn that | wish
to repeat here:
eve love to help the weak,
And words Of comfort speak
To those oppressed;
O may we ne 'er forget
What men of US expect,
Our duty ne 'er neglect
To those distressed =
Boy Scout Notes.
Last Wednesday, February 10, 1915,
evening, Troop No. 2, B. S. A., met at
the high school for their regular meet
ing. The amendment to the constitu-