Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-05
Troop No. 6.

Troop No. s.
The weekly meeting Of troop No. 8
was held in the Trinity NJ. E. church
last Monday evening. August End The
to the flag The roll-can was then
taken and showed eight scouts present
The minutes of the last meeting were
read by the secretary and accepted
After the business, the meeting ad-
journed at S:25.
on, Scout wallen and Patrol Leader
Norman Hines are tied for first place
with 40 points. Scout Haddad Is sec
ond with $50 points while Scout Car
penter is third with 120 points.
Several Of the scouts intend to go
before the council this week and take
second class requirements.
Jewish Troop to Organize.
Twenty-four bright and enthusiastic
Jewish boys gathered on Tuesday night
last at the West Main street syna-
gogue, to listen to a talk on Scouting
by Commissioner Bruce, and plans for
forming a Jewish troop Of scouts by
Herman Alofsin End, a member OF the
local council executive committee, were
made. Evidently the boys have al
ready been studying on scout work,
as they had ready answers Tor most
of the questions asked. At the next
meeting they expect to select their
scoutmaster and complete their or
ganization.
How Scout May Help His City.
By Scout Milton Weinstein, troop
%, New York city.
Continued from last weekly
The Public Health.
Each city department is a field in
itself that offers many opportunities
for usefulness to the scout who Is
willing to do things. Take for instance,
the health department. We all know
its rule is that all garbage and ASH
cans are to be covered. If this rule
is not complied with, the escaping
odors and germ-breeding dust win
cause disease. The scout could help
protect his city from diseases by max
ing it his business to see that this law
Is enforced
Another important element is that
he should assist in enforcing the pure
food laws" First, by having the right
to report on the way loose can milk
is kept in stores. To see that all 1ood-
stuffs are kept in a sanitary condiuon,
especially that bread and pastry are
covered from flies in summer, in the
various kinds of stores selling 1t The
same precautdon should be taken in
inspecting the street fruit and candy
stands.
Preventing Fires.
Nowwe will consider the fire depart
ment We Boy Scouts can help this
department by inspecting tenement
houses. To report IL the fire escapes
are not kept clear and clean. To in
spect Easements and report II full OF
rubbish. ond If oils, benzine. paint, ETC.
are kept in dangerous places Since
the fire department co-operates with
the building department, we could re-
port our inspection of the condition
of tenement houses. BY this mean
reporting hallwayssk&ound obstructed
and toilets kept unrepaired- 1t Is also
important 80 notice II roofs are kept
whole and-clean and that the skyHght
windows are unbroken. 50 that the
weather conditions win not AFFECT -the
tenants
Seoutsosn5s*hesPcties.
Il Is. trueAthes scout scan make his
usefulness felt In, each OF these de-
partments>sbuts 4 shah no~eepeak Of
the. one department of aactty in which
to say he has: not as yet been con-
sideredlin- this hight I have. reference
TO the police department. wish IN
this article to bring to their notice
that with the Said ofxthe scouts the
department would Iputs thedrsworkt on
a. higher basis.
Let usytaks-. the problem -ofsthe chill
drenfs court prisoner. What becomes
Of HIM, when he 10 released or sput on
probation7 Who, gives him theschance
to go straight yand help him not to
drift back to prison again7 Nobody,
as far as II know, and even II there
are q few Institutions or societies who
do care, cant the boy scout help
along?
You win probably emile and say that
we are too inexperienced TO undertake
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