Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-11
WHAT THE BOY SCOUTS ARE DOING

ten scouts present. The minutes of the last meeting were read an accept cd The following committee was elected to select the troops flag: George Wallen. Kenneth Bothan How ard Ives. Scoutmaster HarEie appoint ed the following scouts to serve on a committee to select play. As there was no more business the meeting ad- jcurned at S:30.
 Examination Applications.
 Application for examinations re- eeived this week are as follows: Harwood Dolbeare, first class tests in signalling and swimming; Jonathan Johnson. second class first-aid and trailing; Douglas Sevin, pacing: AL bert Fairbanks, boxing compass: Nor man Rasmussen and Benjanjfn Covcy. rst-aid.
 All of these applicants are fror, Troop 8.
 Thanks Giving.
 Committing ourselves to the princi- pie Tt is more blessed to give than to receive" is like getting aboard the httle care on the roller coaster. for our first ride. We are convinced that is must be all right, but we hang on Ike leecnes. When we get used to It We are forced to admit that the statement Is correct and would have been true even though the Bible had never DSSn written.
 The roller coaster loses it's thrill after a few, trips, but the man who makes giving a part Of his daily life will find excitement and. exhiia-at;on increasing every second as he speeds up. Rockefeller ard Carnegie enjoy t, but not as you and l can. They may take chance on losing some money which they thought was goirg to help somebody. but the time has gone by when they can take a chance Of going cold or hungry as a result oi sacrifice and that is the only way tc get all the fun out of the game
 But giving money is. only one way of expressing our grStitude for the blessings which we enjoy in this land of neutrality and war profits An other way is to say thank you
 much obliged" or words to that that's why it so often seems to have gone out of style. Now that the ladies are wearing wider skirts. like they used to in mothers day, it would not be a bad idea to hring back one of the other old fashions. that. of talk irg time to say thanks"
 Begin in this way: ..--. On Thursday morning., Novembel 25. in the year of our Lord-remem- Der that part of it-1915, sit dowr ! with a bit of paper ard a pen and inI before you and think over the earlier y I mans habit, to be sure.s but it has it. uses even in early middle fife Bring up in memory, one by one, those women and men who taught you tho things which have. made your life ! useful. Mother, father. brother, sis ter, aunt uncle, school teacher, Sab bath school teacher, pastor, priest rabbi, employer. friend whoever i was-think of him and realize what i meant to you to have him show yoI the truth just when it could keeI you from fatal mistakes and endies! woe. Obey that impulse. Writei Dear Dad: I'm ashamed to thinl that I have missed so many chance! of letting you know how much I ap preciate all you have done for me When I see all the kids playing in tn, streets. ragged. dirty. growing up lik, i filthy Eteie animals, I can't help bu think of the hundreds of times whel you spent on me the dimes that yol might have used in making yourself i little more comforta ble"-
 | You can finish t without assist ' ance. Never mind if there are fev ! salt water biotches cn it. You vii [ sec lot of things clearer if you wasl 1 your eyes from the inside. Whel ! that letter starts on its way ycul