New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-01
HEADQUARTERS NOTICES.

/ Camp Wilson the Official scout camp Of the
Council will open for the season on Saturday. July
g. The registrations already received indicate That
the camp will be well filed ScoumasteFs "il
beer In mind the fact that applications must be
sent 10 LEGAL headquarters and passes obtained 10
advance single trip or excursion tickets are on
sale at headquarters at the reduced rates Of - and
30 cents respectively. The camp may be reached
more easily from Eltngvillo than from Annadae.
2 Several troops will spend the week end tent
Ing on the old camp grounds" a, Hunters Island
Others arc already leaving for private camps It is
worthy OF note that larger number than ever
before will continue their wokly meetings through
the summer. indicating the stronger hold which the
movement has upon boy life
g. request Las been received for the Co opera
ton NJ scouts 81 the patotle celebration tn be held
in Mount Morris Park on July 3. Harlem and
East side scoumasters having boys willing 70 vol
un,eer as aids on this occasion arc asked % direct
them 70 report al 2 m 10 the committee ID
charge. 81 18TH Street and Madison Avenue.
49, all, IdraD,,,res ~ $ scout will bee on e.hi-
Thsre viii be no free admission but the l0-cent
tickets admit 20 the entire show and tie films e. %
hiblted with the scout finn have been selected win
Tte following letter has been received al head
quarters from Borough President Douglas Maine"
Pressur, 81 oracial duties since the celebration
Of Borough Day in The Bronx on June lat Las
prevented me from earlier expressing 90 you i-s
franks a.. the assistance rendered by me Hy
Scouts Of America on that day. The spifh ir which
ALL 60 operated 20 make the Lay sucfe'aili o'.t
WIS nnc and hops mat you VIII convey W a..
the Bcy S.ou's who tex par 10y az -'c-H'oh %
Equa4y elective On. operation was rc1dcroi b.
about fifty scouts belonging 10 yEr-ous iroop' ~ we
celeb -auon Il cry Han las Thursday ln honof ~
he new T s ,s as wi 4S 9' g O as1 sd as
aids and usners at the afternoon exercises III me
Aldermaulc Chamber. ~
. Wc!nstcn formerly o. Troop 20. but now Of Troop
49, on How q Scout May Help His CITY" is pub
lished In the July number OF Boys Life.
: The foIowing suggestions the best method
Of studying the requirements IN natural science ior
lrst class have boon prepared BY the Executive Dep
uty Commissioner
First Class Requirement No. 10.
1t Is better IN most cases foT a scout to study
trces rather than birds or animals ioI the T.ss'n
that q good working know edge Of tho COMMON
trees particularly those valuable for Their wood or
other Iurplsos IS useful IN many business pToies-
sious The animals OF our Eastern states arc either
50 common that their description Involves no train
lug 3D. observation. " so inirequeniy ser! ina ING
scout mus, Learn about them from pictures. A
study ~ The birds IS recommended onlv 10 ine boy
who has genuine love for them together Win to
patience 10 snend hours II necessary. watching Their
habits from some pl2t OF Coutcalmcni /" Lt eor
t1 describe The pumaCe of roDih. crow o. tlelsii
sparrow is a YER poor qualification for Requirement
In beginning his wo.k on the trees q boy should
our Native Tees is probably one % The best for
tiis purpose and IL may be- obtained through the
book department Of National Headquarters. sc.ct-
tuu should be made ~ the trees that are common
or characteristic iu any given locality and no al .
fert.uu ghoUdl Pc pad 10 exotic species planted
f.r shade or ornament. az they are often dncui
o. name The study VIII he hepcl greatly 10 tie
scout keep herbarium % the species examined
tWig c0u'a'liHg several mature leaves should be
pressed between ayers Of newspapers which are
changed frequently until The specimens are dry.
The latter may then be kept between folded papers
a. mounted on 2 single sheet o. thi'k paper. Tie
names date and locality o. ollo-tIOn should DO
written ~ the bottom % The sheet.
Particular note should be taken o. tho mode o.
attachment Of the leaf 10 the stem Many leaves
arc compound divided W into leaflets. each o.
which appears 90 be scperaie leaf. II the point ~
attachment is examined and a minute bud % found.
70 proves that the LEAF IS a simple one and IS at
ta~hei 20 tho stem proper II no bud Is present Il
!s probably part o. g compound leaf. Examples OF
simple leaves are those ~ the oak elm and maple
~ compound leaYcs. those ~ the Eckory. ash
s...nac and horscchesnUt. Tie appearance o. The
la-E Is often chasG ,cr.5;c. well as N6 color
Sofl,i mes the bark srl twigs Are aromaic TIE
sl.apc o. the c.f Is Glways an I'M. rtant feature
and Ia this connection tho scout should note par
tcularly la) The apex whether blunt. taptring ~
sharp pointed I'D the margin. whether entire. ser
rate or otherwise notched or deeply lobed; tcl ne
base: (d the general shape. (el the color. ~ tho
texture.
ITO be continued