The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-07-07

busy program, furnished enough worl
ana fun to keep the good dame II
smiling humor.
Perhaps one of the best parts O
every day was the Camp Fire Pow
Wow" This was rather informa
gathering around large bonfire
More Will be told of this later.
AT this point it is we'll to state the
splendid hospitality extended by Mr.
and Mrs R. II. Bates. They provide
beautiful corner of land In which tt
make a camp and more than that
they magnanimously offered to lease
the lot to the Rathdrum Boy Scouts
Tor period Of five years if the Scouts
would clean it up and help put a
little log cabin on it for use in the
damper weather. 1t would be a good
plan TO take this offer, at least the
boys think so. A camp for this
special purpose will be planned later
In the season If possible. PERHAPS
some parents can assist Ia some prac-
tical way or other, at least let the
Scouts have the time. The Scout
Master expresses the thanks of Scouts
and parents for this kind offer.
The special feature of the day.
Thursday, was hike 10 the forenoon
from camp up to the head of the up
per lake. The troop was divided in
to patrols and each patrol tried To
outdo the other in finding flowers
and blooms Of all kinds. The num-
Der 10 variety found proves that the
boys were all awake; 81 to 40 was
the final count Friday morning a
similar hike was taken across the
lake for the purpose of finding animal
life, flies, bugs, worms, fish, etc.
Many stump was removed from its
easy bed that it might uncover some
secret home. The "Owl patrol"
scouts won this contest Al to 38.
Some of you older scientists try find
ing that large variety of wild AMI
NAL life 10 two or three hours. Sat-
urday was set aside largely to the
examinations for Second Glass Scouts.
The tests taken and passed by nearly
all Scouts were:
3. Giving and receiving a message
with the help Of another Scout using
the Boy Scout official code, the inter-
national Morse, red handkerchlefS
were used for the signal flags
4. Tracking half mile in 25 min.
utes. Two boys followed trail set
by the use of -four through the woods
and brush for the required distance
and came into camp in about 8 min
utes. All but two passed this test.
Scout Wilbur Barnes, who just com.
pleted his "tenderfOoC" requirements
the day before, also passed this test.
5. Go mile 10 2 minutes, scouts
pace--about so steps running and
so walking alternately. The test
distance set required 713 minutes.
The time taken by the boys varied
only from IL 10 13} minutes. One
Scout failed.
. g. Proper use of pocket knife
Each Scout made an arrow 30 inches
long to demonstrate his ability.
These same arrows came in handy as
previously planned for toasting the
marshmellows furnished as a treat 10y
Mrs. Bates Saturday before the break
ing of camp.
I. Prove ability to build fire in
open, using not more than TWO
matches. All succeeded who tr' ed.
8 Cook piece of meat and a
potato without the ordinary kitchen
utensils. This was eagerly done and
some very tastey pieces of meat were
prepared.
10. Only one scout, Harold Ran
dali, succeeded 10 Gaming aud locat-
Ing the l6 principal prints of the
compass.
2 Only Scout Randall passed the
elementary first aid and bandaging
test. After he passes test 8, bank
account of at least Sl00 earned by
himself be will be ready ior the
second ella scout degree.
To give the friends and parents a