Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-27
FIVE DOLLARS FOR
ONE HEALTHY BOY
Welding Future Man Into an
Efficient Doer of Good Is
Scout Idea.
LADS LIKE THE TRAINING
By A. R. GROH.

Boys take to the Boy Scout idea
like ducks to water. They like to
be scouts; it's good for them to be
scouts and it is good for others that
they are scouts, for a Boy Scout
must do at least one good turn to
somebody every day."
1t is delightful to see their pride
and enthusiasm. in this work. l
watched a couple of troops under
Scout Master Morley Young, which
were bivouacked in their tent on the
third floor of the Brandeis stores
Clad in khaki SUITS, with woodsmen's
axes, knives, ropes hanging from their
belts, they were ready for any emer-
gency.
Respond to Signals.
Look! A scout is "wig-wagging" a
signal Omagine him, please, on some
distant hill, instead of only ten feet
away. His signal is spelled out,
Help man with broken
leg" Four other scouts rush to his
assistance. They make stretcher
with two long, sticks stuck through
the arms of their coats. They remove
the victims" shoes to help restore
circulation" Then he is quickly
loaded on the improvised stretcher
and carried to camp.
Page Christie demonstrated in mas
terful manner the application of a
head bandage, explaining sagely about
fractures and contusions, as he
wound the bandage round and round
the head of another boy. His father
couldn't have done it better. Another
scout demonstrated the "handker-
chief bandage."
Fire Without Matches. A.
Now, our scouts, in the midst of an
imaginary forest, far from civiliza-
ton, must prepare food, for they are
famished by their exertions and
forced marches. Apparently their
matches have been ruined in swim
ming rivers and wading through
marshes. But this does not dismay
a boy scout. A dry piece of wood, a
pointed stick and a bow are quickly
contrived and then they produce FIRE
by friction, in the manner of primitive
man. The boys actually produced
the fire, too.
Just at this point in the demonstra-
ton help arrived in the person of
Advertising Manager Kothen of the
Brandeis stores, who announced that
lunch was ready in the Green Room.
And our intrepid band of warriors
marched away to an eminently civil
lied" meal.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week a campaign will1be made
to raise $4,000 for the scout move
ment in Omaha. Three thousand
boys for $4,000. Will you invest"
asks the committee.
Percentage of It.
There are several Boy Scout troops
here now, but there will be lot of
new troops of the khaki-clad, healthy,
full-of-life kind, helpful, useful lads.
There will be a scout council and
local headquarters. There will be
scout executive to train the scout
masters. A court of honor will be
established in Omaha, full records
will be kept and the whole movement
will be organized thoroughly.
The scout law consists of twelve
articles, which command the boys to
be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friend
ly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful,
thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. A
scout must not take pay for being
helpful or courteous. He may work
for pay, but must not receive tips for
courtesies or good turns"
International Society.
The Boy Scouts are organized in
twenty-seven different countries.
There are local councils in as many
cities of this country. Over 5000
scout masters are registered, having
charge of over 100000 boys in the
United States. In Germany the boys
have taken to the movement in such
numbers that the Prussian and Ba-
varian authorities have given them
financial aid.
Eight boys constitute patrol"
one of them being chosen leader.
Three patrols" make troop" and
scout master, generally a young
man, leads the troop.
Woodrow Wilson is honorary pres
ident of the Boy Scouts of America,
ex-Presidents Taft and Roosevelt are
honorary vice presidents.
Many of the ministers will mention
the Omaha campaign today in their
churches.
knowledge Gained.
You know, boys, when you first
join the scouts, you are a tender
foot" Then you learn things. You
learn how to make a fire without
matches; how to swim at least fifty
yards; how to signal, track, give first
aid; how to use a knife, hatchet and
axe; how to cook in the open without
utensils; how to make maps and
sketch, judge distance, height, num-
Der, size, weight. You learn the six
teen points of the compass, so you
can't get lost even in a big forest.
When you have become proficient in