The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-05

The Topeka boy scouts have started
on their big spring garden campaign
A tract of an acre and a half OF fer
tile city land has already been rented
by Troop No. and a smaller tract
will probably be rented by the west
side troop some time next week.
Beans, peas, corn and potatoes along
with small patch of lettuce and rad
ishes and onions will constitute the
main products.
Troop Three, under the direction of
Patrol Scouts Winters and Crane, have
organ ized a stock company for their
gardening project. Each scout con-
tributes to the central board, receiv-
ing in return title" to a patch of the
tract, varying in size with the amount
contributed. The "titleholder' is held
responsible for the proper care of his
patch ard in case of neglect the prop
erty reverts to the central board and
is then put on the market for re-
sale.
Then in the summer, after the crops
are sold and cashed in, the troop
profits will be given over to the CEN
trail board of the troop and applied to
improvements in the present scout
equipment.
followed out by the Auburndale troop.
under the direction of H. o. Hogbin.
New Troop Organized.
Pioneer troop No. /, of Oakland
was reorganized April 80 by Deputy
Scout Commissioner Fazel. Officers
of the new troop are: Scoutmaster,
Charles S. Ash; Assistant Scoutmast-
ers, Ed Guy and Jim Horton, and the
advisory committee named consists of
Prof. S. w. McGarragh, D. E. Briggs
and c. Poort.
The following are the charter MEM
bers of the troop: Ralph Fay, Milton
Poort, Herman Schickelmire, Henry
Carothers, Maurice Heller, Oliver Oak
ley, Halford Nash, Kenneth Gleason,
Van Brewer, Jewell Watt, Lloyd STAINS
bury and John Patterson.
This troop is the successor of the
first troop ever organized in Shawnee
county. 1t was organized five years
ago this May by Mr.. Fazel while he
was pastor of the Presbyterian church
of Oakland, and at that time had for
ty-five members. 1t also succeeds
Troop No. l of Potwin.
Convention Guides.
Nearly fifty scouts were kept busy
the first of the week acting as guides
to the visiting delegates of the Sun
day school convention. And their
services We're certainly appreciated.
Delegates remarked many times of the
scouts in their uniforms and of their
knowledge of the town. At the closing
session of the convention a vote of
thanks was given the whole scout or
ganization of the city for their assist
ance
According to the rules of the Boy
Scouts only first and second class
scouts are allowed to act as guides.
Following are the tests which each
guide must pass before he is allowed
to serve:
1. The scout must be trustworthy
scout. 2. He must name and locate
one hundred streets and avenues. 8.
He must name and locate all the public
parks. 4. He must name and locate
all places of interest, public buildings.
etc, and tell how to reach them. as
we'll as the parks. 5. He must be able
to give the arrival and departure of
trains on all the railroads, by carrying
a correct time table. G. He must not
take tips but may accept small fees
unsolicited for carrying baggage, or
doing extra work not otherwise paid
for.
Recruited Past Full Strength.
Troops No. 2, of the First Presby-
terrain church, and 3, of Westminster
Presbyterian church, have beth been
filled and a waiting list of boys de-
string membership has been in the
started. New troops will probably be
organized next week, making two dou-
BILE troops in the city. Troop No.
and it's waiting list will form Troop
Nos. 2 and 4. Troop No. and its
waiting list will form Troop Nos. 8
and 5.
Trumpters to Meet.
All trumpters of all troops in the
city are called to meet next Tuesday
night at 6:45 at the First Presbyterian
church for division drill which will
be in charge of Mr.. Fazel.