The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-12
SCOUT EXECUTIVE
REPORTS ON WORK
Tells Accomplishments Of the
Organization Here,

Work of the Oklahoma City Boy
Scouts in the past and plans for their
work in the future were given last
night in the report presented TO the
scout executive committee by J, +.
Pershing, scout executive in Oklahoma
City.
The report is as follows:
Scouting In Oklahoma City was estab-
lished In 1910 by l.. " Mcdonald, Y NJ.
Is now nn nntlonal camp director OF the Boy
Scouts y: America. He left Oklahoma
City In 1911 and scouting practically died
out In September, 1918. Troop | was
organized with four charter members. il
was started purely as n church strategic
move, but before November OF the same
year this troop grew to over thirty mem
bers OTTER troops were organized In
the city, Al last IL became imperative
that there should be local council, and
then local commissioner, and then an
executive. Today there are seventeen
troops with an aggregate membership OF
All.
Now for the set OF comparisons:
Toledo, Ohio, one scout to lbA OF pop
ulatlon.
Columbus, Ohio, one scout to 2H of
Kansas City. one scout to 1853 of pop
ulntion
Oklahoma City. one scout to 1874 OF pop
ulation.
In addition to AZ active Scouts, there
are more than 900 boys who are not now
active, but have been members nt one
time OF some Scout troop In Oklahomn
City. one troop OF forty registered Scouts
has completely changed Its personnel
since 1915. This troop has service flag
Of thirteen stars
syllabus OF Executives Work.
First Since April there has been or
ganlzed four troops; Culbertson, n p
Everest scoutmhster; First Baptist
church. c. T. Walker. scoutmaster; First
Christian church, T, u. Gordon, scout
master; Second NJ E church, Mr. Nc
Carty, scoutmaster, one at Packingtown,
awaiting registered scoutmaster.
The executives office will have n COM
plete file Of scouts OF Oklahoma City by
September l.
The need OF scoutmasters is very great
Many OF our most valuable and expert
enced men are with the colors II IL
very hard to fll their places. II we
succeed In averaging one month we
will, indeed, be fortunate
Second--Office Work The executive
has thus far been alone, but from this
time on will have an office assistant,
During. the past two months, i2b pieces
OF mail hns gone out TO city addresses
Nearly 100 letters sent TO points outside
OF city, many In answer to inquiries Con-
cerning scouting. 1873 interviews 10 va
rious people concerning work were given
Twenty-Five scouts given tests at the
office. Eight different troops visited
Two overnight camps with scouts at Car
rico farm. Six sessions OF scoutmasters
Training school attended Six hundred
and twenty-five scouts called to varioas
forms OF service, md many other mat
ters Of detail attended TO-
Thlrd-Much tinNe mas been given by
the executive TO the formation OF sys-
TEN OF STANDARDIZATION OF scout tests for
degrees. The idea In TO secure efficient
preparation by the scout himself 10 sue
cusstuly pass any given test on the same
basis that every other scout must pass.
The successful working out OF this sys-
tenn will require considerable time and
patience N In now required that every
scout who becomes a candidate for class
or merit badges must come before the
court Of honor which sits once each
month.
Scout Faculty Proposed.
II IL also proposed TO constitute n
scout faculty In Oklahoma City consist
Ing OF number Of interested men ex-
perts In their line to give the tests for
merit badges. For instance. physician
win give the test for FIRST aid" man
ual Instructor or carpenter for "carpen-
try" etc. This affords threefold ad-
vintage. u) Takes burden off scout
master. (2) Gives scout benefit Of ex-