El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-22
KEEPING BOYS
IN RIGHT ROAD
Scout Work Is to Direct
Their Minds Out Of
School Hours.

TO create activities along the line
and among the things in which the
boy himself is interested. so taking
up the time OF the boy with things
that he enjoys that he has very little
time left in which TO get into mis-
chief. is the important aim Of the Boy
Scouts Of America" said Glenn O..
Everman. acting scout executive
.The scout movement provides
trained adult leadership for the boy
during the period OF gang instinct
giving him recreadonal and educa-
tIonaI facilities which he might not
otherwise have.
--Scoutmasters and their assistants
are carefully selected and must pass
given e1arninatlon oeIore receiI lns
their commissions These men give
OF their time and their knowledge
without any remuneration whatso-
ever. except the pleasure obtained by
training and helping boys 20 work and
play in the right way The boy has
about 5000 hours per year 90 put IN,
the school and church take up about
1000 hours The Boy Scout movement
provides a clean way for part OF the
other 1000 hours
scout Activities.
Troop 2, under the direction OF
enjoyed an overuight hike at Cement
lake Saturday, May II. returning
Sunday morning. Recreati0nal and
educational work was given by scout
master RobL Nulin and assistant
scoumaster Hawkinsou.
Troop g hiked TO Twin Mills, Satur
day morning. May IL, remaining over
night and returning Sunday noon Z
Although the wind and sand we're bad, /
the bows proved themselves masters Of
the situation by preparing their own
meals and sleeping on the ground In Z
good swim Each member OF the +.
troop was required to stand one hour 4
guard during the night Scoutmaster i
Everman had charge Of the troop
Party for scoutmHster.
Troop held @ party in charge OF D
assistant scoutmaster Clayton, Mon T
day night, Nay 20. being in the form
Of farewell party 70 assistant scout I
master Clayton, who leaves soon TO I
Join the navy one of the textures I
OF the party was the presentation .
TO scouts Joseph wiz and Joe Anna
do of their tenderfoot scout pins
short talks were made by judge J. A.
EOEgin and A. p Coles.
Before the Red Cross p.-ade Non
cay the Boy Scouts sold automobile
sticlzers. the proceeds Of which go TO
the Red Cross fund This work was
under the direction OF r. =. Hines.
New scoutmasfer.
Troop g announced a new scout
master, Fred C. Jones, Of the FL Paso
Milling company, and VIM. Bias. OF
The State National bank. as assistant
scoutmaster. This troop has Felix
Miller. IT.. as senior patrol leader
Troop 5 announces a new assistant
scoutmaster in the person Of Hubert
Sharfe. formerly a Lieutenant in the
high school cadet corps This troop is
OF nearly all first class
scouts
Among the scouts selling Red
Cross slcEers Monday were Volney
Allen Leonard and Lester 1Iin0tt. OF
troop s. Although this troop IS far
from HEADQUARTERS. the members are
always on hand when help is needed.
Their scoutmaster, AR Daniels. has
been an active sc0utmaster IN the
EAST
Scout President Away.
Il. L. stevens, president OF the FL
5as0 council OF the Boy Scouts of {
America, in company with his wife
md son, first class scout Richard Ste
-ens. Of troop 4, has gone to CalifOr-
TIA for the health of Mrs Stevens
Assistant scoutmasIer Jim Lewis
r-n-a % rrar ana new nd H-n--, . I