El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-09

leaving they were read a number Of
rules, which were TO hold good during
I the period OF the camp, 10 which each
Scout signed his name This was all
done in the presence Of a large num-
Der Of parents ana not an objection
was raised
"A few boys were returned TO their
homes almost Immediately on account
OF disobedience, their dismissal COM
ing only after they had violated at
least three OF these rules.
Several Of the smaller boys picked 20
crates Of pears in about six or seven
hours actual work. for which they were
paid from Z 10 10 cents, and finally
as a last inducement- they were paid
10 cents crate straight thereby. the
smallest boys would have made about
s. per day. yet these small boys who
made good had 10 be returned home,
owing TO the fact that so few really
worked that IL would have taken we'll
up into fall TO pick the fruit Anyone
familiar with the ripening OF pears
knows this would not do Many OF
the older boys only picked from four
10 eight crates day. whereas they
should have picked from % 10 80
crates day
The first seven meals were taken
az Mrs j. D Ponder's. and, as an ex-
ample, one boy who I know had eight
glasses OF iced tea and buttermilk cit
is not known how many OF each) said
after he was returned that he had
not even had a glass OF water; this
was one OF the boys we sent back.
Throwing pears was one Of the
pastimes Of the camp, and the boys
who caused the most trouble (and
very likely the ones putting out this
propaganda destroyed more fruit
than they picked. by throwing il at
each other. On the second day CT
picking. Is boys absolutely deserted
the orchard and only appeared at
meal time
Paul Hale. OF troop No. 5. working
on press putting tops on the crates
after the pears had been picked. made
$3.50 This week Paul is II years old,
yet two larger and stronger boys went
home, saying they could not make any
money on the same kind OF work
Why2 PauIs mother had supper with
the boys one evening last week, and
said It was great
scouts Harold Hall. Billie Cooke
and Milton Robinson are earning
from 50 10 $3.50 per day making
boxes, while Scouts Herbert Bernholtz.
Leo stowe, John Poteet and Milton
Towner are doing the same. loading
cars Five smaller boys are earning a
minimum of $50 per day sticking
labels on the pear crates. Scout Bar
ton Hutchins. Of troop 4. is earning
$3.50 minimum as checker. and Rock
well Webb. of troop 8. is earning s.
a day as overseer Of one OF the sort
ing machines.
Every parent Of q boy Il years Of
age or ever should make it a personal
point 10 get literature, in order that
they might be posted as TO just what
is taught and what the Boy Scouts Of
America really stand for. as 10 is non
sectarian, nOnpohtical and is not a
military organization. but is founded
in order to prepare the youth of the
United States for their future life
Prof Tighe, superintendent Of the Fl
Paso schools, says; II is a training
that every boy Of the age Of 10 or
over should have
a humber Of the boys parents. al.
least 3 or 80. have visited the Boy
Scouts camp and have been delighted
with the clean and systematic way in
which 10 is carried on
Locally. the organization is now on
Its feet. financially. by the help Of
500 OF $50 patriotic. farseeing and
clean minded FL Paso Americans and
the results viii show that the fore
sight OF people such as these is far
better and bigger than the petty crit
icism Of those too narrow and preju-