The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-01
TROOP LEADERS
PLAN FOR NEW
SCOUT YEAR
FIRST MEETING OF TROOP LEAD
ERS FOR NEW YEAR HELD LASr
EVENING.
Aims of scouting Outlined For Carrying
out The Scouting Program For
Ensuing Year.
enthusiasm In Scouting.

The first meeting OF Troop Leaders
for ushcrinr in the new Scout year was
held in the assembly room OF the ChaIn-
Der Of Commerce, Tuesday night. Both
from the point Of view of attendance
and the earnest enthusiasm OF the men
who were present, the meeting was &C.
cidcdly encouraging. 1t proved beyond
doubt that Scouting in our district VIII
be boosted with still greater energy DUR
ing the coming year and that man!
more boys will receive the advantages or
the labors OF live mon who are giving
their time for community octtcrmcnt'
Aims Of Scouting.
Scout Executive II. O. PortZ outlined
some aims which should be attained in
carrying out the Scouting program dur
ing the coming year and which will De
attained If enthusiasm Of the leaders Is
n gauge Of success in carrying out the
aims. These aims include:
I. To have 1000 active Scouts In the
District by Feb. S. 1920. the tenth ami
vcrsary Of tho Boy Scouts OF America.
.. To recognize every Troop Commit
tee for carrying out the program or
Scouting.
5. To organize each troop for more
effective publicity of Scouting.
4. To develop a still more vigorous
personnel Of Scouts through hikes. win
ter and summer camps
5. TO have every Scout leader rartici-
pate in n broad course of training IN 'he
principles Of Scouting.
Training Courses and Certificates.
The following communication from
the Department OF Education was ap'
proved by the Association as offering an
opportunity Of unusual merit.
For training courses which meet the
approval OF the department Of education
certificates are issued upon the recon-
mcndation OF the local council. This
approval is based upon course cover
ing at least sixteen hours of work. two
hours only counting for tho hike We
recommend eight sessions, one OF them
10 be outdoors and that the work b"
largely practical work. that is. that tho
laboratory method be used rather than
the lecture method. There IS cost OF
csc to cover the cost Of these ccrtifl-
Gates
In accordance with this communica-
ton an eight weeks course Of study for
Scout leaders was promptly outlined and
forwarded to the Department of Educa-
ton for approval The course, of in
Struction will open October rs. which
will allow its completion before the
Christmas holidays and will afford am
pie time for men new in Scouting TO
reap The benefits Of their training.
Programs For Troop Meetings.
The general opinion Of troop leaders
Is that during the interval preceding
October oSth the various troops should
carry out some special work which all
troops are conducting during the same
week This will not conflict with carry
ing out other plans on the same pro-
gram. The adopted schedule follows:
This week special practice Is applying
the tourniquct bandagc.
Week Of October l3.-October 1S-Ap-
plying triangular bandagc to trunk and
extremitics Of body.
Week Of October 1S-25-Lecture course
on keeping fit by prominent physc inns.
Next Meeting Of Scoutmasters' Asso-
citation
The next meeting OF the ScoutmastCrs'
Association will be held in tho Chamber
Of Commerce rooms. Tuesday. October
TIN at 7:45. Important business relative
to the Scout slogan The war is over but
our work Is not" will be considered and
every troops should have 4 representa-
tive prcsnt in order that no troop Will
fail to measure fully to the Scout stand
ard Of service.
Mr.. Carl c. Countryman. impersonat-
or. author and lecturer. from Chicago
ton and all friends OF Scouting are not
only welcome TO attend the meeting. but
are urged to do so.