Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-20

eu the experimental stage. The
Scout has written his trail on the
open places Of nature. Boys have,
by means of scouting. learned to know
nature and to love Il.
The Trail in the Home.
h trail of the scout has also been
blazed in the home. The boy who has
been taught the necessity Of obedi-
ence in connection with the things
he personally wanted to do, cannot
help taking that lesson into his home
life. He will readily obey his parents.
That IS the trail OF the Scout in
the home.
The Trail of the Scout In school
h movement does not aim TO as
sumo the responsibility of either home
or school for the boy; it will supple
ment and intensity both.
There is no trouble about the boy
learning when he wants to-"
The Trail of the Scout in Church.
The movement is absolutely nom
sectarian. Its program, however,
provides recreational activities which
are easily adapted as an adjunct to
the work of the church.. The boy
does not get the desire to graduate 50
evident in growing boys.
Scouting does not specially teach
religion, but in~culcates. those ideals
which will help boys to put in prac-
tice every day the religious faith
when may De theirs.
The Counter Attack.
When a boys wind is occupied
with clear appealing activities, the
doors of it are closed to temptations
which knock. Unoccup.ed boys pick
up an amount of insiduous propagan-
da.
The Boy Scout movement has the
preventative method and it has the
counter attack for such conditions.
No greater thing for the Perth
Amboy of tomorrow could be done
than to enlist al of the two thousand
eligible boys of this city in the Boy
Scouts of America. 1t is a name they
will proudly assume if the people Of
Perth Amboy will provide the means
and ways. 1t is Perth Amboy's SPLEEN
did opportunity to do this as we viii
continue to tell you.
(To be co%utinued.)
Dear Scouts:
How about being trustworthy. or
course we are not forgetting that this
is the first point in our law. Are we
remembering that tn $ is a point be-
ing first which Is important-not In
u troop meetings along, but in our
lives.
A buffer is not trustworthy. To be
trustworthy signifies that a scout is
worthy of trust. That he is worthy
of being a scout That he is worthy
of wearing the uniform. thus stand
ing for all that the scout movement
eXempllfies.
Sometimes we are apt to forget the
things for which scouting stands, but
if we remember that "a scout Is trust
worthy" we Will be helped to be bet
ter scouts.
How about those Christmas toys.
Headquarters has not received any 10
date, and we hope you are not too
| hI1SV hINiDp n~TpGpnta IN lrpn RTp11pI
with the toys for the children, as
was requested by your s~coutnastcr.
Your question tn s Week-Have you
been loyal to the movement?
Sincerely,
HEADQUARTERS.
Troop News.
Troop No. 1-Reports of the meet
Ing held Friday, December 12tn.
There were present thirty scouts.
After the formal opening two new
! members were accepted. couts were
requested to collect toys and bring
them to troop headquarters. After a
talk on First Aid by Scoutmaster Jens
Anderson, the meeting adjourned at
$50.
Troop No. Troop No. 2 plans
to take a three days hike during the
Christmas vacation, the destination
being their former camp site at West
field. Two new candidates were then
received into the troop. The Y. NJ.
H. A. Courier Is being distributed
by the Scouts of this troop DR.. So
bodien gave q talk on First Aid, this
BIG the second of his series OF lee
lures. T~wenty-nine scouts were pres
ent, three officials and four visitors.
Troop No. 8-The Scouts Of this
J troop met on Friday evening, De-
cember 18th, and were requested by
their scoutmaste~ to collect toys and
take therl to local headquarters. AS
sistant Deputy Scout Commissioner
: William A. COnneil. spoke to the boys
regarding the scout law. Scout AL
fred Hartnett passed his test on the
law.
Troop No. "a new member was
added to this troop at the last meet
ing, and each scout received their
registration card. Scoutmaster Schle-
singer of troop No. 2 spoke to the
boys briefly. The treasurer reported
$1,47 on hand.
Troop News.
Troop No. AT a meeting Of
troop No. 6, held Monday, December
is, there were twenty-five scouts
present. Six scouts went forward one
ste pin second class tests. First Aid
instruction was given by Assistant
Deputy Scout COMMISSIONS A. Han
sen. A report was given by the wire
less and chemistry clubs, which show
ed speedy increase in interest. on
Monday, December %. the troop six
basketball and First Aid teams will
play troop No. 2. A paper chase
will be held December goth at two
o'clock from corner of Market and
Madison avenue. Some new scout
baseball and setting up exercises were
introduced at this meeting. A pa
troll leaders meeting was held after
the regular meeting.