The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-28
SETON'S SEANCE
WITH THE SCOUTS
Two Hours of Outdoor
Fun Given Boys and
Girls Indoor.
GIRLS WIN TWO PRIZES
Chief lnstructs Scouts in
Many Phases of Indian
Ways and Lore.

Shadowy forms u circle. eyoi
cleaning in the artificial dusk. dart
Ing flames and curling smoke from
small cspccillly prepared fiIc
Indian chief prnncins iu the flicker
ing light and the pleasant odor Of
burning leaves rising like oriental
in,rusc. .iIls Wur the setting for a
seanco with Ernest Thompnor Seton,
enjoyed Friday morning b. 300 boys,
girls and many grownups at the
gymnasium of the Y NJ. e. A..
The famous naturalist, writer and
lecturer. who last week appeared at
the Orphcum, gave the boy scouts,
phrl scouts and othor boys and girls
Two hours OF real outdoor fun, only
u was inside. But the "Y" gym was
especially decorated with leaves,
small trees, rocks and other hnndi-
works OF nature until n could hardly
he called a gym--it more resemhloi
n secret council room OF old Indian
chiefs. and That In the purpoke II,
served
10 was "woodcrnct hour" In n
small space under the transplanted
trees. with transplantod moss as n
cushion. circle was drawn ana tho
weird council call sounded BY
Chief Seton, who added his voice
10 that mournful bent Of the tomtom.
After building a fire by the primi.
time method rubbing two sticks to-
gethor--the "chtef" appointed the
Keeper OF the fire and the Keeper
of the tally honors awarded and
complaints heard. which was fol-
lowed by reporth of scouts. The
councid bualiess fliishod the "chies'
called for tho funmakers
First" declared Seton. the FUN
must not be bought with money. No
good scout has to depend on buying
his fun.
Second, the fun must he with due
decorum and not at the expense OF
others.
sThlri. the fun must dwell chief
1y IN the imagination"
A one-leggcd chicken fight wns
proposed carried out and four ties
resulted before ono WIS finally vic
torious. Howls OF mirth ara intense
interest marked the fight" In
which tho two players engaged, hold
ting the left foot from the rear with
ehe riOht hand, the right tlhow
firmly ciutched by tho hand. cross
ing tho back Thus doubled up, the
urhters endo1voreS 10 push each
other from the small fighting ring,
or make the opponent drop n foot,
whiting match wus TAR from
peins as simple as II sounds---as sim
pie as the spectators first expected
" To be. From one whittier to an
other the board was passed, as each
Sndeavorcd TO shave down, long
.vels' making queen feather
ooafd. Anna ENtor "A campfire girl,
won the tribal honors by whittling
tcn slivers before she "fumbled" bv
breaking the eleventh Off.
Honors for tho Indian war dance
went TO Exile Provence. after the
ceremonies had been cOmpIotod
The war dance IL not a disorderly
'canghng dance given to noiso and
ynruly running about" 0p.aincd
Tbief' Seton. "it IL n coTc mony
done about the council fire with defi-
ments
Quickly he gave the step, n dou.
Me skip on one foot with a forward
@op on the other The dance tells
y vividly elemental story OF the In
d'an brave who circles the fire.
showing off his strength ana prow-
ess as ne makes playful passes at
individuals I'm the ring Then he
Nftkes the warpath. on the alert for
lurking enemies Hitting the trail.
ne crouchcs, main tanning the step'
ana follows II until the enemy IN
sighted With n side stop ho an
preached the fire and with n
tYud 'whoop' the dancers whang tho
nre, sending sparks Tying and sil.
houcttfng the oontortcd painted fir
ures bending over IT,"
The council closed with n confcat
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