The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-05
,OME ON, LET'S BE GOOD
SCOUTS"

For three years we have hac
3oy Scouts in Chickasha. Every
Dody knows what Boy Scout
S: he is the obliging, manly little
ellow who meets you with sa-
ute, is ever ready 10 do you a
good turn and is always ready
D deliver the goods when called
o help in piece Of COM
nunity service Of any kind.
hat is about what the scout APP
Dears to be the ordinary observer
,ut when you get the ms and
uts Of scoutcraft you find that
g is much more than that The
cout is lad who is receiving
pecial training, designed to
make him self-reliant, efficient
nan and useful citizen. This
raining is applied to his mind
nd body and most Of all to his
haracter. The drills through
ghich you see him put constitute
MY an incidental feature OF his
raining. Formerly there was an
lea prevalent that the Boy
,cout organization was sort OF
lilitary affair, designed to make
oldiers, but it never was any
hing of the sort. On the con-
rary the scouts training looks
ntirely in the other direction,
he purpose of it being to make
len who will properly play their
arts in the everyday work OF
he world. Scout training is not
ieant to take the place Of the
ublic schools but to supplement
his agency. The testimony ofI
|unperintendents and teachers is
hat this training is Invaluable to
boy, making him better stu
ent and giving him kind of
ducation which the schools can
OF give.
Only about ten years old, the
BOY Scout movement has already
rown to large proportions in
.merica. To such an extent has
spread that it may now be re-
arded as a permanent institu-
ion, with a future that cannot be
Measured. In Oklahoma, as in
II other states, cities and towns
ave taken steps to put the
Movement on a firm basis to the
nd that it may accomplish is
reat nilsson. Locally, the scout
Movement since it was started
ere. has been directed wholly by
olunteer workers, who consider
ne the time at their disposal,
ave accomplished really remark
bic results, something like one
,undred boys having been enlist
d, but the time has come when
he work must be organized here
IS it is successfully coducted
lsewhere, if it is to continue to
crow. The National Boy Scout
ouncil, with which such men as
resident Wilson, and VIM. II.
Taft are associated. is the agency
which directs the general move
nent and it has definite plan
IF organization which it is now
proposed to adopt in Chickasha.
This plan has already been put in
orce in Oklahoma City, Ard
more, Altus and many other
other towns in the state. Under
This plan the local movement will
be in charge of a Boy Scout
council who will employ a Boy
Scout executive to devote his en-
tire time and attention to the
work. We already have such a
council. composed Of well-known
citizens. with Mr.. C. J.. Widney,
as president. Mr.. nj. S. Cralle,
secretary. and Mr.. J. ". Conner,
treasurer. The business affairs of
the organization are carried on
entirely through this council. the
officers of which are responsible
for the handling of all funds.
To carry on the movement in
Chickasha for one year, the Boy
Scout council has estimated that
a minimum of $4,000 will be re-
qrired. This amount is smaller
than the sum that has been rails
oil NV oox-ara1 smaller towns in