The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-09-24
Boy
Scout
Notes
Vi
Interest
Troop Fire.

Well, boys, the season is on for real
scouting and believe me, we want to
all get out our entrenching tools, in
other words our little old handbook,
and dig in. Your troop is doubtless
the best equipped troop in Southern
Jersey. No other troop would even
attempt the feat that this troop has
done. We have just concluded our
second Annual Camp, entirely taken
care OF and u by Troop 5 with no
outside help, cash or otherwise from
any u We are going into the
new season better fitted with equip
ment than ever before to teach you
scouting from every standpoint. We
have our own log cabin where we will
conduct numerous overnight hikes
this coming winter. We have our
large pyramid tents and everything
else required for all the out-of-doors
life you will want. With the co-ope-
ration of the Local Council we would
like to present you all with a first
class badge or a few merit badges for
a Christmas present. All you have to
do is dig down and study, but do not
neglect your school work. Going into
the new year of scouting. remember
that it is a significant fact that the
boy scout uniform rouse great ex-
pectations in the public mind today.
1t has become instructive to believe
that the boy inside that uniform is to
be resourceful beyond the other fell
lows, quick to know and do the right
thing in emergencies, skillful with his
hands, courteous, dependable, and an
example to other boys in his conduct.
If would ha a chnply IN fha nrhIip IN
see him hesitate to risk his life to
save another. 1t would be a shock
TO find as a boy he has ideas of con-
duct and ambitions towards good cit
izenship no different than those held
by other boys. This is the message
sent out to you, scouts of Pleasant
V1lle's pioneer troop. As you have set
the pace in all previous things, do it
in the spirit OF that slogan adopted
eighteen months ago one night in the
basement, when we started Troop 5
on its eventful career. What was it,
you ask. The slogan adopted for the
troop was better boys, and the COM
mite and myself think that you have
and will continue to live up to it.
Looking TO you for strict cooperation
and study, with practice your require
ments, let's go for a big year and
bigger and better honors than ever
pelore. Your Scoutmaster.
Report for Camp Mcfarland.
Camp Mcfarland at Weymouth,
August 25 to Sept. 6. The following
is a complete report for camp from
beginning to end.
Boys in camp, all told, 80; Visitors
in camp, all told, as registered in
book, 10S; Sickness, except minor all
ments, toothaches, etc, n Contri-
buttons, Mr.. Mcfarland, two tents 16
loot square, value SAL; Mr.. Dutton,
Oakhurst, cash IS.
Other contributors of various things
We're. Mrs. Holdings, l lb. butter; Mrs.
Goehler, 2 lbs. butter and twenty-five
pies; Mr.. Nolder, of Weymouth, about
20 watermelons. We wish to thank
Mr.. Goehler and Mr.. Blake for the
use of the trucks for moving equip
ment. We also wish to thank the en-
gineer patrol of Troop 5 who did so
much of the making and breaking
camp. The boys also extend thanks
TO their best friend in scouting, Mr..
Holdings, who spent a few days in
camp and carried the boys all back
on the truck, Mr.. Holdings is the on
ly original committeeman who was
with the troop at the start, that has
stuck by the boys. He has been with
them through thick and thin from
start to finish and co-operated with
Scoutmaster Ellenberg in all of the
troops undertakings.
Mr.. Ellenberg, who started Troop