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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
Working Like Everything to Get Ready for the President

suit somewhere so could be on duty at parade"
 The boys are going to be a very main feature of the parade day. For the city Is proud of its scouts, and theiT work is widely known. They keep the streets clear, and they do 1t courteously and well, even though sometimes they have pretty hard cus- tomers-and pretty hard problems to meet. If you don't believe 1t, you ought to try it yourself sometime, or stand and watch the boys, and be near enough to get their conver- sations.
 The scouts will assemble for the parade at their regular meeting place for calls to duty-at Woodrow Will son park.
 All boys who look neat and can pass inspection will go on duty.
 Don't you think it's fine training for boy who is very soon to be d man, to learn how to control other people by first controlling himself, and any temper he might have?
 The semi i-centennial committee is to let scout headquarters know just where they will need the boys, and when, and until that question is an swered every scout is waiting. But they're getting ready beforehand for the event.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
CAMP ANDREWS LOOKS LONESOME
 AND JUST LNlPA TENT FOR THE
 BOY SCOUTS TO GO TROOPLNG OUT

o have known how pleasant place can be until you go Andrews"
 It's Acton.
 after automobile suddenly where woods hold rarely lifetime
 weekand back feeeng couldn't be taken middle of all those and pleasant things.
 would o work
 thing mngand that the rank and file of Boy Scouts these ambitious Scouts right in schoo every day, digging hard
 them, looked lonesome he stoninpW the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07

Say, fellow how'd you say that canoe had to be built?'
 Gee, you're behind. Our troops all ready begun to inquire for timber to build ours"
 Well, I'll bet you one thing--our troop will get their canoe finished first"
 No. you won't-our troop will wait'n see"
 This is the absorbing topic of local Boy Scout world these days.
 Dan Dimick president of the Boy Scouts council, an old canoe man himself, has been working overtime for the boys and has mapped out elaborate plans for the building of the boats. Specifications of just how to put them together will make the work comparatively easy; and while the boys are building them out In the woods at Camp Andrews, or in, their own scout premises in town. their fingers will become skillful at the art that their grandfathers and great reat-grandfather knew.
 Isn't that interesting?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07

line. which runs: Learn thou to stand alone"
 All of which depends upon the dis position of Squidge entirely.
 Such teaching cannot but have it's wonderful results in stronger, greater manhood. If you don't know that you ought to live among the Scouts for a while. They do not be- ieve in pampering one another-but gee. how they do believe in loyalty, and doing good turns for one another and working toward one day getting their names burned deeply into a board over the fireplace in the mess Tall, which is the highest honor that Scout can ever gain The name stays there for always, and is never eradicated unless a boy dlsgraces his life. Then a red hot poker is thrust through it, that he may not receive credit after he has violated his Scout oath, and turned his back upon it's principles of right.
 What a terrible thing that would be to happen to any Scout.
 No Birmingham Scout has ever met ttis stigma. Clear-cut and clean, several names stand out there. an in- spiration and thing that lures boys upward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
Stronger Dam WiH Be
 Build at Camp Andre1Us

Probably the biggest news in Scout annals this week is the fact that the Scout council is to make q stronger dam out at Camp Adrews.
 The sum of s3.5OO has already been spent to make the dam as it now is high enough for ordinary swim ming. But it is not quite high enough to give the new canoes which are to appear on the stream sufficient depth fer the best rowing.
 This time the council is to spend s1.0O0--and the new work will guar antee strength enough to the dam to withstand the heavy rains and floods of the winter months. Occa- sionally the water goes 20 feet over the dam.
 The contract for the work has all ready been let and the word has been issued to the builders
 "Go ahead and get it done we'll"
 The boys will, therefore, find that about as soon as they get their boats finished the creek will be ready for their pleasure.
 The convenient phase of the dam is the way the water can be let out at any time by opening valve that permits it to run through pipe un- der the structure. Heavy boulders in great quantity have been piled up to form the dam, and cement wall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
Efficiency Contest
 Interests Troop 49

It's the contest in efficiency that is interesting the Boy Scouts of Troop 49.
 If they win they get the Reid Law son loving cup, and already the 32 boys that go to make up the organi- zation at Fairview are wondering how Troop 19 and how Troop i4 arc standing. 4'
 Those, they think, are their closest rivals for the prize.
 Troop 19 is a bunch of Southside boys, and Troop t4 represents East Lake.
 Troop 49, under the direction of c. W. Mcdonald. already has 27,000 points for the quarter ending October 1. Such prizes are awarded each quarter, and winning them is quite exciting.
 This troop is one of the oldest and one of the first Scout organizations to ask The Age-Herald to give them back their Boy Scott page. Ss
 If they win, it will be the second time this year. since they were the prize winners in January
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
LOTS OF SCOUT FUN
 AROUND 4 BONFIRE

school started again. and all of the boys would be back.
 Last Friday night we met down in some woods where We built q bonfire and carried on our meeting. After the business we wandered out of the woods until we we got near home. We stopped under an arc light and slaughtered a few bugs. After we had played over an hour, we dismissed and were good and ready to turn in. If all of the boys slept like did that night they could have been hit in the head without knowing the difference.
 Troop 35 started about three years ago but the boys that were in it have nearly all moved away or gone off to school. There are only two boys now that belonged when 1t started
 We are going to build 1t lip and have one of the best troops in Bir mingham. We already have the best toys. All We need is more mem bers.
 BILLIE M'TYEIRE,
 Reporter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
o, Busy Redbuys!
 You Have Created a Regular Emperor


 If you go out to Camp Andrews you will see a throne.
 Not throne studded with dia- monds and pearls but big and much cherished chair. so far as Boy Scouts are concerned.
 It is the official seat of the boy who gets the most redbugs upon him, and can convince his com panions that his case needs the most immediate attention.
 Thereupon he is crowned the emperor of Redbug Scratchers, and is given this spot. right on the floor of the auditorium, where he can scratch till his very toes jingle with happiness, and be the envy of all of the other scouts who have to sit upon the floor to attend to their individual cases.
 The emperor court is known as the Ancient and Honorable Order of Redbug Scratchers--and prac- tically the entire capp are en- thusiastic and hard-working meni- bers,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
Two More Towers for Signaling Are
 to Be Erected

., you scouts who have climbed to the top of Signal tower at Camp An drewsi
 Another signal tower is going up Just across the way, on what is now lknown familiarly as Society hill"
 In this way, signals can be easily passed from one portion of tho camp to another-and after the second tow CT Is finished. Q third one is to be erected, so that in the months to coma perfect triangle of signal towers will be up.
 Work is almost ready to begin on the second tower. and when the scouts start to building cabins and getting out to camp regularly on Sat- urdays, they will find that the scout directors are not behind in their work, either.
 It's chase sometimes between the scout heads and the boys to see which will get the most done.
 Which brings the scout editor to wonderful bit of news: tl
 Camp Andrews never Is going to be finished. When the scouts have com pleted one thing there always ia to De something else to be added-to be done
 For instance, one group of scouts ngured that they had done all they wanted to their original cabin. Their ambitions arose. They wanted a better cabin, and so they decided to turn the one they had made over to another troop and get right out doors again, and work like Trojans to make the prettiest log cabin that ever flirted with anybody from q hills top.
 Now what will the troop which re- ceived the gift of the cabin do? You'd better believe their members have big ideas, too, and one of these days. perhaps, you wouldn't recognize that old cabin-thereIl be so much more done to 1t.
 In the fact that the camp Is never to be done" it's like life's work. Each day, for everybody. maps out programme of tasks that must be finished. It's a question of Am [ doing my work this minute just as well as I can do it?"
 If you are, other Ideals will ap- pear constantly before you. Do not ever be afraid to finish a job for fear there will be no others before you. Others will always be there pressing " WdItlHE. oOmenOW you Just can get, around 1t. Try 1t and see. a
 There are 160 acres that the scouts now own; when they settle" all of. that, 1t is possible for the camp to acquire about 250 acres more near by if 1t Is needed. ,s
 Maybe 1t will be no Boy Scout that reads this story who will ever build camp on the 250 acres--but it might be his own little son instead For Birmingham is growing-grow- ing all the time. It is to be vast city. and probably millions one day will call it home instead of thou sands now.
 How about you? Are you going to build your camp so well--leave tha stamp of your character behind you tp the scout life, and such an influence that even when you have passed away from camp forever. the principles you lived will continue to be followed by other scouts? t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
Hov About Canoe Timber?
 Ready to Build That Boat?

Maybe some old stories of those days will punctuate the hours the boys will spend on making the row boats directed by their scoutmasters and what a more joyous day that will be when the canoes. with all hands pushing, will be showed into the waters of the creek at Camp Andrews
 One mile and half of water that's what the boys will have-and the newly strengthened dam will make the water just the right depth.
 Each troop can have as many boats as 1t likes. Each boy can make one if he wants to- The need of boats has been felt during the summer The boys have had to hire or borrow them from settlers nearby and sometimes 1t has taken all the pocket money scouts could get together
 One boy, telling of his experiences. said that his troop hired boat. It cost a dollar. but it broke everybody for whole week. The bunch didn't worry though, because everybody had such a wonderfully good time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07

other similar to it in camp. and that is just being finished
 One of the outstanding things of camp life is this: That even though some troops have not all the con- veniences In their cabins that other Scouts have, they much prefer to oc- cupy their cabins than any others which might be offered them
 There is a rail pen-just u peu--on Chestnut hill avenue where group of boys started 10 build a cabin. but have not finished it.
 Something happened, and the boys have not worked. but every Scout who sees it thus unfinished and growing old. gets sad. But maybe some of these days one of the boys of the troop--or several---will develop pep" and get right after the work 50 the cabin can stand up with the very best of the other fellows.
 Troop if is getting interested in making Itself double hall. These are East Lake boys. under the disec- ton of pr. E. G. Burchfiel. and al- ready they have a couple of rooms.
 Jack Frazier's group of Scouts, No. AZ. expects to have two rooms down. stairs and as porch, besides upstairs space.
 Don't forget when you're out, to notice the Fairfield boys cabin, made by Troop 67. Their cabin gives the appearance of home.
 It's Troop fl that is beginning to plant some shrubbery, and you ought to take a look at what the Scouts of Troop IS, around the Terminal Sta ton, are starting in the way of a camp house. It almost looks like a bungalow.
 Troop p of Graymont has 10 sleep ing beds of wire, which look inviting the moment one sticks A head through the door.
 Troop 77 has put up a sign, and stakes out a claim to build a new cabin over on Society Hill.' That name is not going to stand. It's not just what Is wanted, but so far no other eppellation has been given.
 A better name will be chosen one of these times.
 Besides all these cabins and more, 22 tents were used for the boys on their general camps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
Scout Executiue Will
 Help Ren.lap Work

Birmingham is not selfish in her wonderful Boy Sco~r work
 She is going to reach ont to help one Alabama community that is very anxious to have the Boy Scout work for their children.
 This community is RemIap, and the executive of the Boy Scout move ment will go to organize any time the little town can make arrange ments to have him come up.
 The following letter is indicative Of how desirous of such work are some of our rural communities; and more of them would be eager for it, it is declared if they but knew how. youth.
 Boys and girls o. Birmingham are so blessed with various organizatio ons that spend great deal of money md time and attention to see that they receive such instruction in childhood as will help them become successful men and women that they sometimes fail to realize their advantages over rural children.
 Sometimes they do worse-thcy co not seize their own opportunity to become scouts. In this they miss "a great deal of fun and great advan- tage.
 The following letter shows that Remlap people are wide-awake, as well as their teacher:
 "Remlap. Ala. The Birmingham Age-Herald: t"Sirs:
 .'As teacher in a rural community am concerned in civic and ethical phases of the young life. Can you cite me literature that will ena 5le | 5 10 effect an efficient organization of Boy Scouts and Girls Camp Fires? Our young people s.e promising and we. need specific advice on how to launch this work. 1 shall watch the columns of The Age-Herald for as- sistance also. Sincerely.
 JOHN ' ARMSTRONG.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
LET'S TAKE A TRIP AROUND SCOUT CABINS

"A whole cabin built for s2.15T
 Can you beat that for almost totally eliminating the high cost of living
 It is the home of S2 boys at Camp Andrews, and is a peach" in boy parlance.
 It belongs to Troop 49, and their scoutmaste c. W. Mcdonald, is just as proud of it as the boys are them selves.
 The troop is now getting ready to put an annex to their cabin. and MT. Mcdonald came into town yesterday from Fairyiew to find out whether the trees are exactly ready for cut ting. so that he and his boys can arm themselves with axes and lunches and happiness-and go out during week. end very soon.
 The company Is making its winter plans now and getting ready for its regular tenderfoot work of the sec ond and first class.
 If you have never been to Camp Andrews it would be a revelation to see those cabins. Some of them have windows made of glass; some have not. Some have chimneys, though a number of them are without. How ever, the boys always look forward to the building of their chimneys with lots of pleasure, because this means all kinds of comfort for fires.
 Still, getting a shelter over their heads is the first consideration. Then improvements are added afterward.
 Mind you. some of these cabins are most elaborate affairs! Cunning lit- tie porches and upstairs sleeping apartments are included. and regu- lar steamship hunks are made by stretching heavy wire across four square timbers. There are upstairs berths and downstairs ones, and In lockers in the cabins are kept bed ticks. Straw Is plentiful and mighty fine and soft.
 Probably one of the prettiest cabins Is that occupied as an office by the Boy Scout executive. It has real porch and railings made of round poles. but the work is done so artisti- cally that you'd never guess an expert hasn't put 1t up. There is only one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07

Here's a moving picture conver- sation being carried on-with varia- tions-almost every minute by Boy Scouts as they meet on the streets to and from school these days:
 Where's your Scout uniform, boy?'
 Down at the presser's. Believe me, I'm getting dolled up for Presi- dent and Mrs. Harding. don't want them to see me looking impressed"
 Me, either. But I'm pressing my own and saving the money. I'll be there with bells on. too."
 This from another Scout:
 i've got garb together that will get me past inspection. I couldn't afford a new one, but I wouldn't be out of the semi-centennial for any thing"
 Voice of a fourth boy, very joyful:
 "Well, all this has made my father buy me a new suit. He said he would last night. Father said he felt like he wanted to do something for the semi-centennia1. He couldn't give a thousand dollars, but he could give a thousand-dollar boy. That's me. Gee! I'm glad something happened to get me a new suit. I didn't have a tog I could wear. Still. I was going to- try to get some kind os
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
 COME ON HERE, NOW, LET'S WASH DISHES

It's the cutest thing--the way the boys wash the dishes out q. Boy Scout camp.
 They have two great big tubs, which are filled with water anu' which are set on an outdoor oven for the water to get boiling hot-or warm enough to wash the dishes properly.
 They all file out of the mess halt then. after the meal Is over pass by the tubs of water, wash their dishes and then advance to a big outdoor table, where they put them to dry in the sun until the next meal
 Isn't that fine scheme not to have any one boy loaded up with the whole job of dishwashing?
 Boys are pretty smart to invent that quick way to get q disagreeabie job over. Perhaps. too, their execu- tive and the Boy Scout council were remembering their young days when they put ,hat rule nto effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07

The first letter concerning week. end activities of Boy Scouts has been received. The enthusiastic writer is Billie McTyeire, who tells That Troop S5 is meeting now for the first time since the end of school. He and the whole troop, which has suffered the loss of members who have gone away to school. are start ing out to get other, members to take their places, and they will show some classy work in the campaign.
 Here is the letter, which any scout could feel proud of writing. It shows the Scout spirit and troop pride when 1t declares:
 We already have the best boys. All we need now is more members"
 The letter follows:
 Friday night, october 1, was the first time Troop 35 met since the starting of vacation. Most of the hoss left for the summer of went off cn camp, so motion was passed by the whole troop that we would not to have any more meetings until
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
Best Trail of All
 Is One Along Greek
Uncle sam's trail."


 That's the name of a beautiful pathway that the Boy Scouts have built out at Camp Andrews.
 It has two significances. The first, of course. is that Uncle Sam means the United States-means US-means the country's big, wonderful govern ment.
 And the second significance is that it reminds the boys of Uncle Sam. an elderly man who helped them map it out last summer.
 You know how fine it is to follow a path alongside d creek or a river, don't you? But you know how hard it is. too, of course, to keep your footing, and sometimes to keep from rolling down hill.
 Well, Uncle Sam's trail stops all this. It overlooks Boy Scout creek, but it has been dug out of the noun tain. and so has flat walking space. With their own hands, the scouts of the city have made 1t. and put rocks and logs under one side af 1t, and already the work has been finished long enough for wild flowers to grow on either side. and for ferns to polk . Their heads out from under the rocks and say, "Hello" to every boy anl every official who passes.
 Lichen also covers the boulders and presents botanical linterest-as well as giving the boys an idea of direc- ton, since it loves to grow on the south side of trees.
 Some of the overhanging rocks which have been dug under suggest the fascinating entrances to caves and II was source of wonder to the Scout Editor that some troop hadn't already burrowed under and gone to housekeeping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
TREE,s WINTER PLANS

The eatalpa tree has a way all its own in getting ready for winter. says the American Forestry magazine. IL places three leaves in whoorl and then at little distance above there is mother wohlr so placed that the leaves will cover the spaces between the leaves below. ln winter we can not see these leaves but the leaf sears show where they were and the buds just above add certainty to their location. IT we find a tree with The buds arrar~ed in this way on the vigorous shoots we may me assured it is one of the two species Of cat alpa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
SOMEBODY'S WATCHING
Jack Gihon in New Orleans Timt picayune

Jack Gihon in New Orleans Times
 Picayune.
 It is good policy to keep in mind that whatever you do, somebody is watching you.
 Somebody watehing-and ready to emulate you, whether it is right or wrong.
 There is hardly a boy or girl in the world who is not in a position to set an example for someone else.
 What kind of an example are you setting?
 Are you letting others see in you the value of hard work and con- scientious endeavor? Or are you get ting into the habit of being slipshod and careless, by being just that kind of person yourself?
 Keep before you the idea that you are setting an example for one or more others, and act accordingly.
 It will make you feel fine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
A PERSONAL LETTER TO SCOUTS FROM -HERALD'S EDITOR AND
 A CHANCE TO WIN PRIZE MONEY

As editor of The Age-Herald I Eant bama to be competent to become a newspaper man some day. The Boy Scouts can do almost anything. and feel sure therefore that they can write.
 In order to encourage them to write I am offering five pnizes to the boys who write the best story on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07
TELL US ALL ABOUT
 YOUR TROOP CABINS

The scout editor wants to know how you have built your cabin.
 Will you send in letter all about it?
 Tell how much it cost.
 Mention the number of rooms.
 Tell how many boys worked on it, and give all their names if you can.
 Tell some of the experiences you have had in the camp. and if you ex- pect to add to the cabin soon.
 If you do, when? And what do you expect to do?
 Get your letters in as soon as pos sible so they will catch the next edition of Boy Scout page on Fri days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07

Why l am Proud to be Boy Scout"
 The boys can make these articles any length they desire not to exceed 300 words.
 The prize for the best story will be s25.
 For the second best s10.
 Fer the next three best $5 each.
 The Age Herald will ask Dr. ., B, Glenn, superintendent of the Bir- mingham public schools, and pr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-07

Charles A. Brown. associate sHQer- intendent, to aid in deciding the con test.
 The five best articles will be printed on this page Friday No7em- Der 1.
 Every Boy Scout should try his hand. It does not matter how brief he tells his story. The best article will win the first prize, and so on for the other four prizes.
 F. w. BARRETT.