New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-09-12
boy SCOUTS PASS
Merit BADGE TESTS
20 Win HOnOrS-TO Open School
for SCOutmaSterS

New Britain will have a training
school for acoutmasters this coming
winter. as wen "a training school
Tor patrol leaders, according To an am
nounccment made Saturday by Scout
Executive Walter q. Cook,
Start Next Month.
The school for patrol leaders will
DO inaugurated sometime between the
first and the 18th Of October. The
natural leaders of each troop will he
selected by Mr.. Cook and will be given
course In this school. I'VE don't
want TO lose the scout after no reaches
the age OF 10 or H." said Mr.. Cook.
because then he has the training
which should make him n FIRST class
patrol leader and eventually "a scout
mnstor." Tho plan or this school for
patrol leaders IL TO train tho boys I'm
leadership. not In theory. but In ac-
tual practice. TO inoculato them with
the principles of scouting and make
them scout leaders. Three or four
representative scouts will be selected
from each troop. The school win run
from 10 to IL weeks. The course OF
training was written by Frederick l..
Fay. an expert OF scout matters, and
In said TO bo tho only ono OF it's kind
In existence.
Scoutmastcrs Next Year.
Tho school for scoutmasters will not
commence until sometime after tho
first OF the year. This course. also has
been written by Mr.. Fay and has been
adopted by scout headquarters in New
York. 1t is being advised and recon-
mended TO scout councils all over the
country.
Expert Instructor.
Frederick l.. Fay. who will have
charge OF both schools. In considered
one OF tho foremost Boy scout In
rtructors I'm America. He is n grad
uato OF n special scouting course I'm
tho Boston university and was tho or
gnnizer and teacher of the training
school for scoutmasters ut Boston for
four years. Tho courses, both for
ncoutmaaters and patrol leaders, have
written been by him and are on flo
mt Scout headquarters. The present
scout executive of Boston. who hag
charge OF 1900 or 1900 scouts is
product OF this school SO well did
Mr.. Fay conduct tho school ut Bos-
ton that tho officials of tho South Con-
grcgational church. where he Is d.
rector OF religious education. have
complied with tho request of tho Bos-
ton Council and VIII permit him to re-
weeks, beginning October II, In or
der to round out tho nth year and
properly drill successor AZ head OF
tho school Last year over so trades
and professions In boston wero rep
resented among prospective scoutmas-
tern attending this school. when tho
school first was started, IL WA said
to bo tho first training course for
scoutruasters In existence.
VIII study Stars.
Scout Executive Cook plans, among
hIn other activities. to open n class In
astronomy among tho scouts some
tlmo In tho near future. Tho CLASH
will DO for nrst-class scouts. trying for
merit badges only. Its object will be
tho study OF consultations, move
ments of planets. etc. and will last
about seven weeks.
Also Workmanship.
Another merit badge class for first
class scouts only will be started In
the near future to instruct tho boys
In Workmanship. This course In not
10 teach tho boy so much precision
In tho handling of n rifle" said Mr..
Cook, ''an IL In to teach sportsmanship.
accuracy, caution and to properly
train the boys natural instinct to take
hold OF gun
touft Oh hoiors Sspteihptr i".
Tho court of honor for September
will meet Monday the 10Th. at scout
headquarters i'm tho Boys Club build
Ing. IL will he tho last court OF honor
during tho achievement contest per-
iod. which began April 1 and closca
October 1. A new period will begin
soon.
Action Planned.
Mr.. Cook has many and various
plans to push scout activities. Tho
work win no more along intensive
rlines. strengthening tho troops and