Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-16
Boy Scouts Camp Ground

alry 10 women. community service.
He'd Cross service. national service.
srli Improvement. saving NE from FIRE.
drowning, gas fumes. panic and street
au'idrnts. physical exercise. scX cducI.
tirn sanitation. food. cleanliness yocu.
tionM training. patriotism. United
states geography. history aud deeds
TINT Nuke our country our army aud
navy aud flags. the insignia and rank
~ officers IN our couu,ry's service.
duty as citizens. helping the civic De-.
uarimoni such no police. nfr. etc. ~
thos" things are taught The hoy
rHuut Tor his development mud ~ a
fieid Ter the outlet 90 his activities.
Camp lie means q i,cii,f acuunint.
nno" Wiih IN" great "ui 81 donfs. hence
health and strength and camping
means more than this a. the average
buy. fcr between the ug,r ~ u and
f. the interests ~ 10y are g'uoul
and reach M the way ffom wptDh.nR
The minnuNa playing Doe The stream 20
finding God In thr slsrs. and each day
In camp viii hfing scout uvN lis.
coverios Il vital interest and each
night send him hack O. rimp g. BID
with an unsp,akaliy Jos tuggluE %
hir heart \ f'W weeks spent 10, this
puts r,d bikes lr his veins rJw
~ health az hi cheek. hardness -
steel to his muscles and sintws and
IT. him iur fhr riruggl,s ~ school or
thr winters work In tho shop. Tho
nm, ~ The camp ~ profitable e. tho
rU0ui. huclusc q u.s. carried activities.
\ scout learns a. build his lid cut q
fallen timber. make his mattress out
~ branches. or grass ar rope. cook his
own meals make his own fishing equip.
m,ut catch hi own fish. build his own
rrr keep hts camp clean. and in fhurt
'p uli upon himself and o. take care
10 himself he learns self.rcsuurceful.
ness IN the outdoor Ne faster than
b. would anywhere else. aud somchow.
every hke trcc and star and boil 81
water come to hc his personal friend.
20 that NJ matter where n" may he
h. IN never alone whether 900 solitude
~ with q mpanions h. IL cheerful and
sunny and always ready a. nclp others.
Some boys cannot "a Co camp FOR the
entire period but there isn't a 10y -
scout age IN Amarillo who could not
go into Gol'F great uul uf doors Cor an
overnight hlke ur weekend camp. u
We had Scout Executive To super.
visa such outings. and u Is my lclicf
that the right kind ~ man can get
nearer To q boy In thirty minutes ut
q camp fire and touch his lie FOR good
than In thirty hours Of contact any.
where else.
woodcraft 10 also one oi the actiyi-
ties n the BOY scout movement and
means the becoming acquainted with
things that are out.of DOORS II In.
cludes the tracking uf animals by their
houf prints and stealing out upon an.
imals. not To- do them harm but for
the E2kc ~ studying their habits and
getting acquainted with them. II also
means TO b. able 60 distinguish the
diffsren, birds tu know a song sparrow
from an ordinary sparrow "a know \
thrush from a lark. a. h. able to dis.
tnguish the birds Nv their plumaee
and IS their SUNG. II means 10 un.
dcrstand the reptile and snake life.
and % know that there arr only three
kinds ~ snakes that are dangerous.
An cNccp; these three are harmless
and u Is q part Il woodcraft o. know
the habits ~ these reptiles and On look
upun them as friends on account ~
their destroying mice. rats. etci and