Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-27

>knot, clover hitch, timber hitch and
two half bitches.
4. Know three rules for the use Of
edged tools: (a.) They should be
properly taken care of and never used
upon objects or for purposes that will
dull or break them. (b.) They should
be handled in such way as not to in
jure the user or any person nearby.
(c.) They should never be used to dis
figure other peoples property by hack
ing trees or posts, cutting initials,
stripping off bark, etc.
5. Be able to whittle h stick to q
sharp point, screw driver point, ana
to cut it off flat across the end,
8. Be able to cook meat and pota-
toes over an open ire, using camp
cooking utensils only.
z. Window observation.
s. Know natural history Of his den
Ranger csb.
To become ranger, a cub must:
!. Be at least IL years old, and
least two months.
fire lengths, by cutting, not be hack
ing or 'gnawing" it off with the
hatchet or axe.
3. Know all the knots listed in the
boys handbook.
4. Know how to build q suitable
fireplace for cooking in the open.
.. Understand simple camp santa
ton principles, such as pure water,
drainage, disposal Of trash, garbage,
etc.
g. Explain method Of building q
temporary shelter or leanto.
Z. Understand simple bandaging,
such as use of the triangular to make
q sling, and the use of the roller on
finger, wrist, ankle, etc
Cub packs" have been Organized
at five churches already. The first in
the field was the Baptist church, un-
der the leadership of J. W. Stoker.
Then the Presbyterians organized un-
der Sam Clutton and William Thoren,
and the Episcopalians under r. E.
Nordstrom. The younger boys at the
Methodist church, who have been at
tending many OF the scout meetings
there, have tentatively organized under
William Cowan as leader, and the
Methodist South Side Sunday school
has group of boys around IL, both
over and under. with j. C. Swarthout
and r. e. Walker as leaders.
These groups will compete in future
rallies and field days of the scouts.
in separate events arranged especially
for cubs. A distinctive badge will be
provided for them. but no uniform is
designated; and the cub does not have
the right to wear the scout uniform
until he has reached the required age
and passed the regular tenderfoot
tests.
Training Scout Leaders.
In order to give scout leaders the
technical information they require,
and to form reserve of trained lead
ers for expansion work, scout lead
ers' traing course was organized and
is just finishing up it's work this week.
Meetings have been held on Monday
evenings, and various scouting subjects
have been presented by specialists in
various lines
The course was started with din
ner at the Hotel Rainbow, rendered
by the local council to the present
scoutmasters and the prospective mem
bers of the class. President Maclay
and Vice Presidents S. D. Largent and
O. s. Warden were present and spoke
briefly on scouting and the objects Of
the course.
Durings the various meetings Prin-
cpal l.. G. Cook of the high school,
j. $. Finlay, F.. e. Holdeman of the
Y. NJ C. A., W. B. Wiley of the for
est service. A. p. Barkemeyer. Dr. -.
4 McLennan. DR.. II. c. Davis, Scout
masters ]. Van Teylingen and F. A.
I4yford. have presented different topics
in which they are specializing or have
Il particular interest.
Plans for 1921 camn.
Several acting scoutmasters have
been regular attendants. and two or
three of the cub leaders are preparing
for the time when their
groups have reached scout age. A
number of the new men hare taken
the work. and the two new troops
last organized are q direct outcome
of the training given in this course.
1t is planned to conduct course Of
this sort about twice year. in order
that material for leadership may al
ways be available.
Plans for the 1921 camp Of boy
scouts are necessarily incomplete as
vet. However. the general plan OF the
camp will probably be the same as
last year. 1t is expected that the num-.
be doubled this year. The enrolment
of scouts will be more than doubled
over last August's enrolment, and tho
proportion Of campers will probably
be even larger than last summer.
THE THREE CLASSES OF SCOUTS
The Three Degrees.
A member of the Boy Scouts Of
America, after meeting certain re-
lu;rements. is first enrolled as ten
lerfoot. Other examinations must be
passed before he can be promoted to q
second class scout. and still harder
tests must be met before he can grad
,ate into first class scout. The re-
lu;rements of the three classes are a.
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