Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-05
VISITING OFFICIAL TELLS
SCOPE Of boy SCOUT WORK

A. {. Dunn. deputy national execv
tive % the Boy Scouts. with headquai
tiers at Dallas, when interviewed yes
terday vas enthusiastic regarding hi
receptlon here In Amarillo. and was
the opinion that there would b. no dit
nculty whatever In organizing a scou,
Council and placing Il upon a work.
able basis. The preliminary stsps
have already been taken. he said. and
temporary organization formed with
y. y. Phillips as president and Guy Z.
saunders a. president A nominating
committee has also been named and
meeting called for Monday night. a.
which nominations for permanent "a
ficers will he made and plans discussed
Touching the work q the national
organization In a general way. ":
Dunn said:
~iery few people realize the Import
ance 20 the BOY Scout organization
which IL nationwide. The guvernins
body Of the Scouts Is a National coua.
cil which IL composed Of SEQ men from
all parts n the country. This council
meets once a year and NJ that mcetlns
detsrnints the policies that will h. 81
lowed by the organization Tor the 81
suing year and elects from their nun.
her a National executive committee
whose duty II IL TO see that those ~.
cies are carried out.
Woodrow Wilson h honorary pres,
dent Of the scouts and VIM. ~ Taft j.
an honorary vice president. DAME
Garter Beard IL the national scout com
missioner. he Il perhaps the creates
wootscFaftsman in the United State
today. Men Of this type are the leai
srs In the scout Organization. tn,
Scouts have a charter from the gov
srnmeni and cnce a year report {
madc 10 Congress as 10 the work q III
scouts.
The National Council l. divide
into districts similar 20 Federal r..
serve hank districts. each district IN,
It's district executive committee. AM
rillo IL in the ninth district With head
quarters at Dallas This district CON
prises Texas Oklahoma. and New Mex
ico. Luther Stark. District Governor
q the Rotary club. IL District Chai
man ~ the executive committee
1T II the policy q the committee 1,
organize a frs; class council IN citles
large enough % maintain n full tim
executive. This executive dcvo,es m
entire time 90 the hoys % the commu
nifty. His duties are twofold. first. b..
IL secretary a the loral council. Sc
ond. b. IL chairman q the Sfouimas
tiers Round Table. Aside from thes
duties he assists the city officials in III,
handling % juvenile problems.
As an example Of the work done Dr.
the Scout In the handling II Juvenile
IN the city u Chicago there has cal
nr,f ifo D,oyk 10 lSleat iefTt IN
et9ifeflhs tnvenls 'dtlintngnis wlr
weft members % the BOY Scouts. Thi
fsnp lsiAbtut the tslie AN qysr al.
rdvttfy Eince Amarillo has no = II
c. a. thc Opportunity Tor the Scouts
D. much greater.
$50 many people have the vague idel
that the purpose a. the Boy Scouts or
ganixation h cniy % give N. boys q
good time and a summer camping trip
but the Scout program has been formu
lated BY the greatest boys men In tn
country with the idea u having IN.
program meet local conditions.
''The Scout organization IL int
religious. recognizing neither elias,
creed or race 80 long a. the boys llv
up 20 the Scout oath. which h.: 90
my honor. ] will do my best: l. To 0,
my duty 10 God. my country and :.
obey the scout Law To help oths.
people at al times. J. To keep mys,
physically strong. mentally awake an,
morally straight With this oath a.
foundation the work IL an out ~ doo
educational movement which vii
teach the boys % use their hands Wit
occupation that they are hest fitted TO-
Their religious education IL left O. IN
Institution 20 which the troop IL =
filisted."