Great Falls tribune., 1921-02-27

gynasium on the first four evenings
of the week. Up until the Christmas
holidays the time was used for general
troop practice. Beginning in January
a regular schedule of games between
troops has been played off. ON Tuesday
evenings. the other evenings being used
for practice as formerly This sche-
dule has not yet been completed. due
to various Interruptions, but will be
completed early in March. Great in
terest has been taken by the various
troops. every troop in the city having
been represented by at least one team,
and some troops putting two teams in
to the field In order to make the
competition keener, division by
weights was made. This has resulted
in the entry of II teams from the 10
troops. 1t is probable that cup will
be offered the winners of the tourna-
ment
Many boys who are just under the
required age of II years feel consid-
cradle interest in scouting, and par
ticularly want to prepare themselves
to pass their tests when the desired
birthday comes along. These boys have
demanded some sort of help from
scout headquarters.
Cub Scouts.
Although cub scouts are not an in
tegral part of the national scout or
ganization. local scout authorities
have endeayored to do all that was
possible to care for these younger
boys. who will doubtless develop into
excellent scouts within the next year
or two. Although no active effort has
been made to organize cub packs" as
they are called. the boys themselves
have worked up several organizations
and the churches where these boys
gather in Sunday school have endeay-
ored to give them leadership. These
leaders have for the most part taken
training in scout work. and in confer
erence have worked out a system of
tests along the same general lines as
those in scouting. These tests give
the cubs something definite to work
for, and prepare the cubs to pass their
scout tests. many of them almost i'm
mediately upon affiliating with a troop
as active members.
The requirements for cubs. as they
have been drawn up, follow. These
outlines are to be printed for distribu-
ton to cubs. Cubs will be registered
at local headquarters. and . cent
registration fee will be collected, to
include the expense of furnishing the
cub with his badge. and with a printed
outline of the requirements, etc.
Groups are to be known as packs
and subgroups are to be called ''dens.'
Dens are to be named after some ami
NAL whose young are known as cubs,
e. e. bear, panther, fox. etc.
Cub must be junior cub before he
may wear cub emblem. but may be reg
istered as a beginner"
Qualifications for Cubs.
To become a junior cub. beginner
must:
i. Learn oath of ALLEGIANCE to flag,
and know how to salute flag passing
in a parade. Il pledge my allegiance
to my flag, and to the republic for
which it stands, one nation indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
2. Learn cub oath. Il promise to
do my best, to be loyal to God, to my
country and to the law of the pack"
g. Learn cub laws and meanings.
Courteous upright and brave.
Courteous means to be kind. polite
and thoughtful. Upright means to be
honest. trustworthy. standing for the
right against wrong. Brave means to
be willing and able to stand suffering
when necessary. without whimpering.
and not be afraid to do ones duty
4. Learn something of the history
of the flag,
5. Be able to seize twhip) both
ends of n rope within ten minutes
To become a senior cub. cub must:
l. Have served at least 80 days as
a junior cub.
2 Be able to build fire in the
open, using woods materials only, and
using not more than two matches
3. BE able to tie nine knots. as
follows: Squarey-sheet bend. howline.
fisherman's knot, sheepshank, : slip