The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-02-15
BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT
AROUSES ENTHUSIASM
MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT TO
FURTHER BOYS oRGANIZA-
TON WELL ATTENDED.

An enthusiastic meeting OF citizens
was held at the court house Friday
night to discuss the Boy Scout move
ment for Terrell county, and as a re-
suit of that meeting a committee III
charge of boosting this splendid work
is engaged in a campaign during the
present week to have Terrell county
qualify in what is known as the Geor-
gia plan OF organization.
Terrell county was asked TO furnish
$4,000 as its share OF the $4,000 need
ed for the work in the Third CON
gressiolral district, which has as its
aim the enlistment Of every boy OF
scout age and qualifications in the dis
trict as a member OF the Boy Scouts.
1t is planned to organize a scout troup
in every town and village, to put tram
ed. efficient men in charge OF this or
panization and development work, and
to make the scout movement the real
power that it ought to be in this state.
As il is now Georgia has but one
scout for every sixty-one boys. Only
one state in the union is further be
hind in the development OF scouting
than Georgia A comparison with
some of the other states shows the
following: Florida has one scout Tor
every y bows, North Carolina one
for every Al, Texas one for every Is,
Ohio one for every ~, Iowa one tor
every II, Kansas one for every 10,
Utah one for every H..
ANY boy of any nationality, OF any
creed, twelve years OF age or older
NAV become a Boy Scout If he prom
ises to keep the scout oath and laws
and prepares himself for simple tests
on the composition and history OF the
American flag and the significance OF
the scout badge, and few other SIM
pie tests. The plan is to group a num-
Der OF boys, not more than thirty-tWo
in any one troup, under the leader
ship OF scout master, carefully Sc
lected, clean, intelligent bOy-loV1ng
volunteer leader OF sterling character
and mature judgment. Each troup
and scout master is under the super
vision of a trOup committee OF respOn-
sibe citizens. Through such leader
ship the boys of the troups are kept
interested in program OF play actlV-
tiles that are health giving and edu-
cational They take long tramps, study
ing nature in all its forms. They learn
woodcraft and how to take care OF
themselves in the open. They have
troup meetings each week Tor study,
handcraft, experiments, demonstra-
tions, etc. and go into camp every
summer under trained directors. In a
hundred ways the boys time is occu-
pied. The program is so varied and
so fascinating to the boy that he sim
Div hasn't opportunity to trail with an
idle gang. The Boy Scout is taught
courtesy, honor humanity, kindness,
chivalry and service. Scouting is not
merely play, but process OF making
real men out OF real boys by real
program that works.
1t is believed that the people OF the
good county of Terrell will rally to
the cause of the boys. The boys are
clanoring for a wide awake scout
organization in this county. They are
eager to be enlisted in this great
movement. 1t is urged that no better
investment could be made by the peo-
pie of Dawson and this community.
A countrywide meeting will be held
at the Palace theatre at three o'clock
next Sunday afternoon i'll support OF
the Bow Scout movement. A very at
tractive program is being arranged
and all fathers and mothers who are
interested in the welfare of their boys
are urged to be present. 1t is hoped
and believed that this meeting will re-
suit in the organization OF Boy Scout
troups in every town i'll Terrell coun--
ty.
A sure cure for the man-hater, The