The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-28

tSrminatlon to be regular men.
 Mrs. Edna Gockel Gussen is great musician. Dolly Dalrymple says so. and those of us who follow her know that. like the sun, what she says Is so. Mme. Claire Dux says Mrs. Gussen is great, but all of them might have obtained some new ideas In harmony if they could have been in camp last night and heard our talented scouts give a concert with harmonica for the source of music.
 Sang in Spanish
 We have a great bunch. They sang the national anthem of France in na- tive tongue, and then to show his versatility Denhsm Tucker, presi- | dent of 19, sang La Paloma in lengue Espanol. I feel sorry for the man who has never been with bunch of care free boys who gather around the camp fire after nightfall and let their hearts go out to the Great Spirit in song. To my mind the finest thing about boys character Is his love of things musical provided it I does not get classical and beyond his reach.
 We had Merrily We Will Roll Along, Roll Along John Browns Body Lies Moulding in the Sod. and then that beautiful song, Sweet | ilbuA OI Tray CT. iODSeu TOT DT. Stuart when they swung into that heart glad to have listened to that with the wind soughing through the trees as an accompaniment.
 Now that will not rank with Men delsohn's Spring Song and quite like ly Miss Katherine Patullo would not care to teach such music but for all that it reaches the well-spring of the human heart-and after all--is not | that the aim of your true composer And the beauty about Boy Scout con- certs Is that they do not make drakes of your pocket book as did Miss Dux of the Annistonians We even had some classical music. for Tucker can render the Spring Song on his har- monica. We have one chap, Harry Johnson, that has fine bass voice that l would be glad to see trained.
 Read Army stuff
 Down in the valley the R. o. T. C.. boys have been getting touch of genuine army life and learning that the military Is not all show and glory. | for tonight the water is running over camp For we had terrific rain Sat urday afternoon. But the boys are standing up like men. had the great pleasure of meeting Col Nolen. 1
 
 he has a wonderful hold on the boys. I found out why he makes himself one of them, and when you reflect how the average army man is trained, | you can see that it is a hard job. 1 | felt sorry for my boy-he wanted to l be in camp with his seargeant, cap tain and colonel. but also wanted to be with me. He could not be in both places so he cast his lot with me and his scouts practically all of whom are K. O. T. Cs.
 One day the boys got around Csp- l tain Schroeder. who is a radio fan, and l thought l would never get them away. He gave them some useful in | formation as to wireless, for which i the boys were grateful. The captain has seen service in the Philippines and all over the country. and yet he could drop that austere air that goes with authority and be one of the boys without losing any of that respect for rank that the boys accord him.
 Likes R. O. T. c.
 '.I am strong for the R. O. T. c. It may be that it will breed militarism but l cannot see any evidence of II now, and it seems to me that it is the most economical way to provide a | reserve force. l know one thing. It mas IudQt d man Ol ny bOy III tNti sense of the word. When he took up military training. he was physically weak and had throat trouble. Now he Is hard as nails and perfect physical specimen with respect for authority. We owe his seargeants and especially Hippert, debt of thanks for his training. and l daresay that my experience is typical of oth- i CTS. So long as the R. O. T. c. is off eered by the present force we are in | safe hands. 1 really wish that some of the higher ups in our war depart ment could visit Birmingham and in- spect our boys and observe the fine esprit de corps that obtains.
 Likes MT. Shine
 This new man in charge of the Scouts is 'humdinger' as the boys would put it. He has put into effect some new orders that I especially like, one of which is that lights must be out at s:3O D. m. Then, too. he has l provided that boys cannot go around camp clad in sunshine and clothed only in climate. That works a great hardship on James Dawson, I know but James will mot get scratched up so with clothes on. I really believe that boy must have Indian blood in | him because he abhors clothes and ! NOulu llNt lOItNtI Tn the open IT HIS mother would let him. And his moth CT is all right because she never gives him any intunctions not to swim when he comes to camp. That Is one thing i, l wish the mothers would stop. A scout could break the ice and swim in January without getting hurt at all. MT. Shine has also issued an injunction on leaving camp without getting everything cleaned up. Now that nearly kills John Perryman be- cause he is constitutionally opposed to washing dishes. but he cleaned them up last trip because none of them want to go over and face Mir. | Shine. whose light seems to shine | all over camp for he makes tJfe rounds after 930 p. m. to sec if lights are out and the boys in hunks.
 "CuIs Exum
 Boys born with silver spoons in their mouths can make men after all but 1t takes careful training. We had i with us a young chap, Culpepper | Exum. that I fancied I might not like, fearing he might be snob. l never met finer boy and his mother should be proud of him. He was made cor poral of the downstairs floor and kept things quiet and orderly. Up- stairs we had to contend with Ham West and the Gold Dust twins and getting them quiet Is job from | which even Shine might shrink. have been greatly impressed with these boys. They never judge eel- low by what he has, but by what he can do.
 "Alfonso Barger has high rank 1T camp because he is the finest cor poral the dish wasing squad evei | had. We assign the little fellows like Billy Majors. Foster Hamilton. anf l John Henley to that work while tht laroar hove get ont rock for thf