The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-05-25
SCOUT EXECUTIVE
TALKS ON TROOP
ADMINISTRATION
Schurman Outlines Patrol
Systems = Business Men
Learn First Lessons.

The Scout leaders training course
started at the high school gymnasium
last night with an enrolment of l.
men who shed their coats ana
learned the first lesson in semaphore
signaling, practiced artificial respira-
tion on each other, and INDUCED in
a number of husky Scout games.
Many of Juneaus sedate business
men had the time of their lives in
"catch and pull tug of war in which
the rules permit pulling off an arm
OF a leg but draw the line at the
destruction of "a shirt or pair OF
breeches, The city's fire chief, J.
l.. Gray, proved an excellent perform
er in a game of pass the stiff which
convulsed all the players with laugh
ter for several minutes. And every
man present succeeded in signaling
three-letter word of his own choosing,
in signal relay race.
Schurman Talks
Scout Executive Schurman gave
two short talks on troop administra-
ton between activity periods. The
first OF these outlined the Pine Tree
Patrol system of camp organization,
a new development in the Scout
world, which will be tried out for
the first time on an extensive scale
in the Gastineau councils summer
camp Immediately after the close OF
school. One of the strong features
OF the Scout program, according to
the speaker, is the use of boy lead
ership. The Pine Tree system goes
far in dividing this leadership among
the eight boys in each patrol.
Lodsers and Boarders
The four front rank Scouts are
called the dodgers. 1t is their job
on arrival at camp to prepare the
site, gather browse, build a council
fire, and arrange communication with
the outside world. The four rear
rank Scouts are the boarders, pre-
pairing the meals, making kitchen and
mess hall, gathering wood and Sc
curing water,
No. is the patrol leader. In town
Ire presides at meetings, teaches the
flag ceremonies, Scout laws, mapping
and map reading, and supervises the
work of all in his patrol. He assigns
special duties such as yell master,
bugler and instructors not provided
for in the Pine Tree routine. He
reviews the scribe's records and the
juniors ration lists and menus.
Next to the header in the front
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the log, advancement records, service
records, satisfactory and honor lists
and an up-to-the-minute mobilization
list for such emergencies as fires,
wrecks, or other accidents calling for
tho speedy assistance CT a number
of trained Boy Scouts. In addition
he maintains the first aid supply kits
and stretchers and beaches first aid.
AT meetings he extcnds the hospi-
tally of the troop to new boys, par
ents and visitors. He coaches 9th
ers for their 14-mile hike report,
service, thrift and good turn tests.
No. is the lighter, in charge of
council fires, illumination, night fires,
smoke signals, wireless. photographs
carbines and torches. His first duty
in making camp lis to locate the
nearest phone and doctor. At meet
ings he teaches signaling, tracking
pathfinding, radio and number of
games relating TO despatch carrying.
The fourth man In the front rank is
No. T. the Handyman. He is tailor
sail maker, carpenter, blacksmith,
tentmaker and pack maker to the
ratrol. and assists each new Scout in
making his own pack or pack-harness,
tarp, etc. He provides ditty bag
for repairs and housewife for mend
ing. carries extra calks. and is the
fed engineer. devising the trail
bridges, food caches. shelters. signal
towers and swimming places. At
meetings he teacher knots and
spiices, makes exhibit boards OF
these, and models of proper lashings
and bridges, in miniature.
Rear Rankers Become Camp Cooks
No Is Junior, ar Assistant Patrol
Leader, and chief of the boarders. He
is commissary officer, dividing the
rations by weight among all for pack
ing. and prorating tho cost. AT
meals he announces the ration in
detail and insists on an absolutely
equal service to each Scout. At
meetings he teaches the judging. star
and animal and bird tests, keeps
the patrol equipment chest and to-
TEN pole, and supcrviscs public ex-
hibitions OF cooking.
No. is Baker. concerned with
bread making and in charge of all
dry rations. and all mess gear. He
lights, tends and puts out the cook
fire, arranges and stakes out the
kitchen which is never allowed to
become a loafing place, originates
menues for his chief. teaches cook
ing, firebuilding and coaches new
waterboys and woodmen, No. 9 is
waterboy He flags the drinking
water, wash-water and swimming
hole, furnishes kitchen water and
buys. butchers, cooks and serves the