Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-11
FALLS SCOUTS
ORAISEQUOTA
OF ALL TROOPS
Recruiting Will Be Opened on
Tuesday to Continue
Until Jan. 81.

Scout headquarters u an in
ter-troop contest of a new variety for
Great Falls. to commence on Decem-
Der 13. The contest consists of re-
c~ruiting new scouts for the existing
troops Of Great Falls. The average
troop here now includes less than 20
scouts, while the average for the
whole country is about %, and that for
many first class councils is even
higher. With the same leadership, 1t
appears to be possible to extend the
benefits Of scouting to many nor
boys, and an average increase OF five
or more for Great Falls troops seems
crease would add from rs to 100 scouts
to the enrolment, and would make
practically no more work for the lead
ers, and would mean little increase
in the overhead expenses.
Regulations
In order to stimulate such in
creases, the local council is offering
the following Inducements:
Each troop which secures eight
points, on the schedule as given be-
low, with registration fees paid at
headquarters on or before January 81,
1928, will be awarded one yearly sub
scription to Boys Life, the Boy Scout
official magazine, and a copy Of the
1923 Boy Scout Diary, the Boy Scout
of within the troops as the troops or
the scoutmaster may decide.
Each troops which secures eight
points, with registration fees paid at
headquarters on or before December
81, 1922, will receive In addition to
the Boys Life and diary mentioned
above a set of three patrol flags, Or
five additional copies of the diary, to
be awarded to the patrols or the in
dividual scouts who do the best re-
cruiting.
All recruits will pay registration
fee of so cents, no matter which troop
they join. The excess over the amount
due up to that troops expiration date
will be credited to their re-registra-
ton.
"A troop must be fully registered
at headquarters before it enters con-
test.
Scouts transferred from one troop
to another do not count.
Each boy registered who has new
err been 4 scout before, and is II years
old. will count one point
Each boy registered, who has been
a scout, but has been dropped for
Blk nOuLuS VI ihoIc, NLh tpune jig
half point.
"Afl must be turned in to
headquarters through their scoutmas-
tiers, on the regular blank, and accom-
panied by the registration fee Of 90
cents, on or before the dates mention
ed.
Gan disputed questions are to be
settled by reference to headquarters
records"
Time Limit
The time allowed for this recruit
ing is very short, but vigorous work
on the part of present scouts will
make it easy to reach the required
number. There are three boys in
Great Falls. of scout age, who are not
scouts, to every one that is, a member
of a local troop.
The prizes will be given to every
troop which wins the required points,
regardless of how many other troops
secure their quota. A special effort
will be made by headquarters to help
secure additional leadership for troops
which will be made larger than one
leader can well handle. And a fur
sher provision is made that any troop
which now enroll over rs active scouts
may secure full credit in this contest
by bringing it's enrolment up to four
full patrols and a senior patrol lead
er, a total of 33 scouts"