Arizona republican., 1922-01-23
DEF FIN|TE CAMPAIGN
THROUGHOUT COUNTY
PLANNED BY SCOUTS

council. According TO plans now be-
ing laid by members Of the executive
board in cooperation with Tom Muir
ray, scout executive, a preliminary
survey of the boys life of the county
is to be conducted and the organiza-
ticn of new troops will be largely
guided by the results shown by the
survey.
1t is the hope of the council that
eventually every boy of scout age in
the county will have an opportunity
to become a scout, either by becom-
ing a member of an organized troop
or through the division of Pioneer
Scouts. This latter division permits
boys who live too far from a troop
to be able to attend regularly or who
for some other good reason cannot
attend troop meetings, TO become
scouts and TO receive the same bene-
fits that scouts in organized troops
have.
In addition to the scouts already
organized in Phoenix there will un-
doubtedly be other troops organized
during the year.
1t is hoped that anyone in the
county who is interested, either in
the organizing of a troop of scouts or
in the Pioneer division win COM
municate with the scout executive,
who can render any assistance
necessary.
The objectives OF the council for
1922 follow:
The Executive-The executive shall
remember that the task of real serv-
ice work is to help folks help them
selves. Scouting in this community
will not be one, two, ten or twenty
man job--it viii be a community prof.
ect. The executive will so conduct
himself that he will be recognized as
a mars man" who shall mobilize the
community forces for the business of
constructively reaching boys. The
executive will make 1t a point to have
definite contact with all community
activities.
The Council--Every committee OF
the council win be efficiently organ
IL ID to function. Every member of
the council will have an opportunity
to render real definite service. Every
council member will be so informed
as to the objectives of scouting that
he may be able to enthuse and in
spire those he comes in contact with.
s regards the merit of the scout
program An adequate number of
council meetings will be held.
Every council meeting will be
planned so It will contain the ele-
ments Of education and inspiration.
An effort will be made to have meet
ing programs of such type that every
member attending will leave with a
better conception Of the movement
and with an increased desire to be
of service to il The executive will
make it a point to regularly but in
formally call upon council members
at their offices for brief visit.
Council hikes viii be conducted. Defi-
mite plans will be laid to have council
members visit camps. rallies and
other events.
The district committees shall be
as efficiently organized as the coun-
H. and sha function properly ac-
cording to the constitution and by
laws of the council.
Headquarters-The local council
office will be made@to function effi-
GENTLY in a business-like way as a
service statit n. Accurate records will
be kept 1t will be remembered that
headquarters is place for business
and not clubroom for boys. 1t will
be conducted as place of inspiration
and information, and will stand as
a service station to those engaged in
the promotion of scouting in the COM
munity.
Troop Organization-An intelligent
study of the conditions of troops al
ready organized will be made and we
will render such service as their needs
indicate may be necessary. We shall
study the distribution of population
and of prospective institutions and
shall attempt to place new troops in
areas not already served by scouting
Every troop will be periodically vis-
tied by the commissioner or his depu-
ties or the scout executives: the find
ings of such visitations being form
ally reported to headquarters so that
assistance if needed may be given.
A board Of instructors and examiners
will be organized and made available
to troops. Emphasis will be given to
the troop as a unit for activity rather
than upon the promotion of city wide
activities wherein troop identity is
lost. Inter-troop activities and COM
petitions will be conducted to stimu-
late advancement and troop spirit as
well as council morale. We will ex-
tend the program to isolated boys
through the Pioneer membership.
The Court of Honor-The court of
honor viii be so organized that it will
maintain national and local council
standards. 1t will be so conducted
that it will encourage the scouts to
make advancement. Its duties shall
cover: certifying result of tests;
maintaining standards; holding re-
views and comforting awards and
special honors.
Training Program T L a ain ing
courses for instruction in principles
and methods of scout work will be
conducted. Scoutmasters will be en-
couragcd to learn through the expe-
rience of others by visiting other
troops. Several meetings OF troop
committeeman will be held. as will
one for scribes. Bulletins of official
announcements. news, instruction and
inspiration will be regularly sent
leaders. A Scoutmasters' association
will he organized and viii hold regu-
lar meetings for exchange of ideas,
social intercourse, and building
morale. The use of the Scoutmasters'
handbook as a leadership manual by
all scout leaders will be encouraged,
as viii study and application of the
material contained in Scouting" the
Scoutmasters magazine.
Outdoor Program-Every leader
will have in mind that while scouting
can be taught under a roof. it must
be practised in the open. Troop
hikes and camps will be encouraged,
but in cases where troop hikes are
not possible because of lack Of proper
leadership, occasional city or com
munity hikes will be held. A summer
camp will be conducted The program
at this camp will be designed to ac-
comphsh advancement in scoutcraft
Outdoor rallies, campfires. etc, VIII
be promoted from time TO time.
Publicity-Continuous publicity of
all kinds viii be a regular feature OF
the activity of the council. System
attic education of the public as to
the value Of scouting to the boys and
to the community will be the burden
OF the publicity program. Advantage
viii be taken Of every national and