The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-29
BOY SCOUTS TAKE
TESTS sunday At
WOODFORD CAMP
Seventy-four Youngsters Of
County Gathered for First
Big Meeting of Year
Late Saturday
THIRTY-ONE PASS
SWIM REQUIREMENT
Camping Committee to Ar
range for 3-Day Camp to
Open on June Fifth

Seventy-four Boy Scouts from Ard
more and other towns OF Carter coun-
ty slept under their blankets. the blue
skies and stars, Saturday night at
Woodford, returning to Ardmore Sun
day noon from the first OF series OF
brief camps to be- held at intervals
throughout the vacation months.
Various phases OF Scoutcraft were
induleed in, with tests In swimming
and hiking being made. A number
OF the boys qualified for first steps in
merit badges, which will be awarded
by the Court OF Honor when all tests
are completed. Crayton 5. Brooks. ex-
pert swimmer, whose boyhood days
were spent on the banks of the Ohio,
was one of the examiners to give the
tests
The boys held the regular council
fire meeting Saturday night. Charles
Rogers, assistant scoutmaster OF Troop
! because OF his personal services with
his troop, having the honor of light
ing the fire. Sunrise Scout service
Sunday morning was conducted by f..
- hsuooNif PuotOi VI 1dlA'A
Methodist church. Ardmore. This was
followed by short swim. The boys
prepared their meals and provided all
food for the camp En- route home a
group of them found and destroyed a
large number Of prairie dogs, which are
II menace to the farmers, tl.ls carry
ing out one OF their Scout Iaws-tc
serve.
Early Camps Planned.
Weather permitting, the campaign
committee of which c. +. Sykes Ia
chairman. and which comprises r. X
Van Dyne, ]. II. Carlock, b. w. Duke
Oscar DeVeny and Warren Martin. will
arrange for three-days' camp be
fore the opening of the summer tern
| OF the Ardmore public schools. sched
uled for Monday, June .. An entire
| ly different group OF boys will go OF
this camp, and camping trips win bt
So arranged that the boys Will make
the S.days trips at intervals OF ono,
a month.
5O-Yard Swimming Test. q
Those who qualified for the 50.yart
swimming test were Frank Berryhill
Dowdy Critics, Howell Williams. WI
Liam Kirkbright, Bob White, Ardmore
Lloyd Jones, William Granger. Ed
ward Phelps. Joe Boher. John Me
Daniel, Harry and Horace Bunchanan
Otto Hankins OF Wilson; J. p. Tyer
j. d. Rose, Kelly Hood Ray Drain
Jim r. and Dave Seake, Gilbert Wal
lace OF Woodford.
| l00.Nard Test.
| Those qualifying on the l00.yarC
swimming test were; Kavenaugh Kel
ley. Calvin Darnell. Roland Bishop
suggs Jolly. Junior Chisholm, Richar,
Norman, Ardmore. Clarence Ranger
Wilson, Scoutmaster James of Lawton
Scoutmaster Parks of Troop One. Ard
more; Scoutmaster Springer Of Wilson
Scoutmaster Thompson Of Woodford
These were all qualified by Crayton
Brooks and Executive Harris.
Special Hiking Test.
Charles Rogers. assistant scoutmas
ter, Troop One, and Suggs Jolly o
Troop one. hlked the 20 miles dis
tanoe TO Woodford Saturday morning
thus qualifying for hikind merit badg
work.
Swimming Requirements.
-Four separate tests are required u
the swimming requirements For firs
class Scout the boy must swim dis
tance OF so yards in a given time. T,
receive the merit badge the boys mus
swim 100 yards; second, they must div
properly from the surface OF the water
third, they must demonstrate breast
crawl and side strokes fourth. mus
swim ON back. only one test is givel
during "A camp.