Evening journal., 1922-09-02
SCOUTS ON DUTY
AT STATEFAIR
20 More Boys Needed to
Assist Visitors Here Next
Week
PENN'S GROVE TROOP
PREPARES FOR MEET


the Delaware State Fair. Thes
boys are in addition TO the twent.
boys already listed 10 help Majo
Sylvester. The twenty boys arr
wanted to take tickets and help a
the carnival This does not CIV,
US much time 10 secure boys, and
the first twenty that report on Sat
urday morning. September 2, a
Scout headquarters, will get tbs
Jobs. They will be paid for theii
services. Instructions will be slver
Saturday at the ONCE. Good, all
round Scouts are wanted, and one.
that are responsible.
Troop No. 2. Of Penn's Grove
N. j., will hold their annual field
meet and rally on Saturday, Sep.
TENDER rs, and send an invitation
TO the troops in Wilmington TO enter
and compete. The program OF
events will include bugling knot
tying. water boiling, first aid, fire
by friction, archery semaphore and
wigwag, obstacle race, dressing race
etc. Troop No. 2e viii go over the
night before to a campfire and over
night camp of the PENIS Grove
troop before the meet Any other
troops wishing TO enter should ad-
wise headquarters.
Now that vacation is over, most
of the troops will resume their
meetings each week. II is very i'm
portaRt that the Scouts OF Will
mington put forth their best effort
this year in Scouting, and OF course
It Will be up to the Scoutmasters
Just what they accomplish. Here
are ten things for Scoutmasters TO
remember:
Every meeting or hike should
have q program with a we'll defined
though generally unannounoed pur-
pose.
DO not allow meetings to drag
they should be opened and closed
on time.
Demand punctual obedience 20
orders. Scouts should salute and
respond with a "sir" when address,
ing or being addressed by a Scout
master.
(. Use your patrol ieaders-maks
the Office real.
Have your Scouts meet the re-
quirements so that they will realize
their worth and make practical use
OF them.
. Teach your Scouts to help them
selves-as well as others.
Put a premium on progress.
Secure and retain the co-opera-
ton OF parents.
Always keep your promise to a
Scout.
Keep Scout headquarters in touch
with what you are doing.
We note there is a noticeable
variation In the manner of wearing
merit badges. Scouts have been
seen with the swimming merit
badge so placed that the swimmer
stood in a vertical position. and
some possessing the physical de-
velopment haye shown the hand ex-
tended in an upright position. We
have struggled long and earnestly
10 have some uniformity in our
and the manner of using
It, and Scoutmasters should impress
upon their Scouts that merit badges
shown in the handbook.
Scouts who are interested in trees
(and every scout should be) will
ind this wonderfully good year to
make a collection OF the keys or
seeds Of trees, for seed-bearing trees
are bearing heavily this year. Take
one leaf and one bunch Of accom-
panying seeds and press them for a
couple OF weeks between sheets OF
newspaper under a weight, and then
mount on sheets OF white paper. I
and see how interesting a collection /
you can make. and Il will help you
thereafter 10 tell al q glance the /
different kinds OF trees.
DO you know the duties OF a
troop scribe? Here they are: A
troop scribe is one member OF a
scout troop detailed 70 keep the nee
essary troop records under the sup
ervislon OF the scoutmaster or one
of his assistants. The scout scribe
furnishes the local scout headquar-
ters of scout papers. and the official
magazine OF the National Council,
with items OF interest about scout
Ing activities OF his troop. He |
makes out an annual report to be |
sent TO the local and National Coun-
els and performs such other duties |
as the scoutmaster may direct.
DO YOU HAVE A TROOP SCRIBE?
WHAT DOES HE DO?
Scoutmasters, get your scribes TO
work and let the ONCE know what
your troop is doing. If we do not
get any reports, what must be our
conclusion? That you are doing
nothingl Give your troop some
publicity and we will give Scouting
in general some publicity.
The following troops have re-reg-
istrations due:
Troops II, 40. Al, AZ. and oolored
troops, 100 and 100. Surely now
that vacation time is over, these
REGISTRATIONS viii be sent IN
promptly.