Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-04-06
JAMBOREE IS
BIG SCOUT Event

Friday, April Z, in ne evening, be-
ginning at 7:30, the big spring jam
boree of Wisconsin Rapids Boy
Scouts will be staged in the local Ar
lmory. No admission is charged. An
interesting program Of events Sc
lected from the various parts of
scouts training has been prepared.
Points will be awarded for excellence,
in the same manner as for the events
Of an athletic Field Day.
The program is as follows:
Event No. loo points-Scout at
tendance by Troops Full credit if all
Registered Scouts are there. If less
than all, deduct percentage.
Event No. POO points-Attend-
ance of Parents. Full credit if all
Scouts parents are there. If less
than all, deduct percentage
Event No. 300 points-Paul Re
we're Race. One rider with four boys
for horses. Relay, ten yards each
horse. Not over two steps ON chang
ing from one horse to another. Sec
ond, Is points; third, so points.
Event No. 400 points-Signal-
ling. Two receiving, two sending:
sentence of fifty letters. Time counts;
two points penalty for each letter
which is wrong. Second, $50 points,
third 100 points.
Event No. 300 points-Knot ty-
ing. Eight boys, eight knots, to work
in relay. Time counts. Two boys
hold staff horizontally ten PAGES in
front of team. The first boy with a
piece of 4 inch rope runs to staff,
ties two half bitches, runs back and
touches off second boy who ties an
overland knot; third boy ties bow
line; the fourth, halter; the fifth, fig
ure eight; the sixth, sheet bend (to
loop of bowline); the seventh sheep
shank; the eighth, Glove hitch to end
of staff. Use eight feet of rope Sec
ond, rs points; third, so points.
Event No. 600 points-Civic Bee.
Two boys from each troop. List of
% questions. Each troop which has
at least one boy on fooor after all Of
the fifty questions have been asked,
gets full credit
Event No. 200 points-Fire by
friction. S ct to be made by operator.
First boy getting blaze wins. Sec
ond, $50 points; third, 100 points.
Event No. 800 points-Pacing
Contest. One boy from each troop.
Boy will be given card telling him to
go a certain number of feet in GER
tain direction. Distance and direc-
ton, each count half. Second rs
points; third, so points.
Event No. 900 points-First Aid
Contest. Six boys, including captain,
patient and four workmen. Team
runs ten yards to patient who has
just been dragged from river in a
drowning condition Relieve lungs
Of water, give artificial respiration
until signal is given. Then find card
LII pOChel telling WnaC IS wrong with
patient;-he dove among the rocks
and has two of the following injuries;
laceraed scalp over one temple, tract
ured jaw, fractured arm, fractured
leg, broken rib, or wound in the hand
and bleeding. Fix up patient, super
wise stretcher of two stats and two
coats. Three boys lift patient while
fourth puts stretcher under him. Team
then carries patient over obstacle,
back to starting place. Time counts
Second, 200 points; third, 100 points.
Penalties, deduct as follows Improp-
er resuscitation, 20 points; wrong
relieve of water, 25 points; wrong
place bandaged, 10 points; improper
knot, 10 points; loose, rough bandage,
10 points; rough handling of patient,
ID points; wrong construction Of
stretcher, 10 points.