Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-02-16
SCOUT PROGRAM
ENDS TUESDAY
ANNIVERSARY WEEK FULL
OF ACTIVITY FOR
BOY SCOUTS

niVersary week OF scouting came u
a close Tuesday evening with specia
troop meetings worked up by the
scoutmasters. The day was designat
ed as Recruiting day and each scou
was to make an effort to bring into
his troop new boy or former scout
who had dropped out of scouting
Troop committeeman visited theil
troops and assisted in the program
Monday was devoted to patriotic
subjects, scouts speaking in the
schools on the lives of Lincoln and
Roosevelt and on scouting subjects
The Court of Honor was held in the
court room at the court house and
was presided over by Commissioner
H. r. Hopkins, who was assisted by
III. II. Davis, the Rev FIR. r. p O'Toole,
w. S. Landon. the Rev. w. j. Taylor
and Emory Horn.
Winner OF Flag
Universalist Troop No. / was the
winner of the efficiency contest and
was presented with the beautiful
silk flag offered as prize by the
council, received the flag from q COM
mittee of Elks headed by William
Taege, and he in turn, bestowed 1t up
on the winning troop, who with their
scoutmaster, John ". Manson, were
present in force. The flag will hang
upon the walls OF, the troop meeting
place in Cyrus Yawkey hall.
Promotions 10 higher rank were al
so conferred by the Court of honor,
which advanced Norman Gahnz of
Troop 8, and Francis Towle of Troop
No. / from second class to first class
-.
Krause of Troop l and George Nc
Even of Troop No. 3 were promoted
from tenderfoot scout to second class
scout.
Eleven members of the council were
pre- sent at the quarterly meeting OF
this body which was also held Mon
day evening. The chief subject under
discussion was the future of scouting
in Wausau. The council took an OPP
timistic view Of the situation and it
was generally predicted that scouting
you'd continue to improve and the
troops would become more efficient in
the work.
Leadership is the difficult question
at present, fewer men seeming to be
willing to devote their time to the
boys and finding interest in the work.
The problem of retaining this inter-
est and providing sufficient leadership
that is both active and competent was
discussed at length by the council.
Mentions Mistake
w. III. Bissell had written letter
to the council and this was read. He
stated his belief that the forming Of
the Pine Tree Patrols last year was
a mistake as IL removed from the diff
ferent troops their most efficient
members and thus tended to lower the
morale OF troops so weakened This
he held TO be partly responsible for
the present apparent lessening of in
terest in scouting.
Scout Executive George Driesbach
read his quarterly report which was
accepted and discussed informally.
The resignation of Wakelin Mcneil as
chairman of the camp committee. and
that of John A, Sullivan as member
of the organization committee were
accepted. Mr.. Sullivan plans to leave
the city soon and as result was
compelled to resign, Robert Patter-
son was elected to take his place.
A special service for scouts was
held in the high school building Sun
well known reader and lecturer, Civ
ing an address on Lincoln, Man OF
the Ages. Mr., Burroughs is an ex-
cellent speaker and his talk was
warmly appreciated He reviewed
phases of Lincoln's life IN sympa-
thetic way and drew picture OF the
great martys that won hearty ap-
plause. He also presented two hui
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audience.
OF music in the city schools, intro
duced the winning team of the music
memory contest which was conducted
the past ten days. The honor goes
to the sixth grade of the Humboldt,
school, Miss Lois Hardness, teacher,
and this team sang THE Star Span
gled Banner. Other music was in
cluded, a chorus of forty voices from
city church choirs under the direc-
ton OF Mrs. =. Ia Sisson, rendering
several numbers. and Walter Gilburg.
q member OF the scouts, sang solo,
Scout Rally
The scout rally in the high school
last Friday evening was attended by
Professor ], G. Elsom of the recrea-
tional department of the University of
Wisconsin. He described the history
OF scouting, its aims and the long
strides II has made toward n realiza-
ton of them. Since the incorporation
OF the Boy Scouts of America, Feb
ruary s, 1910. 100000 boys have TAX
en- the scout oath and have promised
to abide by the scout law At pres
ent there are $4,000 boys and men
enrolled as members. Prof. Elsom
lauded the scout program as the very
best form OF practical training for
boys that has ever been proposed.
Mayor Emil Flatter took the scout
oath and pledge administered by
Commissioner II. II. Hopkins and was
warmly welcomed by the boys. W
G. Landon, president of the council
spoke togthe boys telling them OF the
training plans OF the council for tn,
future. Community singing was lee
by Executive Driesbach who also CAV,
brief talk. Music for the evening
was furnished by the Eagles drum