The Alaska daily empire., 1922-06-02
BOY SCOUTS TO
LEAVE TUESDAY
FOR CAMP TRIP
Permanent Camp Site Riv.
allied by but One Organ
izatiion Is Perfected.

on GaStineau Channel will leave town
next Tuesday morning for a two
weeks camp at the permanent camp
site which has been selected at the
foot of McGinnis Mountain Is miles
from town and near the Glacier
Highway Application for the use
OF five acres for the site has been
made to District Forester Charles H.
Flory by the camp committee, con
sisting of w. T. Tolch, NJ. S. Whit
tier and H. r. Shepard, and work
will be started on the first of a Sc
Ties OF patrol log cabins when the
camp opens.
Scout Executive Clark E. Schur-
man is enthusiastic over the site
selected. He is familiar with more
than 200 boys' camps throughout the
country and in commenting on the
one chosen said: at is rivalled only
by that OF the Portland, Ore, Coun-
Gil among all the camps in America"
Located at the foot of McGinnis
Mountain, 1T DIS 200 feet above Men
denhall Glacier and one and one
quarter miles from Glacier Highway.
1t affords base for a 15-mile trip
TO Eagle River by the Richardson
Trail and return by the future high
way; climbs of several peaks; snow
sport; access when the Mendenhall
River bridge is put in, to the new
scenic trail along the other side of
the glacier, and ready access to the
fine fishing and wonderful photo
graphic regions about AUX Lake and
AUX Bay. Incidentally, it is only
Is miles from the city-a distance
which makes it available for the
winter vacation that is always the
mosts popular with the boy
Units Are Chosen
At the Scouts regular meeting last
night Ralph Waggoner, Ed. Garnick
and Albert White were appointed
leaders and patrol organizations of
the juneau Troop were completed.
Three Pine Tree units were estab-
lished, the Sourdoughs being Wag-
goner, leader; Tooru Kanazawa, cook;
Sd Mcintyre, scribe; Ed. Madsen,
baker; Reid Allen. lighter Kenneth
Marshall, waterboy; Ernest Holm
quist, handyman, and Leonard Will
liams, woodman. The Blue Foxes, in
the same order of billets, are: Ed.
Garnick William kirkland, Fred
Gould, George Williams, Henry Pigg
Winston Cheatham, John Randall and
Alfred Lundstrom. The Silver Tips
are Albert White, Earl Hunter, Cur
tbs Shattuck, Sidney Williams, Har-
old Brown, Richard Carrigan. Henry
Bully and James Connors. Most of
these. with the Douglas Scouts, will
70 into camp next Tuesday.
System 10 Explained
Following the announcement OF
eampsite, Mr.. Schurman addressed
che boys at length on the operation
Of the Satisfactory and Honor Camp
Or System, which will be the stimu
Sous to character development and
test passing. He defined a Satisfac-
tory Camper as one good enough to
be chosen for a small party on a
two weeks trip-a boy who would
find and do his share OF the work
snd continue until all of it was done
without urging; who would kick
sbout things that could be improved
bv kicking. and keep mum about
gain, mosquitoes or heat that couldn't
be helped. The final test. he said,
lies In two questions: Has this
ecout done all that he can to make
P-od? and II he has. could we run
fN's camp succ essfully with a bunch
OF fellows none Of whom know how
70 do any better than this Scout
knows?" The Honor rating is re-
served for those few who make de-
c!ded contributions to the morale of
the camp party. the entertainment
and safety OF all. and who exact of
themselves the best character de-
vc,opment. day by day. Tentative
ai7fs OF "S. and H." Scouts made up
bv the patrol leaders and the camp
Officers will DO ready every second
night at campfire. No criticisms of
Scouts will be offered. none will
be sent home Or punished, and each
boy will be treated as a chosen
friend by officers and patrol leaders,
regardless OF his own merit, but II
be cares to learn the things about
himself which handicap him he may
hove a confidential talk with any OF
fha leaders he chooses. after the
rampfires. Satisfactory Campers
WIN return with rcd ribbon bars,
p,nor Campers with red and blue
bars.
Patrols will compete in camp in
advancement in Scout grades. in af-
fording entertainment at campfires
On the conduct OF the mess to which
they will be assigned In rotation, and
I'm construction projects which they
choose to undertake. The winning
patrol will be the guests OF the gen
aral committee at a dinner in Ju
neau, after camp. and each member
will receive his own choice OF the
camp pictures by way of award.
Equipment List Given
The troop decided 10 buy its pro
visions wholesale. each Scout deposit
ing SO for the two weeks camp
period, any excess to revert to the