The Devils Lake world., 1922-09-20
SPECIAL TRAIN:
ING FOR SCOUT
LEADERS HERE

A training school for Scout leaders,
under the personal supervision Of
Scout Executive Leonard D. Fackler,
and under the general program of the
Lake Region District Council, will
have its opening session on Friday
evening CT this week. The school will
hold it's sessions, of which there will
be ten, one each week for ten weeks,
in the Civic and Commerce rooms, with
the exception of the session on Oct
ober 6, which will be an overnight
hike to the lake. This training course
has been prepared by the Committee
on Leadership and Training, COM
prising c. j. Kelly, chairman, Rev. j.
0. Loftness and Harry Kneeshaw.
The school is primarily intended for
all scout leaders-members of the
Council, Scoutmasters and their as
sistants, and Troop Committeeman.
However, all persons interested in
boys work are cordially invited to
take the course. There will be nume-
rous features which will be of value
to every leader and worker among
young people. Those interested in
the Girls Scouts and the Camp Fire
Girls also will be able to get help
full suggestions from the various
studies.
The course as outlined has received
the approval of the Educational de-
partment of the National Scout Coun-
Gil. AS consequence all those who
complete the work of this training
school in satisfactory manner will
receive certificates from the National
Council.
The keynote of the course is service
for the boys. Every part of the pro-
gram is designed to enable those
taking the course to become of the
largest possible service to the lads
who are citizens of tomorrow. The
plans of the leaders in charge are to
make sessions just as practical as pos
sible. Long lectures are to be taboo
ed, and variety Of work is to be in
troduced.
In addition to Mr.. Fackler a number
of specialties in the different subjects
will aid in the instruction. Among
these will be DR.. w. F. Sihler, Mack
V. Traynor, Rae Kneeshaw, Ralph
McKeown, Prof. Nelson Sauvain, H.
w. Swenson, and others. Probably the
most prominent man to take part
in the course will be Rev A. v. Major
of Starkweather, who was member
of the first Boy Scout troop organized
by Sir. Baden Powell over in Eng
land in 1907.
The training school will be abso-
lutely free, no fees of any kind being
required. A few persons in other
towns nearby have signified their
intention of coming in each Friday
evening to take the training while the
school is in session.
The Council has planned this course
early in the work of the organiza-
:, tion so that the leaders will be better
equipped to handle the troops upon
organization. Plans for seven new
troops are virtually complete here in
Devils Lake, and new organizations
are to be effected at Michigan, Mimi
ewaukan, Oberon and Cando in the
the very near future.
Mr.. Fackler says the sessions of the
course will begin promptly at 7:45
sharp each Friday evening and close
just as promptly at 9:45 P. M. Not
a minute will be wasted at any time
during the course.
Preliminary estimates of the enroll
ment indicate at least thirty in the
school, and the attendance may reach
the fifty mark as a result of the en-
rollment campaign which is being
staged this week.