The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-17
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BOY SCOUTS

Au'hNt on tHluk YOU arc LUCK
wnon you get 20 80 on an overnigh
nike but II 1t Is wcca ana camplul
"Trip YOU are moro lucky. but Nh
boy. n ~ is the To-day summer cami
you are sure most lucky Bnt vha
degree OF luck would 10 bo il ira
uny4 were 10 bee iu tnr Iliul
kidgc mouutainH2 That is just wha
mas happened iu the "uld Scout
Headquarters has not heard from
MIN since he arrived. uUt $50 know
ne is having q good time.
The "old Scout in ono of the 900
"old Scouts who nrr meeting nt
Ashvlilo, ~. G. This a tho second
plennlal conference % scout rN"tu.
uves and promises % boz the most
significant ~ its Kind TINT has over
been attempted lu the world.
Experts Instruct in Outdoor Iifr
Every afternoon Tor week. the
weather permitting f1nl probably Iu
some cases when tho weather duCf
not seem 10 porWiD over 800 slpl-
wart spcelmons of American man.
hood viii hie Themselves 10 the
woods and Woun'pIur u' Norfh CArr.
lin1 TO tafc port iu N daily aysfom Of
outdoor training. This will De in
connection with tho national hlou-
Mai conference ~ hoy Scout oxocu-
tivc7 from til parts % tho country.
which takes place TIA Blue Ridge
September ~ Co 10.
James r. West chief - out pxncu-
tive ot the Roy Scouts OF America. IL
chairman OF the conference commit
tee and will have matters personally
In hand
The mornings ana n good part of
the evenings at this conference will
be- tllcd with lectures discussions.
reports, etc, but ronl truo scouting
ana wOodcrOft will fill IN tho hours
and a splendid corps of national OK
ports Will be tho instructors. Com
modorc w n. Longfcllow Of tho
American Red Cross NE service
corps viii put the mon through their
PAGES IN oil kinds Of lifc-saving hy
land and by water. Prof Charles Il
Smith, in charge Of the Scoutmns-
ters' trimming school NJ Columbia
u1ivcTsity, and rt0s. y x. ftrtWrii
Of Columbia university. both OF them
experts in recreation, win clearly
dcmouotrato the part thnt games
have is the scouting program. ono
Of the rcnl features viii be Ralph
Hubbard. who with all Of his re-
gala. viii InterDrct Indian lore
Prof T.. Laurence Palmer. assistant
professor or rural education of Cor
nell university. have much TO con
tribute to outdoor life. James A.
wilder chief scu Scout of America.
arrives here straight from Hawaii 20
take part In this conference. He Is
not only n great student OF nature
and tho outdoors, but his wonderful
evenings around the campfire will
long he remembered. l. L. Nc
Donald, national camp director OF
the Roy Scouts Of America, has I
picked up from years experience the |
very best and latest work in camp
sanitation, programs and methods OF
carrying on every branch OF boys
camp and viii pass them on 10 the
group Of eager students The confer
ence committee IL bringing all the
way from England and France. esnc-
cially for this occasion, two of tho
greatest cNports IN Scouting that
those countries have prnducCd,
namely. Capt, Francis Gldney head
Of the Gilwell park scout training
cchnol Of England. and Monsieur
Guerin des Jardins OF Franco Mon
sieur dcs Jardns is sent hero for
this occasion hv the American
committee Of devastated France and
was the unanimous choice Of the
three gentlemen, IN class hv them
selves In their own countries are CON
ccrued. have very singular Contri-
button to make 60 the outdoor scout
ing program of America.
Hardened old Scouts by years OF
actual niouocrinE, such as National
Scout Comm lsslouor pan Beard. will
alec be thcvc to ImpaEEhr,r Snowi-
edge OF tho great outdoOra. George
u. Pratt. treasurer ~ tho national
council OF the Boy Scouts OF
America win take mart
This an means that every outdoor
hour. everv dsv for tho weeks con-
ference win he chuck full OF tho ras.
Ciuatlug nud diversified attractions
Of almost nvorv VIVID Of wOodCr0f N
Hnd CAmpcrnft The mon wifi hc
seen lichting their fires without
matches constructing lcan-tos ont of
branches and downy beds out ~
bRleam hourhs At one time thcv
viii be taking Themselves way back
10 the indian days, ma every one
takes part IN tho indian songs and
dances: then coming IN little further
mp tho limo Of Scouting IN America.
thHr WIN ho soon learning the trlcSs
OF the trade that made the old time
pioooovs SUCCESSFUL The lafcst
wrinkles I'm Camp sanitation will be
not only discussed hut thOrOuvhlv
worked cu' on practical hasia TNov
will lenrn Of the stars the birds the
tr"es End tAv '!a~@:s. They w!!l learn
how 10 find their wav hv more than
ono efficient method whom lost ir
the wood and 'he ouon. ana become
greater student and lovers o' nature
In the rough than ever before All
Of these men will 20 back 10 their
cities In tho far distant corners and
parts ~ the country 10 inspire tholr
community md the great horde ~
volunteer Scout leaders to- proceed
with this great work with renewed
zest and Knowledge
To ts by this Kind of Scouting pro-
gram that the boys arc held and fos-
cinatcd during the most critical
period or their lives. and IN IL an
and through it all is instlllcd tho
rcnl training In character building
and citizenship
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