Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-03-08
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SCOUT S
lConduoted by National Council Of the Boy
Scouts of America.)
EXECUTIVES CONFERENCE

scout executives held at Blue Ridge
N. O., in September. proved to be thu
largest meeting of professional lead
ers Of boys ever held in the world
Over 400 executives from all parts O
the country, devoting their full tim'
to the work of scouting, and grouI
of experts In executive management
leadership, education. recreation, out
of-doors activities, camp and wood
craft, Indian lore and boy psychology
met for the purpose of training and
discussion. These executives are re
garded as the key-pins, so to speak,
OF this great movement numbering
$4,000 boys and men. On them rests
the responsibility Of maintaining stand
ards and keeping the work efficient
and progressive, and of bringing with
in the reach of every boy in this coun-
try, regardless of birth, creed or ma
tionality the advantages of the scout
overwhelmingly, character building
and citizenship training through pro-
gram of work and play In the out-of-
doors. 'ot
The earliest morning hour each day
of the conference was devoted to a
training course for new executives.
This was under the leadership of
Lorne w. Barclay, national director of
education, B. S. Of A. Among the
speakers were James e. West, chief
scout executive; A. A. Shuck, execu-
tive of Reading, Pa; George q. Ehler,
national director of records; q. B. De
Groot, executive of Los Angeles;
James NJ. Brockway, executive of Port
land, Ore, and DR.. George ]. Fisher,
deputy chief scout executive, and e.
st. Elmo Lewis of New York, Detroit
and Chicago, who delivered powerful
series on salesmanship, finances and
budgets, advertising and publicity, rec
erds and accounting, the executive
and the community.
Then came a good morning sing,
followed by inspirational talks on
Service" given by Franklin K.
chief scout librarian; Prof
4. III. Horne, professor of history Of
education and philosophy at New
York university; Rev. John b. White,
educational director of boy scout ex-
ension, national Catholic Welfare
council, and others.
Each afternoon the conference hiked
n true scout fashion to the woods of
he Blue Ridge hills, to learn from
ome of this country's greatest recre-
tion experts the activities In the open
hat boys love. The men built lean
os of branches, improvised beds of |
alsam boughs, learned to tie a dia-
nond hitch, light camp fires without
natches-even when dampness pre-
ails-that would fill an uninitiated
18th total dismay; they learned how
D blaze new trails, and more than
ne method of finding their way when
)st In the woods.
National Scout Commissioner Dan
card, actual pioneer of many years
experience, daily gave demonstration
campcraft and woodcraft. Commo-
ore W. e. Longfellow, noted swimmer
nd official of the American Red Cross,
ave instruction in lifesaving by land
nd by water.
New games-red-bloode boy games
lat call for sportsmanlike attitude,
lat develop strength and clear think
e and are filed with the joy of adj
were demonstrated by Charles
Smith, in charge of the Scoutmas-
rs Training school at Columbia uni
,rsity, and by DR.. e. X. Fretwell, also
Columbia, both of whom are au-
critics on the subject of recreation.
alph Hubbard, expert plainsman, stu
mt for many years In Indian cere-
onials, interpreted Indian lore and I
hibited his collection of Indian re-
liza. Mr.. James A. Wilder, artist,
thor, boy expert and chief sea scout.
~ Scouts of America, came to the
inference from Hawaii. L. L. Nc
maid, national director of camping, =
AIRED with his colleagues the knowl-
&c and experience he had gained
'm study and inspection of scout
nps throughout the country; safety
programs for camps, camp
1itation and real cooking were fea-
'es Mr.. Mcdonald emphasizes. Prof. |
Elsom, director of scout courses of
J University of Wisconsin, and Prof.
Laurence Palmer, assistant professor
rural education of Cornell univer-
7. contributed special ideas on out
ioor work and play. Also one of
national council officers, George D. +
lit, treasurer, who for many years
been a member of the Camp Fire -
b of America. took part in the out :
ioor instruction. 4