Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-01-25
WIN HONOR AND OPPORTUNITY

81 tHelr DOW 10 the PUBIC at the open
Ing on September II Of the great east
ern states exposition at Sprlnfield
Mass, where every afternoon and eve
ming during the week they demonstrate
ed scouting to the visitors. The dem
onstrations took place on the fair
which Is known as the Mohawk Indian
village. a replica Of the camping
grounds of the famous Indians of this
tribe, which was constructed entirely
by the scouts These so particular
boys were selected because of their
high record In contest this summer,
competed in by hundreds of scouts
for the privilege Of appearing at the
exposition.
These so boy scouts won their way
to a great opportunity as well as hon
or, for at the exposition they had the
occasion to gain more valuable infOr-
nation than many grown person has
gathered in all of his life. And this
is how they did it:
Every morning the boys had leisure
time, but in accordance with the tenets
Of scouting, organization is just as
necessary for leisure time as for busy
time to gain the most fruitful results,
and so the scouts went to school! Not
an everyday school, with reading and
writing and arithmetic, but a school
where the great exhibition was the
text book, and all the experts in it the
teachers. There were no lectures or
examinations; the boys learned by OBJ
servation and asking questions.
First of all, the educational depart
ment placed the wonders of its great
exhibit under the inspection of the
scouts.
Then the Junior Achievement vii /
lage was the school room. Here, over !
200 skilled boys and girls from 5S cities
throughout the eastern states gave
afternoon and evening demonstrations
to the public of various industries,
commerce, trades, vocational training,
as far as boys and girls can partici-
pate. In the mornings, however, they
placed themselves at the service of
the scouts, demonstrating the same
things that were later shown to the
public. This group of boys and girls
had much to tell and teach about poul- [
try raising, bee keeping, food can {
ming, dressmaking and other activities. |
Camp Vail then extended its well
come. This camp belongs to the farm
boys and girls, who also devoted their :
mornings to the scouts in explaining !,
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the farm, and apparatus that daily S
saves work in the rural home. The i
care of cattle and sheep was included e
n their program. These boys and girls
nave won individual recognition of Il
heir work from the Junior committee
or, on account of the distances be. u
ween farm houses, it was too difficult h
o organize group work for this honor. O
Then to the ''Baby Beef Exhibit"
he scouts went. There they saw the s
DOys and girls who have raised the
choicest beef from Maine to New Jer- s.
ey.
The state departments enjoyed the .
morning visits of the boys. Massa- i,
husetts had answers ready for every w
question that was asked about the log D,
ouo,bt tho 80 -. a,sIo - :, y
1ode and met how Tho oron,to - o,,+ fl
Taina had snrr,,.'sos =, 80 80 49, W
NJ, lumber and game fishing. New ~
impaired to the scouts the
ecret of growing ROSY and iuicv an - -
les and told them fbe reason whv Of
S dairy products have become So
lmous. ana something of its reforeS- FIR
alton work. From Rhode Island tbe Of
,6uts learned how textiles are made
nd how to Judge the varlous kinds is
Connecticut explained its industries an
nd el .nlasizsd us agricultural mod no
els. View York. New Jersey. Penn. II, II,
llvania and Delaware had mncb IN. no
'owd INFO their mornings with he
.outs regarding their resDoctive man. ed
ac,urers. agricultural and educaton- phi
work.
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