The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-19
APPOINT SCOUTS !
TO GO TOCUEyER
Council Chooses Scouts
Robt. Williams and Ben
Zeff for HOnOrs.
ONE WEEK CAMP TRIP


sha today are Robert Williams, Troop
No. 7, son of Mr.. and Mrs. R. T.
Williams, Durkee avenue, and Ben
Jeff, Troop No. 10, son of Mrs. Ber-
that Jeff, Middle street. They are
happy because they have just been no.
titled that the Kenosha Council of the
Boy Scouts of America has chosen them
of all the scouts in the city, to be re-
present Kenosha at the Culver school
of Woodcraft for one week at Lake
Maxinkuckee. The camp is conducted
under the auspices of the Culver Mill
tary Academy, Culver, Ind. Scouts
from every city in the country will
mingle together at this Boys Para
disc"
The appointment comes as recog-
milton of the two boys services to
Scouting in Kenosha. They will leave
here on Monday, July %.
History of the School.
Ten years ago the Superintendent of
the Culver Military Academy con-
ceived the idea of creating a Summer
School especially for younger boys. The
organized vacation for older students,
provided by the Culver Summer Nav
al and Cavalry schools, had proved
highly successful, attracting hundreds
of boys from many parts of the coun-
try.
Younger boys looked longingly at
the cadets who were having such
wonderful outing in these two schools,
and asked if Culver could not stretch
a point and let them in too. Handling
navy cutters, under cars and sail, and
vavalry traiing in the saddle, seemed
rather strenuous work, however, for
youngsters under fourteen. 1t seemed
desiable, therefore, to organize, an en-
tirely separate course, designed es-
pecially to meet the needs Of these
younger boys. NThe beautiful lake and
the surrounding country at Culver af-
ford unusual opportunities for the
study of trees, flowers, birds, fish and
all outdoor things 1t was decided,
therefore, to make this the dominant
feature of the course, and from this
suggestion the plan of the Woodcraft
school was evolved.
Favor Boy Scouts.
The Superintendent had become in
terested in the Boy Scout movement
during visit to England shortly after
it's organization there by General
Baden-P Powell, and later General
Baden Powell himself visited Culver.
He suggested the addition of certain
elements of the Scout movement to
the new school, and DR.. Daniel Carter
Beard, National Scout Commissioner,
- OF in
the new course Culver had been for
tunate in bringing together on its
permanent staff, men of unusual origin
nality, knowledge of boys, and creative
ability. They have been able to blend
the best of these various schemes of
boytraining, and to add to them some
original and effective elements that are
strictly of Culver origin, as we'll as
some very essential features of the
Culver discipline and organization. The
success of their efforts has been lndi-
Gated by the phenomenal growth OF
the Woodcraft school. These organ
lied vacations at Culver have been the
inspiration and model for other SINH
lar undertakings throughout the coun-
try But Culver, with its splendid
6QulpmeHC, IHe mOSI COHPAceS VI any
of over one hundred expert instructors,
school in America, its unusual staff
and its ideal location, is looked up to
as the ideal summer school of America.
Reward for Activity!
First Glass Scout Robert Williams
has made rapid progress in scouting,
and is one of the leaders of Troop No.
IL. He is thirteen years of age, and has
been connected with scouting just
about a year. AS Patrol Leader and
merit badge scout of the Wolf patrol
and scout scribe of his troop, his troop
has risen high in the ranks of Keno
sha troops through his activities. He
has always held himself in readiness
to help scouting in every way he could
so that the appointment to Culver
comes as just reward for his efforts.
Bob, as he is affectionately known
among the scouts, attended Lily Lake
camp last summer and has enrolled for
this years camp also.
Ben Zeff, Patrol Leader of the Eagle
Patrol and treasurer, Troop No. 10,
and a First-Class merit badge scout,
was the organized of Troop No. 10. On
Friday, January 13, 1922, he conceived
the idea of an all-Jewish boys troop.
He got hearing with several promi-