The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-09
boy SCOUT and
PAL0USE COUNCIL
CONCISE IMPORTATION REGARD
ING SUCCESSFUL TWO-COUNTY /.
ORGANIZATION.

The following article regarding the
work of the Boy Scouts in the Pa
louise Council, was prepared by F., D.
Hawley, scout executive, and was pub
lished in the Two Forty-Niner. 1t gives
considerable concise information that
is of interest at this time.
The Palouse Council embraces La
tab and Whitman counties, and the
officers are: Lee Allen, Pullman,
President: J. G. Eldridge, vice-Pre-
sident, Colfax; ]. D. Davis, vice-Pre-
sident Moscow; D. G. Dow, Vice
Commissioner Moscow; G. N. Curtis,
District Commissioner, Pullman; F.
M. Wyatt, District Commissioner, Col
fax; J. N Pendleton, District Com
missioner, Genesee, and F. D. Hawley,
Scout Executive, Moscow.
Taking boys at the impressionable
age of twelve years, the very first
thing taught them is patriotism and
citizenship, and the proper respect
of the American flag. Beginning at
these necessary fundamentals, they
are given careful training along first
aid, camping, scouting, and best of
all, the beginnings of what constiti-
tutes a loyal American citizen. Mr..
Hawley's article is as follows:
The Boy Scout movement was or
ganized in England by Sir Baden
Powell in 1907. Because of a good
turn done him by a London scout,
it was brought to America in 1910 by
w. D. Boyce. A National Council
was formed of representative and pro-
minent men throughout the country
and a charter was granted by the
Federal government.
In twelve years the Boy Scouts
of America has grown until it is the
largest agency in the world working
with and for adolescent boys. There
are over 100000 men and boys now
registered. In addition, there are over
100000 scouts in England, and enough
more in twentyfour other countries
to bring the total to we'll over mil
lion scouts in the world today.
Through program of outdoor
and indoor activities attractive to
boys, scouting teaches citizenship
training and character building. Be-
fore he becomes scout boy must |
promise: On my honor to do my
duty to God and my country, and to
obey the scout law; to help other
people at all times; to keep myself |
strong, mentally awake
and morally straight The laws are:
loyal, helpful, friendly,
courteous, kind, obedient. cheerful, |
thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
Scout troops were organized in
Latah and Whitman counties as early
as 1913, but the present organization
is the result of the one began in 1917 /
by F. D. Hawley in Genesee and Mos
cow. and G. N. Curtis, and brought |
to it's present f1ourishing condition
by the efforts of public spirited citi-
zens of the two counties. BY 1920 /
scouting had grown until the organ
ization of the Palouse Council be-
came necessary to carry on the work.
In less than eighteen months an in
crease of 400 per cent in scouts has
been made because of the mainten-
ance of a central organization, the
Palouse Council
" Some of the advantages of hav-
ing the Council organization noted
IN the annual report of the scout exc
;utive are: Constant recruiting and
of adult leadership, econo-
nical and efficient summer camp for
Ill the boys of the two counties,
ocal scout supply depot, closer con-
act and cooperation between scout
5roops more rapid and uniform
Advancement of scouts in scoutcraft,
Ind organization of scout troops
throughout the territory that every {
10Y may have an opportunity of be-
coming a SCOUT