The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-31
GIRL SCOUTS
(By the Scout Correspondent

(By the Scout Correspondent
The Girl Scout program is essen
TALLY a program of citizenship.
This is all brought about by special
training for health and for the
home. 1t is program whereby
Scouts are shown the duties and
privileges of citizenship in the
United States and while being
shown are also being taught how
best they may take advantage of
these privileges and the manner in
which they may perform their duties
to the best possible end. We are
citizens, and tho we may never
have been taught through Scouting,
yet must we instinctively feel that
there is an obligation as well as a
privilege in being stakeholder in
this nation of ours, for such we are.
The obligation which is upon US at
this time is that of casting our votes
at the election Booths November
4th. You know that our fore
fathers through the Constitution, by
Divine inspiration gave us an equal
ity before all men. And through
this mighty Constitution we were
made participating stockholders in
the greatest of all corporations in
the world-the United States of
America-and gave US the privilege
of personal representation in the
conduct of its affairs. If the right
to have a share in the running of
this greatest democracy ever formed
was taken away from US, we would
all rise in unison and insist upon
the right to vote Then while we
have this vote why don't we use it
as it is given to US to use? A few
statistics will show the utter indiffer-
ence of the people as a whole, safe
in the knowledge of this privilege,
tt voting in the past few years. In
1896, 80 per cent of the eligible
voters of the country went to the
polls and voted. In 1900, 70 per
cent cast their ballots. In 1908, Sc
per cent. In 1912, So per cent.
In 1920 less than so per cent of
those eligible land this was the first
year of the women's 'vote) to vote
went to the polls! "No more elo-
quent indictment for civic indiffer-
ence is needed than these few stat
istics. 1t is an indictment against
all of us, from the lowest to the
highest-laborers, skilled = workers,
executives, employers, professional
men and women, and clergy. The
percentages clearly demonstrate that
the great danger to the Nation is
not the radicals and bolshevists
from without, but the dwindling of
civic performance from within. 1t
is a menace to our institutions and
our government"
This is something which should
arouse everyone of us to thought and
deep thought about the coming cleo
ton. Are we going to allow these
figures to get smaller or even to
stand as they did in nineteen
twenty? Or are we going to testify
to the world ha we are THE democ-
racy, the country and Nation of the
people by the people and for the
people by making this vote a record
vote for the Nation, by doing our
part and then a little more by en-
listing friends, acquaintance and
even strangers in this big army
the biggest in the world-of voters,
to march November 4th to the polls
and to register the votes of the
people of this Nation on that day?
This is a big question, it will be
answered by the election returns.
Let us use this as our Motto "We
vote as we please-but we VOTE.
This is the night when witches,
ghosts, brownies, fairies, etc. max
known to the world that there are
such things in existance. The Girl
Scouts will meet these people at
their party. They will come masked
ard costumed to a ceratin door in
the new school and will be shown
the wonders of the eerie world.
For witches and COLLINS will hold
forth and each Scout will have to
shake the imperial handshake with
the ghostly doortender. Then a
torturous path will lead them to the
scene of these revels. There will be
witches to tell their futures and
their fates, and gypsies who will
read in their palms all that they
may wish to know. Besides these,
the regular Halloween stunts will be
done, games, dancing and "eats" will
complete their program.
The correspondence of the Scout
Office during the month of October
is as follows: Mail in: 25. Mail
out: 20.