Evening star., 1925-04-12

Six hundred Scouts will be busy next
Wednesday with q traff1c count at $50
designated spots in the city, in response
| to a short notice call from the new
| Traffic Department. The count will be
carefully made by picked Scouts, and Is
| expected to furnish information of con-
| siderable value in determining what new
| street regulations will be necessary in
| the immediate future. Trucks and
horse drawn vehicles as well as pleas
| ure cars will be included in the count
| which will cover three separate periods
| Of the day-the early rush hours, from
s to 10 o'clock; the periods from IL to
| 2. and the evening rush from o'clock
to s. Troops from all four divisions in
the city will participate, and are Joined
| to do the job efficiently.
| Advancement, the truest barometer of
the condition of scouting in any COM
| munity, Is at high mark just now in
Washington. During March 70 Scouts
advanced to first class, and 14S to sec
! ond class-a new record for any one
| month. Since January !, 113 have be-
come first class, and $50 second class,
against So first and 1S1 second class in
| the same period last year. This is an
! advance of which all interested in scout
ing are proud. At the present time the
moment is near the goal that has been
| sought for several years-of $50, 30, 2O''
| April 1, the standing, exclusive of COL
| ored troops. was 52.S tenderfoot, 3O3
second class, 16.9 first class If ad-
vancement in April continues at the
same rate as in March the goal will be
more than reached.
&C. NJ. O." Scouts will leave from
Chesapeake Beach Junction next We'd
nesday morning. April Is. at o'clock,
for the annual Spring excursion to Camp
RnOlnVaf will 10
days recalling the good times had at
| the regular camping season, and max
ing plans for the coming Summer, when
camp rs open once more Philip Her
| rick of Troop Is, president of the C. NJ
o., is helping to arrange a program of
activities that will be Of special interest
to the fellows who have gone through
the degree work of this Camp Honor
Tribe
]. Hugh Taylor, Lone Scout corre-
spondent. continues today his discus
sion of the movement begun in this col
umn two weeks ago.
The essential feature of Lone"
Scouting is the degree work, which Ia
simply the applied common sense Of the
pioneer combined with the nature
knowledge of the Indian and the every
day application of modern science.
The Lone Scout acquires under
standing Of himself. a knowledge Of
natural forces about him and his rela-
tionship to them, through the studying
and passing of the degree tests. There
are seven, each with a sepa rate pamph-
let of instruction.
The degrees are divided into three
lodges with five badges The first three
degrees are in the Tepee Lodge, with n
bronze badge for the first two degrees
and silver for the third The fourth
hfth and sixth have one badge (gold)
and compose the Totem Pole Lodge.
The seventh degree (Sagamore Lodge)
has gold badge also. On passing the
seventh degree Scout may use the ini-
tials L. S. d.
Lone Scouts should participate in
other activities while doing degree work,
but should pass all the degrees as rap
idly as possible. The seven degrees
cover about the same ground as the
tenderfoot, second class and first class
Boy Scout tests
The Lone Scouts OF America are gov
erned mainly by body called the Grand
Council-to which any Lone Scout may
belong, who has passed the seventh de-
gree and won either the booster or
Lone Scout contributor title There
are is districts. called councils, with
council chief for each. elected each
year by the grand councillors. Mary
land, Virginia, and the District of Co
funbia compose part of Council A.
Frederick r. KrueIle of Baltimore is
the chief. All Scouts should subscribe
to the official organ, which for this
council is the Lone Scout Collector,
Georgetown, Del-the oldest Lone
Scout magazine published. This sum-
mer Council will have q rally-a get
together Of all Scouts to be held in Bal
timore on. July 4 and g. Armstrong
Perry Is expected to attend.
All Lone Scouts interested in adysnc-
Ing the L. S. A are getting new mem
bers and new readers for the official
magazine. Boys Life. Titles are given,
Il s. o." G.one Scout Organizer) for
earning 10 boosting points Go new
members or an equivalent in subscrib-
ers) and a. 8. B." Clone Scout
Booster) for earning 20 boosting points.
With the L. S. B. is given free q hand
some rosegold pin.
A list of Lone Scout amateur publi-
cations can be secured for a stamp from
the Long House in Chicago. 1t gives a
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