Evening star., 1925-11-22


ment have been adopted, and plans
are on foot to bring an abundance of
good books within easy reach of every
boy. Public libraries are cooperating
and books are being installed at troop
meeting places and camps. Also the
reading of certain number of speci-
fed books has become a feature in
the winning of camp honors. Indi-
vidual library cards at camp furnish
a check-up on the trend of each boys
reading. a queStionnaire recently
circulated among 235 boys in a Junior
high school Of jackson, Mich, showed
that the average number of books i'll
the homes represented was Is. Many
of these boys did not use the public
library at all
Vice President Dawes, long an ar
dent supporter of scouting, Is now
numbered in It's ranks. The distin-
euished new member was recently
made honorary president of the
Evanston, H., scout council. He is
also taking an active interest in the
troop to which Dana. his adopted son,
belongs.
A visit to President Coolidge and Il
trip to Europe constitute the first OF
the prizes recently presented by Inc
American Marine Association for the
best two snip models made by 10y
Scouts during the past Summer sea
son in the model shipbuilding yard at
the KanohWahke Lakes Camp, \. y,
known as the largest boys camp in
the world. A miniature of Columbus
flagship, the Santa Maria, first of the
discoverer's little fleet to reach the
New World, won this prize for l7-year-
old Scout Paul 5. t'aroVitch OF the
Bronx, New York. The second prize -
g trip to the Pacific coast VIA the
Panama Canal. A three inaSted CLIP
per, the Anne Nelson. won this award
for l2-year-old Scout David Mitchell Of
Caldwell y. J. 4 special priz" Il 10
be given TO Scout Burger RoOS of E.llz-
abeth, y. j., for his full-rigGed ship.
the IIebe, which could not be entered
in the contest.
Over 100 models were entered in the
contest. These miniature craft were
on exhibit at the 212th AntiAircra1t
Armory, New York City, during the
recent Marine week. The model snip
building yard at Kanohwahke Lakes
was a new and popular feature OF the
camp during the Summer of 1929.
Capt. Herbert B. Saunders, one of
Uncle Sans wartime shipbuilders.
originated the idea of teaching the
boys how to build boats and was per
sonally in charge of the activities.
The shipyard will be Il permanent fea-
ture of the camp.
Ellis :. Middleton. former scout
master and now troop committee mem-
ber of Troop 20. Fourth Presbyterian
Church, has announced an unusual
contest for the members OF that troop.
An award system is in force which
provides that "a Scout receives an
honor" for every time he reports AT
meeting on time, in uniform. with
dues paid, with a written report of
his daily good turns. report of attend
ance at church and some special
service done during the week as a
troop good turn. When eight of these
''honors' have been obtained d Scout
receives a cooking kit as Il prize.
Needless to say, attendance at meet
ings has been stimulated as a result
of this contest. Some IS members of
the troop. including Troop Committee
man Middleton. have Il perfect record
Of attendance since the troop meetings
started this Fall.
Merit badge courts Of honor VIII
meet this week on Tuesday evening,
the Gath, at the Epiphany parish
house. and on Saturday evening. the
2Sth, at the Wilson Normal School, in
both cases at 80 o'clock. AT the
Wilson Normal School a court of re-
view will also be held at the same
hour.
The Sierra Tribe. l.. s. A. of Fresno,
Calf, is leading the other tribes en-
tered in the national publicity con-
test for local tribes. The contest
started July 1 and will end June 80.
1926. The prize is a silver loving cup.
The latest reports of the Bronze
Bugs. an organization for l.. 5. A.
members who have not won the first
contributing medal the BronZie is
that Ernest Fair of Oklahoma Is IN
the lead and with but 80 points needed
to win.
The November anniversary issue
Of National Scout, Council As tribe
paper, comes out with twenty SXl0
pages brim full of interesting mate
rial. y cover design. foot ball story,
crossword puzzle. another wonderful
Jake article and many other fine arti-
cles were included in this issue, be-
sides the regular departments. and
numerous drawings and photographs.
William Loughlin of Emporia.
Kans., has devised an original method
OF circulating his spreading Eagle
News" which he sends free to his
friends. At present there are but
seven readers, with only one copy Is.
sued This copy is typewriter by
Loughlin and passed around through
the mails from reader to reader.
Inc Lone scout camp at tdillp
Mitigwa, the Des Moines Boy Scout
camp, was such a success this year
that plans are are already being made
for another next year. 1t was con-
Quoted by the Wallace's Farmer Tribe
Of Lone Scouts. John p. Wallace
the chief and editor of Wallace s
Farmer: Armstrong Perry, director OF
the L. s. A; John Hammill, governor
of Iowa, and President Pearson OF
Iowa State College We're visitors, Mr.
Perry and Mr.. Wallace staying
throughout the camp week. Boy
Scout Executive Carl Bryan, il
charge of the camp, said:
1--WE have had Boy Scouts here for
three years, but never have we had
such an orderly or such an enthusi
astic group as the Lone Scouts.
hope they come back next year, and
that two or three times as many are
able to represent Wallace's Farmer
Tribe"
The last three or four issues of Lone
Scout News, official organ of the tribe
have been devoted to news of the
camp.
Scoutdom has been waiting for g
| month in anticipation of the sur
prise issue of Breezy Scout, which was
announced some time ago. No writer
| except those in on the secret could
write for it. Many guesses as to what
issue 1t was to be were sent in. but al
| fell short of the mark. 1t really was
| the Feminine number" 1t contained
20 pages.