The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
Scout State
Fair Plans
Developing
Troop rs, of This City, Ex-
pect to Have 100 Per Cent
Representation
COM. CLUB ASSISTING
Nine of the Better Units of
State to Have Enjoyable
Nine Days

Troop Is is gradually waking I'D
to a realization of it's outstanding
position in the Boy Scout field and
OF its added responsibilities. Every
member of the troop is anxious to
take in the nine days at the State
Fair but all are not able to meet
the financial requirements. To be
a part of the great Minnesota
State Fair is not accorded every
one and Troop Is may never have
another such opportunity for these
opportunities do not come every
day. It is conceded that every boy
will derive a great deal of educa-
tional benefit, aside from the fun
and pleasure for being a part of
the program.
AS the Herald goes to press,
there seems to be five boys who
cannot go, eleven who are doubtful
and a dozen who are practically
certain of being able to go. These
latter II are the following boys:
Royal Arvig, Richard Butler, Law
renee Cooper, Willis Dahlem, Ed
ward Dickhaus, Robert Dowswell,
Carlton Eckberg, Collin Lovesee,
Donald Otto, Vernon Weeks, Char
les White and Lloyd Wruck. The
expense of the trip is not so great,
the chief hurdle that is bothering
the boys is the uniform invest
ment, for those without uniforms
find that they will be obliged to in
vest considerable more in their
personal equipment than the cost
of the trip but since full uniforms
will be the requirement in the fall
anyhow, whether a boy goes to
the State Fair or not, this item
cannot really be considered a State
Fair expense.
AT it's meeting Thursday evening,
the Community Club included the
consideration of this trip as one of
the two important matters on it's
program that evening and appoint
ed a special committee to consid-
err the financial side of the ques-
ton and to map out a program
which would bring in the neces,
sary funds. This action on the part
of the Community Club means a
great deal to Troop 25, and will
make it very much easier to COM
plete the necessary financial ar
rangements. During the coming
week this committee will have a
very close estimate of the needs
and will decide upon a course of
action in meeting those needs.
In the matter of uniforms, the
boys problem can be greatly less
ened if every Scout will immed-
lately check over his equipment
and bring his surplus or outgrown
breaches, shirts or what not to a
central point and put his selling
price on these articles. A stray
pair of outgrown breeches appear
ed on the scene at the Tuesday
night meeting, were offered for
sale at sevently-five cents and
found an immediate buyer. There
are a lot of such articles around
town which would help the boy a
great deal at this time. Assistant
Scoutmaster G.. v. Morse will be
glad to take in all such articles at
his office. Practically all such
equipment can be sold at once and
will not only aid some boy in COM
pleting his equipment at a reduc-
ed figure, but it will also aid the
boy selling such articles in his at
tempt to accumulate enough
money to make the trip. All boys
are urged to do this at once, bring
ing in any articles not later than
Saturday of this week. Many
articles are known to be in the
possession of various boys who
wish to sell them but it is not up to
the Assistant Scoutmaster to go
and get them to fill the need of
some other boy, time does not per-
NIT of any such procedure.
1t has been gratifying to note
increased attendance of parents
faces at the last two weekly
Scout meetings. The success Of a
Scout Troop depends upon full CO.
operation, not only between the
Troop and Scout Committee, but
between the parents as well, and
many problems are easily taken
care Of when parents give full CO.
operation. Such means a better
Troop and more education and
development for the individual boy
and the Troop as whole.