The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-01

The supervised season at Camp Morris Buck, the Waterbury Boy Scout weekend and overnight i. camp at Lake Hitchcock, will close Labor Day. However, after that scouts may take advantage of the camp by having their scoutmasters secure a permit at scout headquar- ters and registering their intentions of using same.
 Only scouts who have registered will be eligible to use this site aft CT Monday. only scouts who are accompanied by either a scoutmas- ter, assistant scoutmaster, q junior assistant scoutmaster or troop committeeman, who will be held responsible for the group, will re- cciye permits. Keys to the cabins will be furnished to leaders only. Leaders of such groups will be held responsible for all property and equipment placed Ut their disposal.
 District Commissioner Harry S' : Hyde has accepted the rcsponsibiI- ity of giving general supervision to Camp Morris Buck and its proper ty and is authorized to do 50 by ap' poIntment of tho camp committee
 Mir Hyde directs that all leaders upon entering camp. stop at his cottage at Hitchcock Lake, just opposite the camp and check with either him or Mrs Hyde, certify their permit on entrance and again 7 report upon leaving.
 By so doing the council officials will have q definite check on such parties or groups as arc not com plying with these. reeulations us well as keeping close tabs on tres- passors.
 Camp Morris Buck has provid- cd that every Scout Troop in the council may have tho best available advantages of well lo- catcd and equipped camp, for tho purpose of short term camps ana hikes under proper leadership where scouting activities may be conducted by the leaders thus ns- suring opportunity for real camp ing and il chance to pursue ad- vanccment programs, as well as Tor hiking trips, and overnight camps
 All are asked to exercise that privilege and make uso Of the me adyantages that have thus been made available through the Kind ness of Morris Buck and the ac- tiyities promoted by tho camp committee.
 Tho presidents award for troop n,emborship achievement Will again Do mado this year. This Tins award will not Do made at tho end of tho calander year on De- cember 3i, 1893. as formerly. but will be made to tho troop at the time of making application for the renewal of tho troop charter Tor another year.
 Requirements for the award arc as follows:
 i. That the Charter Renewal application shall be filed at the council office on or before the 10th Of the month in which tho Troop Charter expires. Example If the troop charter expires Sep" tember 30th the Charter Appllea- ton must bo in the hands Of the Scout Executive on September 10th with all material complete rms applies to any month Of tho year:
 3. During the last chartered year tho percentage Of new Twelye Year olds taken in, shall Dc DO per cent or more, of all the new Scouts taken Into the Troop dur ing the past year.
 2. The total Of re-rcgistercd Scouts shall be so per cent or more of those that were registered wlth inc troop during the last year.
 {, The total registered in the troop on the date of expiration or fife past year, must exceed that or inc total registered at the e%pira- tiou date of the previous year
 6, An application for tho pres'