Scouting, Volume 2, Number 8, August 15, 1914 Page: 3
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SCOUTING.
times a week to have their tonsils, pillars THREE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
of the iauces and e ge o t e tongue paint- FOR FIRST-CLASS BOY SCOUTS.
ed with a two per cent, solution of silver
nitrate. There is something in this silver
nitrate which renders the tobacco fumes
very objectionable, they become nauseated
and the taste is very unpleasant.
We make it a point to get the boys to- RATIONAL HEADQUARTERS is glad nology. Students of the Fleet School are
2ther and give them a good moral talk, IN to announce that there have been re- nreoared to enter academic or scientific
Total Value of Fleet School Offer Is $1,800—Awards Are To Be Made
By a Committee of National Headquarters Officers.
gether
encouraging them to give up tobacco and
encourage them to give it up with the right
purpose in view, of leading better lives. In
dealing with them we endeavor to stimulate
moral backbone, which is a great factor in
the treatment.
ceived from the Fleet School, Flat Rock,
N. C., three full scholarships to be offered
to Boy Scouts of America. Fleet School
is the first school in the country to adopt
the Boy Scout plan as a basis of discipline matics, Greek, French, German, English, his-
and recreation. It is a Boy Scout academy tory, Bible study, chemistry, physics, etc,
departments of any college or university
in the country. The course offered is
equal to that of the best high schools and
includes such subjects as Latin, mathe-
Red Cross Car Itinerary.
The itinerary of Red Cross Car No. 3,
from August 15 to September 7, is as fol-
lows :
Brattleboro, Vt., August 15 to 17; North-
ampton, Mass., August 17 to 19; Green-
Mass., August 19; North Adams,
in the same sense that so many schools for
boys are military academies. The school
occupies an estate of over 300 acres which
is ideally equipped naturally for the activi-
ties of scoutcraft, and the daily life of the
school includes instruction and practice in
this fascinating work.
Of the three scholarships which have
been offered, two are to be awarded to
city. The value of the scholarships is
each, and they include tuition, furnished
room, light, heat, board, physical training
and laundry. The only expense the holders
of these scholarships will have to meet will
field,
Mass., August 19 to 21; Johnsonville, Pa., ,
August 23; White Creek, Vt., August 23 Scouts living west of Pittsburgh and one
to 24; Bennington, Vt., August 24 to 25; t0 a Scout living in territory east of that
Rutland, Vt., August 25 to 28; Bellows
Falls, Vt., August 28 to 30; Burlington,
Vt., August 30 to September 1.
Itinerary of Red Cross Car No. 3 fol-
lows: Alburg, N. Y., September 1 to 3;
Malone, N. Y., September 3 to 5; Ogdens-
burg, N. Y., September 5 to 7.
More Salem Reports Received.
Since the last issue of Scouting went to
press a number of additional reports about
the work of Scouts at the Salem fire have
been received. Especially complimentary
reports have been received regarding the
work of the Scouts of Wenham and Bel-
mont, Mass., neither of which Troops re-
ceived any mention in the August 15
Scouting. Several extended reports have
been received from Scoutmasters who
were on the scene of the fire, but lack of
space prevents reporting them in this is-
The school seeks to maintain a high stand-
ard of work in order that its graduates
may be well trained in the fundamentals
required for admission to institutions of
higher learning and essential to success
in all fields of endeavor.
All Scouts interested in this offer should
send their names and photographs to Na-
tional Headquarters, giving full informa-
tion as to age, Scout history, school record,
etc., together with the approval of their
parents and the endorsements of their
Scoutmaster and Scout Commissioner.
The fall term opens September 22, and
all those who desire to apply for these
scholarships should do so immediately. The
scholarships will be awarded by the officers
of the Boy Scouts of America at National
Headquarters.
Cannot Supply Neckerchiefs.
The Supply Department at National
Headquarters is obliged to announce that entrance tower at the fleet school.
the Boy Scout neckerchiefs, announced in
the recent catalog, are temporarily with- bg rajiroaci fare to and from their homes,
drawn because it is not possible for the ancl Scout uniform. The last two
manufacturer to fulfil his contract M°ney items should not exceed $25 a year.
will be refunded on all orders which have Several requirements have been made
been received and announcement will be £or k0yS wjltQ are candidates for appoint-
made subsequently when neckerchiefs can ment tQ thege scholarships. In order to be
be secured. . eligible a boy must not be more than six-
It has also been found necessary to with- teen years 0f age and he must not be ad-
draw the Trophy Shield No. 5021 because vanced farther than the second year in high
of the failure oi the company which has school. Candidates must be at least First
supplied these in the past. Class Scouts, and the preference will be
~ given to those who hold merit badges. Ap-
Two Kansas City Scouts' Good Turn. plicants must be in sound health and of
A correspondent of the Kansas City Star good moral character and must have the
AN IMPROVEMENT CONTEST.
English Scouts [Preparing Suggestions
for Beautifying Their Districts.
Each year the Boy Scouts of Bristol,
England, participate in a cup competition,
which is usually designed to interest them
in some of the many social problems with
which they will come into contact in later
years. This year the competition takes the
form of reports from each of the four
troops, embodying " good, practical and
economical suggestions, in the plainest and
shortest language, on the best means of
beautifying and improving their respective
geographical districts. As the scope of the
competition is broad enough to permit all
reasonable ideas being included, it is hoped
that the suggestions will tend to economy
rather than to expenditure." Scoutmasters
are not expected to advise or assist the
boys who are to gather the information,
either individually or in groups.
Although the competition is primarily for
the benefit and instruction of the boys, and
is formed to familiarize them with their
native city and to develop them into good
thinking and working citizens, it should
also be an encouragement to every resident
of Bristol to take an active interest in
municipal affairs.
has written a letter which shows how the
Scouts are carrying out their o.ath and
laws in that city. It is the unsolicited com-
mendation such as this that reveals the
best qualities of the Scout work. The
letter follows:
'i On my way to work Friday morning I
asked two boys, whom I judged to be
twelve o.r fourteen years old, if they knew
of anyone who would carry some coal
belonging to an old lady from the coal
house to the basement. The boys started
to work after school. They carried in a
VALUE OF SCOUT TRAINING.
A newspaper of Waynesboro, Pa., re-
endorsement of the Scoutmaster and Scout
Commissioner of their respective districts.
Each scholarship is for one year with a
possibility of renewal, but may be forfeited
at any time if the holder falls to give satis- . OI fuy OCUUL
faction in his work or to maintain his demonstrated yesterday evening.
standing in scholarship, discipline or char-
acter. The winners of scholarships will
be expected to assist in the Scout work of
the school and to act as Scout officers as
directed.
This opportunity is one which should in-
terest every Scout who has an ambition to
half ton of coal and cleaned out the ashes enjoy the life and advantages of a school
in the basement. They refused pay for for boys. The Fleet School is highly en-
their services, saying: 'We are Boy Scouts dorsed by such men as Joseph M. Brown,
and this is our week to do favors.' The ex-Governor of Georgia; Charles W. Kent,
boys are Ross Campbell and Murray Davis, professor of English literature at the Uni-
Not eno.ugh praise can be said of the Boy versity of Virginia, and K. G. Matheson,
Scouts and their good work.—F. D. M." president of the Georgia School of Tech-
cently had the following item:
" The value of Boy Scout training was
Two
members of the local troop were standing
on the square, near the Greek restaurant,
when one playfully drew back his arm as
if to let go a blow at his companion.
" The latter threw his head back to avoid
the supposed blow, and struck a large pane
of glass in a window, breaking it into sev-
eral pieces.
" Unlike the ordinary boys, these two did
not attempt to run away, but stood still,
acknowledged their fault and promised to
make good the damage done."
Scouts Do a Good Turn Daily.
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