Scouting, Volume 4, Number 15, December 1, 1916 Page: 2
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RICHMOND COUNCIL RAISES
$20,000 IN THREE DAYS
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free to the Scouts as a token of respect
for their work during Safety First week.
Then came the financial campaign it-
self. Organized and conducted by Scout
Executive Charles L. Weaver, the work
was done wholly by local men, about one
hundred in all. Free luncheon was served
each day to the workers and a large sign
was strung along the side of the head-
quarters, picturing a Scout moving across
the street as money was raised, and with
his staff pointing to the figure as it ad-
vanced.
All Richmond Watched the Progress of This Scout Across the Street
lating the exercise of a boy's abilities and
initiative, by inviting his allegiance to high
self-imposed obligations and by the leader-
ship of capable, broad-minded men of fine
sympathies and motives. If this brings to-
gether, (as it should and does) boys of all
complexions, interests and conditions and
thereby teaches them to enjoy and respect
each other, then they and all phases of so-
ciety are permanently benefited.
"In doing this, the organization of the
Boy Scouts of America deals through all
established agencies interested in boys with-
out attempting to change, or control the
character of their organization. It is in
deed and in truth a community enterprise
knitting together in a common purpose all
the educational forces of the community af-
fecting the development of boys to the end
that the whole community be brought to-
gether and benefited.
"That the movement anywhere should
momentarily be thought of as attempting
anything else is not only a severe blow fo
Boy Scout training, but a severe blow to
the community as well.
"We confidently hope that your investi-
gation will reveal to you the fact that Boy
Scout training is in reality a movement
without class, political or religious dis-
tinctions, in which all can participate alike
for the good of the entire community.
"In view of the need of a complete un-
derstanding of the aims, methods and scope
of Boy Scout training we urge that your in-
vestigation be exhaustive and thorough and
that when it is finished you give to the
public all the benefit of your work, to-
gether with the hearty endorsement of the
Boy Scout undertaking."
Plans Meetings Month Ahead
Much careful foresight and preparation is
demonstrated in the program of weekly
meetings prepared by Scoutmaster Edgar
C. Thompson of Troop 1, Alpena, Mich.
These meetings are called every Monday
evening at 7:30 o'clock and the list is well
displayed on a card given to. each scout.
1916
Sept. 11—"The Scout Law," by Rev. A.
A. W. Hastings.
Sept. 18—Drill- under direction of Lieut.
Theo. Corpron, U. S. A.
Sept. 25—"The Scout Oath," by Munici-
pal Judge Fred Smith.
Oct. 2—Business meeting.
Oct. 9—"Weather Forecasting," by Me-
teorologist Frank Jermin.
Oct. 16—Drill under direction of Lieut.
Corpron.
Oct. 23—Lantern Lecture on Belgium and
Holland, by the Scoutmaster.
Oct. 30—"Thrift," by Mr. Byron Olds,
cashier Alpena Co. Sav. Bank.
Nov. 6—Business meeting.
Nov. 13—"Education," by Prof. Robert
Ford, Supt. of Schools.
Nov. 20—Drill under direction of Lieut.
Corpron.
Nov. 27—"First Aid to the Injured," by
Dr. Frank J. McDaniels.
Dec. 4—Business meeting.
Dec. 11—"Managing a City," by Mr. H.
G. Roby, City Manager.
Dec. 18—Drill under direction of Lieut.
Corpron.
1917
Jan. 1—Business meeting.
Jan. 8—"Power of the Press," by Mr.
James Collins, editor of The Alpena Daily
News.
Jan. 15—"Strength and How to Use It,"
by Rev. Edward Jermin, of Cincinnati, 0.
Jan. 22—Lantern Lecture on the Largest
City in the World, by the Scoutmaster.
Jan. 29—Drill under direction of Lieut.
Corpron.
Feb. 5—Business meeting.
Feb. 12—Funny Stories, by Scoutmaster
Rev. J. W. Lees, Hillman, Mich.
Feb. 19—Drill under direction of Lieut.
Corpron.
Feb. 26—"Disease and Its Prevention,"
by Dr. J. D. Dunlop.
March 5—Business meeting.
March 12—Laboratory Demonstration on
the Aurora., by Prof. T. J. Gaul.
March 19—Drill under direction of Lieut.
Corpron.
March 26—Wonderland of Chemistry, by
Prof. H. E. Douglas, Principal of High
School.
April 2—Business meeting.
April 9—"Civil Service Opportunities,"
by Postmaster Geo. W. Manion.
April 16—Drill under direction of Lieut.
Corpron.
April 23—"Scoring from Third," by Rev.
Reuben Crosby.
April 30—Father and Son Banquet;
speakers, Prof. T. Ben Johnson, Avery
Hanson and others.
Examinations will be held on the first
Mondays of the Month.
A County Campaign
IN spite of the fact that much of the
publicity work and preliminary organi-
zation had to be accomplished while
the Presidential campaign was in full
swing, the Beaver County organizing com-
mittee with headquarters in Rochester, Pa.,
under the leadership of National Field
Scout Commissioner William H. Weisheit,
realized the hitherto unaccomplished feat
of raising a $16,000 budget among the
several towns and smaller communities in
a county where there are no large cities.
This is a new instance of an attempt
on the part of the Field Department to
raise a budget in a community of small
towns, on all previous occasions having
dealt with cities. Beaver County is a very
important center, contains the second larg-
est railroad yards in the world, the largest
bridge construction company, besides many
other manufacturing concerns.
One important feature is that it is a
strong socialistic center with many labor-
ing organizations, and the interest which
has been shown on the part of the people
in general presages great success for the
council, which is to have the service of a
scout executive.
Mr. Weisheit has gone to Westmoreland
County with offices in Greensburg, Pa.,
where much headway has already been
made in the raising of a $20,000 budget to
cover the expenses of a local council within
the county. It is reported that the West-
moreland County men are very enthusiastic
about the prospects and feel sure that the
campaign will be very successful.
Cities Contribute to Scouting
SEVERAL more cities have shown their
interest in the Scout Movement by do-
nating for local advancement certain
sums to cover an estimated budget.
In Bridgeport, Conn., $18,250 was donat-
ed although only $12,000 was asked for.
Mr. W. H. York was the campaign director.
The campaign directors in Knox County,
Tenn., who were under the supervision of
Mr. C. M. Abbott, asked for $8,000 for a
two-year budget and secured $10,000.
Sper Not Connected with Boy Scout
Movement
All who are connected with the Boy
Scouts of America should know that the
young man named Norman L. Sper, who
has been lecturing about the War in various
cities and towns and. who is advertised on
each occasion as a "famous Boy Scout," is
not in any way connected with the Boy
Scouts of America and does not represent
this movement officially or in any other
way.
Future Looks Bright in Denver
Nearly $11,000 was subscribed in less
than three days in the campaign conduct-
ed in Denver, Colo. There were 650
separate subscriptions. It is reported that
the outlook in Denver is very promising
for the future.
New Scout Executives
As a result of the recent campaign in
Trenton, N. J., Mr. William Burgess, Jr.,
has been appointed scout executive. He has
had much Scout experience in the city of
Trenton itself, is well known and much
admired. John J. Duffy is the new Execu-
tive at Plainfield, N. J. In Baltimore, Md.,
Mr. W. Perry Bradley has received the ap-
pointment of Scout Executive.
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Boy Scouts of America. Scouting, Volume 4, Number 15, December 1, 1916, periodical, December 1, 1916; New York, New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth282839/m1/2/?q=%22scout%20masters%22: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum.