Scouting, Volume 4, Number 20, February 15, 1917 Page: 1
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SCOUTING
Published semi-monthly by National Headquarters, Boy Scouts of America
For Scout Officials and Others Interested In Work for Boys
Vol. IV.
NEW YORK, NV Y., FEBRUARY 15, 1917
No. 20
P
X
MORE THAN 500 SCOUT MEN
ATTEND SCOUT CONFERENCE
Largest Meeting of Officials of the Move-
ment Ever Held in the United
States
NOTE: A complete table of the lectures,
classes and demonstrations is on page 3; photo-
graph of the conference, pages 4-5; comments
on the conference, page 7.
THE 50,000 scout officials who were
represented by the members of the
Conference on Scouting at Columbia
University, February 2 and 3, have every
reason to feel happy over its success.
When Columbia University offered to our
new Department of Education the use of
the buildings and equipment of its Teachers'
College for the conference, no one thought
of the possibility of enrolling over 400
men, but the registration reached 479, not
counting nearly a hundred unregistered
visitors. Among those registered were
twenty-five scout commissioners, forty-
three scout executives, two hundred and
eighteen scoutmasters and one hundred and
seven assistant scoutmasters. The balance
included members of the National Council,
members of the National Headquarters'
staff, special field scout commissioners, lo-
cal council members and troop committee-
men.
The first session opened at 9:30 on Friday
morning, February 2. Frederick Trevor
Hill, of Troop 1, Irvington, N. Y., con-
ducted a conference on the Patrol System;
Samuel J. Blaut, Deputy Commissioner,
and A. T. Newman, Assistant Scout Ex-
ecutive, Manhattan, taught Knot Tying and
Splicing. Professor J. C. Elsom, of the
University of Wisconsin, conducted a con-
ference on Troop Discipline.
Noted Men Instructors
Among the other instructors and confer-
ence leaders were: Scoutmaster S. G.
Friedman, of Philadelphia, Troop Discip-
line; Charles E. Smith, Deputy Field Scout
Commissioner, Richmond Borough, Hikes
and Treks; W. E. Longfellow, Field Agent
American Red Cross Society and Special
Field Scout Commissioner, Swimming and
Life Saving,; Sereno Stetson, Scoutmaster
Troop 60 and Deputy Scout Commissioner,
Manhattan, and Botanist New York Bo-
tanical Society, Trees and Plants; Frederick
A. White, Scoutmaster Troop 2, Astoria, N.
Y., Troop Programs-; Dr. Fillmore Moore,
Greenwich, Connecticut, Troop Camps; A.
M. Chesley, Secretary of the Young Men's
Christian Association, Rye, New York,
Scout Games.
Following the lecture and conference ses-
(Continued, on page 4)
What Boy Scouts Will Do in
Case of War
BE PREPARED
9 9
A Statement on Behalf of the National Council, for the Information
and Guidance of All Officials of the Boy Scouts of America.
AS this issue of Scouting goes to press, the helart of the nation throbs as
never before because of the seriousness of developments in our relations
with Germany. The President of our country, exercising his authority
under the Constitution, has severed diplomatic relations and a condition has
been created which may mean a formal declaration of war by the Congress of
the United States and an immediate call by the President of the United States
for volunteers. Naturally the question is being asked by our officials in all
parts of the country and by our
friends, "What Will the Boy Scouts
Do in Case of War?"
Our
Duty
The Civilization witli its manifold
blessings which we have inherited
from the past by virtue of the un-
selfish sacrifices of our forefathers,
must be sustained, and handed down
by us to those who follow, helped by
our lives and deeds.
Our duty is clear. Our pledge
has been given.
For this have we each and all of
us taken the Scout Oath to do our
duty to our God and our country,
to help other people at all times, to
keep ourselves physically strong,
mentally awake and morally
straight.
For this have we promised on
our honor to be trustworthy, loyal,
helpful, friendly, courteous, kind,
obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave,
clean and reverent.
For this have we trained heart,
head and body each and all of us
—252,000 active members and
350,000 who have been members
of the BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.
(Signed) Colin H. Livingtone,
President.
600,000 Have Been Trained
Over 200,000 boys from 12 to 18 years of
age are enrolled as Scouts, and over 50,000
men representing America's best citizenship
are enrolled as leaders in the Boy Scout
Movement,—scoutmasters, assistants, troop
committee and local council members and
other officials.
Fully 350,000 boys have within the past-
seven years come within the influence of the
scout program and training. This consti-
tutes a group of 600,000 which will be im-
mediately available for special service be-
cause of their scout training.
From the officials and scouts who have
reached manhood, undoubtedly a large num-
ber -will promptly volunteer for military
service. They will, because of the attitude
of mind which the scout program develops,
be among the first to respond, and because
of their scout training be especially qualified
to render valuable service. As scouts they
have not had military training, but they have
been prepared in those practical things
which will make the formal military training
more easy to master and more effective.
Others will respond for service of a civic,
non-military character which is very essen-
tial for the proper organization and conduct
of the nation's business in time of war
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