Scouting, Volume 8, Number 1, January 1, 1920 Page: 2
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Being announcement of the Raccoon
Moon at Full, Feb. 4 ; gibbous but bright
for the Tenth Anniversary.
SCOUTING, JANUARY 1, 1920
And sundry possibilities for fun and
acquirement of Scout knowledge during
the first quarter of the Sore-eye.
FEBRUARY 2-7
2. Ground-Hog Day.
6. Massachusetts ratified Con-
stitution 1788.
8. Every scout re-commits him-
self to Scout Oath and Law.
Business :—Rehearsal of ex-
hibitions for Good Turn Week.
Announcement of Anniversary
Program. Re-organization of
patrols for three months' con-
test, preferably with vacancies
in troops distributed equally
between patrols.
Instructions — Demonstra-
tion of fire by friction. Ex-
planation of materials used and
methods, by patrol leader,
Handbook for Boys, pages 100-
102; special article in Scouting,
Jan. 15, 1920. Announcement
of contest for patrol points
week of February 23-28; first
flame to score 10, second 9, and
so forth, first 10 scoring; as
many contestants as possible
from each patrol, each -fire-
maker to stay in contest _ and
endeavor to score additional
points before all 10 fires are made.
Games :—Broad Side Tug of
War. Fall in according to height.
Odd numbers face even numbers,
each grasping one wrist of each of
two men facing himself, forming
a continual chiin in which the
wristholds alternate. Feet in posi-
tion of attention. At the word
"Go." the odd numbers endeavor
to pull the even numbers to their
side of the room. This leads to a
snake-like pattern for the line, and
the side wins which first gets two
points of its own line against its
wall at the same moment, the
points not to be two scouts side
by side, but two or more scouts at
two different parts of the line.
Heads and Tails. The same
sides again line up facing each
other in center of the room,
but do not grasp hands. The odds
are given the name " Heads the
evens, " Tails." A coin is to he
tossed, and when it is called the
side designated is to beat it back
to its own goal, which' is within
five feet of its wall, the other side
pursuing and endeavoring to tag
those in retreat. Those who are
touched ioln the onnosite side or
are eliminated. The lines face
each othor near enough so that
they could touc^ hand«. a coin is
tossed and called " Heads" or
" Tails." and t^e rame is on
Inspiration :—Troops seated in
closed circles. Candle lantern or
pair of candles on hoard in renter
of circle. Ot^er lights out. Senior
patrol leader to call unon ten new-
est boys or hoys of lowest erade
in the troon to explain what the
scout good turn is. giving in-
stances they have found in which
to do a good turn themselves.
Scoutmastpr's remarks to close
consideration of t'p id<*a
Closino :—Stand in circle with
joined hands and repeat Soout
Oath nuietly. thinking narticular-
ly of the part that annlies to t^e
daily good turn. Scoutmaster:
" Good night boys." Scouts:
"Good night Mr. ."
Note. Patrol Traders collect
dues before mrrtina or durinq
patrol ncrin* and report, attend,-
ance to Scribe, turning funds to
treasurer.
11.
12.
14.
FEBRUARY 9-14
Daniel Boone's Birthday. .
Lincoln's Birthday.
Oregon and Arizona admit-
ted to Union.
Business :—See suggestions
for Anniversary Week Cele-
bration in this issue.
Opening:—Troop formation-
and inspection. Presentation
of Colors. Pledge of allegiance.
Scout Laws. Request for those
who are willing to renew
Scout Oath to step two paces
forward. Renewal of Oath.
Dismissal to patrol stations.
Instruction :—Explanation of
patrol quiz. Two patrols will be
seated on the lines of the letter
"V," their leaders in the opening
of the "V" facing the opposing
patrol. The leaders will alternate
in asking questions on the scout
organization, uniform, badges, and
anything for which the answer is
given in those pages of the Hand-
book for Boys preceding the merit
badge section. This does not mean
that a question may be asked such
as "box the compass," but that a
fair question to be derived from
the material on page 36 would be
"name the tests required of a sec-
ond class scout." Questions will
be asked alternately, by the pa-
trol leaders, of the boys in the
competing patrols, going in rota-
tion as the boys are seated. Each
satisfactory answer will score 10.
Each failure may be helped out by
the assistant patrol leader seated
with the patrol, who may answer
within a half minute of"the ques-
tion if his fellow scout does not
know the answer. If the assist-
ant patrol leader has the right
answer the side will score 5.
It is contemplated that two sets
of two patrols will compete simul-
taneously. The object is to make
play out of instruction in gen-
eral organization, recognition of
insignia, etc., which is important
for the boys to know, but which
is not otherwise reviewed in ex-
aminations.
Game :—Stmt 'Em. Closed cir~
cle formation with hands cup-
shape behind back, eyes to the
front. " It " runs around outside
of circle, leaving the swatter,
which is a heavily knotted trian-
gular bandage, in the hands of
one of his friends, himself con-
tinuing rapidly around the circle
but without revealing the identity
of the one to whom he gave the
swatter. The one who receives
the swatter at the same time be-
comes " It" and has the privilege
of swatting the scout at his right,
on the back below the n^ck and
ahnve the hips, while that scout
beats it around the circle to the
right and back into his place. The
play is heightened as the element
of secrecy increases and the
chance improved to get in one
good lick before the scout at the
right tumbles to the location of
the swatter and makes his get-
away. When the chase is ended
the holder of the swatter con-
tinues about the circle ns did the
first " It." leaving the bandage, in
all probability in the hands of the
scout at the left of the scoutmas-
ter (?) who is always a special
goat in this game.
Inspiration : A Daniel Boone
or Abraham Lincoln story, prefer-
ably by a patrol leader, but either
told or read by the scoutmaster
if that is not possible.
FEBRUARY 16-21
19. Ohio admitted to Union.
Opening :—Separate patrol
meetings in four corners of
room devoted particularly to
knot tying and including in-
struction in the whipping of
four-foot knot ropes. Hand-
book for Boys, page 80.
Game:—Square Knot. Pa-
trols in relay formation, single
file, facing scoutmaster, short-
est boys in front, each boy
equipped with rope. At call of
"Square Knot" each is to tie
ends of rope in square knot
and hold above his head. Patrol
leaders to be judges of other
patrols as to grannies. Scout-
master to allow a decreasingly
short time for tying the knot
and reducing the number in
each patrol who can tie it with-
in that time until several are
doing it in six seconds. Before
this becomes monotonous, put
the patrol leaders in charge of
their own patrols but not as
competitors. Explain that at
the word " Tie," a square knot is
to be tied around each ankle, then
the belt of tlie scout ahead to be
grasped with right hand, and un-
der the patrol leader's guidance
the patrol to make the best pos-
sible time across the room, ante-
lope fashion, touching the wall
and returning to its original posi-
tion on the same line at which it
started. Command " Tie." Ex-
plain that a square knot is to be
tied around the right ankle of the
scout ahead and at the patrol
leader's word " Go," the patrol
is to drive agtiin across the room
and back, each scout holding the
loose end of rope tied to the ankle
of the boy ahead of him. " Tie."
" Clear the ropes." " Shut your
eyes and tie square knot." In
this the patrol leaders return to
other patrols as judges and the
score is kept by the senior or the
scoutmaster, and entered in the
scribe's records. " Tie square
knot behind you." " Tie square
knot in front of right ankle and
behind left ankle." Give this
command only once and see how
good the attention of the scouts is.
Instruction : Teach fireman's
lift and the resuscitation of the
apparently drowned. Boys' Hand-
book, pages 370 and 373.
Entertainment: Tell or read
a story. It is suggested that the
collection, " The Boy Scouts'
Book of Stories," edited by the
Director of the Library Depart-
ment, Franklin K. Mathiews will
be useful for this period, and that
the O. ITenrv story, " The Ran-
som of Red Chief." page 108, has
a lot of fun in it for this meeting.
This is available in any O. Henry
set. The story hour can be
handled with the sreneral lights
out and a candle light to read by.
Closing : Troop formation.
Colors. Oath. "Great Scoutmas-
ter Benediction " ; " May the
Great Scoutmaster" (all* make
gesture toward heavens) " of all
good scouts" (inclusive gesture
from right to left at height of
shoulder) " be with you till we
meet again" (right hands being
brought to hearts and heads
bowed).
FEBRUARY 23-28
22. Washington's Birthday,
Opening : — Formation by
patrols on four sides of room.
Inspection for personal neat-
ness, location of badges, but-
tons, condition of shoes, hair,
finger nails, by scoutmaster ac-
companied by all patrol leaders.
Close the patrols to a solid
square facing inward about the
Colors in center of the room.
Allegiance. Oath. Laws. Form-
ation of entire troop for
semaphore signal instruction,
see January IS, 1920, Scout-
ing. Fire by friction contest
for patrol points, see February
2 program.
Game : — Cracker Eating
Contest. Let two smallest
scouts choose sides. Eliminate
all boys who cannot whistle.
Pass one soda cracker to each
boy in the formation, each
team facing the other six paces
apart. No crackers to be
moistened until turn comes.
At the word "Go", the little
fellows who captain the teams
start on their crackers of
which they must not drop any
crumbs, each whistling as soon
as possible after finishing his
cracker. As each whistles his
team-mate_ next to him starts
eating, whistling as soon as he
can. Continue until the relay
is ended.
Contest Fire by friction
as announced Feb 2-7.
Note:—It is recommended
that instruction in all subjects
be delegated to suitable boys
in advance of the meetings and
given bv them to the troop.
State birthdays may fittingly be
celebrated by a report on the
foundina of the State made by
one of the patrol leaders.
Htkfs :—Reports on com-
rade hikes, not more than two
bovs in the partv, can be used
for patrol competition, award-
ing points for the ten best such
renorts during the month of
February. These reports
should cover the information
w^i^h the scoutmaster wants re-
garding the availability of the ter-
ritory covered for future troop
hikes, and should he accompanied
by sufficient sketch maps. This is
particularly useful in February
to encourage individual hiking at
a time when the fire hazard is at
a minimum and the weather in-
terferes in many cases with over-
night hikes.
Note: — Business meetings?
Parliamentary practice? Some-
time. possibly, but only the " irre-
ducible minimum." Have the
scribe keep contest results and
records of program to read over
at some distant pow-wow.
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