Scouting, Volume 17, Number 8, August 1929 Page: 264
261-284 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.View a full description of this periodical.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
delphia, Pa. and others report successful encampments of this
kind.
The Scoutmaster and other Troop Leaders work out the
details of their camp program previous to going to camp. The
camp director may require a copy of each Troop's camp pro-
gram in order that he may see if camping standards set by
the Council are being maintained.
Roland, New York; I. M. Thomas. Seattle; R. R. Adcock,
Houston, Texas, and G. W. Guyer, Rome, N. Y.
Program: Messrs. W. L. Van Sicklen, New York and G. R.
Sweeney, Boston.
The Troops may, for convenience, use the same mess hall IX rarely happens that a fitting tribute is ever paid to a great
hen they are all in camp; they may get together once a week JL man during his lifetime. However, our age is fortunate in
the case of Thomas A. Edison in being ^ble to show him its
when
for a union camp fire. Camp award systems will be offered
to the Troop if they desire them. The Camp Director will
meet several times during the camp with the Scoutmasters to
give advice and instruction.
The Program of the Troop, camping together in this manner,
will be motivated for the entire year, the committee will become
enthusiastic and the Scout-
master and whole Troop will
likely go camping next year.
E have mentioned al-
ready some of the Jam-
boree leaders in a previous
issue of SCOUTING. There
must be others, for a camp
of nearly 1,500 boys is a very
large affair indeed, and the
task of looking out for the
physical welfare of so large a
family is alone a huge one.
On top of that the conduct
of a daily program and of all
the varied activities of a Boy
Scout camp require long
planning in advance and effi-
cient administration.
Mr. Rich, as Camp Chief,
will have a staff consisting of
Scout Commissioner H. D.
McBridge, of St. Louis, Mr.
Isaac Sutton of Philadelphia,
Mr. F. S. Gold of Minne-
apolis, Mr. Robert Hale of
Boston, Chief Sea Scout,
James A. Wilder of Hawaii,
and Mr. G. W. Olmsted, Lud-
low, Pa.
Mr. Arthur A. Schuck of
the National Office will be
Deputy Camp Executive. The
exhibit will be in charge of
Mr. Paul Willson of BOYS'
LIFE assisted by Mr. Thom-
as J. Keane, National Sea
Scout Director.
Publicity at the camp will
be in charge of Mr. E. S.
Martin, Secretary of the Edi-
torial Board, National Office.
The office secretary at Birk-
enhead will be Mr. G. S.
Ripley, Scout Executive of
Bronx Valley Council, Mt.
Vernon, N. Y.
AiNDj^V
itATtS Q
Hoboken, N. J. Pine Tree Patrol in action
EASTERN STATES EXPOSITION
This year over fifty representatives from the ten Eastern
States will be selected to demonstrate Scouting at the Mohawk
Indian Village, before a crowd, totaling 300,000 during a week's
period, September 15-22, at Springfield, Mass.
There will be outdoor exhibits and pageantry, along with
special indoor competitions, celebrating the tenth year of the
Scouts' participation. Merit Badge Booths will display twenty-
five different subjects effectively, showing the "How" part of
the Badge. Two mounted Patrols will ride spectacularly with
roping tricks, show fancy horsemanship, and take a feature part
in the main pageant. Awards will be made for individual handi-
craft in hundreds of subjects and special prizes will be awarded
for three different types of war bonnets made by Scouts.
The value of this Exposition to Eastern Scouting is inestimable.
It boosts Rural and Lone Scouting; it recognizes the boys'
achievements; it affords them the opportunity to exchange ideas
and to carry new inspiration back to their particular locality;
and lastly the Public sees Scouting as compared with eighteen
other Junior Organizations.
The plan features Public Service and the Mohawk Village
with its model Scout Camp, Merit Badge Booths, demonstrations
by specialized Patrols, expert instructors, permanent improve-
ments and special pageantry offers attractions to any Scout
in the Eastern States. Write to Department of Camping,
2 Park Avenue, New York, for detailed information.
Mr. Harvey Gordon of
New York will be Camp Quartermaster, assisted by Mr. Judson
P. Freeman, Director of the National Training School. The
Information and Service Bureau will be in charge of Mr.
Charles A. Hewlett, of Woodmere, L. I., Sanitation and Inspec-
tion will be in charge of Dr. N. B. Cole, of Baltimore, Camp
Physician and Mr. L. L. McDonald, National Camping Director.
The program will be directed by Mr. William C. Wessel,
Assistant to the National Camp Director at the National Office
with the following assistants: Messrs. Gunnar H. Berg, Di-
rector of Volunteer Training; Mr. Oscar Kirkham, Deputy
Regional Scout Executive, Salt Lake City, Utah; William
Tomkins, Indian sign language eexpert, San Diego, California,
and L. L. Hotchkiss, Assistant Scout Executive, St. Louis, Mo.
The following will serve as relief assistants:
Headquarters: Messrs. L. A. Bruce, Newtonville, Mass.;
B. B. Dawson, Kansas City, Mo.; W. C. Groom, Oak Park,
111.; H. H. Hunter, Youngstown, Ohio; J. M. Wise.
Quartermaster: Messrs. James McCluskey, Chicago; Harry
Page 264
appreciation and gratitude for inventions that have revolution-
ized the world in the celebation of what is called, Light's
Golden Jubilee. It is with pride and pleasure that the Boy-
Scouts of America announce their desire to cooperate in this
celebration.
The life of Edison is,
needless to say, a great in-
spiration to youth and this
jubilee offers a splendid op-
portunity to Scout Execu-
tives to work up a fitting pro-
gram for next October 21st,
the fiftieth anniversary of
Edison's greatest invention,
the incandescent electric lamp.
Each Scout Leader is
asked to get in touch with
the key man in his commun-
ity who is in charge of the
celebration and cooperate
with him in making fitting
plans for the occasion. If
there is going to be no pub-
lic program in your com-
munity, then it might be well
to cooperate with some or-
ganization or club that is
planning to do honor to Edi-
son at this time.
If no other organization is
going to celebrate, write to
the Personnel Manager, Edi-
son Industries, Lakeside Ave.,
Orange, New Jersey for sug-
gestions and information.
A speaker's bureau has
been created by the Edison
Industries by which speakers
will be sent out to address
various organizations includ-
ing that of the Boy Scouts.
These speakers will talk on
the life and inventions of the
great man.
It is interesting to know
that Menlo Park at Dear-
born, Mich., which Henry
Ford has made into a lasting
tribute to Edison will be the
scene of a fitting celebration
at which the great inventor
himself will be present. It
was here that he worked upon
and succeeded in bringing to
perfection his greatest inven-
tion. The same buildings that
Edison and his co-workers ate and slept in have been preserved
and due to Mr. Ford's generosity will never be disturbed. Even
the original lathes, work benches, old lamps and machinery have
been collected together from all over the country. To do honor
to Edison the old generators will be run, the old lamps burn-
ing ; in fact, everything will be arranged as it was fifty years
ago for this anniversary.
While it stands to reason that no such celebration can take
place anywhere else, still some very interesting programs can
be arranged. Scout Leaders are advised to consult with their
Local Council Office and get under way with their plans as
soon as possible so that there will be plenty of time for the
Scouts all over the country to do honor in a fitting way to one
of the greatest men of all time.
Consult with your local office if you are under Council. If
not under Council you should get in touch with the officials in
charge of your community. Try to have a celebration of which
you can be justly proud.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Periodical.
Boy Scouts of America. Scouting, Volume 17, Number 8, August 1929, periodical, August 1929; New York, New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth310824/m1/4/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum.