Scouting, Volume 29, Number 3, March 1941 Page: 31
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GOUVERNEUR MORRIS
THIS YEAR marks the 100th An-
niversary of St. Ann's Church of
Morrisania, New York City, where
rest the mortal remains of Gouver-
neur Morris, "penman" of the Con-
stitution.
On page 10 of February Scout-
ing was published a brief state-
ment about James Madison, fourth
President of the United States,
whose birthday was on March
16th, one hundred ninety years
ago. Madison was a principal ar-
chitect of the thoughts and the
ideas embodied in the Constitution
of the United States, and Gouver-
neur Morris "drew up the docu-
ment and put the finish to its style
and arrangement, so that, as it
now stands, it comes from his pen."
The quotation is from Theodore
Roosevelt.
It is appropriate that Scouts,
especially those near shrines re-
lated to the lives of Madison and
Morris, pay tribute to these out-
standing Americans.
Vocational Tour
(Continued from page 19)
guide, observing safety rules, and
keeping out of the way of the
workers who have their jobs to
do.
As the Troop passes from de-
partment to department, the guide
should be asked to explain the re-
lation of the work in the new de-
partment to the one preceding it.
Scouts should attempt to get a
rounded-out picture—not just a
few haphazard job bits. At each
stopping point, the guide should
be asked what training is neces-
sary to handle the work under ob-
servation. Where can a boy get
such training? What are the local
facilities? How much does the job
pay? How are such jobs obtained?
Are many new men being hired?
A lot of time will be saved if the
Scouts who were in charge of in-
vestigation do most of the ques-
tioning. In this way, the question-
ball will keep rolling. Then, if any
individual Scout wants further in-
formation, he can ask additional
questions on his own.
For an airport tour, the list of
questions drawn up by the investi-
gation group might look something
like this:
1) What's meant when airplane
pilots "fly along a beam"?
2) We understand that airport
mechanics must have licenses to
work on planes. Will you show us
a few mechanics at work? How
much training do they need before
they can secure their licenses? Is
there a minimum entrance age for
this work?
3) What does a dispatcher do?
4) What precautions are taken
to help a pilot "take off" and land
safely—especially in bad weather
or at night? What are the chances
of getting jobs as airline pilots?
5) Radio forms an important
branch of air transport. Can we
say "Hello" to a radio operator?
How many hours a day is he on
duty? What training must he have?
6) How many men are required
on the ground to keep one pilot
in the air?
7) What's meant by the phrase,
"ceiling zero"?
The Troop should carry away
from the tour not only a picture of
a few processes, but also the
knowledge that such processes are
performed by men with definite
training. Thus, any Scout who de-
cides to make his life work in this
industry will do so on a realistic
basis.
Siututusuf the Valued
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FTER THE TOUR, the Troop
should have a thorough discus-
sion, with everyone participating.
The boys who took notes should
take an active part in the discus-
sion. One boy might talk on "How
this tour helped me earn the Avia-
tion Merit Badge;" another, on
"New improvements in the mod-
ern airport;" a third, on "Training
necessary for different kinds of
jobs in an airport." The discussion
can come to a close with a talk on
the pilot training program of the
Civil Aeronautics Administration,
either by a guest speaker or by
one of the Scouts.
Finally, it will be the task of
the arrangements Patrol to write
a letter to the establishment which
was visited, in the name of the
Troop, expressing appreciation for
the opportunity to study an air-
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