Scouting, Volume 38, Number 1, January 1950 Page: 17
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store window you set up a background of tents and
shrubbery. In the foreground next to the window
will be an open space, where two or three Scouts
will be busy cooking. One will be flapping flap-
jacks over a gas burner hidden in a camp fireplace
made of rocks or green logs. Another may be bak-
ing twist on a stick, or an apple pie in a reflector
oven, an electric heater furnishing the 'heat. Foil
cooking in a charcoal burner would go over big.
Scouts take turns, perhaps working in teams
of four, and each team doing its stuff for three
hours. This gives every Scout a chance, and pro-
vides a continuous show during the two or three
afternoons and evenings your Troop Live Expo
will be in action. (By the way, it's important to
have some display stuff to move into the activity
space when your Scouts are not in action, with a
sign telling when the next demonstration will be-
gin.)
Almost any Scout skill has good demonstration
possibilities — first aid, knife and axe work, handi-
craft, nature lore, knowledge of flag, etc. . . .
These hints apply to all store window demon-
strations; (1) Feature big movements — avoid the
small detailed first aid work, for example, that
can't be seen by folks out on the sidewalk. (2) Use
a public address system (with the speaker outside)
or flash card. One Scout on each team should be
the "announcer" and explain each activity with
the P.A. or by holding up a card that describes
it in letters large enough to read from "out there."
Town Hall
One of the special features suggested for our
1950 Scout Week is a "Town Hall" program in every
community. This may be planned on a District
or Community basis. There will be many places,
however, when one Troop — your Troop — should
start the ball rolling to make it happen.
The idea is this: A special meeting is called by
the mayor or other official to consider the com-
munity's youth needs. Participants would include
city officials and selected representatives of all the
community's interests — religious, educational,
labor, business, etc. The subject would be "What
Are the Needs of Our Community's Youth and What
Can Scouting Do To Help?" A panel of representa-
tive citizens — including a Boy Scout or Explorer
and some well selected problems and questions will
surely result in audience participation, and quite
possibly in some worthwhile results for the com-
munity. Why not try it?
Scout Sunday or Sabbath
This is a traditional part of Scout Week, and
surely should be included in every Troop's plans.
Every Scout should attend the church or synagogue
of his choice. If your Troop is attending in a body,
it would be wise to meet with the minister or rabbi
beforehand so that any participation desired of the
Troop can be prepared for.
Other Activities
There are a number of other activities which
are popular in Scout Week. Special school features
are very much worth the effort. A good Scout-
staged assembly program helps give Scouting pres-
tige among the other boys and girls, and this helps
maintain your Scouts' pride in membership, Like
the Expo, it is good for your Scouts to have a spe-
cial occasion to prepare for — it leads them to do
better Scouting work.
"Crusade Night" should be featured sometime
during the Week. It can be worked into such an
evening as Open House, or possibly in the Sunday
or Sabbath service.. It involves a special Crusade
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