Scouting, Volume 49, Number 2, February 1961 Page: 12
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SMASH HIT. I was reminding my Cub Scout den to
ask their mothers for old mirrors, even broken ones, to
use in making periscooes. One boy said with a grin,
"My mother doesn't have a broken mirror—not yet. '
Mrs. Lela Mae Hellinger, Den Mother, Pack 5
San Jacinto Wesley Workers, Amarillo, Texas
POINT OF VIEW. As part of our pack's Bobcat
investiture I ask each new boy why 1 pin the Bobcat on
him upside down. Invariably they wait shyly until I
explain that a good deed will turn it right side up.
Routinely asking the familiar question at a recent blue
and gold banquet. I failed to reckon with Bobcat Billy
Nesbitt. To the utter delight of some 200 guests, he
glanced down and promptly replied, "So I can see it
better."
Richard B. Travers, Cubmaster, Pack 92
Methodist Church, Fairfield, California
☆ ☆ ☆
KEEPING UP WITH JONES. When John Paul Jones
called to ask how to start a Sea Explorer ship, we knew
we weren't talking to a ghost. Our Jones, no relation to
the famous commodore, is a former Cub Scout, Boy
Scout, and Sea Explorer.
jerry Dammon, district Scout Executive
Atlantic Area Council
MARKED MAN. Boys at Den Chief Bill's school had
given a hard time to Scouts who wore their uniforms to
school. Nevertheless, one night Bill said to his dad (my
district commissioner ), "I m going to wear my uniform
to school tomorrow. I just can't make it home to change
clothes and get back to den meeting on time." The dad
expected the worst and admired his son s determination.
When dad returned home next afternoon, Bills uniform
was still intact except for normal wear by Cub Scouts.
Dad's curiosity was rewarded by this conversation:
"Any trouble with the boys today?"'
"No, not exactly, except . . ."
"Yes, what?"
"Except five of the guys want to join the Scouts. Can
you find a troop for them, dad?"
District Scout, Executive Ernest P. Doclar, Jr.
New Orleans Area Council
LINCOLN WOULD LIKE THIS. Our pack was visit-
ing Lincoln's home and tomb in Springfield, Illinois. All
through the home the sixty Cub Scouts were models of
deportment. On approaching the tomb they removed
their caps. As they faced the cenotaph with other visi-
tors, the custodian was impressed with their seriousness.
He recounted several stories of Lincoln's life that he
thought would interest small boys. He included the sad
incident of the Lincoln boys having to leave their dog
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Boy Scouts of America. Scouting, Volume 49, Number 2, February 1961, periodical, February 1961; New Brunswick, New Jersey. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth331719/m1/14/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum.