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NOVEMBER THEME
HIGH COUNTRY
U.S.A.
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Our country's land is as varied as that
of any nation in the world. We have
mountain ranges, prairies, deserts, lake
country, huge forests and lovely sea-
shores. No Cub Scout is likely to have
seen all these types of geography. This
month for "High Country U.S.A.," we'll
be introducing boys to one type^our
majestic mountains.
At den meetings, Cub Scouts will
learn something about our mountain
ranges and the way of life of the old
mountain men. They'll also be prepar-
ing a skit or demonstration on moun-
tains for the big pack meeting. At the
same time, they will be learning about
conservation of natural resources.
The pack meeting outlined on page
CUB 4 NOV is for an indoor evening of
fun. However, there are other possibil-
ities for the pack's highlight event. If
there is a mountainous state or national
park within easy reach, the pack might
take a bus trip to it on the last Saturday
of the month. This should be a family
event.
Or the pack might visit a museum of
natural history or a forest ranger's sta-
tion, go on a rock-hunting expedition,
or plant trees to provide food and cover
for wildlife.
PLANNING THE PACK MEETING. If
the pack committee plans a regular
pack meeting, adapt the agenda on page
CUB 4 NOV to your needs. Appoint a
committee to arrange and decorate the
meeting room and another to obtain
refreshments, if you plan to have them.
DEN PROJECTS
In some parts of our country, Cub
Scouts can look out their window and
see some of the highest mountains in
the world. In other sections, the land
stretches flat as a table all the way to
the horizon.
So how you introduce the High
Country U.S.A. theme depends on
where you live. Boys who see moun-
tains every day and have hiked some of
them need no coaching on what a
mountain is. Prairieland boys may bene-
fit from pictures of mountains, par-
ticularly like those in the World Book
Encyclopedia that show the world's
largest mountains against the scale of
tall buildings.
No matter where you live, stress con-
servation this month. This may be done
(as shown in the den meeting outlines)
with a Nature Hunt or by building and
setting out feeders for wintering birds.
In addition, urge your boys to pass the
conservation achievements and elec-
tives for the Wolf or Bear badge.
Your den should prepare a skit, stunt
or demonstration for the pack meeting.
Here are some ideas:
• Skit on the life of a famed mountain
man, such as Jim Bridger, Kit Carson,
Zebulon Pike or Jedediah Smith. See
juvenile books in your public library on
the Old West.
• Skit on Rip Van Winkle or Paul
Bunyan.
• Cub Scout band playing homemade
instruments to the tune of "She'll Be
Comin' 'Round the Mountain," "Sweet
Betsy from Pike," "Springtime in the
Rockies" and the like. See Cub Scout
Band elective. Bear Cub Scout Book.
• Skit on the Gold Rush, Lewis and
Clark, or pioneers traveling west.
• Display of rock collections by Cub
Scouts. See Nature Crafts elective, Bear
Cub Scout Book.
• Display of "mountain" terrariums or
dioramas depicting mountain scenes.
See page CUB 3 NOV.
• Demonstration of the clinometer. See
page CUB 3 NOV.
• Demonstration of how to make bird
feeders. See page CUB 3 NOV.
• Skit based on "The Mountain Man's
Whistle" verse, which goes like this:
I bought a wooden whistle,
But it wooden whistle;
So I bought a steel whistle,
But it steel wooden whistle.
I bought a lead whistle,
But they wooden lead me whistle;
So I bought a tin whistle,
And now I tin whistle!
(Everybody whistle.)
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CUB 1 NOV 78
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