Highland Summer Camp Beehive Of Study And Sport
The closing of the Highland Summer Camp of the Butte Boy Scouts notes 274 tests given with 99 merit badges awarded, 74 first class, 96 second class, and five tenderfoot tests. Subjects ranged from forest lore to botany and compass work, with extensive hiking and sports. Scout Executive Benjamin F Owen called it the most successful and remarkable summer schedule. The project received strong support from mess staff and many local professionals who taught boys aspects of Scouting knowledge. Observation notes and letters from the Boy Scout organization were provided by Owen to the Standard.
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Butte Boy Scouts
Highlands
Benjamin F Owen
Boy Scout Y
Boy Scout Organization
D Owen
Highlands Camp Ends With Highest Praise From Owen
Camp Director Ben Owen writes to the Highlands Boy Scout camp Scouts and leaders, lauding six weeks of success. He cites strong spirit, cooperation, and notable progress in botany tree study entomology and field work. He praises camp fire entertainments and urges continued service to humanity.
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Ben Owen
Highlands
Butte
Camp News Briefs Butte Scouts at Highlands Camp
By one of the Scouts the Highlands camp drew 168 visitors in 40 cars on Sundays. 197 Scouts consumed over four tons of provisions during six weeks. They cataloged 115 plant species, pressed flowers, and prepared tree and shrub collections for the Scout museum. About 120 insect specimens were preserved for entomology study and many butterflies mounted. Merit badges, tests, and classes totaled 274, with extensive camp construction including a five foot signal tower, bridges, benches, and camp furniture. No major illnesses occurred and a hospital tent was kept ready. Numerous hikes, campfire programs, games, and sports filled the period. The feature was filmed by Frank Ward, who won a national prize for best original Fox News feature. The article honors the Butte Scouts, their volunteers, and contributors, listing several patrons and staff who aided in the camp.
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Butte
Scouts Feast at Camp With Record Groceries and Meals
More than four tons of groceries were eaten by 197 Boy Scouts of Butte at a Highlands summer camp. Notable quantities include 1,400 pounds of potatoes, 342 pounds ham and bacon, and 837 pounds of fresh meats. Chef Gus Kalies oversaw all meals as he lauds the boys as the best camp eaters in the United States. The piece notes a Harding-backed scouting roundup, awarding streamers for membership gains, contributing to a total BSA strength of 617,952 with significant increases among Scouts and officials.
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Boy Scouts of
Butte
Highlands
Gus Kalies
Gus
United States
Boy Scouts of America
Harding
West
Buffalo
Lincoln
President's death ends the roundup
James West the chief Scout executive announced that with the death of President Harding the roundup now in progress is being concluded. The event had been a major national observance with widespread participation and attendance.
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James West
Harding
Warren G. Harding and Scouting Remembered Leader
The piece praises Warren G. Harding for his Lincolnian ideal of service and his support for the Boy Scouts of America. It notes his humility, cooperative style, and personal affection for the Scouts, citing his late quote about the movement guiding citizenship and character. He urged growth and pledged cooperation for the Scouts’ prosperity and advancement.
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Scout Movement
America
Boy Scout Organization
Boy Scout Summer Camp Named Most Successful Ever
Scout Executive Benjamin Owen reports the Highland City camp this year was the most successful yet with constant instruction across all classes. Scouts earned merit badges and higher classifications while learning forest lore bridge building tent making rope splicing knot tying botany climate studies swimming running and path finding as part of the program.
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Benjamin Owen
Highland City
Immigrants in Pittsburg district amazed by prosperity
Immigrants arriving in the Pittsburg district express astonishment at how quickly their weekly income fails to cover expenses. A man who settled in Ambridge on the Ohio river says his European savings could buy a hat and clothes, while in Ambridge his savings of one week outfits him head to foot.
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Pittsburg
Ambridge
Ohio River
Europe
Butte Scouts Pass 274 Tests At Highlands Summer Camp
With 99 merit badges 74 first class 96 second class and five tenderfoot tests a total of 274 tests were successfully passed by Butte Scouts this season at Highlands summer camp in outdoor subjects such as botany surveying nature study and more. The list names each Scout and the tests they completed including J Howard Dunn Albert Fischer Harold Johnson William Kent Peter Lackner Willard Murray John McCarthy Wilbur Marvin Ferdie Noon Kenneth Rogers Jonathan Sewall Stanley Wilson Albert Wegars and Theodore Weber with various disciplines.
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Butte
Highlands
J. Howard Dunn
Albert Fischer
Harold Johnson
William Kent
Peter Lackner
Willard Murray
John M'Carthy
Wilbur Marvin
Ferdie Noon—Bootany
Kenneth Rogers
Jonathan Sewall
Stanley Wilson
Albert Wegars
Theodore Weber
Tracking and Signal Roles in 19th Century Fire Crew Names
A fragment lists personnel across roles such as TRACKING PACE KNIFE AND AXE SIGNALING and FIRE BUILDING with names including Michael Casey Aubrey Benton Frank LeSage Fred Tallon Robert O'Brien John Goff Homer Bradford James Tobin and John Shea. The garbled text also mentions FIRST AID COMPASS THRIFT and SERVICE with overlapping rosters, showing a historical labor or service unit with multiple individuals.
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Michael Casey
Geoffrey Woodhouse
Aubrey Benton
Wiliam McGowan
Frank LeSage
Fred Tallon
William Ryan
John Goff
Jack Wharf
Henry King
James Tobin
John Shea
Joseph Canterbury
Pace
Robert O’brien
Allen Willamas
Sylvan Morris
F. Constant Jaccard
KNIFE
AXE
Joseph Cleary
Robert O'Brien
Fred Warde
William Morris
Walter Golden
Homer Bradford
Allen Williams
George Cunningham
James E. Sullivan
Edward Passmore
John S. F
Constant Jaccard
Ronald Walsh
Michael Carey
Delwin Hester
George P. Hil
Compass
James Tabin
James Ey Sullivan
First Class Tests Members Named in Various Groups
A list of participants includes Geoffrey Woodhouse Michael Casey Homer Bradford Allen Williams Sylvan Morris William Morris Michael Bones Stanford Olson Roy Henrickson Edward OConor Mervyn Thomas Stanley Wilken in categories First Class Tests Nature Study Signaling Handicraft Judging First Aid Recruit and a Fourteen Mile Hike.
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Geoffrey Woodhouse
Michael Casey
Homer Bradford
Allen Willams
Sylvan Morris
William Morris
Michael Bones
Stanford Olson
Roy Henrickson
Edward O'Connor
Mervyn Thomas
Stanley Wilken
John Goff
James Hobin
Allen Williams
Delwin Hester
George ¥. Hill
Joseph Casey
John O'Brien
Peter Lackner
Jack Wharf
John O’brien
Frank LeSage
James Tobin
Derwin Heater
George P. Hill
Curtis Lees
Joseph Canterbury
Fred Warde
Geoffrey Woodhee
al Williams
Geo Hill
Michael Stanford Olson
Fred la
Lees
Old J Son
Hik Woodhouse
James Kin
Olson
Roy Henricksen
Ames Roy Henricksen
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Highds
Bute
Herbert Ruesser
C. Sullivan
T. L. Wilson
Hunt Ukelele Club
Leonard Waters
Richard Lowry
Stanley Richards
William Blewett
Thompson
Frances Naughton
Casey Pierce
Kiwanis Club
John A. Donovan
Earle N. Genzberger
Dr. Dobish
al Binnard
B. H. Lingenfelter
L. Williams
Don B. King
John Sewell
Benton
A. C. M. Company
Wass, Maffei
McNulty
Vivian
F. C. Jacecard
Fugene Carroll
Butte Water Company
Highlands Camp
Bruno F. Koch
Joseph Gilroy
Alex Leggatt
John Taylor
J. C. Ketridge
Rk. G. Mathews
Fred Ironside
Earle N. Gensberger
Gus Kalles
Rundup
Warren G. Harding
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