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SCOUTS(Conducted by National Cotinri! of the .Hoy Seoul8 of America ) IAID INJURED COASTERS L'White first-* ‘luns Scout Fred Ttir* ton and Tenderfoot;1 wight Seville of Trfiop No. 7. White Plains. N. Y.. were oil a hike they were pi veil the ppor-tunity to show rheir knowledge of first aid. jAs the scouts walked over the bills they witnessed the running into n ■ tree of a 12-foot flexible tlyer with its nmipinitw, Itiree men of Soarsdnlc. nil hankers. One of the men hit the tree full force, being niinle unciiiislt;-io...s.A no! her skidded on Ills left side for some distance on the sharp ice. Ids left leg being broken by coming into contact with n tree, his left car being almost out off and receiving a black eye. The third nmti was not hurl very severely.Scouts Turton aiul Scoville immediately cun in the victims and demonstrated their knowledge of first ah!. Scout Turton curried (lie unconscious mini on a sleigh to the golf clubhouse, where he finally brought him to with the use of resuscitation uicfhuds. Scout Scoville in tlie meanwhile helped the other I wo men by the use of bandages, etc. The injured men were deeply appreciative of the efforts of the hoys and have liecome firm believers in scouting.BOY SCOUTS GOVERN A CITY.For two hours the city fathers of Berkeley, Pal., took orders from llio mayor and council of Hoy Scouts as an Interesting pntetlnil lesson in government. Mayor Leonard Kerler Mild afterward:Thin would he my program If I were mayor of my city:“1 would urge playgrounds—plenty of them, places where boys could play without getting into mischief. I won!/ have Instructors, too. to teach tin* kids to play right.“I would have free gymnasiums and swimming pools. If Imys could swim all lliey wanted In. they wouldn't get into trouble along other lines.‘Then l‘d huild a lug municipal yuclit. harbor, where flic hoys ciatild canoe and learn all about bouts and the sea.■'I'd plants frees on all tin* si reelv anil let the buy si-oil Is i-are for them. And I'd plant all tin- ktrren hills to forests. Then i|«‘ other Imys and the sc*mIs could learn all about the woods, and trails and squirrels and nulrnuls and birds close at home.Then I'd ley to get everybody to help everybody else—like IIS -eoiils. to do it 'good Iurii daily.' You m*«-. ihui‘d III like lay i-ity about the In-si in til** whole world.SCOUTMASTER SHI P.Three thousand new si-mtiiimsters have recently accepted commissions.Troop leadership is a hew experience to Iliem. It mil In* n v.underfill experience. It* H Is a mil for the tiling Hull makes it great mplnin of soldiery. In il is a mil ..........t|Uiililh-s of fntbcvhoird: fatherhoodthat develops resource in its hoy hood; j thal neither neglects and Ignore-* on ■ the one band nor shields and tnolly-j coddles on Hie oilier.| In it is tin* brotherhood of outdoors i men—something in which the span of a slightly elder life lt;weria|i and splices Into the slum of soinowhal younger lives.Hut as these qualities are ajiplied In scouting, troop leadership is a new experience. Th'-re isn't a Word, excel)) scoiHiimsti-rsliip. which conveys the llavnr exaclly, ('aptaln. dad, pal, guide, comrade. teuHicr. all these relationships develop attrihules of fhe troop leinletlt;t-Knne of iheui embodies the new blend of masculine experience that awaits mu- as a Ixiy scmtiiiasler.SCOUTS' INTERNATIONAL MEET.“A unique event in the history of Ihe scout tnoveinetil will ki staged al Olympia next summer from July HO to August 7. when tin* Hoy Scouts' In-Ifi'ual.huml Jnmhoree will he celebrated, says .lames K. West, chief scout executive.‘‘This '.fiiHjhciri-e' yvtll Inclndc dom-onst nit Ions nf scouting and wood era ft nctlvities, scout handicrafts exhibit, n Htiy Scout zee. International competitions for the world's seoul chntnplnn-shlp and ‘grand displays' twice dully In the arena. The Jamboree Is hctpg organized under the direction of Lieutenant General Haden-Fowell.”Every trijpp of Hoy Scouts of Anicr-Icti Is urged to bring at least one pet along with II.. The scenic displays will illustrate firefighting, ambulance work, physical training, trekking, bridge building, etc. There will also be individual competitions.GOOD TURtJS OF THE SCOUTS,Troop No. 1. Gorton. Conn.. delivers and gives coal to a needy family.Scout Troop No. 1 of Cnlro. X. Y„ is not selfish. It enlarged a pool to make it swimming hole for the younger children of the town.Beaver Falls, Pa.. Troop 3 Is composed entirely of foreigners, hut Its members are Intensely patriotic. Deeds for their homes and parents head their good turn reports every week.
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Pekin Advance
Pekin, Indiana, US
Thu, Jun 10, 1920
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