TtlE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 25. 1917.
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Omaha Boy Scouts Most Manly Set of Live Wires
SCOUTS COURT OF
HONOR TO AWARD
BADGES OF MERIT
Judge Woodrough is Presiding
Officer of Body Which Will
Bestow Orders on Young
Patriots.
The court of honor of the local
council of Boy Scouts will meet Mon
day afternoon in juvenile court cham
bers in the court house. Judge Wood
rough is the presiding officer. Other
members are Paul L. Martin, Dr. Ir.
ing S. Cutter, W. R. McKeen, Dr. H.
A. Senter, J. W. Welch and J. A.
Sunderland. ,
One of "the important matters to
be brought before the court will he
applicants for merit badges. First
class scouts may win merit badges
by becoming proficient in any of
60 prescribed fields of usefulness,
as outlined in the scout handbook.
Having studied and practiced along
any. particular " line, the scout then
takes an examination before an ex
pert in that work and appears before
the court of honor for final examin
ation and if passed by the court, he
is awarded a badge of merit. Some
scouts win many of these badges.
Shack Built by Scquts North
Of Florence; Not a Na(l Used
After Firemen's Badge.
Next Monday afternoon D. L. Di-
mond of troop No. 5 will appear be
fore the court for a merit badge in
firemanship. He studied fire fighting
and stpod examination before Chief
Salter, this examination paper to be
presented to the court which recog
nizer. Omaha's fire chief as an expert
in firemanship. Scout Dimond has
assisted at several fires and stands
ready to qualify for a merit badge
as being proficient according to the
following requirements of scoutcraft:
Know how to turn in an alarm of
fire; how to enter a burning building;
prevent panics and spread of fire? un
derstand the use of hose, escapes,
ladders, chutes and exits; improvise,
ropes and nets; explain what to do in
case of a panic; understand fireman's
lift and drag, and how to work in
fumes; understand use of fire ex
. tinguishers; how to rescue animals;
save property; organize buckets bri
grade; and how to aid the police in
keeping back crowds.
These scouts, all of troop No. 5,
will present themselves before the
court for merit badges in pioneering;
D. L."a7id Carl Dimond, Robert Mal
lcry, Nicholas Amos? Frank McEnery
;and Franklin Patterson. The re
A iuirenients for this test are: Tie 12
f. kmds of knots quickly; lash spars
properly together for scaffolding;
, build a bridge or derrick (each) capa
ble of supporting 200 pounds in
weight; make camp kitchen; build a
shack suitable for. three occupants.
These scouts built a shack on a farm
north of Florence, but met with bad
luck when a farmer, perhaps misun-1
derstanding its purpose, broke it to
pieces. They built another shack and i
now believe they will all duality Mon
- day lor pioneering merit cadges, as
. sistant Scoutmaster W. S. Huston
helped the boys with the work. .
Aspire in Handicraft.
Several boys will appear for merit
badges in handicraft work, which fits
a boy as general utility man about his
home. The requirements for this
test are: Paint a door; whitewash a
ceiling; repair gas fittings, sash lines,
window and door fastenings; replace
gas mantles, washers, and electric.
light bulbs; solder; hang pictures and
curtains; repair blinds; fix curtains,
portiere rods, or blind fixtures; lay
carpets and mend clothing and up
holstery; repair furniturevand china;
sharpen knives; repair gates; fix
scrns on windows and doors. There
whas been some, unusual activity in sev-
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eral Omaha homes during the last few
weeks and other parents of scouts arc
wishing their boys would aspire for
the handicraft merit badges.
Arthur Woodman of troop No. 9 is
after a merit badge for machinery,
and Louis Swetana of No. -5. expects
to qualify in swimming. Nicholas
Amos 'and Franklin Patterson have
prepared themselves in first aid to
animals as well as pioneering.
Scoutmaster Sheldon is
Booster For Athletics
W. S. Sheldon, scoutmaster of troop
No. 6, which meets in the Plymouth
Congregational church, is getting his
boys, interested in athletics. In the
days gone by Mr. Sheldon wis physi
cal director of the Young Men's
Christian association and even if he is
"over 21" he has not- forgotten the
days when he could run and jump with
any of the youngsters. Last Tuesday
night his scouts enjoyed a new game
of floor base ball, playing on canvas
with rubber rings. Thescore was 20
to 19. Two foot ball elevens are work
ing to get .on the troop team. This
troop will ehd 14 scouts before the
court of honor in December for first
class test examinations. A recent
stunt enjoyed by scouts of this troop
was a mock court in which a slacker
was tried. iNo. 6 holds one social
session each month.
Boy Scout Orchestra Welf
Received in Concert
Troop No. 3, W. L. Hackett, scout
master, boasts its. ability at a meeting
demonstrated its :) ility at a meeting
last Friday' night in the basement of
Windsor school, where this troop
holds its meeting. This orchestra
made its first public appearance, on
this occasion and was well received.
The players are: Herbert Woodland,
Thomas Coleman and George Hold
rege, mandolins; Roland Wellman
and Orlando Smith, violins; Webster
Villard, piano. Robert Smith of
fered jokes and riddles which added
to . the merriment. Demonstrations of
first aid and flag drills were given.
The orchestra played "America,' and
"Over There." Roland Wellman is
leader of the orchestra and also serves
as scout scribe.
troop No. 5 Holds Father
And Mother Wight at Church,
Scoutmaster Vincent Haskell of
troop No. 5 held a successful father
and mother night for his boys in the
First Christian church. There were
more than 50 parents present and they
enjoyed a program offered by the
sons. vEight scouts of this troop will
appear before the court of honor next
Monday afternoon to qualify for first
class scout certificates. There are now
15 first-class scouts in the troop. .
What Omaha Scouts
Are Doing
- At a meeting of scoutmasters of
Greater Omaha last Thursday night,
the-matter of standardizing scout
tests was discussed and satisfactory
headway made. Scoutmasters have in
instances placed their own interpreta
tions on the requirements as outlined
in the official handbook. All agree
that it will be better to have a uni
form understanding.
The following scoutmasters have
entered the army or navy service:
W. B. Horner, J. Morley Young, A.
D. BarreHarry, Haffner, 'Earl W.
Porter, Ernest Schreiber, J. P. Sul
livan and H. L Montgomery. H. M.
Hundley, jr., head of troop No 31,
expects to enter military service soon.
Troop No. 28, which won the local
food conservation prize, will go on a
hike on November 30, whenjrst-class
tests will Ixe given, Wolf patrol of
this .troop recently presented a
tableau, "The Landing of Columbus."
Scoutmaster C. R. Stewart anticipates
an interesting winter for his boys.
This Thanksgiving thought has
been issued at headquarters for con
sideration of all Boy Scouts: "The
scouts have a big chance to create
thankfulness on Thanksgiving day,
serving as messengers to needy homes
anil needy lives, and doing deeds that
will make the day a day of thanksgiv
ing to someone who otherwise might
be left unthought of and alone."
Neat service bars bearing the
words, "Omaha Scout Food Conser
vation," will be distributed to scouts
who obtained five or more signed food
conservation pledge cards during the
recent campaign. The boys will fasten
these bars to their staffs and when
they win other service bars they .will
fasten them in a manner which will
mark six-inch spaces on their 6Uffs,
thus adding utility to honor.
Omaha Boy Scouts will assist the
Red Cross society this year in the sale
of Christmas seals to help in the
work of cure and prevention of tuber
culosis. Troop No. 5,i of which Vincent Has
call is scoutmaster, has voted to
change its meeting place to Grace
Lutheran church, Twenty-sixth street
and Poppleton avenue.
A basket ball team is in prospect
among the scouts of troop No. 4,
which will have the advantage of the
fine gymnasium of Dundee school
this winter.
C. II. Hiri'zie, former scoutmaster of
troop No. 2, has returned from Coun
cil Bluffs to Omaha to live and will
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SCOUTS FIGURE IH
MANY CAMPAIGNS
Lads Gain Practical Experi
ence in Affairs of Life
and Get Healthful
Training.
Boy Scouts of Omaha have partici
pated in six campaigns this year. The
first was the annual spring cleanup,
when they made a preliminary house-to-house
survey, followed by a sec
ond canvass of the city. They accom
plished much good in this work and
expect to be in the service next spring.
The next campaign was the Red
Cross pledges and then these activi
ties wen undertaken by the boys:
First Liberty loan. Red Cross fund
campaign, second Liberty loan and the
food conservation pledge campaign.
, The boys gained much practical ex
perience of the stern affairs of life
and were brought to an appreciation
of what this war means to them.
"Outside of the actual results ob
tained by the bovs, these activities
were worth'much m healthful training
of mind and body, Because when a
boy is engaged in a wholesome activ
ity be does not have time of inclina
tion for things which do not make for
manhood," said Chief Scoutmaster
English. '
Scouts Played Big Part
In Liberty Loan Campaign
The News Bulletin of the Boy
Scouts of America has this comment
on Thanksgiving: "The Boy Scouts
of America are thankful that they
had a share in the patriotic work of
transferring J dollars from private
pockets to a place where the govern
ment could use them. Incomplete
returns up to November 10, 1917, show
a total of 489,575 subscriptions,
amounting, to $93,561,150, obtained
through tie Boy Scouts' special Lib
erty Loan campaign.
"It will undoubtedly be more than
$100,000,000. It is sincerely hoped
that by December 1, and certainly not
later than December 15, official an
nouncement may be made of all who
have earned the war service em
blems, of the troop in each state
which has earned foritself the presi
dent's flag, and the city which wins
Secretary McAdoo's prize, and also
announcement of the boys who have
earned the Livingstone medals."
serve as associate scoutmaster of
troop No. 4.
1 Captain Bert Corliss of troop No.
5's foot ball team would like to hear
from other scout gridiron aggrega
tions. Troop No. 21, which meets at the
Oak Street Methodist Episcopal
church, is saving old newspapers to
sell for the benefit of its fund. They
have 1,000 pounds and will accept
contributions of papers. P. T. Hiil
is scoutmaster.
. Chief Scoutmaster English was
busy last week getting the Khaki club
started off on the right foot:
Scoutmaster Hackett does not have
to ask "What time is it?" His boys
gave him a watch, of which he is
proud.
Executive Board Adopts
War Service Policy
The executive board of the Boy
Scouts of America at its last meeting
adopted the following resolution con
cerning the war service of the Boy
Scouts of America:
"Resolved, that the Boy Scouts of
America adopt a policy of giving lead
ership and approval- to services by
Boy Scouts only when such service is
in connection with the program of the
national government in its undertak
ings incident to the war, and that the
local scout ofhcials be urged to exer
cise the greatest care in assigning
scouts for any -other service, so as to
reduce to a minimum interference
with their full strength and energy
for the most efficient effort in carrying
out the work officially undertaken by
J the Boy Scouts of America,througl)
ns nauonai council as a service. 10
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