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SCOUT MOVEMENT
HAS IDE SCOPE
Any Boy of Any Nationality
May Become Member if He
Promises to Keep the
Oath.
Any boy of any nationality, of any
creed, 12 years of age or older, may
become a boy scout i; he promises to
keep the scout oath and laws and pre
pares himself for simple tests, on the
composition and history of the Ameri
can ,fla and the significance of the
scout badge, and can make several
cordage knots.
The boy scout movement is in no
sense a secret organization.
The plan is to group a number of
boys (not more than 32 in one "troop"
as they are designated) under the
leadership of a "scoutmaster" a care
fully seledted, clean, intelligent, boy
loving volunteer leader always a
man of sterling character and mature
judgment Each troop and scoutmas
ter are under the supervision of a
"troop committee" 6f responsible cit
izens, usually officials of the church,
synagogue, school, settlement house,
isylum or playground with which the
troop is connected.
Learn Many Things.
Through such leadership the boys
of thij troops are kept interested in a
program of play-activities that are
healthgiving and educational. They
take long tramps, studying nature in
all its forms. They learn woodcraft,
and how to take care of themselves
in the open. They have troop meet
ings each week for study, handicraft,
experiments, demonstrations, etc., and
go into camp every summer under
trained directors.
In a hundred ways the boy's time is
occupied. The program is so varied
and so fascinating to the boy that he
simply hasn't time or opportunity to
trail with an idle gang or to turn into
Ah6 evils that beset the path of the idle
fb6y.
The Boy Scout is taught courtesy,
honor, humanity, kindliness, chivalry
and service, and to exercise them at
home, in school and outside, and such
practical activities as first aid, life
saving, cooking, swimming, etc.
Must Do Good Turn,
The Boy Scout must do a "good
turn" daily.
The only membership cost is an an
nual registration fee of 25 cents. The
Boy Scout is taught thrift. He must
earn the money for his own scout ex-i
penses.
City officials often co-operate with
scout leaders, permitting the scouts to
enjoy, as they do, the privilege of as
sisting in honorable, safe ways in con
nection with big demonstrations. On
. each occasion scouts are responsible
aids while other boys, in striking con
jferast, just "hang around," getting in
the way if, not actually into mischief,
it becomes a first step in practical
civics.
N. P. Dodge Says Omaha Does
Not Realize Its Importance
N. P. Dodge, who sees more of
America and American cities and
their suburbs in his execution of his
specialty in real estate business than
any other Omaha realtor, entertained
the last meeting of the Real Estate
board with some of his conclusions.
Hjr is of the opinion that Omaha has
not yet realized its importance and
its opportunities.
He illustrated this by comparisons
iinade with other cities that he . has
visited during the last year, not sO
"large as Omaha, but which he de
scribes as having "three Sixteenth
streets and where the automobile cen
ters are at Fortieth and Farnam street
k locations."
Mr. Dodge is more than ever im
pressed with the growing need of
men of training, education arid special
equipment for the real estate busi
ness. He believes the organization's
of real estate menare especially ef
fective in this direct training and fit
ling men for better service to their
clients and better, treatment of one
mother and of the public.
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Boy Scout Court of Honor Sits to Pass
Upon Applications Made fpr First Class
Certificates and Badges Given for Merit
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Left to Right Clayton Midlam
taking first-class scout test; J. W,
Welch, H. A. Scnter, C H. English,
VV. R. McKeen, members of Boy
Scouts Cou.t of Honor.
What the Omaha
Scouts Are Doing
The local executive board of the
coy scouts nas approved a commis
sion for troop No. 41, a new South
Side organization which will meet
in the First Christian church of the
Magic City. William H. Van Wie is
scoutmaster.
Olger A. Rosengreri has been ap
proved by the local board as scout
master of troop No. 10, succeeding
Earl Burkett, who has been appointed
as deputy scout commissioner, with
jurisdiction over these troops: Nos.
29, 30, 31, 9, 10 and 5.
At the regular meeting of troop No.
28 next Thursday evening, in Cal
vary Baptist chrrch. Homer Wray
will have the distinction of being the
recipient of a medal for attaining 100
per cent in scout duty for one year.
This means that he has lived up to
all scout laws pertaining to these
attributes: Cheerfulness, trustworthi
ness, obedience, kindness, loyalty,
helpfulness, friendship, courtesy,
thrift, bravery, cleanliness and rever
ence. Those attributes may be re
ferred, to as the 12 cardinal virtues
of scoutcraft. ' Scoutmaster C. R.
Stewart will make the presentation.
William O'Connor is ready to ap
pear before the court of honor for a
merit badge in swimming. He has
passed the test.
Bob Grt-ham suffered a broken col
larbone while playing foot ball with
his troop team on the Central High
school campus. '
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Herb Wright was bitten by a dog.
Six stitches were necessary to close
the wound.
Troop No. 8 has received the silver
cup offered by Gurdon W. Wattles,
food administrator, to the troop
which obtained the greatest number
of food conservation pledges. These
scouts returned 1,256 cards, an aver
age of 56 per scout. '
Scoutmaster Stewart of troop 9 is
teaching taxidermy to some of his
boys. A horned toad, received from
Camp Cody, will be the first specimen
to be mounted.
E. V. Parrish Addresses
Mass Meeting of Scouts
E. V. Parrish spoke for G. W. Wat
tles, federal food administrator for
Nebraska, at a l.iass meeting of Boy
Scouts at Hotel Rome Friday night.
Troop No. 28, C. R. Stewart, scout
master,was presented a silver cup for
having obtained the greatest number
of food pledges signed and returned.
This troop returned 1,296, an average
of 56 for each boy of the troop.
Mr. Parrish spoke to the Scouts
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THE OMAHA
briefly on the significance of the food
conservation movement as a faJr i:i
wi.ining the war. He said the Boy
Scouts could do their share in mak
ing the world safe for democracy. . .
Three hundred and fifty scouts were
given service bands for meritorious
work in the food pledge card cam
paign. Open Meeting Held by Troop
No. 20 is Largely Attended
By SCOUTMASTER R. 8. EDMl.NDS.
Troop No. 20 held art open meeting
in the new basement of the Central
Park Congregational church, Mon
day night. An invitation extended to
parents and friends, resulted in an
attendance of more than 50. The
Brotherhood of David orgatiized by
Rev. D. E. Cleveland to prepare the
boys less than 12 years of age for
scout work, came on deck with 35
members, and a finer lot of young
well behaved chaps,' would be hard to
find.
The troop opened their meeting
witjh their "America" yell, followed
by roll call, and a few items of busi
ness in which the selection of one of
the scout laws as their motto for the
month of December, resulted in the
selection of law No. 12, "A Scout is
Reverent." The troop then started
their program in which each patrol
had a part.
The first patrol demonstrated the
"fireman's lift;" the second patrol
took several messages from the audi
ence, two boys sending anjd two boys
receiving, using the flags to signal
with. The third patrol gave some first
aid work in making a stretcher with
two coats and in tending -the wound
of an unfortunate scout. The fourth
patrol tied several knots and ex
plained the use for each knot.
The scouts then gavcanother yell
and then Dr. H. B. Hamilton gave
an interesting talk on elementary rst-
aid, bringing out many small points
of interest as to the proper treat,
ment of burns, poisoning, broken
bones, frost bite, and different kinds
of shock. .
The last feature of the program
was a "crab" race in which wo boys
of each patrol took part, resulting
with Tracy Sallander of the third pa
trol, proving to be the fastest "crab."
Mrs. Hayes gave a splendid talk to
the parents and girls. The troop and
scoutmaster take -this opportunity to
thank the parents and friends for their
interest in the work, and will promise
them something good: for the next
open meeting.
Troop No. 5 Takes Troop
No. 7 to an Awful Lacing
By SCRIBE OF TROOP NO. J.
Troop No. 7 played foot ball with
Troop No. 5 and was beaten by a
score of 19 to 0. It was a poor score,
but the boys of Troop 5 outweighed
the Troop 7 boys about 20 pounds.
Carl Smith, who is in bed with heart
trouble, claims that if he could have
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been at the foot ball game the other
troop-would n5J have beaten us. Carl
is having a good time now. He lies
in bed and lets people make' a hero
of him. He has all of the books he
can read and eats candy, while -the
rest of the boys work their, heads off
maybe. The doctor says that one
of the valves of his heart is clogged,
but he says he has a broken heart.
He won't tell the young lady's name
to anyone. A little miss of the eighth
grade sent him a nice letter and we
are sure she is very sorry she broke
his heart.
Works in Bakery to Earn
Money to Buy Mother a Coat
An ,0maha Boy Scout, whose name
is not to be used in this connection,
last week bought his mother a $50
winter coat and also bought a bugle
for his troop. He works from 4 to 8
o'clock p. m. in a bakery and is learn
ing the trade besides attending school.
He has learned to make rolls and be
lieves,that in a year or so he will be
a full-fledged baker. This is only one
instance of the progressiveness of
Omaha scouts. This boy did not say
a word to his mother about the coat
until he had $50 ready and then he
told her to accompany him downtown
to select the garment. It is difficult
to say who is the prouder the boy or
his mother.
Christmas Presents for
Scouts at Headquarters
C. H. English, scout executive, sug
gests that parents, sisters, brothers
and friends of Boy Scouts may find
at scout headquarters an interesting
assortment of articles which will serve
as acceptable Christmas presents for
the Boy Scouts. Some of the articles
are useful and others are ornamental.
Troop No. 43 to Learn the
Bohemian Gym Methods
Joe Wolff, associate scoutmaster of
Troop No. 43, has started to give his
boys a course of systematic gymnas
tips according to. the Bohemian meth
od, in which he is proficient. This
troop meets at St. Matthias' church,
South Tenth street.
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Rodman M. Brown, Scout
master of Troop 7, Has Some
Positive Opinions About
This Form of Sport.
Rodman M. Brown, scoutmaster of
Troop No. 7, has some positive opin
ions about boys playing foot ball
games.
"I do not oppose boys playing at
.foot ball, but 1 do oppose boys play
ing intensive games of foot ball," he
said. "I know of several recent ac
cidents among the scouts who have
been in this form of strenuous sport.
"The trouble with these boys is that
they overdo themselves in their en
thusiasm. I contend that a boy
should have gone at least one year to
high school before he engages in foot
ball contests. It is all right for them
to kick the ball around, but I do not
believe it is wise for young boys to
engage in real contests which call for
the maximum of their endurance."
Boys Se How Machinery
Of PoJice Court Works
Seventeen boys, ranging in ages
from 7 to 10 years, were shown
through the police court and city jail
Saturday morning. The party was
headed by E. C. Sikes of the Hirst
Memorial church. The plan is to
show these boys, all of whom are un
der scout age, the civic and industria'
centers of the city. Judge Madder
addressed the boys, urging them to
be upright and clean, as become:
prospective soldiers of Uncle Sam.
Educator Realizes Ambition
To Follow Aerial Career
C. H. Loewenthal, supenintendent
of schools af Minatare, Neb., came to
Omaha Saturday morning to enter
the balloon school t Frt Omaha. He
has lived in Chadron many years,
where his father is in business and
formerly was mayor of the 'Dawes "
county seat.
Mr. Loewenthal has been superin
tendent of the Minatare schools four
years. He has cherished ambitions to
follow an aerial career. He is single.
Churches to Hold Annual
Bazar in the Court House
Churches which for manv vars
helif their annual bazar in the foyer
of The Bee building, will this year
hold their sales in the rotunda of the
court house, on account of theack of
space in The Bee building.
The dates and the churches are as
follows:
December 10-11, Good Shepherd and
St. Andrews, McCabe Methodist and
Grace Lutheran; December 12-13, St.
Paul's, North Omaha Methodist,
Central Park Congregational and
Clifton Hill Presbyterian; December
14-15, Ludden Memorial Lutheran,
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Firemen's Annual Ball
M the Auditorium Tuesday
The annual ball of the Firemen's
Relief association will be held in the
Auditorium next Tuesday . night.
Dreamland rink was originally se
lected, but arrangements were made
to use the Auditorium.
City Commissioner Withnell will
lead the grand march. Green's band
will furnish the harmony. City offi
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