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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL) 16 MONDAY, MAY 2, 1921. PORTLAND. OREGOr: SHIP, SHIP AHOY! BOY SCOUTS FORM REAL SEA BRANCH The Sea . Scouts, a branch of the Boy Scouts of America, have made their appearance in Portland,' two ships' crews of nine. boya 'each, hav ing1 been recently organized, the first among, the boys orlhe James John high ischool with Arthur B. George aii - the Sea Scout, master, and, the second among: the toys of the' Jef ferson 'high school wth Elmer Nor ma as Sea Scout master. I j j A boy must be at least 15 years old and weigh at least 112 pounds before he is eligible io enter the Sea Scouts. f; ckew'has rjriFOBMS, T i At least two of each boat brew jniust bo first class scouts and la the sloop class : four must be In tbs schooner class and at. least six must be in the barken Une class. The boys are taught all the things there are to know about a ship and are advanced i in classification as thejr progress, as follows: Sloop, schooner, bankentine. The St. Johns crew members already have their uniforms, which are very natty and ' attractive, being built along the lines of the sailor's uniform. They held a rally in the gymnasium of the James John high school and the cere monies were , conducted from the im provised ship, which had been made by placing ropes in the form of a ship. take oath i , - Flags and pennants were: flying from the bow and stern and passengers were taken on and off by means of a real gang plank. Short addresses were made by the Portland scout executive, James E. Brockway, and Scoutmaster George. The oath of the Sea Scouts is: "On my honor I will, as a cabin boy. do my best to learn swimming and always be prepared to render aid to those in need in connection with 1 water accidents ; to make it my practice to know the loca tion of the life saving devices on every ship I. board; and to mentally outline my responsibility to maintaining order for myself and shipmates in case of emergency; to be vigilant and cautious, always guarding against water acci dents ; to cooperate with the responsible authorities lor tne ooservance 01 au regulations for the conduct and safety ported. of boats and ever to. seek to preserve the motto of the sea: "Women 'and children- first. ' : : ".J HAS SPECIAL APPEA1. " "' " ; "Sea Scouting dates back to the ear liest stages of the scout movement in this country," said Mr. Brockway "But the quickened Interest' In all ship and sea activities now manifest from coast to coast made It seem advisable to the national council to develop the , Sea Scout program more intensively and ex tensively. " . ' 1 : .3 (Especially Is that true here. on the Pacific coast. The government consid ered for a time the organization of Junior reserves, but later decided to place its stamp of approval upon the Sea Scout movement and to lend its support to the education of boys in maritime matters through its channels. I "The program baa a special appeal to older scouts, as it gives the boy a prac tical training and develops in him an Intelligent interest in boats, ships and seaways, doing for him on water what land scouting has aone ior "'"'" " i- - mcthodi and its coal are identical with those of .regular scout ing. 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