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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1925)
SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR . SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING OCTbBER 25, 1925 SCOUTING-IS NON-SEGMRIAN. BUT TRULY. REUIOUS;;N0N-MiMTRY; BUT" HIGHLY PATRIOTIG; NON-POLITIGAL BUT ESS EWTIALLY ereic ,-- T ) 4 7 "8, 4 S. i f . 4 . ir : 4 :;:: :! .v.v X Goes S RECORD EXTRAORDINARY Smaller Cities Are Doing Far More Than Salem in Fin ancing Boy Scouts, Exe cutives Declare Smaller Cities Are Doinir Var Mote Than Salom in Fi nanring Hoy Scout Movement. COOPERATION OP PRESIDE.! COOLIDGE The Hoy Scouts' of America liavc been exceedingly fortunate In me. sympAUietlc cooperation of their Honorary President, Calvin Cool idge, president of the United tatca. M A n 1 H M t Al V 1 A 1 -a mw Eicauiijf wwre uio amuwrr iroop saura, a u inner was held In their honor on board the Leviathan. 'President Coolidge.de uverea a Mlrrtng address In which he said in part, as follows: "The approach of the 15th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scout organization 1$. a reminder of the rapid growth and splendid serrice of the Scout body. 1 If there ever was Justification for oncer Ulnty as to the usefulness of this organization, it has long since been removed, in view of tne great work of the character development that has been accomplished. The liov Scout have contributed sreatlv. nnder their splendid leadership, to the best training for useful citizen ship.,. It Is a satisfaction, in contemplating at this time the achieve tnents of the organization, to express the hope and confidence that it Will nuitln'iut.A In- 1aKm - --J- - l "1 -1" ; me youui 01 mo nation." SALEM SCOUTS ENDORSED BY ROTARY, T KIWANTS AND LIONS k " There neTer was a time when the youth of the lan'd needed more careful supervision and guidance than at present and for that reason. I believe that the Boy Scout. movement, is entitled to most favorable consideration from the citizens of Salem. Let us help the boys. ; . A i (Signed) FRED M. TH1ELSEN, , f ' President Salem Rotary Club. , The Boy Scout organization of today is helping to build the future leaders of tomorrow". It develops the body and character. It needs the fall support of every loyal citizen, man and woman, of Salem. S. C. McCULLOUGH, .; President Salem Kiwanis Club. Any work which helps boys find their purpose in life, needs the support of forward looking people. ? v t ; - i, ROSS C. MILES, ' . ; President Salem Lions Club. Sale H BOY For Salem's I SCOUTSLSJ grown boys in Ro tary believe the "Motto" ' a good turn daily is ' beneficial and neces . sary in the small boys of 1 today. - Boy', Work Committee Salem Rotary Club , Carl Webb, f Chairman s H m BUDGET hree Thousand Dollars Are Needed for Coming Year's Work, Report Says Mayor's Proclamation ft 9 V lit v j w hi? . .. JOHN U. GIKSY, Mayor The Boy Scouts of America , aim to build character, high Ideals and develop the leaders of tomorrow. Their good works are landed throughout our city, 'state and nation. I ? They deserve the praise and active support of every citizen in Salem. They are asking a small amount from citizens to carry on In Salem. We fire the most prosperous nation on the globe today. Times are! good in Sa lem. While millions of dollars' are being spent today to sup press crime and lawlessness let us remember that a little money spent on building boyhood char acter will return to us a hun dred fold in good citizenship to morrow. Therefore, I, as mayor of Sa ' I em, take the pleasure of nam ing Thursday, October 38th, as Boy Scout Day. An Opportunity, to Contribute October 29th to 3 1st, inclusive Summary of Salem Scouting At the present time there are 138 scouts in Saiem. Since March 1923 six meetings of the court of honor have been held at which meetings registered bcouts have appeared and been advance as follows: Four boys to the. rank of Life Scout. Twenty-three boys to the rank of Star Scout. One hundred and six Merit Badges were awarded to forty five different First Class Scouts. Thirty-eight Tenderfoot Scouts were advanced to the rank of Sec ond Class Scouts. Twenty-two Second Class Scouts were advanced to the rank of First Class Scouts. Summer Came The summer Scout camp of the Cascade council was conducted at Cascadia, Ore- The camp has an ideal location In the heart of the Cascade Mountains on the South Fork fit, thfl Saatla ntiaceiu One of the attractive features of the camp is the splendid, swimming hole, four hundred yards long and from seventy-five to one hundred and fifty-yards wide. Here the older and more experienced swim mers were given instruction In life saving methods and nine scouts were given membership in the Junior life saving corps of the American Red Cross. In the sec tion set aside for non-swimmers twelve scouts overcame their fear of the water and were taught to swim. The camp was under direct sup ervision of the Scout executive who had with him a staff of as sistants well Versed in the ways or scouting who gave instruction In all of the required Scouts tests, such as pioneering, forestry, camp ing, etc. The camp enrollment for 1925 exceeded that of 1924 by twenty- five scouts there being enrolled and in attendance at the camp for the four 'weeks eighty-seven scouts. Training Courses to be Conducted Training courses win be con ducted for the patrol leadera of all troops and upon satisfactory completion' of the course certific ates or warrants will be issued to the patrol leaders and assistant patrol leaders. Courses will also be conducted for scoutmasters and troop committeemen. These courses will probably be run, in connection with regular meetings of the scoutmasters. -Educational or Industrial Trips A series of industrial trips. or hikes have been arranged for the Salem Scouts. These trips will be highly interesting as well as edu cational. Arrangements have been made with Postmaster John Far rar to permit the the Scouts to visit the postoffice at which time they will be shown through and the system of transferlng mail from one section of the country to the other explained. Through the courtesy of Robert Warwick, superintendent of the seventeenth Light house district and Captain John Kelly, superin tendent of the thirteenth United States Coast Guard district, visits will be made to the Tillamook Light House and Tillamook Bay Coast Guard station, here valuable information will be given the scouts on life saving methods and the operations of apparatus and equipment explained. ' Other industrial trips are to be arranged through some of Salem's industrial plants. Oregon Patrol Leaders to Meet The Oregon patrol leaders con ference is. set for. November 27- to 29. The conference this year will be held at Portland. Patrol lead ers from all councils in the state will be present and Salem will be well represented. All patrol leaders, senior patrol leaders and troop scribes are eligible to attend this conference. The registration fee will be $1.50. which will pay for part, of the conference expenses, including a banquet Friday night and a lunch eon Saturday noon. The Scouts will be given freedom for sight seeing on Saturday evening- The conference will close Sunday morning with a church service. The homes of Scouts Tn Portland will provide lodging Friday and Saturday nights, breakfast and dinner Saturday and breakfast Sunday morning. The entire con ference will be highly educational as well as interesting and no pat rol leader should miss it. ' During, the conference Governor Pierce will present several badges to Scouts whom have just ad vanced to the rank of Eagle Scout. Winter Camp Due to the ever increasing de mand for camping and out door activities, by the Scouts, plans are being made for a winter camp of about one weeks duration. The exact spot for the camp has not yet been selected, but this will be done in the near i future. The cost of the! camp will be low so that all may have a chance to at tend, and from all-Indications many will want to come so appli cations had better be made well in advance at the Headquarters. SUiCIH ESGOUIB 1 Professional Leaders Say Benefits Are Vital and Re sults Are Lasting ARGUMENTS ARE VOJCED Scouting as a Man Builder .Cannot Be Excelled; Real Citizens and Community Builders1 Made Scouting as a Man Builder Can not lie Excelled And ; Makes Real Citizens of Them. . I am proud to say that my boy is a Scout. The Scouts teach boys high ideals and high aims. Let us remember that what we do for the boys of t oday will return to us tomorrow a hundred fold in good citizenship and clean living. Signed: TOM LIVESLEY, Leading. Business Man, Salem I have more faith in the Boy Scout program to instill honor and honesty In the boys between the ages of 12 and 18 than any other plan. E. E. FISHER, M. D SCOUTING IS NOTi A REFORMATORY- IT IS A FORMATORY The Scout law: ' A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friend ly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, rev erent. Character? development is the real objective of the Boy Scout movement. Every step in the Scouting program is but a means to this end. The character devel opment manifests itself in health, efficiency, chivalry, patriotism and good citizenship. The Scout Motto: Be prepared This means a Scout is always In a state of readiness in mind and body to do his duty. Mr. W. L. Hayward, Regional Scout Executive Boy Scouts of America, 712 Peyton Building, Spokane, Washington. My Dear Friend: I take great pleasure in endorsing the work you arz doing to ncourage scouting among our boys. It is the most important work being done today to bring the boys of America in touch with nature, develop them in a manly way and make the proper background to give them the proper impression of the wonderful opportunity that America affords to the youth of this favored land. I Yours sincerely, ' Signed: WALTER M. PIERCE, Governor on Scouting as a man builder can rot be excelled. Scouting puts old heads young shoulders. Scouting makes community builders. Scouting makes real American citizens in every sense of the word Scouts are law abiding citizens you do not find, a young man fho has been a Scout In our penal in stitations or Scouts In our reform atones or police courts. Scouting is not duplicating nor is it a com retltor of the Y. M. C. A. in doing of good work. Either one rounds out the work of the other and their work should go hand In hand in building better citizens. My eon is a member of both and I am proud of the fact. DR. HKXRY E. MORRIS, President Federated Club. ' ' 1 wsoy I .vJy - SCOUTS FILL NEED Many of our foremost educators have said "Scouting is America's accepted program for the develop ment of her boys. If we work on marble, it will perish. It we work on brass ( time will efface it. If we rear temples, they will crumble into dust. ' But, If we work upon Immortal souls," if we imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God, and the love of fellow man; we engrave on those tablets some thing which "will brighten all eter nity. You will be asked to contribute. EDUCATORS PRAISE SCOCTIXa Why the community needs- Scouting. The average boy has 3000 hours of leisure time annually to spend away from the leadership of home, church and school- These leisure time hours Scouting seeks to fill with useful I activities; Scoutimg turns the boys of a com munity from an - tmorgjuifeed group to an organized fore. fof community service and good; Scouting will make . better citizen through having Berred as citizens while boys. :.. " Scouting builds citizenship and. individual responsibility. Frank Neer, Lions district governor. . Anything that will build the body, mind and character of the boy is well worth while. The Boy Scout program lays such a foun dation for the boys of today. Every r an should give support to that which will make manhood equal to future tasks. Signed: J. J. EVANS, Pastor, First Church, Salem. BOYSVACTS , , Wht are the significant facts concerning our 25,000,000 under 21 years of age? Each year a million of them graduate into citi zenship. What do wa know of them? Scouting turns the activities of the gang into safe and useful channels; It provides adult com radeship in the! plastic years whence crime and religion alike recruit largest numbers; It prov ides attractive Interest gripping activity of the right kind; " in satisfies the boys normal craving for adventure;' it gives the boys, a concrete code of Ideals to re-in-fore- the teachings of home, church and sehool. SCOUTING TRAINS FUTURE CITIZENS The Boy Scout Council of Salem is asking the "citizens for; a 'budget to administer the work for the coming year. Three ' thousand dollars Is needed. This will take care of the work and outstanding debts for the coming year. The boys of today are our citizens of tomorrow. The Salem Council has a good execu-. tive. His work is all ready being felt in the community. It ts a small amount to ask. Enough money has already been speat . in Marion county at a recent murder trial to run the Scout work; la the entire county for years to come. What we spendtoday ; in making better boyhood will come back to us tomorrow a hun dred fold in good citizenship and better manhood. - Let the citizens of Salem both men and women make a contribution to carry on this good cause. YOU WTL BE ASKED. Be ready to respond to the solicit-' ors who are giving so generously of their time and money that the work may be carried on for BETTER BOYHOOD in our city. ' I THE SCOUT OATH V On My Honor I Will Do My Best " ' 1.' To do my duty to God and ray country to obey the -Scout .law. ' , i "2. To help other people at all times. 3. To keep myself physically strong, mental'y awake and ' T ' and morally straight. . h , .... The Scot Motto Is, BE PREPARED. r -' ! The Scout Slogan Is, ONCE A SCOUT ALWAYS A SCOUT. .SCOUTS- The Salem Kiwanis Club believes in. the Scout organization; Its : ideals j like Kiwanis, are high. It develops char acter, honesty,, good citizens and service to. others. It has the full cooperation-of the Ki .wanis Club. Salem can and will do its part in the drive. .;: KiwauiS'. :fiM SALEM,' ORE : .