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Services NewsA Trip to James Bay.Beave~ Valley . .

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JAMES F. MACKIE, Editor

VELMA CARTER, Assistant Editor MICHEL PLANT, Editorial and Advertising

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With many sections closed for the holidays andto quote the old song, "the living's easy", we'vetried to match the content of the June/Julyissue to the summer mood. There's somethingfor everyone, including the hard-working corn-mitteeman, and the program ideas are equallyideal for use at summer camp or when yoursection begins to meet regularly in September.So have a safe, happy summer and may thesun shine bright.

THE CANADIAN LEADER magazine is published monthly, except for combined issues of June-July and August-September by Canyouth Publications Ltd., P.O. Box 5112. Stn "F," Ottawa, Ontario K2C 3G7. Second classmail registration number 2405. Yearly subscription prices: to registered members of Boy Scouts of Canada. inCanada and with Canadian Forces overseas, $2.00; non-members and outside Canada. $3.50. Address manu-scripts to the Editor. THE CANADIAN LEADER magazine. P.O. Box 5112. Stn. "F." Ottawa, Ontario K2C 3G7.The publishers will take all reasonable care but will not be responsible for the loss of manuscripts, photographsor drawings. Recommended by Boy Scouts of Canada. .ADVERTISING POLICY. The selling of any product must be done on its own merits. The advertisement of anyproduct or service does not indicate approval by the publishers unless so stated. Certain advertising in THECANADIAN LEADER may contain offers of sales plans for individuals and groups. The publishers do not assumeany responsibility by warranty or otherwise with respect to the products offered in advertisements in the mag-azine. However. to the best of their knowledge. the value of such products is commensurate with the sellingprices suggested. All advertisers in this magazine are familiar with the official policies of Canyouth PublicationsLtd., and have indicated their willingness to abide by them.Anyone receiving information or literature in conflict with these policies should immediately notify the Editor.THE CANADIAN LEADER, Box 5112. Stn. "F." Ottawa, Ontario K2C 3G7.

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Leaders in British Columbia willbe interested to learn that threeScout council offices are nowScout Shops, carrying a completeline of Scout merchandise.

·British Columbia Provincial Office,719 West 16th Ave., Vancouver,V5Z 1S8.Vancouver-Coast Regional Office,664 West Broadway, Vancouver,V5Z 1G1.Fraser Valley Regional Office, 620"Queen Ave., New Westminster,V3M 1L2.

•The Pack Program Planning

Guide (20-480) is now known asProgram Planning for the Pack -its contents and catalogue numberremain the same.

The camping spirit now pervadesthe air and thoughts turn to thephysical arrangements, programs,activities, menus and equipmentfor the big summer event. All ofthese subjects are adequately cov-ered in About Camping, (20-613)available through your Scout of-fice, dealer or from Supply Serv-ices. Among many other helpfulbooks in the catalogue are TheCampfire Song Book (20-602) andScout Camp Hymns (20-356).

•Leaders in south western Sas-

katchewan will be sorry to hearthat McKenzie's Boys' Shop inSwift Current is closing its Scoutdepartment after many years ofservice to Scouting. Moose Jawand Regina outlets will now be thenearest source of supply.

•The back page of this issue con-

tains an advertisement for ScoutCalendars '76. More and morefunds are raised as sales continueto increase, year by year. Lastyear groups shared almost $115,-000 by selling calendars. Makesure your group earns its sharethis year.Plan now.

/4 TqlP TO JAMES IA"tBy Ken Lee

Last summer the Pine Beach "Nahani" Boy ScoutTroop left their safe and comfortable homes in Dorval,Quebec for the wilderness of James Bay.

Setting off on their ten-day expedition, the forty-nine adventurers embraced the oppo.rtunity to putgood Scouting practices to work as they had in thepast.

Scoutmaster Ken Lee wrote The Canadian Leaderto share their adventure that lured them over 780miles from home.

Our journey to James Bay didn't just happen. Therewere several good reasons that the trip "got off theground." Each year the Pine Beach "Nahani" troopmakes a ten-day adventure trip. It always includesa base camp in a location that we haven't used forthe past three or four years. In this way we all getto see a new location or area. That's adventure forall. We usually alternate between the Adirondacksin New York State and Algonquin Park, Ontario. Thisputs us between 175 and 250 miles from our town.The trip also includes two 50-mile canoe trips, backto back. Of course, Scout outdoor training, swimming,cooking and camp fires are standard. When youcamp in the bush, you have to build everything fromscratch.

Our journey to James Bay included all these thingsbut on a more adventurous scale. Transportationwould cover 780 miles on three trains. There wouldbe three canoe trips; one of 110 miles and two of60 miles. The additional feature would be seeingMoose Factory, a real (even though modernized) Hud-son Bay Trading Post. The fact that the inhabitantsare Cree Indians enticed us even more. And then,what of weather, flies and hazards that far north?

A rough plan was made by the Scouters and seniorboys in March. It was then decided to present thepackage to the parents and Scouts on a troop night.Some good questions came from the parents as tosafety, weather, hazards and of course, cost. Theboys asked about animals, Indians, fur trading andwho could get on which canoe trip. The result wasan overwhelming "go."

Then came a flurry of rework on all the estimates,tentative booking of train travel and arrangements forcanoe rental. An inventory of camp equipment wasmade, along with changes required due to the meth-od of transportation we had chosen. This was follow-ed by building new pieces of gear.

A few of the lads wishing to make the trip hadfinancial problems. In a couple of cases these weresolved when they realized their parents, who wereemployed by an airline, could get railroad passesfor part of thei r journey. Several other lads went intothe waste paper business at full speed and raisedover $100.

Mid-May saw formal camp applications mailed toall parents and also made available to other troopsin Dorval, in a limited number. These were due backby the end of the month.

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'confirmed or adjusted; transport and canoe rentalbills to be paid; and various permits to be appliedfor including Scout travel, camp permit, wildernesstravel (for canoe trips) and a fire permit. The finalcount was five leaders and forty-four boys.

Canoe trip participants and leaders put their menustogether and formed shopping lists. The troop's usualcamp menu was copied and adjusted for base camp.Buying crews went to work and in several days hadpurchased all the staple food and stored it in aleader's basement. An order was sent off to the Hud-son Bay Company at Moose Factory for perishableitems. Finally a packing crew closed and sealed allthe boxes and tagged and stenciled them forMoosone~ Canoe trip boxes were colour-coded foreasy iden ification. Camp gear was sorted and packedin equipm nt boxes and appropriately labeled.

Meanw ile each Scout and Scouter had been as-sembling his own gear, along with extra supplies ofinsect repellant and the ever popular safety gear -a fly hat.

At last, on June 22, all was ready. The troop'strailer plus a panel truck and one car moved the3,500 pounds of equipment and food - a total of 74pieces, to Montreal to be placed in a baggage car.Another Scouter picked up some frozen steaks tobe used as the first meal by the adventurers.

By noon, the travellers were gathered at the Dorvalrailway station, complete with parents, friends, rel-atives and bulging packs. The train came and wewere off on the first leg of the epic journey - westto Ottawa, on through Achray Ranger Station in AI-gonquin Park where we had camped in 1973, thenthrough Brent, another old troop camp, and at last -North Bay. This was a five hour step-over, We madea tour of the main street and then returned to thestation to try to get some sleep on top of our kits.

At 1:30 a.m. we were northbound to Cochrane -the second leg of the trip. Breakfast was at sixo'clock and by eight o'clock we were at the frontier- Cochrane.

The leaders were happy when they saw two pick-up trucks with the seven rental canoes. The out-fitter was right on time. So far no hitches in ourplans.

Then it was aboard the celebrated Polar Bear Ex-press for the trip north to Moosonee. About an hourinto the trip, the boys for the 110-mile canoe trip andthose for the first 60-mile trip got out of uniform, into"workies." They repacked their gear, some (and not

much) for the canoe trip, the balance to go on tobase camp. A few boys went to the baggage car toequip the canoes with paddles and life jackets. Atthe same time the food boxes were inspected andsorted by colour. All was ready!

Our first stop was Otter Rapids Dam. Eleven boysand one leader trooped out with four canoes, per-sonal gear, red food boxes and good wishes for asafe trip.

Our second stop was Onakawana Bridge. Againwe followed the same procedure - eight boys anda leader hauled out their gear and green food boxes(including two five-gallon cans of food to be storedfor the long trip, since they were to pass here in2V2 days.)

At last we arrived at Moosonee, 780 miles fromDorval. It was 1:00 p.m., June 23 - 24 hours fromstarting time. Order of the day: Find a truck to haulbaggage, with extra kits, down to Moose River. Theboys hiked. Indian freighter canoes were rented totravel around the sand bars at low tide to TidewaterPark, on, Charles Island, midway to Moose Factory.Here we set up camp.

Our first meal was at 6:00 o'clock that night, and,except for a candy bar, that was all the food we hadeaten since 6 a.m., but the next day we were righton schedule. Sunday night the temperature was 2degrees Celsius, Monday it was 3 degrees but Tues-day morning it went to 29 degrees and stayed thereall week. No rain disturbed our camp until the middleof our last council fire that Saturday.

Each day a different group of Scouts went overto Moose Factory, which is on another island, byfreighter canoe to see the museum, blacksmith shop,powder vault, old cemetery and trading post and topurchase Indian handicrafts. This was an opportunityto view Canadian history first hand. A pleasant sur-prise was the lack of blackflies and even the giganticlocal mosquitoes were slow to bite.

Wednesday, the first group of '60-mile' canoeists,returned with stories of fast water, flies and fish.Everyone had their share of adventure happily with-out injuries or damage.

That evening eight more boys and a leader packedtheir gear, took the canoes and paddled over toMoosonee for the third canoe trip. They portaged upthe main street to the station where they slept in abaggage car, ready for the trip south to Moose RiverCrossing, where, the next morning, they would setoff back to the main camp.

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By Laurence Pringle

The following article is printed with the permissionof the editorial director of RANGER RICK'S NATUREMAGAZINE which is recommended as a useful andcolourful resource to your colony. Subscription to themagazine, which publishes ten issues a year, may beobtained by writing to National Wildlife Federation,1412-16th St., N.W. Washington, D.e., U.S.A. 20036.The cost is $7.00per year.

It was a sunny spring morning in the wooded valley.The woods were alive as leaves unfolded, wildflowersbloomed and birds sang.

This morning there was a new sound - a grinding,chewing sound that came from near the creek thatflowed through the valley. A beaver was chewing atthe base of a small tree. New life had come to thewooded valley.

The day before, a pair of beavers had swum up-stream into the valley looking for a new place to live.The valley seemed just right and the beavers beganto build a dam in a place where the creek flowedslowly.

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The beavers started to cut down shrubs and smalltrees with their sharp teeth. They laid the branchesand tree trunks in a row across the stream, the.heavy, thicker ends pointing upstream. The brancheswere fitted tightly together.

The water continued to flow through and aroundthis small dam, but the beavers kept working. Theybuilt a dam of trunks and branches all across thevalley floor. They pushed mud and stones againstthe upstream side of the dam to make it watertight.A pond began to form behind the dam.

As the dam grew higher and wider, the pond be-came deeper and bigger. Water spread across thevalley floor, covering the ferns and wildflowers grow-ing there. Mice and chipmunks fled to higher dryland. The water soaked the soil surrounding the rootsof trees. The roots could no longer get air from thesoil. The trees would begin to die.

After many nights of work, the dam was finished.Only a little bit of water trickled over it. With the damcompleted, the beavers gathered brarnches and piledthem in a deeper part of the pond.

Soon jthe pile of branches rose several feet abovethe wat,r. The beavers carried mud in their forepawsand pl~stered it on the pile of sticks. The mudhardened and helped to hold the sticks together.

Then'~he beavers dug into the stick pile from belowthe surface of the water. They made a hollow deninside Jbove the water level. This was their lodge.It woul~ be a safe place where/the beavers couldrest an~ raise their young.

By mi summer the valley looked very different f,romthe pre ious summer. Many trees in the pond haddied. T e beavers had cut down many other treesto build the dam and lodge. The sun shone on a widepond where once there was a thick stand of trees.

The beavers had destroyed the habitat of some ofthe forest plants and animals, but their pond was nowa new habitat for other things. Water insects, sal-amanders, -frogs and fish thrived in the beaver pond.Birds swooped over the water by day, catching in-sects. Bats did the same at night. Many animalsvisited the beaver pond for food or a drink. Deer cameto eat the plants along the pond's edge, and raccoonscaught frogs.

Each levening the beavers left their lodge andswam about the pond. They fed on the new kinds ofplants t~at grew in the water or along the pond'sedge. They listened near the dam for the sound ofleaking water. If they heard any they quickly pluggedup the leak with sticks and mud.

In thei fall the beavers became very busy. Theycut down many trees and piled them in deep waternear the lodge. This was to be their winter foodsupply. frhen the pond surface was frozen over anda cold wInter wind howled over the snow, the beaverswould be warm inside their lodge. Whenever onewas hunbry, it would swim under the ice to the foodpile, Cher off a branch and carry it back to the lodgeto eat the bark and twigs.

The b~avers mated during the winter, and in thespring tll e female gave birth to three kits. The kitsstarted wimming soon after they were born. Theyplayed i I side the lodge, rolling and tumbling about.For a m9nth they nursed milk from their mother. Thenthey learned to eat leaves, twigs and bark.

The ki~ls grew quickly. By autumn they were ableto help their parents gather food for the comingwinter and repair the dam and lodge.

Another winter passed and spring came. Thebeavers set to work on a new dam. It was built fartherup the valley from where the first pond was formed.A pond formed behind this second dam. They couldsafely swim to the edge of this second pond to findnew supplies of trees for food.

The beavers were never far from the safety of thewater. T~e water in both ponds helped protect themfrom coyotes, bobcats, bears and other animals thatattack beavers.

As the seasons passed, more kits were born, butthe beaver colony never grew large. When the youngreached two years old they were forced away fromthe colony by their parents. They began searchingfor homes of their own.

As years passed, the beavers made one pond afteranother. Each new pond brought changes to thevalley. More trees died and more pond habitat coveredthe valley floor.

The ponds themselves changed too. Slowly theirbottoms became covered with mud and decayingleaves. The water became warmer in the summertime

because it was no longer shaded by trees. Warm-water fish now joined the trout in the beaver ponds.

After a few more years the beavers began to runout of winter food. They had to travel farther andfarther from the safety of the ponds in search of thetrees they like best. There were no good places leftto build dams in the valley. So the beavers had tolook for another valley where there was more food.

Although the beavers had gone, the ponds werestill full of life. Many animals visited them as before.But with no beavers to repair the dams, they brokeone by one. The water rushed downstream, leavingbare mud open to .the sun. Many pond animals died.But some, such as the trout and some insects, sur-vived in the creek that flowed through the valley.

Grass began to grow in the mud. After a few yearsthe open spaces in the valley where the ponds hadbeen became meadows. These beaver meadows werea new kind of habitat in the valley. They were homesfor insects, mice, birds and other animals that thrivein wet, grassy places. Deer came to the beavermeadows to feed. Bears visited too, ripping apartlogs and eating ants and grubs they found inside.

More years passed. Seeds fell from the trees thatsurrounded the meadows. The seeds sprouted andsome, after many years, grew to be large trees.

The sunny meadows began to disappear as theforest edge grew toward the stream.

Today young forests grow where the beavermeadows and ponds used to be. Trees overhang andshade the creek as it follows its same course throughthe valley. The wooded valley looks just as it did longago, before the beavers first came to live there.

Next spring perhaps another pair of beavers willswim upstream into the valley, looking for a home.The cycle of changes will begin all over again.

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April 18th and all was ready at Kemptville for the '75Conference On Adult Training!

It seemed a long time from September, 1974, whenthe planning started. Extensive communication hadtaken place with conference participants to ensuretheir total involvement in the conference design.Planningj

During the summer of 1974, the Provincial Com-miSSione

1sof British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec

were as ed to propose one or more persons to form aSteering Committee. It comprised of Darrell Bedford,Quebec; Morrey Cross, Quebec; Bob Dyer, BritishCOlumbiJ; John Pugh, Ontario; Fred Whiskin, Ontario;Larry Wi cox, National Headquarters and Gerry Wright,Program Committee (conference chairman). They metfour tim s in a period from September to April.

An es ential element of the planning was to involveparticipants to the greatest extent possible in thepreparation of all aspects of the conference design.

The Steering Committee had amassed the manyconcerns of participants and determined ways thesemight be handled. Eight work groups of participantswere set up, based on a combination of geography,age and rank. (Gals and guys were also equally dis-tributed.) A group leader was chosen for each groupand asked to arrive the day before the conference inorder for some orientation. Also, ten participants wereselected to serve as members of a Recommendations

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Seriously, now ...Burn Evans, Edmonton; GillianHeath, Oshawa; Harold Puttick,Saskatoon; John Pugh, Windsor;Art Jackson, Ontario.

and Report group. Their task was to put togetheraction plans and recommendations, and to monitorstrategies as they emerged from the work groups;compiling a report during the conference, resulting ina final report completed by the conference closing.

A conference workbook had been prepared for useby each participant, as the event progressed.

In the wake of all the pre-conference activity, theactual week of the '75 Conference On Adult Trainingseemed to arrive suddenly, and brought an air of in-creased excitement and expectation. It looked asif half of National Headquarters' equipment was movedto Kemptville. Preparations were made for the arrivalof the group leaders. Orientation of group leaders andtying up the loose ends of administration took placejust before the arrival of the remaining participants.Registration night went smoothly. Apart from a fewmissed flights, no one appeared to be suffering fromanything worse than jet-Iag. Eighty-seven strong, theconference was set to go!Purpose

The '75 Conference On Adult Training is a forwardlooking Conference to determine the purpose, direc-tion and emphases on adult training through to 1980with a view to:

• Further improving the contribution training makesto the application and operation oJ Scouting'sprograms

Celsius or Fahrenheit?Bill O'Doherty, B.C. checkingconference evaluation.

Good to the Last ...John Spencer, Victoria and Percy Ross,Chief Executive.

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• furth I, developinq unity of purpose and cocpera-tive ~ction among councils at all levels of theMovement.

ObjectiveTo develop for adult training: objectives, goals and

action plans, including ways to assess progress andrespond to emerging needs and priorities for theperiod of 1975-1980.Participants. People selected to attend included provincial region-

al district training chairmen and Scout executives whohave an interest in, and influence on, adult trainingin their areas. Individuals were also expected to:

• be prepared to devote the required time prior,during and after the conference

• have a continuing commitment to Scouting and acontinuing role/ influence in adult training

• have the ability to make an effective conferencecontrlbutlon

.' have the confidence and support of the councilto enter discussions and make plans consistentwith the conference goals.

Those attending included:

BRITISH COLUMBIA: Stan Ayres, Barney Cavanagh,Ric Clarke, Pete Coil ins, Paul Deakin, Bob Dyer,Miguel Fernandes, Hank Ficke, Beryl Hamilton, JockNorman, William O'Doherty, Sheena Pattullo, JimSharp, John Spencer, PhilSpencerALBERTA: Scott Angus, Alex Elder, Burn Evans, EricHaffenden, John Hanlin, Frank Jackson, RobertJenkins, Denny May,John Richardson, Gary ThomasSASKATCHEWAN: Keith Best, Steve Breen, GladysBussey, Rose Gusaas, Don Lavers, Jacob Peters,Harold PuttickMANITOBA: Bill Black, Jack Bundy, Lorne Erb, LesGreen, Ralph Heard, Alan Jones, Stephen Loyd,Phyllis Swain.ONTARIO: Tom Albion, Thelma Brister, John Brug-mans, Ro~ert Butcher, Jay Campbell, Edith Davy, BillEvans, Fr~nk Greaves, Hugh Halley, Shirley Hart, Gil-lian Heath, Bill Henderson, Robert Hinch, John Hod-Hmm-m-m ...George Cummings, Ottawa; Doug Campbell, NHQ;Gerry Wright, Conference Chairman; Stan Ayres,Victoria.

dinot, David Hope, Art Jackson, Peeter Kallaste,Charles MacLeod, Dan Peace, John Pettifer, JohnPugh, Helen Smith, Fred WhiskinQUEBEC: Ken Batt, Darrell Bedford, Morrey Cross,Doug Jennings, Phil NewsomeNEW BRUNSWICK: Clifford Alien, Bill WailerNOVA SCOTIA: C. Reg Gunn, Pat KingPRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Gordon Kerr, SharonPaynterNEWFOUNDLAND: Gary Green, Robert O'NeillPROGRAM COMMITTEE: Barbara Hannah, RobbertHartog, Geoff Wheatley, Gerry WrightNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: Doug Oarnpbell, J. PercyRoss, Charles Stafford, Larry WilcoxRESOURCE PERSONS AND VISITORS: lan Roberts,President National Council; George Cummings, Chair-man, National Personnel CommitteeSUPPORT STAFF: Bob Milks, Marg Williamson, Na-tional Headquarters(names of persons italicized served as work groupleaders.)

Off and Running!lan Roberts, National President, got the Conference

rolling with a humourous, yet thought-provoking, open-ing address. He spoke of the meaning of 'training';the need to take into account what both the Scouterwants/sees and what the organization wants/sees intraining; the part training can play in helping one'spersonal growth; and, the need for practicality in thework of the Conference.

Participants worked hard, long hours. All of theoriginal concerns were examined. Problem areas wereidentified. Alternative solutions were worked throughfor each problem, with a 'best' solution selected. Then,it was on to the job of working out action plans toimplement each solution.

George Cummings, Chairman of National PersonnelCommittee, served as a resource person during aperiod of this work.

But it wasn't all work. Rev. Pete Coli ins, B.C. con-ducted an ecumenical service on Sunday rnornlnq,

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By Velma CarterOn your way south during this summer's vacation?

If so, the National Office, Boy Scouts of America inNorth Brunswick, New Jersey offers you an expe-rience in Scouting.

Located in 100 acres of majestic woods are theheadquarters office, a museum, library, conservationeducation centre and overnight accommodations -as well as the eastern headquarters of the supplydivision.

A MUSEUM FOR ALLThe Johnston Historical Museum contains "one of

the greatest collections of Scouting memorabilia everassembled."

But first, throwaway any rigid ideas you may haveof a stuffy, old museum, for this modern, air-con-ditioned building is an "ever-changing display ofScouting activities and growth" since Lord Baden-Powell started the Movement.

Entering the Museum, the visitor is engulfed in anatmosphere of Scouting - a montage of sight andsound. Dioramas, (effects such as a sunrise can beproduced due to colour and direction of light thrownon these spectacular paintings), rotating photo ex-hibits, illuminated posters, taped telephone messagesand simwle walk-around-and-read signposts illustrateScouting] past and present.

One of the biggest attractions is the recreation ofBaden-pbwell's study, where you can see "him" work-ing busily at his desk. The wax figure, made speciallyfor the museum by Madame Tussaud's Ltd., is solife-like, ¥ou might simply think B.-P. is so engrossedin his work he fails to hear any of the questions sooften pu ~to him by young visitors.

But t e most popular exhibit, according to themuseum curator, is the replica of Freedom 7, the spacecapsule hat protected John Glenn as he orbited theearth 13 years ago. Looking into the cockpit, eachyoungster can only imagine how it felt to view thevastness of space first hand.

Such momentous objects as the flag used at B.-P.'soriginal Brownsea Island Scout camp to the SpaceExploration merit badge carried into space by As-tronaut and former Scout, Edward H. White 11, catchthe visitor's eye and lure him on to other excitingexhibits.

ihe natural progression of the Scouting Move-ment's involvement in the community is shownthrough photographs - with such highlights asScouts gathering peach pits for WW 11 gas mask fil-ters, the launching of Cub Scouting in 1933, the Get

Out the Vote carnpaiqn of 1956 - right up to recentjamborees.

Lady Baden-Powell has turned over many of herhusband's writings, art and other items that revealthe man behind the Scout Movement to the NorthBrunswick museum. Many adults and Scout leadersare seen browsing through these exhibits thought-fully.

Everyone, no matter what age, enjoys the moviesshown in the new Wm. Harrison Fetridge Theatre.

BOOKS GALORE ,Just inside the front door of the museum is the

Memorial Library - a special section of the museumthat, so far, seems to be overlooked by most visitors.

There are over 2,000 books housed in the librarywith 1,000 of them autographed by the author ordonator. In this varied collection of Scouting literatureare such books as Merchant Prince by J. F. Penny,Masters of Deceit by J. Edgar Hoover and Profiles inCourage by John F. Kennedy.

You can browse through a volume-bound collectionof the Scouting magazine since its start of publicationin 1913, or the first Pee Wee Harris book before thecharacter appeared in the Boys' Life magazine comicstrip. Issues of The Scouter, Great Britain's ScoutAssociation magazine were donated by Mrs. EileenWade, once secretary to the Founder and travellingcompanion to Lady Baden-Powell. Assorted bookson hobbies, natural history, crafts, games, Girl Scoutsand boys in general, make excellent factual resourcematerial - besides good reading.

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VARIETY OF VISITORSThe Johnston Historical Museum is dedicated to

the memory of Mr. and Mrs. Gale 'Johnston. The

family's .traditional Scouting interest still flourishesthrough ~heir three sons who serve on the museumcommitte .

But Sc uters aren't the only visitors to the museum.Church rganizations, school groups, and familiesstop 'in t have a look. The guest book has beensigned b such notables as Lady Baden-Powell, thenvice-president Hubert Humphrey and Astronaut JohnGlenn. Vi itors from all over the world have been at-tracted t the museum - from countries as far awayas Chile, New Zealand and Nepal. Since the museumopened i June, 1950, over 425,000 visitors have pass-ed through its doors.

Open s x days a week, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. week-days, and! from 1 p.rn. to 5 p.m. on Sundays, themuseum bffers the opportunity to witness Scouting'spast, treelot charge. The parking lot and picnic areasare also open to visitors.

INATURE AT ITS BEST

You can leave this indoor mecca of Scouting, andin just a few minutes be stalking the occasional deerin the Conservation Education Centre. The half-milenature trail winding through the 50-acre tract hasbeen praised as one of the best on the east coast -all within walking distance of the museum.

Here nature survives unscathed by human inter-vention. Along the peaceful trail, there are exhibitpanels, and identification markers to help everyone,from novice to seasoned camper, appreciate natureat its best. The quiet observer, blending silently intothe sheltering forest will hear the cheerful call ofblue jays, mourning doves or cardinals attracted bythe feeding stations; or witness chipmunks, rabbits,raccoons, possums and other creatures, scurryingabout in the thick darkness of the underbrush. A

printed guide describes the soil underfoot and thetrees towering above.

A specially constructed woodchuck den is in-habited from early summer to mid-October while theturtle pond is active from 'spring to fall. The wildlifeobservation blind overlooking a pond carved out ofthe forest brings you face to face with brant andmallard ducks, Canada geese, a WOOd-duck and'Mariah', a white-tailed doe. Injured hawks and owlsare kept in raptor cages until they are healed andready to venture out on their own. Guided tours andspecial films on pollution and conservation can bearranged in advance.

OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONFor the weary Scout and Scouter, accommodation

is provided at the Ellsworth H. Augustus InternationalScout House. It provides overnight accommodationfor touring Scout groups, visiting Scouts and Scoutersfrom abroad and Boy Scouts of America volunteersand their wives. The House was given to the BoyScouts of America in memory of Mr. Augustus, formerBSA president for five years, by his widow and family.

There are eight private rooms for adults and familygroups, four dormitories and two twin-bedded leadersrooms. There's also a library for quiet moments, theFellowship Room for recreation, the FriendshipRoom for conferences or group meetings, and, forthe more industrious - laundry facilities. Rates arereasonable but reservations are made at least onemonth in advance. '

The Boy Scouts of America campus is an ideal spotto visit for any Canadian family or group vacationingin the eastern U. S. this summer. It's not only educa-

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tional but it's great fun - and what better way canyou acquaint yourself with Scouting.For further information or reservations, write:Conservation Service,Boy Scouts of America,North Brunswick, N.J.,08902ORAugustus International Scout House,Boy Scouts of America,North Brunswick, N.J.,08902

Velma Carter joined our staff as assistant editor inMarch of this year. No stranger to the media, she hasworked as a freelance writer and reporter-photogra-pher during the past 3V2 years.

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By Don Swanson

In previous issues of The Canadian Leader, (May1974 and November 1974) directions for two small 13oITOJVt "<,

make-it-yourself stoves were illustrated. Since then,two enterprising Scouters have taken the time to dropus a line and share their modifications to the stoves.

Jim MacDougall, Regional Commissioner from the.Cape Breton Region suggests the addition of a canwith holes in the side. This is placed over the stoveto hold a pot for cooking. There are a few ways thiscan be tackled.

Model 'A', with the open top, allows you to reachdown into the can to light the paraffin stove.

Model '8', with the bottom still intact, uses thelarge can's lid as a base. The paraffin stove is placedon the lid, the stove is lit and the can is then placedover the paraffin stove resting on the lid.

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By Doug Campbell

This month's article covers both the brain andbrawn of Venturing. The first section deals with plan-ning resources for the company, and the second withthe fitness of Venturers and how a company can test tosee if its members are in good physical condition.

Advisors are encouraged to cut these articles outof The Canadian Leader and add them, as resources,to their Venturer Advisor Kit.

Planning Resources for the CompanyYoung men join Venturers for a variety of reasons:

to have fun, to be with and make new friends, toextend their skills, to learn new ones, to visit newplaces and to add to their growing store of generalknowledge.

Venturers look forward to these experiences, butto realize and make them happen requires plan-ning - their planning - with the aid of their advisorand resources provided by Boy Scouts of Canada.

Several workbooks are available to provide theguidance necessary in the area of planning. Somebooks cover planning in general, while others, aredirected towards such specific program planning asorganizing a camp. A company may wish to establisha company planning kit which could contain some orall of trese books.

Company officers should be familiar with the work-books.1Advisors may want to emphasize the use ofthe workbooks during their next company trainingprogram.

The books listed are available either through localScout Jlffices or the Supply Services catalogue.

The Canadian Venturer Handbook provides mostof the esources a company needs to start planningprogra activities. In the "planning section" of thehandbook are resources for setting objectives andguideli es, as well as how to evaluate the successof an ctivity. Venturers should be encouraged toread this section, and to have a good understandingabout the concept of planning.

As planning resource, the Venturer ExecutiveWorkb ok provides the company executive with awritten record of their plans. It offers resources andguidelimes in long, short and immediate range plan-ning. Members of the company executive should befamiliar with the workbook, and it should be availablefor both executive and company meetings.

As the company becomes involved in the planningof its activities, it will want to finance some of themthrough company funds. The Venturer Treasurer'sRecordl Book provides ideas on budgeting and fund-raising. The treasurer Should know the resources inthe workbook and be able to apply them to companyplans.

The Venturer Secretary's Record Book is used tokeep records for the company. Keeping track of thesystem used to plan activities helps the companyevaluate each activity. The secretary is responsiblefor keeping records of individual recognition, resourcepeople, and participation by members in companyactivities. Such records and information can be vitalto future planning.

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The Venturer Advisors Kit provides many resourceson company planning. An advisor should be familiarwith the suggestions the kit offers and be ready topromote their use within the company. The companytraining program suggested in the kit is a good vehicleto help train company officers in the aspects of plan-ning.

The About Camping book was developed to helpplan and carry out a variety of camping experiences.

As a planning resource, it should be used by allcompanies as they begin to learn to plan camps. Itcovers such areas as camp programs, menus, healthand safety. An advisor may wish to give a copy ofthis workbook to the Venturer in charge of each campthe company plans.

Let's Celebrate can be used by Venturers and ad-visors to provide resources for the planning and con-ducting of spiritual happenings for the company. Itcan also serve as a guideline for religious dis-cussions.

The document Problem Analysis and Decision Mak-ing can be used by advisors to help their companieslearn the process of analysing' problems and makingdecisions. One of the obstacles a company faceswhen planning an activity, is how to make decisionsaround the action of the plan. An advisor should havethis document in his kit and be familiar with the sug-gestions it has to offer.

Becoming familiar with these resources will takethe frustration from planning and help it become anendeavour you will enjoy.

A FITNESS TEST FOR THE COMPANYWhen was the last time you asked your company

whether or not they were physically fit?Today, Canadians are very conscious about keeping

in shape, a feeling emphasized with the summerOlympics being held in Montreal next year. Most ad-visors feel their Venturers are in good shape, just be-cause they are young. But fitness is unrelated to age.Many young men between the ages of 14 and 17 arephysically unfit.

A Venturer needs to be in good physical shapeas well as in the right frame of mind for all activities.His body's effectiveness is determined by its strength,muscular endurance, stamina and power.

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ANDBRAWNStrength is simply the ability of the muscles to

exert force. Muscular endurance is the ability of themuscles to keep on providing that force. Staminais the ability of the heart and lungs to supply themuscles with the energy necessary for the work. theyare doing, and power is the rate at which the workis done.

If you take each of these aspects of fitness, youcan see how it is possible to gauge the conditionof the body.

Strength is measured against an external forcesuch as a weight or a spring. Different muscles do

'"r"'\different jobs. Someone who milks cows daily will

have a stronger hand grip than someone who does not,just as a person who walks a lot will have stronger,more developed leg muscles than a person who driveshis car everywhere. To determine accurately the re-lative strength of several people, you must ensurethat each one is using the same set of muscles.

In Venturing leg muscles are tested more severelywhen climbing uphill with back-packs while othermuscles are wbrking to carry the pack on your back.Someone What can easily lift a heavy pack on theday of the ev nt may not be able to carry a muchlighter pack Id r days. Muscular endurance,' which ism.o.reimportan than mere strength, depends upon theeffectiveness f the blood supply to the muscles andthe supplenes of the muscle tissue.

In the Vent ing handbook published by the ScoutAssociation of New Zealand, there is a simple testcalled the Har ard Step Test that measures stamina.Why not try it with your company?

EquipmentYou will need a box, 20 inches high, a watch with

a clear second hand, and a companion.Stand erect in front of the box. Put one foot on

it, then step up and stand on the box with both legsstraight. Put one foot down and then the other. Standerect on the floor. Time yourself to take one secondto step up and one second to step down. A completecycle should take two seconds to bring you backstanding erect on the floor. Now do this for five min-utes without stopping - 150 times up and 150 timesdown. Then sit on the box. After one minute sittingdown, your companion should count your pulse rate

for half a minute. Allow another half minute rest;count again for half a minute. Allow a further one anda half minute rest and count again for half a minute.The timing and action should be:

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a) At zero time and for 5 minutes - Stepfor up and down 150 times5 doing one step up each

min. second and one stepdown each second.

b) At 5 min. and Rest on box.for

- 1min.

c) At 6 min. and for V2 minute - Countfor pulse for 1st time (i.e.1 no. of pulse rates in

min. 30 sec.) this will prob-ably be between 55and 75. Rest on box forremaining Y2 min.

d) At 7 min. and Count pulse for 2ndfor time (no. of pulse ratesV2 in 30 sec.) this will

min. probably be between50 and 70.

e) At 7V2 min. for Hest on box.1Y2 min.

f) At 9 min. and Count pulse 3rd timefor (no. of pulse rates inV2 30 sec.) this will prob-

min. ably be between 45and 55.

INDEX OF FITNESSThe index of fitness is obtained by dividing 15,000

by the sum of the three pulse rates. If the numberobtained is:

below 75 not fit75 - 80 barely fit80 - 88 average88 - 95 reasonably fit95 -110 goodover 110 excellent condition

If a company conducts the Harvard Step Test andfinds its overall fitness is not as good as expected,then they may want to concentrate on some activitieswhich will help to condition themselves. Suggest toyour Venturers that they can chart their progress whiletrying to gain a better overall Index of Fitness.

If you try the Harvard Step Test, let us know theresults, and let's see which company in Canada isin the best physical condition and by how much.

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soBy Donald and Keith Monroe

Adapted fromHow to Succeed in Community ServiceJ. B. Lippincott Company

This article originally appeared inTHE SCOUT LEADER, January1969. It is reprinted at the requestof a number of councils.

PART 11Some committeemen talk too much - without know-ing it. How to recognize and curb this .ln yourself:How to behave when you're in a minority.

In Part I we discussed how the new committeemancan comfortably fit into a group. We also told ofcommon mistakes made by committee members.Those blunders are easy to make, but also easyto avoid - when you understand protocol.

One other mistake, however, is ubiquitous andpersistent: talking too much.

It's hard for a talker to know how much is toomuch. En~husiasmand good ideas are welcome toany committee. Good or not, ideas are welcometo any chairman who understands the democraticprocess. But many a man becomes as gabby as acircus batker without ever realizing it. Logorrhea,like halito~is, is a fault that friends are loathe tomention. r10W can one detect it in oneself?

If you notice people fidgeting or staring into spacewhen you talk, you talk too much. If a chairmanpolitely cuts in - "We appreciate the contributionsyou've made, but I suggest you hold your otherpoints until later," or if you are several times askedto speak briefly, it may dawn on you. A majoroffender will sooner or later be chided by thechairman or someone else, or quietly dropped. Buteven whe~ you're aware of your bad habits it'shard to cprrect.

Eugenel,Peckham in his Dynahelps for DemocraticLeaders offers prescriptions to people who realizethey talk too much and want to cut down. Oneis to put their thoughts in writing before they speak.This makes them clarify and condense and givesother people more time to be heard.

Ask a question - lower voiceAnother is to ask a question rather than launch

into a statement. The question can be framed todraw the statement out of someone else, usuallyin shorter form.

A third is simply to lower the voice. "The chancesare you have a strident voice," Peckham says, "oryou wouldn't so successfully overwhelm others whowant to talk. Turn down your volume."

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The garrulous are chronic interrupters. "Practiseyielding," Peckham says. "When someone tries tointerrupt you, let him. When a silence falls, waitfor someone else to break it."

If you can do that, you've kicked the habit.

If you're in the minorityHarmony is sweet. It's almost indispensable to

teamwork. But harmony is a matter of atmosphere -friendliness rather than hostility. It doesn't meanthat members always agree.

In fact, a good working rule is that majoritiesare usually wrong - at first. New ideas stick in thecraw. Old ideas seem sacred. Emotions andpersonalities trample logic. Vital facts are ofteninvisible (no committee ever has all the facts).

Therefore, it's a duty of a good committee memberto question everything silently and to speak whenanswers continue to elude him. Why is this beingdone? Why this way? Are there better ways? Arepertinent facts ignored? .

Most of us shrink a little from asking suchquestions. We know our colleagues prefer to feelthat everyone agrees with them. As Ordway Teadpoints out, even in the midst of disagreeing, most ofus abhor disagreement. For the sake of peace andthe approval of others, we tend to keep quiet. But inour stronger moments we remember AbrahamLincoln's stern reminder, "To sin by silence whenthey should protest makes cowards out of men."

Your protests can be couched as mild questions,thus ruffling fewer feathers. A question can be awelcome stimulant to a fair-minded committee.Figuring out the answer may lead people to changetheir view. On the other hand, their answer mayexplain their view so you yourself agree with it.

Cracking tough nutsBut sometimes your quizzing will leave you still

in disagreement. What then?First, of course, you need to re-examine your own

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thinking. How does it look from the other side. Areyou sure of your facts? Is your opposition basedon a pet theory or a pet peeve. Our own rationalizinghas a way of sounding very rational to ourselves.Try to think it out and perhaps talk it out with somefrank friend, before you plant yourself firmly in aminority stance.

Having done all this, don't back down because themajority is unmoved. If the good of your groupdemands that the others change their opinion, it's upto you to persuade them. How you'll do it dependson the situation. There are times to fight, times toexplain, times to conciliate.

Be a Jo n BrownSome imes the majority is merely apathetic. The

boys' w rk committee of a service club was ploddingcomfort bly along, taking a few orphans to ballgames nd giving them a Christmas party. But onemember John Brown, got excited about the workof a yo th center in the worst part of town. It facedbankruptcy. He urged his committee to dash to therescue. But the other committeemen thought this toomuch trouble for a small group of boys.

It was John Brown's fiery, table-thumpingenthusiasm that finally broke them down. He toldstories of boys the center was helping. He remindedthem that these boys' parents would never supportsuch an enterprise. "That's why it's a blighted area,"he barked. "These kids will rot in the alleys if welet the center close."

He advocated a bigger, stronger center, whichthe service club could promote. To clinch it, he hadfigures at his fingertips. He proved that all this couldbe done with the committee's available budget.He swept everyone along with him, and the clubeventually took deep pride in the project. But ifBrown had been quiet and patient, the youth centerwould have died.

Or a Chinese fighterSometimes it's better to roll with the punches

and conciliate an angry majority rather than fight it.(A Chinese proverb says, "By fighting you never getenough, by yielding you get more than youexpected.") For example, a church board was told,correctly, that a Scout troop chartered by the churchhad broken new chairs in the recreation hall andhad torn the carpet. The board exploded. It decreedthat the troop must meet elsewhere. .

Boys will be boys, as their fathers know. Twofathers were on the church board. They also knewthat the elderly majority of the board would notconsider boyishness an extenuation for damagedproperty. So these minority members counseled withthe Scoutmaster and his troop committee and laterwith the Scouts.

All hands were ashamed of the damage, eager tofix it, and glad to promise that rough games wouldhenceforth be played only outdoors. This news wastaken to the church board. In addition, the troopproposed to include service to its sponsor as partof its activities in the future, beginning by rebindingthe church's old hymn books. This compromisemollified the board, so the troop wasn't banished.

Fall back and regroupNow let's examine the minority member. He isn't

always right, although the human brain is so con-structed that he usually thinks he is. And when he is,sometimes surrender is smart. Being a loyal loserisn't always cowardly. It may be better to let a groupmake a mistake that to try to stop it.

For example, a Y.M.CA leader planned a campingtrip to a lake where canoes were available. Butan unsupervised canoeist had drowned there in therecent past. So the camp committee was dead setagainst any canoeing for its boys. The leader wassaddened, because he was an expert aquatics manand a strict enforcer of safety rules. He might haveforced the committee to let them use canoes bythreatening not to go unless they did.

But he applied a lesson of history pointed out byLiddell Hart in his book Strategy: "The mostsatisfactory peace settlements, even for the strongerside, proved to be those made by negotiation ratherthan by a decisive military issue." The camp leaderknew that imposing his will on the committee mightmake them so angry that they wouldn't work withhim in the future. He dropped the issue. The canoesweren't worth a major battle. A year later thecommittee let him use them.

Before you force an issue, ask yourself: Is aprinciple at stake?

H. A. Overstreet's The Mature Mind points outthe significance of this question:

On a tablet in front of the Old South MeetingHouse, in Boston, are words that describe ourRevolutionary forefathers as "worthy to raise issues."They knew which things were important and whichwere unimportant. A person has to be mature tobe worthy to raise issues. Most of the small frictionsin life that destroy mutual confidence and enjoymentcome from raising issues that are not worth raising- and most of the social inertias and timiditiesthat keep our world from moving toward its idealsexpress a reluctance to raise issue that shouldbe raised.

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SCOUTING FOR BOYSWITH HANDICAPS ,

By Gerry Giuliani

No One Is PerfectWe all have our limitations; our strong and weak

points. We all fit somewhere on the scales of emo-tional, physical and mental capacity. In some in-stances, we are stronger than others; at other points,we are weaker. Admitting and facing our limitationsis a sign 9f strength providing we use what we can doto the bes~ of our ability and accept help. from others(who hav~ their limits too) who have the ability andknow how to do those things we may not be able todo. This in itself, is a difficult learning process formany of ~s, even though it is plain common sensewhich ap~llies to you and to the boys and young peo-ple you le1ad.

Each arnd everyone of us is unique as a personbecause no one is perfect. (If everyone were perfect,we would Ibe a rather bland lot!). Despite limitations,everyone of us sees things in his own eyes and nomatter hOt: different from you he interprets things,the world is real to him. No one is perfect, yet, be-cause of ,his imperfection everyone is unique. Eachof us projects his personality by being productive;by doing. To be productive everyone must shareideas, timF and things with others. Scouting helpseveryone rhO participates to do just that.

Han~licap1jThe word handicap, like many others, has been

used and re-used for so long that it now means dif-ferent things to different people. To some, "handicap"means crippled, to others, retarded, or emotional dif-ficulties. It can mean a person without money, with-out family, without enough food, etc. Some peopleconsider a person who turns his back on a retardedboy to have a handicap. Then, again, the word hand-

icap can mean to many, a way of getting a golf scoreunder 100. So there are many interpretations.

Consider a limitation an individual faces whichprevents him from functioning as a person withoutsome form of mechanical, personnel and! or counsel-ling support. Because of the help this person needs,and the feeling of inadequacy that may accompanythis need, he, in many instances is excluded (or evenexcludes himself) from participation in communitylife. He is, in effect, socially handicapped. Perhapsthis is the only important definition of handicapped:being socially excluded and, therefore, unproductivebecause of a limitation.

Scouting, because it depends upon community in-volvement, is an ideal vehicle to help a boy, who issocially handicapped because of the nature and ex-tent of a limitation, become more involved in his com-munity.

Your CommunityIf your community is representative of the average

Canadian community, then there are a number ofboys around who are socially handicapped and needScouting. They are the ones who are shut up in un-certainties, hobbled by a physical limitation, heldback because of a mental incapacity, or frustratedbecause of emotional difficulties. They are the boyswho face challenges that are more pronounced thanthe average boy; who don't mix with other boys be-cause they don't feel they are worth anything or don'tfeel they "fit in"; who, because of social and tradi-tional biases, are shut away in institutions, specialhomes and training schools where they are con-veniently kept out of the way; who are forgotten athome because they are a physical burden to thepeople who are "close" to them. Despite their hand-icap, they are still boys who need other boys -

ordinary boys; boys who need to be a part of theircommunity and its activities; who need to contribute,to share, to participate, to belong.

Perhaps there is a boy in your neighbourhood whois isolated from the people in his community; hemay be in your section right now. There may comea day when a parent with' a boy who has a handicapasks you to register his boy into your section. Ora closed (special) Scout group for boys with hand-icaps may approach you to take on a boy they feelshould be integrated into a regular group. There maybe a boy in a special school, treatment centre, homeor institution who would like to become a "Scout".What are you prepared to do as a leader? In whatspecific way can a boy with a handicap participatemost effectively in Scouting?

Three MethodsScouting for boys with handicaps is part of the

normal Scout organization with common sense adap-tations and adjustments being made where neces-sary. The program is flexible enough for you, theleader, to make any adaptation to meet the capacityof the boy and yet offer him a challenge and demandfrom him his best effort. The three ways the programcan be applied are listed below in the preferredorder:

1. IntegrationBoys are encouraged to join a local Scout groupand take part in as many activities as possible. Toallow every boy with a handicap the opportunity tomeet and face the real world, an experience tied indirectly as possible with his community is essential.Whenever possible, this normalization process, by in-tegrati~n of such a boy into a regular Scout group,is encouraged.

2. outp~st MemberWhene~er, for some reason or other, a boy cannotmake it regularly to a Scout meeting or is confined tohis ho e (Le. confined to bed, can't go outdoors inwinter time, has no transportation, needs specialmedical attention and/or simply cannot physicallymake i week after week), you can have him joinas an "Outpost" member. As such, he would bevisited by his fellow members and/or leaders, in-volved in a personal Scouting program and partic-

ipate, whenever possible, in group activities. Theimportance of an "Outpost" member lies in the factthat he belongs to a regular bunch of boys, hasfriends and directly feels he belongs to the world-wide brotherhood of Scouts.

3. Closed Groups/SectionsWhenever the first two alternatives are not practical,a closed group/section may be formed to bringScouting to boys who would not otherwise be ableto participate. These groups could be formed in spe-cial training schools, treatment centres, institutionsor sponsored by a local parents association, or evenstarted by people who are interested in helping boyswith handicaps. Such a group/section should always,be formed with the intention of placing any boy intoa regular local Scout group as he becomes preparedto do so.

You, the leaderThe approach and example you use, as leader of

your section, will determine the successful participa-tion of a boy with a handicap in your Scouting pro-gram. Remember that if you accept the basic at-titudes of quality of life, genuine concern and thedignity of the individual with basic human rights,these attitudes will pass on to the boy you lead; byexample and program content. you reflect your in-dividual character. Here are some basic steps andhints you may wish to use. They have been used andfound effective by Scouters who work with boys withhandicaps.

1. Get to know the boy before he actually joinsyour section. It is a good idea to establish a goodrelationship between yourself and the boy so that theboy will feel secure enough to want to overcomeany doubts and hesitations he may have. It is alsoa good idea to discover the nature and scope of hisiimitations to help you determine what assistance youmay need, what type of program adaptation you maywant to make, and an idea of where and how he willfit in with the rest of the boys.

2. Remember to involve his parents and keep theminformed. Many parents worry about or suspect anyprogram that offers to help their son. Starting off witha good relationship with concerned parents is es-sential. They may not want to become involved atfirst, but keeping them up to date on what their sonis doing may gradually help them recognize the worthof Scouting and draw them out to lend support. Someparents may want to become involved, and it is im-portant to be able to find ways so they can becomeof service.

3. Seek advice from parents, public professionalservices, schools and other Scout leaders. They areall part of your community and should be used whenyou have any questions or concerns.

4. If you have any doubts about the capacity of yourregular boys to accept a boy with a handicap inyour section, check it out with them. Do not under-estimate the ability of your boys to understand theextra challenges and needs another boy with ahandicap faces. You may be surprised that once yourregular boys understand the situation, are made apart of the decision to accept a boy with a handicap,and feel the encouragement from you, there will belittle difficulty.

5. Emphasize the things that the boy can do ratherthan those which he cannot. Let him explore his own

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boundaries (within reasonable safety limits) with asense of challenge and dignity of risk. Once he findshis boundaries, he will in many cases, compensateby sharpening those skills that he can do. Encouragehim to focus on these skills.

6. Exercise patience. Help him to become one ofthe boys. This does not happen with special treat-ment, but with understanding.

7. Modify badge requirements only when necessaryto meet his capacity. Be sure you keep the elementof challenge and best effort that you ask of yourother boys.

8. Include him, in some way, in every possibleactivity. This may be from refereeing a game, tomodifying a game so that he can play; allow him tofeel a part of the program and the gang; use yourimagination and enthusiasm to guide you.

9. In your community there are many service clubsand organizations who will help. If you need a wheel-chair ramp, transportation for a boy with mobilityproblems or a person to help out on an outing orweekend, your local service clubs and organizationswill probably be available to help.

10. Make exchange programs with closed groupsfor persons with handicaps part of your program.Whether the exchange is with a Scout group or not,the program will expose your boys to people whoface a different kind of challenge in life than do mostof us. The exchange will also allow your boys torealize the worth of an individual as a person who,despite his handicap, has the same basic needs,problems and desires as do everyone else, exceptthat in some instances these needs, problems anddesires are more amplified.

Who Benefits?A boy "'1'ith a handicap contributes to a Scout pro-

gram by demonstrating his willingness to learn inthe compal1nyof friends, despite his handicap, througheffort and determination in whatever task he takeson, by offering a great capacity of joy and a genuineability to ive and receive, and by offering other boysa chance 0 learn that they are all brothers and thatquality rat er than quantity is an essential ingredientof brother ood. He benefits by experiencing friend-ship, by eing asked to participate, by facing chal-lenges tha are met by success and by participatingin the ave~ge boy's environment.

SURVEY: 'Help Needed"Last su mer, The Canadian Leader included a

questionnaire, HELP NEEDED; asking how you feltabout Scouting for boys with handicaps. I am happyto report at this time the responses were most en-couraging. Those of you who took the time to answerexpressed a strong feeling that boys with handicapsshould be allowed the benefit of Scout programs. Agreat majority felt that there is enough flexibility inthe Scout program to accommodate boys with hand-icaps, and just about as many felt that boys in aregular Scout group are capable of understandingand accepting the needs of boys with handicaps. Theresponse came from a good cross-section of Scoutersfrom all sections, half of whom had direct experiencewith boys with handicaps in Scouting. Returns camein from every part of the country and reflected thepopulation distribution accurately.

It is noteworthy that there is a receptive leadershipin the country to boys with handicaps, and this re-

ceptiveness includes the overwhelming opinion that,as much as possible, such boys be kept in the com-munity and become members of regular Scout groups.

We are all on this "space ship earth" together.We all have our limitations which urge us to seekhelp and company with other people. We depend onand have a responsibility to one another. Certainlimitations are more apparent in some people thanin others, but these challenges must be met andshared by all.

Look around you, in your community, and see ifthere's a boy with a handicap, who can use your pro-gram. Why not help him to become a Scout?

"The way in which society responds to the needsof the handicapped is a good measure of civilizationitself. We are more aware today than ever beforeof tlie interdependence of human bej.ngs. We under-stand that whatever diminishes anyone diminisheseveryone."

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Trends Magazine 1974(July/Aug./Sept. issue).

GERRY GIULlANI, actively involved in Scouting for 12years, is one of the authors and researchers of"SWTH-the Scouting with the Handicapped Project"-the result of an exploratory in-depth study of Scout-ing for boys with handicaps. He has now incorporatedthis information into a new publication for leaders,ready for distribution this summer.

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The leader of the 3rd Thorburn Cub Pack, PictouCounty, Nova Scotia, Joan Kearley, wrote a Paksakarticle for us back in March, 1974 which was called"Sixers Cuboree - Pictou County Sty/e" in whichshe asked the question, "Have you ever considereddoing away with your sixers' council and substitutinga camping seminar for sixers and seconds shortlyafter they are appointed?"

A resounding "yes" was published in an article byBob Shaw (June/July 1974) of Belleville, Ontario,writing on behalf of the leaders, slxers and secondsof the 10th, 18th and 19th Belleville packs.

Well, Joan Kearley replied last September andasked if we would publish an open letter to BobShaw and our readers. We agreed but so many otheritems piled up in our basket to keep us busy ...

We are finally printing the letter,So - our apologies to Joan and Bob for the delay.

If our readers would like to respond to the letter,please do so. Our address is P.O. Box 5112, Stn. 'F',Ottawa, Ontario K2C 3G7.

gets seasick if the bathtub water has ripples on it.As usual, the boys planned to do all their own

chores, which included the hewing of wood and haul-ing of water; sweeping and scrubbing where it isneeded; laying in supplies of wood, tinder and kind-ling for winter campers, and checking those jobs thatneeded attention before the weather gets too bad forservice trucks to make it into camp.

On the more serious side of, the seminar, the boyscame up with a list of aims for a Sixers' Cuboree.

• to study more fully the aims, activities and skillsinvolved in Cubbing

• to prepare ourselves to take a full and activepart in troop activities

• to return, in some measure, the Good Turns doneto us by the District Council by always havinga fully equipped camp available for our use

• to teach us to be full members of the adult worldThe wording was, of course, the work of the staff.

As usual, sessions on the right way to do thingssuch as The Grand Howl, Flag break, fire lightingand tent pitching would be held, but spare momentsin camp are to be used in regular practicing, becausethe boys want their proficiency in these things testedin competition against a stop watch or against theother sixers, with awards for the grand Champion ineach field.

It is going to be interesting to see whether theprogram they have mapped out will work in practice;if it does, it should do a lot to build their skills andconfidence as efficient Scouts in the near future.

I have looked long and wistfully at the early springfor another Cuboree, but I fear that the situation ofCamp Roderick is against us. It is three miles backin the bush, with a road that, though quite well laid,is so steep that it presents problems for the familycar even in summer.

We won't be having Campfire as you do, either,Bob; twelve boys makes too small a group for a reallysuccessful one. However, we don't regret it, becausewe have evolved a substitute that works. We callthem fireside chats. The boys put on a big ffre inthe fireplace, set jug~ of potables and plates of eat-ables in reach, and we yarn. We may try out a skitidea and everyone offers suggestions for its improve-ment. We tell stories or learn the words of a song. Webring up problems that come up in lair or den, andwe discuss them and their possible solutions.

We, the leaders, set a very high value on thesechats. The small group gathered round the big fireon a COld, dark night with no one else within mileshas welded the senior boys with the leaders into areally firm friendship! There is no other way that I canthink of, where we can get to know the boys andtheir problems so well, so that we have never evengiven serious thought to the idea of multi-pack semin-ars. To us the fireside chat at a Cuboree is the high-light of our Cubbing year.

Sincerely,(Mrs.) Joan Kearley3rd Thorburn Cub Pack.

P.S. I did enjoy your article, and plan to crib oneor two ideas. J.K.

Dear Bob:Do y~ think we ask too little of our sixers? After

three ye rs of Cuborees for sixers, I have come to theconclusion that, in the main, we do. We have the'Televisi n Disease' where it is expected that every-one will sit on their rump and be entertained, so thatsixers ~re too much spectators. rather than activeparti ci p~nts.

The first year at our Cuboree, we watched overthem likr a bunch of mother hens. We had never hadthe boys in camp without the Scouts or a cook-housestaff to IhelP out, just us between them and the bigwide WO[ld outside. But with each successive year, Wehave dOle less and less for them, encouraging themto do mpre for themselves.

This }lear our Cuboree was ready to go very early.All we iXere waiting for was the Thanksgiving week-end to rrive. The reason? It's because at the end ofthe summer when time was hanging heavy on theirhands, re asked the boys to do the planning.

They came up with a program that was far moreambitiojs than any we leaders would have schemedup. The menu was completed in good time and mostof it wa,s planned for outdoor cooking. One featurewas thel making of their own bread. (We made goodbiscuits last year, Akela.) In addition, they had plan-ned for both hay box and tinfoil cooking and indicatedpractical ways of using up all the staples left overfrom our summer camp.

They asked that each work team be permitted tospend one night under canvas and get up in themorning to get breakfast over an open fire; afterbreakfast had been cooked on the first day, theyplanned to cook shortcake in a frying pan to beserved at lunch. In this way, they could spend thewhole morning out on the lake in canoes, either map-ping by compass or exploring the bed of the lakewith a home-made 'lead-line'. 8aloo was to stayashore and have the milk and shortcake ready ondemand, not because they wanted to keep her away,but because every boy in the pack knew that 8aloo

By Reg Roberts

It would seem as though summer is finally upon usand, for some packs, that means that Cubbing is overuntil next September. It doesn't have to be that waythough. Why not carry on during the summer monthswhen the whole outdoors beckon?

Some of you will be taking vacations, of course,and some will say that you need a little time awayfrom the Cubs before the new season begins. Bothare good reasons for easing off your pack activities,but perhaps you could think of even better reasonsto keep in touch with at least some of the boys duringthe summer.

After all, how often do we hear the childrens'plaintive cries of "I don't have anything to do" afterjust the first few weeks of summer vacation? Well,in Cubbing there are all sorts of things to do.

Many of your boys may be earning the YoungOlympians of Canada Award; if so, now is the time tobegin or finish up the bronze, silver, or gold stagesin such areas as cycling, field hockey, lacrosse, row-ing, baseball, sailing, water skiing, football, softball,tennis or just plain walking. If you are interested inthis program for your boys but do not have the in-formation, write to Young Olympians of Canada, PostOffice Box 16000, Montreal, Quebec.

For something different - how about a familypicnic for the entire pack or for sixes and theirfamilies? These can be a lot of fun,· not only fromthe point of view of good food and lots of it, but alsobecause of the games, skits or stunts that can beplayed by the boys with their parents, brothers andsisters.

Why not consider a community scavenger hunt?With an extensive list of items to be found and a care-fully planned route, such an event could occupy awhole morning or afternoon, ending up with a bar-becue and swim at someone's home, local pool,stream, beach or pond.

Consider a fishing trip - a day's outing with someof the vacationing fathers going along to a nearbyfishing spot to show the boys the basics of safe fish-ing practices; how to cast or troll and even tie flies.

Try a visit to a local historic site within easy bus orcar travel from home. After the visit, maybe a day ortwo later, have the boys get together to put on a playor skit acting out the history behind the place theyvisited.

For those boys who cannot swim and, indeed, forthose who can - how about a weekly swim party?One summer objective would be to have every boya swimmer by the end of August.

Consider a summer field day for the whole pack,with races, games, prizes and snacks, all held at anearby park or open space. The prizes need benothing more than simple ribbons for first, second,and third place finishers. But be sure to have a lotof honourable mentions.

How about a pet show, flower show, dress-upparade, a trip to an ice cream plant or your localsoft drink factory?

The whole point of summer activities of course, isto keep in touch with the boys of your pack - keep-ing the enthusiasm alive during the slack summerperiod until regular activities begin again in the fall.It's also making use of the warm summer days to getout of doors as often as possible.

This year, don't let summer slip by, the way itusually does. Get together with your Cubs at leastonce a week. It will payoff in enthusiasm and en-joyment and will have all the boys bursting to getback into things when you start off next fall.

Have a great summer!

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It was a rainy Sunday when my husband and Ivisited a beaver pond near a cabin along Ghost River,not far from Cochrane, Alberta. Beavers had beenabsent from the area for many years, but recently apair of young beavers had come to the property andbuilt a dam along the river.

Unfortunately, the residents of the cabin do not likebeavers and were convinced that beavers do damageto the property - so the beavers had to go.

I wondered what would happen to them. They couldbe trapped by Indians for their fur or trapped by theFish and Wildlife people who would move them to anarea where beavers are more welcome.

We went over to the pond and saw the beaversswimming around. As soon as they saw us, the beaverssounded their warning to the others - their broadtails slapping the water - sometimes taking us bysurprise. One young beaver climbed onto the river-bank across from us. We decided to take our boysover to the pond before the ~eavers were to be moved.

The rain during the chosen night of our visit to thebeaver pond didn't bother anyone, since we were allwearing rubber boots and raincoats.

As we approached the pond area, we told the boysto be very quiet and to move slow!y. We hoped thebeavers would show themselves at least once to makeour trip worthwhile.

While we were standing along the pond in front ofthe lodge on the riverbank, I caught glimpse of some-thing mfVing over the water surface - the malebeaver as swimming up the pond. The beaver swamin front f us and when he noticed us, gave a perfecttail slap It took the boys by surprise.

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The steady rain had made us as wet as the beaversin the pond! We waited some time but the otherbeaver did not show up. So we left our observationpost and went over to the dam for a closer look. Itwas a small dam and since it was messy, it wasobvious the beavers were still young and inexperi-enced. However, we were impressed that they haddammed even the smallest outlet of the pond. Oneof our boys took a stick, completely bare of bark,from the water, to use for a beaver wall hanging forour 'beaver pond'.

On our way to the car we came across a big treechopped down by the beavers and we filled ourpockets with beaverchips clearly marked by the teethof the beavers. These we have glued around ourBig Brown Beaver.

Back at the car, we had hot chocolate from ourthermos and cookies - and believe me, they werethe best we ever tasted!

We drove back to Calgary and despite the down-pour, were completely satisfied with what we hads~en that night.

Thanks to Marieke Jalink of Calgary for this story.

/~'!-!~Alberta's Minister of Culture, Youth and Recreation,Horst A. Schmid, is shown exchanging a left hand-shake with a Beaver from the 'Acorn' Lodge trom the'Foothills' colony in Calgary. Mr. Schmid was pre-sented with an appreciation award, Beaver button andgroup neckerchief on behalf of over 1,600 areaBeavers. In return, each Beaver received an Albertapin. The Alberta government has been a major sup-porter of the Beaver program in the Calgary region.

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With summer camp in the offing and the aroma ofwoodsmoke (or the smell of naptha gas) already titil-lating the nostrils, some thought must surely be givento the use we intend to make of what B.-P. describedas the Scouter's greatest opportunity.

A word about that.By nature we are inclined, I fear, to be somewhat

over-hearty in our attitude to the good life of Scout-ing away from base: I meantersay, rock-climbing, pot-holing, white-water canoeing, even (if we may) pi-oneering and the other 'heroic' pastimes are all verywell for the Toms, Dicks and Harrys of your troop,but what about the Cyrils, Cedrics and Cecils -gentle, thoughtful and on the whole more sensitivetypes, who, even in boyhood, see more to life thanthe vulgar display of mere muscle-stretching one-up-manship?

Mind you, we are not saying that mind and muscleare necessarily antipathetic. Why, we ourselves, inour tempestuous youth, were able to combine ruggeron Saturpay afternoon, with 'The Immortal Hour' atthe Newcastle City Hall (or even 'Die Fledermous' atthe Theatre Royal) on Saturday evening, and, on Sun-day, bet'reen Church, much painstaking authorshipof fine li erature for young and tender minds of bothsexes.

So while the subject is on the agenda, let usconsider I the possibility of one breakaway activitywhich mip'ht (you never know) prove to be the turn-ing point lin the cultural life of at least some membersof your troop. The idea is that you should try to sellyour patrol leaders the idea of using natural dyes,drawn directly from nature, to make their own dis-tinctive patrol neckerchiefs for wear in camp thissummer.

How about that?In preparation for this, each Scout would be re-

quired to provide his own triangle of white material,and it would be necessary to enlist the help of yourfriendly neighbourhood Guider - or better still, apigeon pair of her dolly-bird patrol leaders - tocome along to a meeting of the patrol leaders' counciland teach your boys the art and craft of dyeing. Theactual manufacture of the neckers, however, should

be done in camp, and it must be clearly understoodthat they are for in-camp wear only.

If you operate in such isolation as to be out ofthe reach of the refining influence of our sister Move-ment, here is a step by step description of the dyeingprocess, more or less as given in the U.K. GUIDEHANDBOOK to whom our grateful thanks:

Step 1: Mordant material (to help colours to be ab-sorbed) - 1 gallon water, 4 oz. alum, 1 oz. Cream ofTartar. Boil for one hour.Step 2: Collect materials (onion skins, roots, berries,moss and lichens etc.) Cover selected material withboiling water and soak overnight, then boil for onehour.Step 3: Strain the liquid through muslin.Step 4: Bring dye to a boil. Add material. Boil forabout one hour.Step 5: Remove material. Rinse well in cold water.Dry in shade.

Incidently, the Guide Handbook has nothing to sayabout the sort of materials which can be dyed in thisway, but I seem to remember that you should avoidsynthetic cloth of any kind, especially the non-creasevariety.

Lichens, we are told, do not need mordant andshould merely be boiled for three hours or so.

If your boys are at all interested in this activity(my guess is that some will be, some won't) theymight like to try their hands at something called tie-dyeing. All you have to do, apparently, is to bunchup the cloth into a tight ball and bind firmly in alldirections, either with string or elastic bands. Afterthe first dyeing, you open out the cloth to reveal theundyed, or partially dyed, areas and then rebind anddye with the second colour. This produces a delight-ful marbling effect guaranteed to send all beholdersinto raptures of admiration. A great deal will depend,of course, on the choice of the second colour -which is precisely where the 'culture' comes in.

Well, you can't say we don't do our best to helpyou to break new ground.

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'l must be doing all right. / heard my Gran tell myMum that I was turning into an insufferable little prig:

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Another simple arty-crafty idea which your patrolleaders might like to spring on their boys during thelethargic after-lunch period in camp, is to issue themwith steel knitting needles and a tew ot those polysty-rene ceiling tiles which can be bought quite cheap-ly at your local Do-lt-Yourself shop, and get themto heat the needles in the tire or stove and carveout their own coats-ot-arms. The designs can thenbe painted in attractive colours with any sort of paintother than cellulose, and the shields exhibited proud-lyon a new sort of 'totem pole' in front of the sleep-ing tent to ward off evil spirits, night-prowling Scout-ers and other intruders. •Talking ot totem poles, I have just come across abook called 'TRIBAL TRAINING' published in the U.K.in the year 1919, with, no doubt, official approvalsince it was written and illustrated by the then 'Head-quarters Commissioner for Woodcraft and Camping',John Hargrave ("White Fox').

Here is a short quotation, selected at random fromthe chapter entitled 'Camp Ritual and Ceremony'. Itcomes at the end of the 'Ceremony of "Taboo" inwhich the young brave is brought before the as-sembled tribe and warned of the evils of uncleanthought and speech, as well as comfort, luxury,'swank', self-abuse and other anti-social habits:

CAMP CHIEF: Let the wisdom of the love of Taboosink into your innermost heart, 0 Little One, that inthe days to come you may remember and obey.

BOY: I hear, 0 Chief - I shall not forget.CAMP CHIEF and BOY face tribe.CAMP CHIEF: Brothers, he knows the wisdom of

Taboo, welcome him according to the most ancientand honourable traditions of our tribe, and help himto pass the Tests of Endurance and Skill that he maybecome a leader and a true brave.

TRIBE (standing): YAH-HOW!YAP! YAP!

He is a brother!We will show him the Trail!Let him keep silence and observe!Give him to us!He is 9ne of the Tribe!YAH-H~O-O-OW!We have spoken!The imagination boggles.Did any Scout troop ever take this stuff seriously,

I wonder?I doub,t it - even in those far off days, when the

'Een Gor Yama Chorus' was still being sung withgusto (a d in full harmony) - if not at the GilwellRe-union then certainly at Scout campfires all overthe land. •Arising from the above, it is all very well laughingat what was being done and said in the name ofScouting in years gone by, but has it ever occurredto you to wonder what the Scouts of the next genera-tion will find to laugh at in what some of us are doingand saying today?

Would someone care to give some thought to thematter and tell us what he or she thinks our succes-sors will find most extraordinary, ridiculous, or even(dare we say it!) contemptible in our present-dayScouting? We have our own ideas about that andit will be interesting to find whether they are sharedby others.

In the age of innocence, jerry-built pioneeringstructures which collapsed were usually regarded asgood for a laugh, always provided that no bones werebroken as the Scout leader or district commissionerlanded in the duck pond on his posterior in a ridic-ulous tangle of ropes, spars and catapulting pickets.However, it didn't always turn out like that.

Unfortunately we have no statistics which wouldenable us to relate the incidence of such mishaps tothe number of structures built, but as pioneering hasalways been, regrettably, a minority interest in Scout-ing, it is quite on the boards that the proportion ofaccidents, great and small, has been much higherin the field of pioneering than in any other adven-turous activity.

In saying this, the last thing we would wish to 'dowould be to discourage anyone from having a go.But please bear in mind - and make sure that yourpatrol leaders bear it in mind too - that mainlinepioneering is not for beginners, but for chaps whoknow their stuff. Further, that no hazardous project- such as the building of a tower, tree platform,bridge or rope-way - should be attempted until yourpioneers have served a thorough apprenticeship atground level. 'By all means let them learn by doing,but let the doing be done where an elementary mis-take will not spell disaster.

Yea verily, brothers, I say unto you, there is muchto be learned in pioneering -, from such crude back-woods type operations as the making and pointingof a picket to more delicate matters such as anglesof strain and declivity, safe working loads, factorsof safety in general, and the scores of minor skillswhich are the stock-in-trade of the pioneer-in-action.It all requires intelligence plus on-the-spot judgmentand decision-making of a high order. In such matterseven Homer may nod, but at least your Homersshould not be in a position to blame you becausethey had not received the instruction to which theyare entitled.

I speak from the heart. Word has just been receiv-ed in this studio about the collapse of yet anotherierry-built Monkey Bridge and the arraignment be-fore the Crown Court of a perfectly good Scoutleader whose one fault was that he had failed tomake sure that his patrol leaders were up to it beforehe set them to work. Fortunately - thanks to goodhousekeeping at Scout Headquarters in London -the Scouter in question will be fully indemnifiedagainst legal liability, but it must be a sorry expe-rience and not one you would wish to suffer yourself.

We (as White Fox might have said) have spoken,

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. -Here is an excellent new game, with the com-

pliments and best wishes of its inventor, Mr. G. Auty,Scout leader of the 40th Wakefield - Wakefield be-ing of course, the scene of the great battle on NewYear's Eve 1460 between those close neighbours, theMen of Lancashire and the Men of Yorkshire.

SKITTLE CRICKET.: Equipment - one old tabletennis bat (or similar). Lightweight plastic ball, 10skittles (plastic washing-up liquid bottles are ideal.)

The skittles are placed on a bench at the side ofthe field of play about four metres from the wicket(another bench). The ball is bowled underarm fromthe 'crease' (a chalk line) about seven metres in frontof the wicket. When the batsman hits the ball he mayrun and fetch a skittle and place it on the benchbehind him, The batsman collects another skittle after

each strike, up to a total of ten, when his inning iscompleted. He may be bowled (struck) out or caughtat any time, whether he is at the wicket or not, andhis score is the total number of skittles left standing.There is no leg-before-wicket rule, says Mr. Auty(and he ought to know, since he invented the game)but I imagine that deliberate body obstruction of thewicket would not be tolerated. (Not by me it wouldn't,I canjell you.)

<I An "aqile wicket keeper is recommended to keepthe game flowing, and the bowler should be changedas the batsmen change.

The beauty of this game is that the batsman can-not be bowled until he has scored at least one run;also that his position becomes more hazardous ashis score increases, with a consequent lengtheningof the line of skittles on the wicket.

Brilliant! Quite, quite brilliant! - a game worthyof the great cricketing county of its origin.

Do give it a go. Congratulatory postcards, letters,telegrams and bouquets will be forwarded withoutdelay to the inventor.

•Veteran readers of this column will be familiar withthe strange device known as 'The Quipswitch Pul-sator' which consists of two elastic-operated guidedmissile launchers which shoot a cotton reel to and

. fro, non-stop, along a taut line thirty feet long (rnax-imum). The thing was pioneered on a Scout leadertraining course in Ipswich, England, some years agoand later re-invented by a combined Pack and TroopScouters' Part 11 Wood Badge Course at CampOpemikon, near Ottawa, Canada. The world recordof six clear returns was set up in Ipswich and dulypublicized in a small book entitled 'PATROL MEET-ING BLUEPRINTS' published by The Scout Associa-tion in London. (Advert.)

We h11ve now been informed that at a patrol leadertraining course held in Newport, Gwent, in the Prin-cipality ?f Wales, one of the patrols succeeded, underrigid te~t conditions, in establishing a new worldrecord ~f no less than seven clear returns. A great

./.aChievet,ent indeed, as the men of Camp Opemikonwill be he first to acknowledge.

Howe er, it is not so much to draw attention totheir ow prowess that .the patrol leaders of Newportand the Wye Valley have written. What bothers themis that t is particular world record was first publicizedin a bo k, as distinct from a periodical. As a matterof princ pie, they consider that this is wrong, be-cause hen (as now) the record is broken, no ac-knowled ment is possible until (and if) a revisededition f the book concerned is published.

We m st admit we'd never thought of that.Still, i gives us great pleasure to declare the patrol

leaders f Gwent the new world champs in the firingof the Quipswitch Pulsator and send greetings andcongratulations to them .

•This brings us to the 2nd Peterborough, Ontario,Canada.

Some time ago we received a transatlantic tele-phone call. from Jim Mackie, Editor of THE CANA-DIAN LEADER, to say that the 2nd were hell-bent onshattering the world record for the Abington GuidedMissile Launcher (as described in these columnssome time ago) but were having one or two smallproblems. Later we were put in touch with the Scoutleader, John Van Hooydonk, and were able to offer

some advice from past experience.At that time the world record, set up by an Italian

patrol in the Essex County International Jamboreesome years back, stood at 76 yards.

We are now able to tell the world that the 2nd Peter-borough have beaten this decisively - with a magnif-icent shot of 160 yards. Their missile was roughlythe size of an ordinary cotton reel but was custom-built to their own design and turned and shaped ona home lathe by two patrol leaders of the troop. Thelauncher was powered by the hrgh quality elasticwhich Canadian ice hockey players use to keep theirstockinqs up.

The 2nd now throw down the gauntlet to the Scout-ing world. Beat that if you can! - but please bearin mind that the 2nd haven't shot their last bolt yet.They fully intend to raise their shot to a ton and arestill working on it.

(Editorial interjection: All honour to the Italianpatrol who were the original world champs, but weare now informed that the 2nd Peterborough haveagain shattered their own record with a run of - waitfor it! - 203 yards. Nor was this due merely to thesuperior quality of Canadian hockey-type rubberbands. Full details in our next number. Meanwhilelet it be known that John Van Hooydonk's boys linedtheir purpose-built spool with a nylon core to reducefriction-drag but have no intention of leaving it at thatand are still searching for the ideal material for theguideline. Similar research is being carried out simul-taneously in the U. K, We await further news fromPeterborough, Ontario and Holton St. Peter, England.

•We all have our favourites, but has it ever occurredto you that in all its variations - chant, paraphrase,or metrical version - the 23rd Psalm has inspiredmore good tunes than any other poem in the historyof literature.

Which reminds me to ask. I am a little out of touch.. Can anybody tell me what's happened to that smash

hit 'Amazin' Grace' which was topping the chartsin the U.K. a year or so ago? Still droning on?

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The District Annual Meeting

'Yes Mr. Sturgeon, I'm sure the-er-Top Brass, asyou call them have listened with great interest towhat you have to say and will lose no time in takingappropriate action.'

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By Don Judd

This month I want to share withyou three separate topics - TheCampfire Program, Points andthe Winning Six.

THE CAMPFIRE PROGRAMOne of the aspects of weekend

camp that I passed over ratherquickly last month was the camp-fire program. This was partly dueto space limitations, but also be-cause I wanted to emphasize thatsuch a program need not be re-served for the outdoors but canbe used successfully as part ofregular indoor, winter activities.Three candles on an aluminum pieplate will provide a suitable at-mosphere in a darkened hall -or perhaps a willing father couldmake ani artificial campfire withan electric bulb for you.. Becau e we usually reach campat sundo n Friday night, we don'tgo throu h the formal Grand Howland fla break until Saturdaymorning. So last year I wrote anew ope ing for our Friday nightcampfire hich included the GrandHowl.

'The vening breeze, throughthe f rest trees

Drops 0 a hush as the twilightfalls.

Our fire light flies through thejungle eyes

As we wait to send out our call.The shriek of might from Chil the

KiteGives way to Shere Khan's

growlAs our campfire glows, strike

fear in our foesWith the words of our own

Grand Howl' ...Following this opening, we wentthrough several songs such as:"Little Rabbit Fao Foo," "OneBottle of Pop" and "Push theDamper In."These were followed by a shortyarn (story) as part of the yellOWA TAGOO SIAM.

And following a few more songs,we closed with "Kum Ba Yeh" andthe Cub Promise. Because theboys had really no time for prep-aration, we didn't have skits untilSaturday night.

Saturday night I opened with thefamiliar,

With the smell of woodsmokedrifting on the air,

And the glow of fire light we allare here to share,

I bid you all a welcome to thiscampfire.

After a few songs (which in-cluded "On Top of Spaghetti" byrequest from the previous year),both boys and leaders put onskits. When it was their turn, theleaders acted out Goldilocks,Three Little Pigs and Little RedRiding Hood in pantomime withappropriate sound effects. I amconvinced that this type of par-ticipation is the key to a success-ful program.

Following several more songs,we closed by singing taps:

Day is done,Gone the sunFrom the lakesAnd the hillsAnd the sky;All is wellSafely rest,God is nigh.Last year for the first time, we

had musical 'accompaniment forthe Campfire programs and theCubs' Own on Sunday morning.Akela of "C" Pack, Bruce Fergu-son, brought his guitar and did acommendable job of following mykey changes.

POINTS AND THE WINNING SIXDuring the course of a regular

Cub meeting, the boys earnedpoints as a team (and lost themindividually as a disciplinary meas-ure) toward becoming Honour Sixfor the following month. The mainsource of these points was frominspection which fitted into thegeneral program outline that fol-lows:7:00 Doors open (incoming ball

games)7:10 Grand Howl7:12 Bones (dues)

7:16 Return to lairs for inspection7:25 Steam-off game7:40 Badge and star work8:10 Quiet game or songs8:20 Announcements8:25 Closing Grand Howl8:30 Good night, good luck, good

hunting - See you next week

For the inspection, I preparedsmall slips of paper, one for eachsix as shown in this example:

RED SIX1. Attendance2. Inspection3. Bones (dues)4. Books5. Church6. Special

POINTS(2) ---(2)(2)(2) ---(1) ---(1) ---

TOTAL ---

1. Attendance is obvious - a boyis either there or not. No pointsare allowed if a boy is late forinspection.2. Inspection is a general catego-ry. With six boys present, 12 pointsare possible. Points are subtract-ed tor such things as no shoes orslippers (socks are too slipperyand dangerous on the polishedgym floor), dirty neckerchiefs, etc.3. Elones are also obvious. In the85th, the packs have managed tomaintain the dues at 10i in spiteof inflation. Boys are asked tobring double the amount the fol-lowing week if they forget. Con-versely they are credited if theybring more than 10i to a meeting.One of the assistants places a Cubhat in the center of the circle afterthe Grand Howl. As the boys'names are called, they rush up,calling out "Bones Baloo" anddeposit the dues in the hat.

While I was Akela, I used theold Form 3 (Cat. 25-403) for at-tendance and dues. This formhas been discontinued in favour ofthe annual Pack Record Book. Ihave no experience with this sys-tem, and therefore cannot passjudgement on the relative meritsof the Pack Record Book, but asample of the old form is shownfor the benefit of the newer leaders.These forms fitted the loose leafcover, Supply Services #25-401which is still listed in the catalogue(74/75) at $1.35.4. Books are to be brought to themeeting for reference for badgeand star work.5. Church attendance is includedbecause we are a church sponsor-ed group. Attendance is accept-able at either a regular worshipservice or Sunday school any time

during the week prior to the meet-ing. Some have argued that thisitem is a penalty for those whodon't attend church - I wouldrather consider it a bonus forthose who do.6. Special does pose occasionalproblems. The leader's imagina-tion is sometimes taxed to providevariety. In some groups, I under-stand that a list of the inspectionspecials for a certain period oftime is posted. I have not triedthat technique, since I felt that theboys should "Be Prepared" forwhatever I decided upon at thelast minute. Here are a few ex-amples I used:- Bath: at least one since last

meetingCatH 25-403 Form 3

- Fur (hair): neat and combed activities. (The winner 4, second- Fangs (teeth): brushed at least team 3, third team 2, last team 1-

once that day we don't have losers - just lasts).- Claws (nails): clean and trim- The total points for the evening

med and not bitten are recorded and totalled for the- Disposable tissue month. At the last meeting in the- Name in hat (the first meeting month, I give out badges and stars,

after Investiture) and announce the winning six who- Name in 'The Cub Book' which become the honour six for the

each boy is. expected to have next month. I arrange to have a- Cub Promise (the second meet- parent of one of the boys take the

ing after Investure I call each six on an outing during the week-boy in turn, out in front of the end. The sixer is given an en-six to repeat the Promise to velope which contains 25q: for ame quietly. With an assistant treat for each boy, but any ad-to attend to each six, this ac- . ditional costs are paid by the boystivity need not take long.) if they go bowling, swimming,

The points from inspection are skating, etc. I'll have to admit thatmarked on a chalkboard along only once was a six unable to findwith those earned through team a parent willing to take them out.

Names

ATTENDANCE AND DUES COLLECTED YearMonth of Month of

-------------1---------- ---------- ----------

Month of

NOTE-Mark attendance in column marked "A" and as follows, Present-P, Absent withLeave-L. Place amount of dues paid in column marked 'D'" This record is tobe taken from the Sixer's or P.L s. Pocket Record Book.

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By Don Swanson

Looking for an activity that provides a chance tolearn by doing, involves variety, provides quick feed-back on results and is (above all) fun? The followingsuggestion answers all these requirements.

This activity involves Scouts in a series of emer-gency situations with which they must deal correctlyand quickly.

The great thing about it is the activities require nointricate preparations and can be run by a parent, aVenturer or Rover. All the information needed is con-tained within each situation.

This activity is intended for a patrol to tackle to-gether. It can be used for inter-patrol competition,testing, or instruction and testing.

The best way to handle it is for each patrol to workin separate rooms. If this is not possible, a largemeeting hall that provides room for a patrol to spreadout and still be somewhat separate from the otherpatrols will do. Toothpicks or matchsticks provide atangible token for scoring.

Judges' InstructionsJudges should be waiting for the patrol when they

arrive at the hall where the activities will take place.Each judge should have copies of the activities inwriting and a few dozen toothpicks or matchsticks.(Each toothpick or matchstick counts as one point.)

When the patrol arrives, have the Scouts sit downin a row, with their backs to the wall. Explain that aseries of emergency situations will be read to them.After the description of the emergency, the followingphrase will be read: "Just seconds to think and act -go!" Explain that they must not act until they hearthe word "go". When they do hear "go", they mustdemonstrate the proper action in the emergency.

One toothpick or matchstick is given for each emer-gency handled correctly. Following each emergencydescribed here is the correct action to be taken.

Do not let the patrols see the sheets with the prob-lems and answers. After the patrol has demonstratedor explained what action they would take, tell themwhat should have been done. The most important partof this activity is learning the correct action to take inan emergency.

Points are awarded only if more than half of thepatrol reacted correctly as soon as the "go" signalwas given.

Ice RescueRead aloud - once:

Your patrol is at a winter camp near an ice-coveredlake. One of the Scouts disobeys orders and goes outonto the ice. It breaks. He is struggling in the freezingwater..

ISend your smallest Scout to the other end of the

room. He is the victim. (Wait until this is done.)The tallest Scout in the patrol runs out to rescue

him. When he gets close, the ice breaks under himtoo. Now there are two Scouts in the water. (Wait untilthis is done.)Demonstrate how you would handle this situation.JUST SECONDS TO THINK AND ACT - GO!Correct Action:

The Scouts should lie flat on their stomachs andform a human chain. Each Scout holds the ankles ofthe person ahead and the "chain" worms its way tothe victim. This approach spreads the weight over alarger surface.

Give one toothpick or match- if the patrol does asindicated. If not explain what should have been done.

jNosebleedRead aloud - once:

Each of you has a nosebleed. Demonstrate howyou handle this situation.JUST SECONDSTO THINK AND ACT - GO!

Correct Action: ,Each Scout should sit down and lean slightly for-

ward. Breathing through the mouth, each Scout shouldpress his nostrils firmly together.

One toothpick or matchstick if half act correctly.

LightningRead aloud - once:

This room is a big open field. This chair in thecentre of the room (place chair in centre of room)is a tall tree. Your patrol is hiking across the field.The sky has just darkened and there is the sound ofthunder. You have just seen flashes of lightning.Each of you demonstrate what you would do.JUST SECONDSTO THINK AND ACT - GO!

co~~~c~J~~~~~dget away from tree and keep low tothe grourd. Find a depression or ditch if possible.

One ¥othPiCk or matchstick if half of the patroltake correct action.Acciden~al HypothermiaRead aiouo - once:

Your tatrol is on a hike. The air temperature isaround O°C. There is a cool breeze blowing. Earlier,there hid been some rain but now there's .just a finedrizzle.

You l1jleetanother person on the trail. The tallestScout in the patrol to act as this person.(Wait until this is done).When you greet him, he replies that it sure is a coldday. You notice that he is shivering and seems tohave difficulty speaking. His clothes are wet. Demon-strate what you would do.JUST SECONDSTO THINK AND ACT - GO!

Correct Action:Get victim out of wind and rain. Insulate him from

the ground and replace wet clothing. Put victim intoa prewarmed sleeping bag. As victim is conscious,give him hot fluids such as soup or tea. Build a firefor warmth and huddle close for body heat. Do notrub or massage.

One toothpick or matchstick if action taken by halfof the patrol is correct. Lose one toothpick if victimis massaged.

Fire #1Read aloud - once:

Your patrol is working on the Citizen achievementbadge and have just stopped overnight at a hotel.There are two Scouts to a room.(Scouts pair off as roommates).Each pair get near a door and then lie down. You arein bed asleep. The Scout on the right of each pairwakes up. You smell smoke and the room seemswarm. Demonstrate the first two things you would do.JUST SECONDSTO THINK AND ACT - GO!

Correct Action:The Scout should:

a) feel the door but not open itb) wake roommate

One toothpick or matchstick if half of the patroltakes the correct action.

Fire #2Read aloud - once:

Your patrol is in camp. You have just finished re-fueling the camp stove with naptha. You strike amatch, open the valve and apply the flame to theburner. The stove bursts into flame.Demonstrate and explain what action you'd take.JUST SECONDSTO THINK AND ACT - GO!

Correct Action:Cover stove with anything which will smother the

flames, towel, sacking, tarpaulin. Do not use water.Turn off the valve.

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One toothpick or matchstick if half of the patrolacts correctly.

Fire in Tall BuildingRead aloud - once:

Your patrol is visiting the tallest building in Canada.You are on the top floor. The door of this room isthe elevator. The other door (or corner) is the stairs.Suddenly an office opens and a woman comes intothe corridor. She says: "There's a fire four floorsbelow us. Everybody must leave the building."JUST SECONDSTO THINK AND ACT - GO!

Correct Action:The Scout should go to the stair door, feel it and

then open it. No one should enter the elevator. Ex-plain to the Scout that automatic elevator buttons areoften heat activated and as a result the elevator willtake passengers straight to the fire floor. Then thedoors won't close because the smoke puts the elec-tric eye out of action. The elevator shaft will act likea chimney flue and suck flames and smoke into theelevator car.

One toothpick if half of patrol goes to the stairs butlose one of the toothpicks if anyone gets into theelevator.

Adapted from Boy Scouts of America.

This unsolicited letter was re-ceived recently in the Vancouver-Coast Regional Office: "Please ac-cept this small donation to yourorganization as a token of ourgratitude for what two of yourmembers did to assist us.

About two weeks ago we hada flat tir

f€! on Burrard and George

Streets .t 5:45 p.m. We are elder-ly peopll and had no idea whatto do. ~II of a sudden two boysapproac~ed us and asked if theycould hjlP. They changed the tirefor us.

We Ofjered to pay them but theyrefused and said they were BoyScouts nd they helped people indistress.

In thel

confusion of rush hourtraffic we neglected to ask themtheir namesbut we will never for-get their help.

We would like to commend yourorganization for such nice boys.They must be a source of prideto you and to their parents."

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From World Scouting's NEWS-LETTER... Join-in-Jamboree con-tinues to gain momentum andevents are planned world-wide.The Alpine Scout Centre at Kan-dersteg, Switzerland, and the WeltzScout Centre, Luxembourg, bothplan summerlong JIJ programs fortheir thousands of guests. The"All-Island Cuboree," held in SriLanka (Ceylon) in March, was bas-ed on this theme and the annualFather and Son Camp 'l-at GilwellPark, near London, England, inJune was also of the Join-In vari-ety. In South Africa a regular JIJbulletin (from which many of ourideas came) is spreading ideasand news and 80 per cent of all

members are expected to partic-ipate... The first Col. John S.Wilson Training Scholarship creat-ed by the International Fellowshipof Former Scouts and Guides wasawarded to Mr. G. Ranga Rao,recently appointed National Train-ing Commissioner of the BharatScouts and Guides of India. Mr.Rao wi11use the $1,200 grant toattend a series of training coursesand experiences in Europe. Thescholarship is named in memoryof the Founder of the organizationand the first director of the WorldBureau... Scouts and the KiwanisClub of May Pen, Jamaica, teamedup recently for a safety drive whennew pedestrian crossings wereestablished at intersections. TwoScouts were stationed at eachcrossing during the initial periodto help drivers get used to theidea of stopping whenever a pe-destrian stepped onto the newsafety crossings... In Nepal Boyand 'Girl Scouts observed the cor-onation of their new King by cel-ebrations and community service.In Katmandu, Scouts helped cleanthe city, assisted with crowd con-trol and manned first aid stationsand information booths.

'In Prince George, S.C., Cubsand Scouts sold 40 lb. bags ofsand to motorists to help themover the slippery spots on winterroads and to add weight to vehi-cles for better traction. Appro-

priately marked, the sandbagswe're available at most Esso serv-ice stations in the area. ThePrince George Citizen photo showsCub Cameron Sow and ScoutDonald Adrian loading a sale intophotographer Doug Weller's sta-tion wagon.

While the Southern Alberta Re-gional Council had to postponetheir annual Ice Rodeo, which tra-ditionally takes place during Scout- _Guide Week, to later in March toavoid conflict for members andleaders involved in the CanadaWinter Games, it worked out to theadvantage of all. The Council be-came one of the first volunteeryouth agencies to be given the useof the facilities of the Game'ssportsplex.

A mild blizzard on ice rodeoday failed to keep contestantshome and 69 teams travelled manymiles to participate. This year, forthe first time, Guides enteredevents and raced against boys.Nearly 6,000 admission buttonswere sold, with the money beingused to cover rodeo expenses.

In addition to the usual races,the major event was the chuck-wagon race.

Even the local radio stations gotinto the act and iced teams for anovelty hockey game. Local figureskaters also helped to entertainthe large crowd.

The top team for the day wasthe 5th Taber Troop.

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In SI. Thomas, Ontario, our new-est official section, Beavers, work-ed with their older brothers to col-lect food for the needy. From theamount I collected, it would seemthat not only Beavers believe in"Sharin~, Sharing, Sharing." Si.Thomas' Time-Journal photo.

The lagaz;ne ~MPETUS recent-Iy ran 1article in which success-ful Can dian public figures andbusines men identified people ororganiz tions that had influencedtheir later life. Jeffrey Barnett,founder and president of PizzaPatio Management Ltd., Vancouver,who operates a Canada-widechain of pizza parlors and recent-ly expanded his organization toJapan, said the most significantinfluence in his life was Scouting;not in terms of career choice butcertainly with regard to manage-ment style. It seems his Scouters'tremendous sense of commitmentto their work left a lasting impres-sion and it was here he learnedto delegate and accept respon-sibility. But the most importantthing he learned, which continuedinto his adult life, was to becomeinvolved in selfless things. Mr.Barnett and his company are wellknown for their community projectsand last year ran a telethon forneedy youngsters which raised$480,000. I wonder if Mr. 8arnett'sleaders were or are aware of whattheir efforts achieved?

'*Saskatoon Area Council hascompleted another successful in-structional swim program. This

year the staff of 41 instructed 550candidates in various swimmingcourses. While doing so the staffalso managed to upgrade their ownaquatic abilities by earning 50awards, ranging from the BronzeMedallion to Royal Life SavingInstructor qualifications.

Their instructor's underwaterhockey team also placed 2nd inthe Saskatchewan Provincial Tour-nament 'with team member PatGoble receiving the most valuablefemale player award for the event.

The instructional program willresume on September 20 withthree new courses in instructing,snorkling and scuba.

'*AGue/ph, Ont. Scout may be

the first hemophiliac to earn theChief Scout's Award. Mark George,14, received his Award at a special

ceremony held during the regularSunday service at Holy CrossLutheran Church recently.

Mark's handicap, a chronic he-reditary condition characterizedby a strohg tendency to bleed andan impaired ability for blood toclot, did hinder him from workingtowards the Award.

While some physical projectsthat could have been dangerousto him were altered, others weredevised for him to solve. Mark'sparents left the decisions up totheir son and his Scouter, RobertHarmer Jr. and his wife Heather,who are credited with Mark's suc-cess.

Mrs. George said that a bloodclotting agent developed in 1965has allowed youngsters like Markto lead a more active life. Shesaid that if Mark developed a soreankle or some other problem dur-ing a hike or activity, Mr. Harmerwould bring him home for an in-jection and after a while he'd goback to the activity.

A grade 9 student, Mark is onhis school swimming team, playstrumpet in the school band andis a grade 8 piano and theorystudent.

'*Stephen Willoughby, 13, was thefirst Scout in the 38th Brant Troopto earn the Chief Scout's Awardand judging from the expressionson the faces of his fellow Scouts,he has also earned some admira-tion in the process. The clippingservice has contained a good num-ber of stories and pictures, inrecent months, of award presenta-tions across the country as moreand more Scouts achieve the ne-cessary requirements. BrantfordExpositor photo.

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I~aginewhat ~ salesman ~ hi.stalentcan do With a produd like thiS.

Fund-raising for a brighter tomorrow.

When it comes to fund-raising, he's a natural salesman. With his charm and personality, he cansell just about anything. Just think what he could do with a product that's actually in demand.Lightbulbs are always in demand.

And Sylvania's "Thank You" lightbulb packs are specifically designed forfund-raising. Each attractively designed carrying case holds 36 three-packsleeves containing two-lOO watt and one-60 watt bulb. These are the mostpopular wattages and can sell very profitably for about $1 per sleeve.

And to help you organize a successful fund-raising drive, we've compileda free "how-to-do-it" fund-raising guide. It contains everything from adver-tising and public relations hints to a complete step by step organizational guideto help you get the best results. .

Contact your local Sylvania distributor or write to: Thank You Pack,GTE Sylvania Canada Limited, 8750 Cote de Liesse Road, Montreal, P.Q.,H4T IH3 for further information on our fund-raising kits.

It's a very good deal, and a fairly good deed.

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/4 TqlP TO JAMES BA'"(Continued from page 5)_

Friday afternoon, we welcomed our next group ofcanoeists home. It had been a long 110 miles via thetwisting Onakawana, the fast-flowing Abitibi and thewide Moose River. What stories they had to tell!Initially there had been portage trouble. Both theportage party and a survey team for Ontario Hydrowere using orange markers - and thus, confusion.The group ended up hitching a ride on a bulldozer.The numerous deadfalls in the Onakawana had themin and out of canoes every few miles and the olderboys didn't always bother to portage the fast water.A hole in one canoe 'plugged with an old glove waswitness to this. There were long days at the paddle,late suppers and pounds of suburban fat lost - butthey were instilled with the spirit of frontier adventure.After all, how many other Montreal Scouts would ex-perience this trip?

Saturday, June 29, the juniors made a five-miletraining canoe trip (Bunny Trip) just to whet their

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appetite. That evening the last canoe group came in.Because of tail winds, they came down too early andso went on by to the islands closer to James Bay.When the same winds, combined with river currentand tide, went against them, it took assistance froman Indian freighter canoe to get them back up to ourisland. Once in the lea, they paddled safely back.

That night all sat down to a steak dinner and laterin the evening a final council fire. About 9:30 the raincame but we were so happy, we just went right onhaving fun. We closed in our usual "last fire" tradi-tion: three verses of Kum By Ya, Taps and Auld LangSyne.

Sunday started out windy and dry and everythingwas packed and ready to go by the 2:30 deadline.Then, we were hit with a tremendous storm. Duringa lull the canoes were off to Moosonee and the firstfreighter loaded. The second freighter arrived, alongwith another storm; our equipment was dry but wewere wet. That's Scouting. The smart campersweren't worried - they had lined their packs withplastic garbage bags and the dry 'clothes came inhandy.

After loading the truck, it was off to the station toload the baggage car. At 6 p.m. we were homewardbound.

Our return trip had the added feature of a terrificbreakfast catered by the Scouts of North Bay plusa swim at the YMCA. With the train delayed from1 p.m. to 8 p.m. we were back to hamburgers.

Finally by 3:15 in the morning we were home. Thelast impression of the trip was the chatter of livelyboys with tired parents and the string of red tail lightsmoving slowly down the main street in Dorval.

Oh yes, a camp patch was designed for the tripas usual, but lettered in Cree.

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ConFEREnCEOn ~DUlT ~(Continued from page 9)This wa a unique, spiritual experience for many,using au io/visuals to explore man's relationship withthe worl and universe.

Mond~y evening was scheduled as an evening off.A tour of the National Office was arranged and, allwho participated enjoyed it and commented on thewarmth and hospitality of the staff members who re-ceived them and showed them around. Ottawa's nightlife was given a considerable boost by those makingthe most of their single night in ·the nation's capital.Outcome

The Conference produced many results. The firstwas plans developed for adult training for the next·several years. Detailed action plans were prepared inthe areas of: adult training policy; trainer develop-ment program; adult leader training; meeting in-dividual and organizational needs; service team re-cruitment and training; training for group, sponsor,council committee personnel and improving relation-ships with other aqencies. All of these were approvedat the final session of the Conference and presentedto Robbert Hartog, Chairman National Program Com-mittee for consideration 'and action by the Committee.By the time this article is published, the ProgramCommittee will have had its first crack at the con-ference findings at a meeting May 23-25.

Several results of the Conference do not readilyappear in the Conference report. The fellowship ex-perienced and the tremendous exchange of ideas,were just great. The unity of purpose and sense ofdirection that resulted will pay real dividends in thetraining of Scouters, in the months and years ahead.But more important was the feeling that those partici-pating helped evolve and experience, a new way ofmaking decisions within the Movement - the 'comingtogether of people from all levels and geographicareas, to collectively develop action, was a giant stepforward from decisions being made at the top! Atruly democratic decision-making experience for allconcerned!Follow Up

Much remains to be done to convert the Conferencefindings into action. Some things require approval ofvarious committees/groups within the Movement.Training Talk will keep you advised of these. Otherfindings can be implemented immediately. Already,action is being taken by participants in their owncouncils on some items. Want more inforrnation? Checkwith those who attended from your council - findout what happened and what is being done locally.

LARRY WILCOX, a member of the staff at NationalHeadquarters for 11 years and more recently, Pro-gram's Director of Manpower and Training, will beleaving Ottawa this summer to assume responsibilityas Provincial Executive Director of Manitoba.

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.Our major contributor this month is Bill Wailer, ofSaint John, New Brunswick. Bill, who is a provincialfield executive, New Brunswick Provincial Council,describes himself as a rhymer rather than a poet.We think his material is well worth sharing with ourreaders.

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PEiCE By Bill Wailer

It had been a hard day, of course they

all are when you have over 130 to lookaft1er, but this had been harder than usual.N9t wanting supper and looking for peaceanp quiet, I left the camp area and walkedinte the woods nearby. After some 15mirutes I reached a small glade surround-ed by pines, and sat near the edge, on alog.

I realized after a few minutes that myattention was drawn to a certain area andthen saw why - a toadstool, but what adifference. This one was shaped like astarfish, only the star points were rounded.I ryad never seen one quite like it before.FaEcinating. Then, as I watched, a straybeam of the evening sun fell through thevaulted ceiling made by the pines andstruck almost dead centre on the toad-stool. Within seconds, and almost as ifcoming into a spotlight, a lovely specimenof the Monarch butterfly, fluttered in andsettled in that beam of sunlight. A curioushush came over the area. The usualsounds of the woods were gone, or maybe,I had unconsciously blocked them out, notwanting to be disturbed.

I went to my knees and thanked myMaker for being what I was, where I was,and for letting me partake of such a beau-tiful moment, and as I lifted my head inprayer, again I was struck by the cathedral-like roof made by the tall and statelypines. Finally, I rose to my feet and re-traced my steps to the camp, refreshedand ready for whatever might come.

Camp Medley,Evening of Aug. 7174

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Equipment: 1 tennis ball

o Preparation: Mark out an area of approx-imately 100 ft. by 50 ft. either with chalkor with a string and tent pegs.

o The players are divided into two teams,one of which fields, while the other bats.The batting team line up along one of theshorter sides of the marked area and thefielders stand inside the area. The umpirestands near the end of the side occupiedby the batting team and throws the ballinto the ai r. The fi rst of the batti ng teamhits it with his hand and as soon as hehas hit it he starts running towards theother end of the field of play.

A player is out if he hits the ball behindthe batting line, or if he is hit with the ballwhile running between one end of the fieldand the other. If one player is caught, thewhole team is out. A run is scored by run-ning to the far end of the field of play andback, during the play of one ball. If theball is in the umpire's hands when a playeris at the far end of the field, he may notrun back then, but must wait until anotherbatsman has hit the ball. The fielders maypass or throw the ball but they may notrun with it:

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Equipment: A supply of shirt buttons;postcard and 1 map for each patrol.

Preparation: The shirt buttons are hiddenin two's and three's in various locations.

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'The country is undergoing a nationalcrisis and there is a universal shortageof shirt buttons. The Prime Minister hasan important conference meeting at eighto'clock and a thief has stolen all the but-tons off his shirt. It is essential that theP.M. is given eight shirt buttons at 7:55outside the conference room. During asimilar crisis a few years ago the SecretService hid a quantity of shirt buttons ata location near here, in case a similarthing happened again. The only clue tothe location of the buttons is given below.'

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EVENING IN CAMP

The busy day is done,The evening is darkening into night.Now one can relax, as flames, once brightAre flickering here and there among the

coalsLighting for a passing moment the facesOf those who join you in quiet thought.Who ever said the night was still?There. Hear the owl, and there the swish

of wingsAs a night hawk passes swiftly overhead.And there, the plaintive cry, as the old

Loon singsAnd then, a splash. Was it frog or fish?But, peace enough to make you wish,This time could go right on forever, but

sayLet's get to sleep, for the sun will bring

another busy day.

EVENING PRAYER(Tune: Amazing Grace)

The day is very nearly done,Our voices join in prayerTo thank you, Lord, for all the funAnd ask You, Lord, to care.

Now, as round the fire, once brightWe rise as one, and singSo softly, in the flickering lightThe melding voices ring.

So hear us Lord, as is Your right,This prayer we offer YouAnd guard us through the coming nightNow, and our whole life through.

Saint JohnOctober 10174

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