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275,000 Scouts to Attend Camp This Season, Is Report Witli more than :100,000 Boy Scouts in . camp,. advance registrations and forecasts'for the remainrder of the sea- son froin the'600 large camps and 2,400 small cam ps operated by the. Boy Scouts of 'America in the *Uni ted States, Hawaiian Islands, Alaska and Porto Rico,, show that more than 275,000 Boy Scouts will go camping this summer and receive the benefits of the outdoor character ,building and ritizenshlip training programn that char- acterizes the Boy Scout. movement, ac- cordiing to an annouincemient niade to-. dy hy L.. L. McDonald, national camp- ing director. The> organized camps of tlie Boy Scouts of Anicrica comprise the Iarg- est system of camps.for boys ini the world and through their development and the development of volunttecr leadership, the Boy Scout flîovernent offers camp adventure at low cost to an increasing niumber of Amierican boys each year. At present local councils of the Boy Scouts- of 'America own or léase camp properties totalling, 111,597 acres' With a valuiation ini excess- of $9,0-00,000.. They are operated under, ,comupetent trained leaders and funiction under, theý director of tlie National Camping de-, partment with qualified experts in sanitation, engineering, recreational ac- tivities,-vocationai subjects and safety, on the staff, The fact that 23,078 boys were taught. to swvim in Scout camips last year and that in addition thou- sands of other Scouts, swininiers, were trained in boat'ting, canocing and life saving. attest to thle expert leadèrshiP given in water activities. HOLD 1WEKLËY MEETING The Scouts imet at their usual sumi- mer meeting ,place, on Warrington road -near :West Gate .avenuie. , We en- joyed a game of,indoor. Sie- nuniber 1 had tcn rut s and side nurnber 2 had two runis. Batteries Aiidrews and Huhn, Russell - Vetter - Stryker-Ani- drews. After the, gaine the meeting THE INSPIRED REPORTER "Sees ail .. ...knows ail" (At Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan) The campers were raving about the wate r today. * The dog, Fritz, liked bis littie bull dog visitor. Doc. Lepord should inve1tý somne pilîs for the prevention Of going to * sleep with one's, shorts on. How *about it, Doc? * Our chef engineer, Fra nk Kreusch, bas submnitted the follow- ing song which we, think, is worthý lookinig over: (Tune: "Springtime in the Rockies") 'When its summer in Ma-Ka-Ja- Xan Then I'm coining back withî you;. The.Boy Scoutsof the Northi Shore With hearts 8o'staunch, *and true. Once more we'll go in swinmming; Once more we'll work anid play; When it's sumrmer at Ma-KaJa- Wan, Ma-K a-Ja-Wan far axway, Thank you, Mr. Kreusch!l Deerfield Troop Takes Dada for Scout Picnie The Scouts of Troop 52 and their dlads met in the woods along Warring- ton .roadat six o'clock Friday, July Il. Each Scout. cooked 'bis' daci a supper. Most of tlie Scouts either liad steak or weenies. The Rev. Mr. Andrews madie'and baked somne twist, and coffe %ýas served by the Scouts. The troop mieeting- was then called to order and .was led in opening by, senior patrol leader Edgley Todd. Mr. Andrew~s thenl off ered prayer and patrol reports were 1 given' and dues collected. The stag patrol then, invited the other pa- troIs and officers to a Cub (Chicago National League Bail club) game on July 29 as their guests. The rest of ýhe evening was spent ini a bail gaine. :1between tlie dads and officers vs. Scouts and patrol. leaders.. Batteries: Log of the 'A rgo" We have told you of the activities of pur ship in former articles. Now we should. like to ýexplain why. we choose "Argo" as our name. You will1 remfember, if you stop a minute to think of your Ancient Grecian history,, that the Greeks,. according to, Homer's Oddessy, built a boat, to search :for the Golden"Fleece. They named their boat- "Argo." This boat represents the story of'the bcginning of man's fight'against Father' Neptune. It was a well built boat and had many interesting as well as ex- citing adventures. bo much for the Grigin. The Sea Scout Ship Argo. is the third boat -named Argo our skipper, Mr. Arden, has been associated with. His t ather owned a Sloop Rigged boat wVhich was forty- three feet long and had an eight foot six inch beamt and car- ùied onethousand flfty square. feet of sait in.three salIs, pib, stay and'main sails. The boat was cail the "Argo." Later Mr. Arden's father owner an- other boatwhich, was Ketched Rigged.. It was twenty-iwo f eet long and had a beamn of eight feet ýand carried two hiundred fifty square feet of sait in three sails, jib, main and *mizzin sails. This was also called "Argo.» Both the Argos weïe well built and very sea- worthy. It was on these bôats that1 skipper b.ecame acquainted with the W4ater. You see it was natural for us to chioose Argo as our niane. lt really iiieans somnething to us. Làst Friday . ie took our- committee and 'their wives out for a, ride In the Argo. We roWed north tilt wei .-.ere directly east of New Trier Higix1 school. The night was beautiful amin the water like glass, .We, slowed the1 conmittee what liard work it, was- to prpel ourý boat by letting Mr. Wil- imsand Mr. Davis take positions tlîree, and four Mrs. Arden and Mrs. Williams. After a short period Miss, Davis took Mrs. Williams' place. They. rowed' from east o-f 'NoTn's LTdýiti Government Leader Gives Endorsement to Scout Movement William John Cooper, who wyas ap-. pointed United States Conissionler cf' Education by President Hoovèr, is the father of an 'Eagle Scout. He lias watched and studied the program as it Worked its way with his own1 boy -and from this point of vantage hie makes. this rather bold statement. ýComing fromn the lips- of the very head of' the. system of public education, i bears double significance. 1" £Scouting is mi a k i n g 'effective n1ethods of educatioil whicli the ýeduca-, tionial system lias long been feeling for I)ut bas flot succeeded in putting intô, effeet. "T 'Boy Scouts are leading the way., The schools are f ollowing as rapidly as their ctumbersonie machinery and their timid conservatism will per- mit. We in the schools are slowly adopting the technique and the pro- gramn of Scouting so wisely conceived anîd so effectively carried out." . - Dr, Cooper analyzes tlie success. of the program by pointing out that -1: 1.Scouting~ education is a' systemn of givtling 9rathler than getting. 2. Scouting provides a selection of activity ftted to the individual. 3. Scouting offers a unique schienie. of vocational exploration calculated to prevent square pegs in rounld loles. 4. Scouting is a unique plan for asso- ciating boys witli men of character. 5. Scouting education eniphasizes the boy iather than the curriculum. 6. Scouting tends to develop crea- tive ability. , 7. Scouting presents its code of ideais îiot as a lesson to be. learnied but as à thing to be doue . It teaches Ilhelp)fnliiess through the daily good, tutu. Several New Scouts Join North Shore Area Ranks, The Yorth Shore Area counicil- wel- cones the following n iew Scouts into the l)rotherhood of Scouting: Yvaua vv&is., ana mr. U iutn* L<U iin- £1 tigo District Scout commissioner, were in camp last evening for a brief visit. They expressed a great deal of 'inter- est in Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-WVan. T.he Boy Scout council witlh headquarters at Wausaw.takes in thlis territory as part of the council. vess. LJ4Ltis-wU I UIs, 3sAix mis, lno errors.. Scouts-Two runs, nine hits, BEACH CAMPFIRE onie error. . ' ecause the couincil ring is now be- We then ptayed follow the flag. ing enlarged, cainpfire was held at the After about a haîf hour the 2-3 iound Nvater-frorit last night ini charge of the flag of the 1-4. The troop then Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Betak. After the srved ice creamn to their, guests ald singinlg of Billy»te Goat, it was s ug- thé mneeting-adjourned. ý gested that each camp originate e ng .T hunder, assisted by six of his Indlian craft class gave dances. He also sang the greeting song of the Win- nebago's and told a story in Indian which wvas interpreted by Mr. Wilkins. Mr. Wilkins then- rendered his famous irterpretation of "Meyer, the Great Swimimer» and caMpfire clostd.