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WILMETTE LIFE BOY SCOUT NEWS of the NORTH SHORE TROOPS m·mwr· A ttgular f·atutl pq1 pr·par·d ·ach , wuk by of the Boy Scout Ptt" club, North Shore Ar·a Council North Shore A rea ·council Organizes Radio Scout Troop At the last mee ting of the executive board of the North Shore Area council it was voted to organize a "radio troop." This troop will quite probably be composed of older scouts from all of the districts in the council. Albert P. Snite, commissioner, has indicated he would furnish all material for the building of an amateur short-wave radio broadcasting and receiving set. The troop will build this set at their meetings and at the same time each scout will, at his home, carry on the building of his own set. Each troop meeting will thus be a Jesson and each scout will follow the instructions given there in working on his own set. The set built bv the troop will be taken to Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-\Van next summer and installed. Messages will be sent between the north shore and camp at regular intervals and relayed to their proper destination. Each scout will qualify for the government licen se as an amateur radio operator. Only scouts who give assurance of their building a set and qualifying for its operation are being taken into the troop as the instruction will all be to that end . Several scouts have already indicated their intention of applying for members!1ip. It is thought this ·will be the first troop of its kind in the countn·. · -------------------------. A New Year's Resolve ~-----------------------By Jamea E. West F it were possible for me to meet fact to face, every scoutmaster, every assistant scoutmaster, every troop committeeman, every man who has any responsibility for leadership in our nation-wide movement, and I had the opportunity to present as a challenge to them the thing which, in my judgment, above all other things would best advance the cause oi Scouting, I would make an earnest plea that each and even· one of us rededicate ourselves to- the cause of Scouting for the year 1930 on a basis that wilt keep to the forefront the thought that. first. last and always "Scouting- As a Game for Boys." I would urge that, while all of tht· factors in the program should have our cooperation and support, we should insist that nothing permit us to forget that if we are t o play the game of scouting cff~c tively, we must create and mamtain conditions so that boys intensely desire to he scouts. Indeed we should deliberate!\· plan so that the boys' anticipated joy and satisfaction in becoming a member of a troop of scouts is realized week iq and week out in all of his relation s to Scouting. Wilmette Methodist Troop · Roberts and Bersch Studies Birds by Movies Make Winter Survey Troop 3 of the Wilmette Methodist church 1 Lake and Wilmette avenues, · · was shown a very interestlllg and mstructive movie, which was of special interest to the scouts who are working for the merit badge on bird study. Just before the pictures were sho,~n, the Girl scouts of the church were mvited in to see them. The first reel was an "Our Gang Comedy." The bird pictures showed the life development hatched, and 1 of birds- how ~he eggs t ho"- the small btrds learned to fly. AlJ together there were about fifteen species of birds shown on the screen. After that there were Aesop Fable come1 dies, all' of which were Yery in.teresting. We were also presented the Jaws of a shark and the saw of a sawfish for ~ttr new Scout room In· Ben Cox of the Troop committee. . -Scout Ernest Schaper, Troop 3, 'Vd .. mctte . 0 f A rea N ear C am p I Plans Completed for Big Council Banquet, Jan. 24 At a meeting of SC(l Utmastcrs and conunitL'e chairmen of the ); orth S!l(lre Ar< a Scout council. held at council l1eaclquarters in H ig hland Park \\'c dne sdaY, Tanuarv R. arrangements for the an"nual Cou;1cil banquet. scheduled for Friday evening-. January 24. ,yere completed- and plans for several other important events discussed. '\Valter \V. Head., national president ni th e Bov Scouts of America, will be the principal speaker at the banquet. which will be held at ~ew Trier High school and which will start at 6:30 o'clock. Each !'coutma ster in the area i. extending an im·itation to parents of scouts in his troop and \vill endeavor to ha,·e prc~ent a delegation of friends and parents equal to the registration in his troop. It is planned. to make the event th~ largest ever held by the council. Scout mobilization plans for An niversary \\·eek in February; the scoutmasters' training course, to st:trt the last of Fchruan; and the local hobby slvHvs and Courts of Honor for each town in the ·Area, scheduled for Fehruan· and March, were among the many c<~ming events also discussed. ing a short meeting. Troops 20 :tnd 17 of \Vinnetka Community House had a '>leigh ride party, accompanied b\· Scoutmasters Robert Martin and John West. About every fifteen minutes the sleigh stopped and we had snowball fights, which 111eluded much face washing. After an hour of sleigh riding and fighting we returned to the Community House. Most of the Scouts went home with their clothes wet, but we all had a fine time and enjoyed the sleigh ride. -M. Bridges, Troop 20. Community House Troops Enjoy Fine Sleigh Ride Townley ~eads T r~?P 13 . on S1x-Day Sknng H1ke Thursday, January 9, after h.tY- 1 I .t ! On Thursday, January 2, Keith Rooe·rts left Glencoe for the north woods of Wisconsin where he was to complete a survey of Spring lake, the lake upon which Camp Ma-Ka-Ja- Wan, the North Shore Area boy scout camp, is located. With him were David Roberts, his 12-year-old son, and George Bersch of Troop 4. Arriving at the camp about 4 o'clock they made camp across the lake from the main lodge just north of the creek. Their first night in camp was spent in 11 hours . of good sound sleep on a balsam bough bed in a small tent. They were unusually fortunate in having good weather. There was about fifteen inches of snow in the woods and practically none on the icc. The thermometer also was registering favorable temperatures around zero. With such fine weather, the work was finished Friday afternoon. That night they broke camp and put up at Ye Olde Muskie inn in Elcho, vVis., where Bert Turney, the manager of the hotel, gave them the best he had. After breakfast Saturday, the y Ie~- t Elcho al>out 8:15, arriving in Highland Park at 3 :45. They report a wonderful trip with good clear roads all the waY. ~1a-Ka-J a-\Van look s lone some and seems to miss the campers and is looking forward to next summer when !t \\·ill expect "bigger and better things" from the north shore scout s and scouters. · I Meleney Seeks Candidates for Drum and Bugle Corps Robert Melenev who is at the head of the drum and -buRle corps of Winnetka wants more Scouts to join for drummers ·or buglers. He has an experienced h_ygler to direct the buglers and any Scout in · Winnetka can join. \Ve meet every Monday night at 7 o'clock in the American legion room at the Communitv House. We furnish drums but bring -your own bugles. s() join X ow !- Bill Meyers, Troop 17. Kenilworth Sea Scouts Study Splicing of Rope \Vednesday, January 8, our Sea Scout ship, No. 29 of Kenilworth resumed usual weeki:'-' meetings with a Jesson in rope splicing. We learned how to make the eye, back and short splice. Mr. Saunders, our ·s kipper, then told us of a narr 1w escape his ship had from a torpedo in tbe World war. It was a very thrilling, true experience with lot~ of adventurous and "hair-raising" moments. -Bob Burns, Sea Scout, Troop 29. Never pick a quarrel, even though it's ripe. Seven Kenilworth boy scoub t\:ok Inspection Should Be Big six-day ski hike to Cary d.urmg Event at Meetings, View vacation under the lead<:'rship of Rober~ Townley, scoutmaster. They stayed ·~t lt.l visiting troops in various parts of the Carlson cottage in Cary. While the city, the question is raised whether 'I they were there they skied, ska:ed scoutmasters are emphasizing the . and went tobogganing. They organeleventh Scout law sufficiently. It is very ized three ski clubs called the Expert interesting- to notice that those troops Skiers, the Ordinary Skiers, and Co.mthat make inspection winning a dismon Skiers. The weather was very tinct honor in the troop always have fine for skiing. The fellows 111alle two a cleaner and neat~r bunch of boys or three foot ski jumps, and all the and more uniforms in evidence. Scouts went off the jumps. fn order Inspection should be a big event in to get into the Common club all YLlU the troop meeting. Considerable honor had to do was to go down fivt desigshou ld be attached to it, such as allownated hilts. For the Ordinarv club, ing the winners to serve as color you have to make seven designated guards. A little talk on this subject by hills, make a good jump and s~and up the scoutmaster wilt ~o a long way in after g-etting through. The Expert helping the boys to realize what cleanskiers had to make nine designated. Winnetka Troop 20 Plans Lend . ing Aid liness is. A boy can 1 e neat and clean . nue hills, make five foot jumps and ~tand to Contl regardless of the kind of clothes he up the whole way. under the 1 -: ~der In our last meeting, January 3, Troop wears. If the boys know they are going ship of Mr. Townley, they plan further 20 of Winnetka Community Jjouse de- to be checked up on when they get to hikes to Cary. -Jack Sinding, Trc,op 13. cided we would continue to help the Scout meeting thev will think a bit needy family that we gave Christmas 1 first .about their shoes and finger nails. ~i fts to until summer. Several Scouts This will also give your troop comwho took our Christmas basket to the mitteeman a job when they come to Troop 17 Enjoys Surprise family told the rest of the troop the visit the troop. Sleigh Ride on January 7 conditions in which the family is JivTroop 17 went on a surprise sleigh ing. \Ve hope to be able to give the Wilmette Legionnaires to ride part\· Thursday night. January 7. famiu· somethi;1g each month. This Fumish All Merit Badges The troop was in the gym when Scu~t .. will be one of the troop's good turns. master Martin came in and asker! !he -M . H. BridgesJ Troop 20. Wilmette Post 46 of the American scouts if they wanted to go on a sleigh Legion announces that for the year of ride party, and did they sa·; "yes." Kenilworth Scouts Plan 1930 it will furnish all the metal There was a lot of fun to that surprise badges for scouts passing tests. All Contest Between Patrols metal partv. We got back about 9:35. tenderfoot, second class, first Tuesday, January 14, was the date :;et class, star, life and eagle and eagle - -C. Dunlap, Troop 17, reporter. for a contest between the six patrols palm pins will be included in this servof Troop 13 of Kenilworth. There were ice, according to W. E. Richmond, post GOOD TURN to be contests in: fire by flint, fire Since the scouts are hunting daily by friction, wigwag, and semophore, commander. Hereafter all metal pins will be atg-ood deeds to do, it is suggested that drilling and knot-tying. Many visitors tached to the advancement certificate we help keep the snow cleaned up. were expected. According to re-C. Dunlap, Troop 17, reporter. ports some of the patrols were mak- for Wilmette scouts and witt be awarded at the Court of Honor. The ing special preparation. It was to same arrangement has been made posHow to succeed: Start at the bottom be a close contest. sible in Winnetka by the Winnetka and \\'ake up. -Defrees Holmes, reporter, Troop 13. post.