They are off

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Part of The Young Citizen: The Magazine for Young People

Title
They are off
Creator
Pimentel, Fernando
Language
English
Source
Among the boy scouts.
Year
1935
Subject
Boy scouts.
Rights
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Abstract
On the 17th of last month, a group of boy scouts left our shores on board the S. S. Prcs1denr Grant, amidst the cheers and yell of their brother scouts who were left behind.
Fulltext
180 THE YOUNG CITIZEN August, J.<1.J."i AMONG THE BOY SCOUTSTHEY ARE OFF ON THE 17th of last month, a group of boy scou~s left our shores on board the S. S. Prcs1denr Grant, amidst the cheers and yell'i of their brother scouts who were left behind. (P~r­ haps. you will have your turn when the mxt big send off takes place. There's always a chance.) The scouts who sailed were selected by the local committee appointed by the Executive Board of the Philippine Council. Boy Scouts of America. They are the chosen ones to represent our country at tbt'! coming Washington Jamboree-August 21-30. 1931). 10.000 scouts and scourers from all over the world have been invited to participate. High ranking govcrnmenl officials and businessmen, as well as scout officials of the local council. were present to witness the big "sent-off" celebration which was held on board the ship just before its departure. Unfortunately, the parade which was scheduled for the afternoon of that day had to be cancelled due to the extremely heavy downpour of rain. Nevertheless. since all th<! Boy Scout Troops intending to participate in the "big parade" had been instructed by headquarters to be at the pier to bid farewell to their brother scouts, they all put in their appearance full of enthusiasm and loyalty. The trip made by the boat on its way to Hongkong was spent by the boys adapting themselves to the roughness of the sea. Almost every member of the delegation-even the leaders-were sea-sick on account of the bad weather. Consequently. the d~· legation had no opportunity to rehearse the native dances which they arc expected to perform at the Jamboree. Their first stop-over en route to Seattle was Hongkong. Honylwng In Hongkong our Philippine Scouts were the guests of honor of the .. Seaman's Mission." a den of the British Deep Sea Scouts. Accompanied by a group of British Deep Sea Scouts, the delegation spent their short stay in Hongkong sightseeing the beautiful city. Their eyes beheld many a lovely panorama and many a beautiful vista. The Briris'.1 Deep Sea Scout~ certainly provided our delegation with very interesting entertainments. Such successful hosts were the Britishers that each and every 1mmber of the party totally forgot about th( grnesome experiences of che beginning of the voyage. Shanghai The delegation of Philippine Scouts next fou11d their boat anchored at Shanghai .for a one day stop over. It will be interesting for you td knew that the Philippine Council. Boy Scouts of America, has under its jurisdiction two Troops of Boy Scouts in Shanghai .. Both of these Troops are composed entirely of American Boys. Naturally. being undr: the local council. the Troops in Shanghai appeared at the dock to receive our delegation. The partr was escorted to the Shanghai District Headquarters for a brief reception and a scout ceremony whici1 had been previously prepared by the Shanghai Troops. All Scouts and Scoutcrs of Shanghai were very friendly. They inform~d our delegation th~t for year·s they have been Cager to meet and makr a closer contact with. the Boy Scouts of the Philip- pines; They also remarked that they were agrc:.>· ably surprised to meet such a splendid group of Philippine Scouts. After making several visits to in teresting places in Shanghai our delegation admitted that they had had an unusually good time. Kobe, Nippon. Upon leaving Shanghai the delegation sailed for Kobe. Nippon. In Kobe, Captain Hara. accompaoitd by several Troops of Boy Scouts of Japan, met our delegation at the dock. Captain Hara is the Chief Scout of the Imperial Japanese Boy Scc,ut Association. It will be recalled by everyone in Manila that Captain Hara has been in our mtlropolis on a GOOD WILL VISIT with some thirty Sc.1 Scouts of Japan. So that. in some instances an in troc!uction proved unnecessary. Our scouts were the guests of honor of the Imperial Japanese Boy Scout Association and were escorted in separate groups to the most interesting places of Kobe. Our Scams were greatly and duly impressed by the unusual clever ability and skill of the Japanese Boy Scouts when scout entertainments were presented in Japantse style and form for their Filipino guests. Yohohama Leaving Kobe. our scouts" next dcstinatic.·n wJs Yokohama. There. too. they \''ere met by Japanest' Scouts. The Yokohama Boy SLOuts played the role of hosts as guides to our delegation when makinu a round of the interesting places of Yokohama. "°' N«goya A brief stop was also made by the boat in Nago)"l. There was sightseeing again in the company 1 )f (I'/eas1' furn to pogr Jfi;!) 182 THE YOUNG CITIZEN August, J.'/.!j NEWS IN CARTOON WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG (Contin!l('d from .JHtgc 17J) helping in the improvement of soci,11. conditions in her homeland. Blit they did not qualify her for a toga. She had to give up th·~ dream of wearing one in response to the call for scn•ice. Upon her return to the Philippmcs she found plenty to do. Constructive social work was then in its infancy and trained social workers were badly needed. While employed by the Office of the Public Welfare Commissioner. she had to be loaned to various organization'> f rnm time to time to train workers a11<l help the needy. Among the organizations and institutions that reaped the benefit of her services are the Associated Charities, the Red C1oss, the government orphanag;:', the reformatories for boys and for girls, puericulture centers, tht: Settlemi:nt House of the Damas Filipina5, ar)d the Young Women's Christian Association. Wherever expert opinion in family and child welfare was needed she was called upon to contribute her share. Whether in subordinate or executive capacity, she \·.ras always glad to help in the best way she could. Her ability, L'arnestncss .. md intl'grity did nor pass unnoticed; for wben a chief was needed for the Di,•ision of Dependent Children in tbc Office of the Public Welfare Commissioner, Mrs. Martinez w.is DI'\. AUGUSTO J.D. COl'.Tf.S Of MAt-\ILA WAS MADE A KNIG\.IT Of T+1E Of'..Df:f', Of SAi \'\ T :SYLV:E 5Tf:I", t'> Y POPE PIU5 XI . AMONG THE BOY SCOUTS (Co11tin11cd froni pnge 180) the Japanese Boy Scouts of Nagoya 'J./brrever our delegation went ir. J;ipan, the Japa_nese Boy Scout::; showed a keen interest 'in their visifnrs. Even though some of the lads of Nippon could not converse in English their conduct and con· t;ict was of an extremely friendlv r..ltlire. In other instances when J2.panese Scouts could speak the English language there was an interesting exchange ~f impressions on scouting conditions and scouting life in both countries. O•i Board rhe S. S. President Grant After the departure from Hongkong, the delegation was able to begin the intensive training planned in preparation of the exhibition which they ate to give at the Jamboree. Since all of the boys h1d greatly recovered from the familiar ycr so unfamiliar sea-sickness {for thne is nothing worse when it gets yc.u and nothing like it either) th·y at last could enjoy particip1tin~ in all activities on board rhe good old ship. The dances. according to the hczid of the delegation. have created c0nsiderablc interest among the passu:.gers and officers of the President Grant. A special request came from ,1r-•pointcd to the post. becoming thereby the highest paid Filipino woman in the Civil Service. AMBASSADOf\ DE:eUCHI, A ~\G~ Jl>.f>Mlf:31': OfflCIAL,. VISITl':D ,\\AHILA. l-ll': SAID IHAT JA.PAN . WANTS To TRADf: W1T1tl11E: f'-llll-lfflNE'5 ONLY NOT To OccUP.Y T>iiS CouNT"'-Ythe first class passengers on July 21. to have the boys present the "tinikling" dance on the deck of the first class. ThC efforts of the boys were well rewarded by the continues applause of an appreciative audience. So we hope, that this particular dat:ce will make a great hit in the Lmd of Uncle Sam. It is one which would appeal anywhere because of its beautiful movements and' its attractive rhythm. A dress rehearsal will be conducted above five days before landing in Seattle to help the boys gee over their stage fright. The delegation will also take ad vantage of the friendships thi::y have made with the sailors. They arc hoping to learn a lot about knots from. the old sailor boys. Since sailors arc known to have all sorts of knot tricks up their sleev'C, our boys will surely arouse much interest and enthusiasm if they remember all they arc shown. The sailors have been very kind to the sccuts. The excellent treatment ac · corded them has been commended upon by all scouts. The Philippine Delegation is at present on its way to Seattle. There. they will be the guests of hon0r fer one week of the Seattle Arca Council Boy Scouts. A reception is planned in their honor and various entertainments also. All these ·will sure.ly impress our Scouts. TLey arc bound to have a good time in Seattle!
Date Issued
I(7) August, 1935