The Philippines Boy Scout

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Part of The Philippines Boy Scout

Title: The Philippines Boy Scout
Issue Date: Volume I (Issue No. 1) November 1929
Year: 1929
Language: English
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Executh·e + ·~ • i ~ • ExEcuTIVE BOARD: ·=· Put ii FIRST on his :B e Joseph H. Schmidt t ~ - H. A. Bordner + Ch ' f L ; f Ii"+ """ Manuel Camus ~ Y l S m Q S l S ~ I P. D. Carman i Ii}+ I H. E. Stafford -.. ~ J. E. Haggerty ~ I'~ .ilir. G. Garcia t ...... l'f!illi John E. Goo ! ~- +·~ ~:!!f ~ E. K. Higdon + ,-~ ~ S. J. Nesbitt + .~ if; E. A. Bro\vn :~+·:·+·!-+•:•+++:+:o!••: ... :-r1 ... :••! ... !·~·+~\o·!··:··!··! .. :-:·+·~+·Jo+·:··:··!··!o•:o:•·:·+.~·!·+·:·-t··:·-:··!·-t··!·•!o!••!·"1·•!++! ... !·+·!•·!-:··:-·:-~ e Norberto Romualdez •l> ~ ~ ~~~ff:mpi~~~,~10 i Sure-To-Please, Sure-To-Help, Sure-To-Lost ! 11 Wenceslao Trinidad + ;;· S E. S. Turner i+ ·++·l-++-i-+++++++++++++++++++~·++++++•i-++·:·•l-•:••H•:•+-:••H-+•:•-t··:·H··:·,.~0l'•!••X••l-++•l-•!••:··:·'1 e Regino Ylanan ..._~ . : ~ i} FIELD OFFICERS: : ·~ ~ Henry Herman, Dep. Com. ! ~ . .· ~ ~ J. M. Napay, Dep. Com. + ~ ; Irving Hart, Dep. Com. + B ~ • Brother Anthony, Dep. Com. t fvczry oy Nczczds ~ • William C. Farr, Dep. Com. i i 1 ~~s~OH:;;:;:;. g:~: g~:: 1 The Ph1·11·pp1·nes Boy S.cout ~ $ Paul. Doltz, Dep. Com. :i: ~ f; Enrique Lolarga, Dep. Com. ;J: ~ • E. Mullaney, Dep. Com. t ~l! 11} Ignacio Cruz, Dep. Com. t 1$: 8 Jose P. Giron, Dep. Com. :!: ~ : ........ ~~~~;'lh~~@$~@ttf$~fj~~fJ~~.~~~$~~$~$$~~~~tttttl~t?t~= Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT when communicating with our advertisers. 2 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT Manila, November. 1929 ---------------·-·---···-----·-·-·--------. ·-. "Boy Seoul Movement Greatest Contribution Of America To Our Boys" ---OSM EN A Dear Editor: SENADO DE FILIPl:>\AS :VIanila Olicina de/ Preside11h Oclolwr 22. Hl2!l. . ! wish to cn11gratulate 11011 most henrtily fur the 1>11li/1cat1011 of tlze "PHILIPPJNES ROr SCOUT". and rrlso th1·011gh 11our 111aga::i11e, the o.flicials respo111sihlc .for th,. remarkable p1·ogress of Bo11 Scout actfrifi<'s in tlze islc11uk . I am highly impresi;cd by ifs pptriotic and humanitonan a.ims. Its pmgram ol Clwmcto· Building and Citi~ensl!ip Training desen·es the 1chole-hearted .;upport 1wrl coopera.tion of ere1·y Filipino. It is a .~stem. tlzat work.< "" ad.mirably and effectfrely into a boy'.~ heart. Tlze bo11s n r1· taught to pmctice the basic rfrt11es and principle.< oi ri[lhl lfring and right tlzinkh1g and to act for f111'111se/1.'l'S i11 rrccordance 1i·ith such i·irtue.~ and principles. If every boy in the PhilirfJJines bet 11.:een the a_qe of 12 and 17 could be placed u-nclPr the ll'ho/e.~0111e influence of the Boy Scouts movement a ;id thereby made to lii-e i11 accoi·dance with it.~ tenets and p1·i11cip/es, to uphold thnl for which they hare taken their solemn onth, we 10011/rl have less fear as to the fuful'e of OUI' 11atio11. To my rniml. the Boy Scout movement i.~ one of the m·eate.~t contrilmtions of America to the cfric education of ·the /Joy.~ of 1111: Philippines. With be.~t wishe.~ for the success of "THE PH!Ul'PINES BOY SCOUT", I am. Yom·s 1'el'Y truly, To the Editor, THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOT.'T 428 Rizal Ai·e., Jfmtila. S. OSMESiA. CHAMPION CITY TROOP Troop 33, Ateneo de Manila, winner fo1· three consecutive times September October and November, of the Court of H~nor Banne~ by pulling 660 points in the November Court of Honor, the best record so far. )~ ~? )l ~1 I :i ~ '< ~( tl 1< ,< l' ll I f :: i< l' ii ~ ·l >< i1 >' :: ( ~ ! 1< '< ! >( •'. '< ~~ :i >' -~ >l ~} )' >' :l ~( ~l ~< ,< ii ,< ,, ~) ,< >I SF.!\.-\TOI: SEJ:t;IO OS)!E!I;..\ /'f• . ..:.1d1·;1f l,i"11-T,·m1•<1r•·, /'/,ili111ii111: S1·11<rtr· THE I'H/l,Il'l'l.V1'"S llOl' SC()f,"I' lal.-r~ 1>rid" in aunoiu"·iua tlu· Coundl Rfl1Ht1T ll'iu11 1 r for tlw lust thre1· l'OU.<.:Pculire mouth:-:Scptrmhrr, Octnhcr crnd .Vocembe1· -Troo]' :::.:;, Ai<'uco d•' 11'/rrnila. V"1"!f :.:l'ldom wu~ I/ii.~ ft·ut. <'t:cr '''/lut/I('(/ by auothrr troop ;,~ the Cit!f. 'J'hr eC11'1U'.o.;/urs.c;, l'Onslanc11, am/ zeal r/qmmst rat('(/ by Troop :rn i1l the 11ro111otion of its Srouls In hi,q/u•r rnul.-s in Scouting, i.o.; nu t>hjt'cl. lt•.ll.'iOn to ntlu~r 'I'roo1>n o_f the l•lftnds. 1'/it•y l!'r>l'k n·a1d<1rly 11nd s11s-li''11Utt.icttll?J. Tht• Scouts of 7',·oop :~:l '"'·' lhc rcpullllion of '"'· in11 hwrd u·orkn·.'l and pain.'fl11ki11f! in their -wo1'k. lf c:an '"' .•aid of f/11·111. thnl. ''"'Y n1·e an10nr1 lhr mo•t thm·ou11hly wt•ll Jn"eJmrrd Scou./.q 11ndc7' l/ir l'liilippine Co1111.ci/, T/w1·e i• no lm7'd•hi11 I/mt l/iey will not 111ulc7'f/O to win thcfr objective. J?o,. all this, Fftthe7' Haggei·ty, S. J., theii- Deputy C1111i111issionc7', /lfls a hia s/ia?'c of th• hono1'. His df•t=p inlen·.o;f, um/ «.•ntlntsia."im in s('01ttiu11 i~· the do·m.inunt spirit iu lh1·ir .<.:uc:cl'."i."i. Her~'s hopi11r1 tht'!f u·ill kt•cp on u:ith t.hf'i·r good u•ork. Those included in the picture nr1•: First Row--./. de lei Rama; C. Vi/11/011; f,. Rodri1111ez. S•·c·ond Row-J. C1mtillo, A. Gm11hou. P. Yu.son; E. Mo·ralr.s, R. S1rn,·t·.-:; F'. J>ulle·r, J. iVoble, C. Mm1t1·b/1111co, E. E/i11/de, R. Et·lmu.~; E. (io/e.t;f. Third Row-J. Nap<£/, A. Cmz, N. r:o. J. A!lco. G. Singin.n, P. No/1111, I'. 01'tiz, F. (;r.rinaoi· ,J r;111.,.;.1, A. A11,qc/, s.' s:,,,,; Rownna. Fom·th Row: (sented)-J. Ocam· I"'· P1t/./ic1-.• J. E. Haggc,.t11, S. J., Wm. Jordan, S. J. A. J., W. Bt1iscts. Kneeling-A. Gonlenker and A. Luman/an. l\Iauila, N"o,·ember. 1929 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT ;1 -·-··----··-.,-------------·---------------_.:_ HE little peaceful to"'.n of l\Iakate, nestling close to the banks of the Rio Pasig, was suddenlv disturbed from its seren.e existence by the un~xpected appearance of the CaptaiuGeneral, with a company of ··guardia cfriles". Of course, he was with his family but among the simple-minded people who had long been the victims of circumstances this was looked· upon as a mere ruse to decoy the tO\vn-folks to believe in a safety which did not exist. To every one, it was apparent that the presence of the Spanish General in their humble place spelled persecutions and arrests. Already_ many had fallen in l\fanila and the prisons were crowded with men from all walks of life. Some had gone ahead, beyond the hands of their persecutors, either by the hangman's rope or the soldiers' bullets. Widows had been created and orphans made overnight. Slowly but surely. the vindictive clutches of the government were being tightly drawn around those who were plan11ing to free the mother country from oppression and tyranny. In this wholesale persecution, there was no doubt that even the innocent and the ·peaceful were included. It was no wonder therefore to !find the streets of Makate deserted for the most part of the day. Wive11 clung to their husbands entreating them to remain at home for fear that they may be nabbed as suspects. Mothers kept their eyes on their sons and insistently begged them to remain within their dwellings. Even the children were kept w.ithin the closed doors for fear that harm from the Guardia Civiles might befall them. Sweethearts knelt before the altars in their ries in hand, their beloved spared. rooms. rosapraying that ones might be Such was the fear that this seemingly harmless presence of the Captain-General created in the town of Makate. Little Kikoy sat on· the lowest step of their staircase, his chin supported by the palms of his hands and his eyes tenderly fixed upon hig mother. She was seated on he1· legs, on a low platform made of bamboo and enclosed bv a low sawali wall. Thi~ was built to the side of the house, a few steps from the staircase. In front of her laid an old "batia" half filled with clothes and suds. Beside hei.· on the right was a big pile of dirty ·clothing still untouched and on her left two or three p11ils filled with water, Her arms were bared up to the elbows and clipped in the suds up to the wrists. Her forehead was bathed with perspiration which trickled down to he1· eyes. Her hair was dishe\·elled and part of it occasionallv found its way to her for~ head. At such times as this, she would stop from her scrubbing, dip her hand into one of the pails at hand to remove the suds and put the unruly wisp back to Hs place. Judg.ing from her appearance, she was a woman of thirties. Kikoy's thoughts were for the moment centered on one thing a great pity for his mother. He pitied her for he knew how hard she had been working to earn something for their support, ever since his father had been separated from them. She had tried her hand on almost everything which could supply them with an honest ALVARO L. MARTINEZ li\·ing. She sold fish fo1· a time in the local market bul lack of capital forced her out of business. She then bethought herself of sewing clothes and doing some embroidery but these did not suppl)r them sufficiently with their needs. It was then that she conceived of washing clothes for other people. This suited her very well as it gave her an opportunity to visit Manila once every two weeks and learn som~thing about her husband. Kikoy's reflections drifted from his mother to his father who was then in Manila, llOwerless to help . them. Hi1:< eyes wandered from his mother to the vast expanse of field~ . beyoni:l the . house and the sight of them chilled his young heart. Those fields had belonged to them. In those fields he had grazed the cm·abaos which had helnecl his father to till and plow (Contin.uecl on par;e 27)" 4 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT Manila, November, 1929 ----------------·--· Scouting WorkHere Draws Commendation From Catholic Head Of The Philippines. Archbishop O' Doherty is one of the Honorary Tenderfoot Scouts of the Philippines -·-o---ARCHBISHOP'S PALACE Manila, P. I. October JS, 1.9!.'I. To the Philipp/iilc Cou11ci/ Boy Scouts of .4111cricu. 428 Rizal A.cc. Jla11ila Gc11tlr111c11: rt gircs 111c ,r;rcut plcu.su1·..- lu r:u111.111c11d 1/11· c . .-cc/lc11/ 1curk tlwl is being do11c (or Ifie 11011!/1 I'} l/nsc /s/11111/s. liy the Bou Sccwl Oruu11i::utiu11. It hu.5 h1T11 u :io!I lo 111.r· f,, ,,,,,, 1/11· 111mdy L"irt11e,,, r· . .-1·111pli/iul by the rurirws Tninps. ,,./111111 I hr11·r hud 1/ic 11ririk,r1r n/ 111ecti11y. Jr 11:011/d p/eusc 111c {11 -'<.T 111r11111 11111rr· ot 11/lr Cnlho/ic }Joys enter i11/11 the rank n( 1!1is or!fC111i~rUir111, which 1111derslunds so wrll, ihc for111olio11 11f charncler. lVishing you continued :;uccess, I 1u11, Yovrs fuithfully. ·\· JI . ./. I>ohel'l.y Archl1islwp of Jfr111i/u What Is a Boy Seoul~ COUT" used to mean the one on watch for the rest. It has been made to fit the town as well as the wilderness and suited to peacetime instead of war. A Scout is an expert in life-craft as well as in wood-craft, for he is trained in heart as well as head and hand. Scouting is broad enough to cover riding, handicraft, loyalty, obedience, courtesy, thrift, courage and kindness, with many other subjects. A Scout enjoys a trip in- lhal others do not see. bcto the woods more than he cause his eyes are keen. He cloes a walk over the smoky is mentally awake. streets of the city. He can A Scout docs not shout tie a knot that will hold, he his wi:-;dom from the housecan swim a river, he can lop:;; he holds the quiet popitch a tent, he can mend a wer that comes from knowtear in his trou:-;ers, he can ledge. He speaks softly and tell you which fruits and answers questions modestseeds are poisonous and Jy. which are not; he can identify birds and animals and fish and knows the ways and home of each. A Scout see!-\ many things A Scout holds his honor as his most precious possession. He knows what is his duty and all obligations imposed by duty he carries out of liis O\rn free will. He guardH his honor as closely as did the knights of old. In this manner a Scout wins the confidence and good will of all people. A Scout can make himself kn0\n1 to a brother Scout ''"herevcr he mav be bv a method which o.nly Sc~uts use. He has brothers in ,.,er,· cit,- in the land and in ,,,·ery country in the world. \Vhcren>1· he goes he can g·iye his siµn and he will gl't a cordial welconw. I-IC' can talk "·ilh a hroih<'r Scout 11·ithnul making· a sound or 1;,. 1·a11 make knmn1 his messa;rt· l>,1· imilai i11g t lw sound 11/" ;i (r'lc·graph kl',-. ,\ Scout. is kind tn en~ry thing that li\'l•s. He knows that hor . .;c,.;, cal s and dogs ha\'1' their rights and he rcSfl('CI s them. A Scout does a Good Turn rn:r~· day, and; lw dot'-" nol rail il a da1· uni ii ht' ha . .; helped some ·oUwr person. A Seoul knows that people expL•ct more of him than they do of other boys and he guarrb his behavior so that 110 n'proach can truthfully he brought against the great brotherhood to which he has pledged his loyalty. He seeks always to make the "·ore! "Scout" worthy of the respect of people whose opiniom; ha\'e value. He wears his Uniform worthily. A Scout is a patriot and i~ always ready to serve his country at a minute's notice. He loves his Flag and knows the proper forms of respect to it. He never allows its folds to touch the ground. He develops a strong body, an alert mind, and an unconquerable spirit so that he may serve his country in need. He patterns his ·life after those of his great countrymen who have had a high sense of duty and who have served the nation well. (Continu.f!il on pa.ge 31) ~!anila, November. 1929 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOllT 5 ANDRES BONIF AO/O That Andres Bonifacio was the founder of the Katipunan is true. That he wa:< a patriot whose life waR dedicated to his country cannot be contested. I want, however, to present Andres Bonifacio and interpret his life in the terms of the platform of the greatest boy organization in the world. In the first place, this hero was prepared,-prepared in the sense that he worked and struggled against all odds. He was born poor, but po\·erty did not dampen his enthusiasm to lead and to render senice to his fellow men. He did his "good turn indeed." Bonifacio founded the Katipunan, which association did much for the union of the revolutionists. It had good teachings. Its precepts were manifold. To defend and respect womanhood is Hy AGUJmo CAGINGlN PR1Nn1·AL, llH;i1 Sc1100L lNTilAMlllto:> B1tANc11. :\°ATION.\L UNJV1':R:>ITY 011e of its aims. "Honor th.1·self". ''Lone> ''Ollt· nriRhhrn·." "Follow the golden rnk" :i1T other ob.iectR of lhc :is:.;rll·ia tion. BraYer.v \\-t~~ nnt1 nl Bonifacio'!:' import;inl !rails of character. lk ""'" helpful and friend I:>': lo:.· al and l~O:'\IFA<'IO lr11sl\\'orlii.\'. llis hr:t\'l'r," ;i:.; dPlllOn,;l.l'ilti'cl \\'hl'll ht~ lrd 11i .. fight fnr rn~edom. J)11t.1· lo sC'li' lw 1wgledccl. hut clul)· lo eo1rnlt".\' he pcrfonn0d :is :i faithf11l and lov~I cil izen. · He <'Xhiliit<>cl in effrd that the true love of country must be shown in deeds glowing with patriotism. To Bonifacio, the height of honor is to die in order to save one's country. The :-·uung buys of the Philippines ought to emulate tlw example of Bonifaeio and other outstanding Filipino leaders. At this age of yours when you are building- charackr and training f'or citizenship. al\\'a,·s bear in mind tlw sterling qualities of our leaders who had blazed tlw trail for us. You han• heen told that cle,·ution to t·ounlry is a ·splendid purpose \\'Orth:>' of realization. The Father of the Katipun:rn asked. "Is there any lon' that is nobler. purer. and more sublime than tlw Jo,·e of the natiYc country'!" :'lly young friends. ,·ou ma:-· gin' the answer to that prornking question. THE NEW REGISTRATION PLAN HE registration of Scouts is a basic factor in Scouting. ll has meant much in giv.ing the Scout the suggestion that he is a member of a National l\1ovement. He has carried his membership card. He has presented it from time to time to establ.ish his identity as a Scout. He has been proud in having it aJ?-d ple~s ed to show it. It gives him a sense of belonging. It has served, too, to demonstrate the actual membership of the Scout Movement. It eliminates guess work. It prevents there .being a mere paper orgamzation. Each boy has deposited his registration fee. He has made a definite decision, affixed his signature and subscribed to the Scout Oath and Law. We can count heads. The registration is an act in which he associates himself with other boys. the country over. The rej?lstration with a fee attached has demonstrated it.c1 value. It The Cooperation ol Everyone Concerned Earnestly Requested (A11 Editorial frnm SCOUT i'.."XLCUTIVE1 . has prel'f~nled carelci<s identification. It has been mean· ingful, dignified and CX·· pressivc. We doubt if any, because of the Yalues secm·ed, would repeal this plan of membership. Yet at the outset there were many who doubted sincerely its practicability and prcdided dire results This experience so \·aluablc with Scouts has raised the question as to whether a rerdstration plan would not be as desirable for Scouten; -commissioned and noncommissioned. voluntee1', and professional. It has been given much study. The adult membership of the Scout Movement is growing rapidly, in fact relatively more sci tlwn the Scout membership. Men are being urged in incre:ising numbers to give themf'elvPs in service to youth. Scouting is building up a large volunteer leader~hip i11 An1crica. Local Councils are adding- large 111.1 mlwrs lo l heir mcm bersh i p. This is a splendid trend. It a111~urs much for (he fllturc. Jt is l'SSL,ntial, however, that all such rnlunteer leadPrs shall haw more than a s11perficial .idcntication with tlw Scout iVJo,·ernent. Everyone should IJy some specific ac1 d<?finitcly subscribe to U1e Scout Oath and Law. sign an application blank and lwcomc an in-owed member of the entire Movement and have .in return a membership card which he will carry as a reminder. just as does the Scout. A membershin fee seals the act, rnakei:; definite the commitment which otherwise might be rlone carelessly and superficially. While it. i~ true that commissioned officers g-o through rno!'<t of this formula, it is not :'o true of nun-commissioned adults. Some might contend, and do, that Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmaster might be exempted, but that woulcl destroy the basic principle of a registered membership in which all participate. A commission is membership plus. In this period of the inten~ive development of Scouting, when qualitative results are to be sought to an .increasing degree, it is essential that all who are related to the Movement feel deeply the full meaninl.f of the Scout Program. There should be pride in belonging. a sacred feeling to obligation. a joy .in assumimr responsibility. We belie\·e the registration addi:; to this sense of crusadership and comradeship. To look upon the registration f.,e as a tax or assessment is to miss the spiritual significance of the procedure. For the Council or the institutions to p:iy the fee fm· llir. (Conliuuecl on 7)age 10) 6 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT By Seoul Amado1· T. Daguio Jr. Asst. Scoutmaster HE father was a pioneer of the \\ilderne:<>' of the first deg-ree. He had been reared in that raw and saYage spot since childhood. had fought against all the natural barriers of the mountainous forest. ?\ow, he was pa:;t middle age, happy and contented: he had all the wealth of the wilderness for hi:> own-its trees. grasses. foodstuffs, its breezes, and in the last, a peaceful spot where he would some day lie c!own undisturbed in his own thrilling life's happiness in another world. Yet, he had succeeded in the fight because of lessons hl· had come to learn, lessons that long had been laid latent and unmoved from the hearts of the forest. He did not know until-well, his jathe1· had taught him in the fight; his fathe1· had loved him as no father had loved Ms son and then after he had taught hi.~ son all the things he would need, he had left him in 01·der to rest from his labors. Now, his son was a father. He was a father because he had a son, a son fullgrown into the age of youthhood, care-free and happily wild, steadily learning also to face the indomitable and grim powers of the wilderness. The father wanted to teach his son-teach him as his long dead father had also taught him before. Because, now, the father wii.s aging and someday, he would follow the trail to that Kingdom where his father had gone. And because he was a father, he must teach the son the way to contentment and happiness. "Son ! There will come some day when you will find me no more. but a helpless mass of flesh on our cold timber floor. So, come with me Troop 13 this morning and J "·ill teach ~·ou how to "·in all that I ha \'i' \\·on: because all that I ha\·1· won will not be yours .. vou shall ha1·e to sPek tlw thi.ng, for- yourself." the fatlw1· told his son one bright m111·11i11g-. "Yes. father" and lhc· son smiled and came to his father immediately. Because that son had been trained in obedience to every word of hiH father. There was no law in that vast wilderness-only the law of the forest-and that law. was brutal and raw. Man must twist that raw and brutal law into his own will before it could be applied to his own life. And the father had learned the law because of his fntlwr and that father in turn taught the law of the wild to hiH son. So, he was obedient to every word of his father because hi:; father'<> words were all laws inherited from the other laws taught by his progenitors. "Let us go to the deepest part of the forest today-the darkest part of it-a place you have never gr.me to before" the father told his son. "Every man of this forest goes theJ"e only twice. For the first time, you go with me, while I go for the second time. And after that .... I shall ha1·e fulfilled my obligations to you." "Yes, father·· t.he son answered again in the same savor of obedience. Because he must obey his father; he had been taught strictly from childhood to obey, fo1· obedience was the first law of the forests". So, father and son went !.hat morning into the very depths of the forest. The forest was dark and gloomy. The sun's rays could not penetrate through the thick foliageii of leaves. The forest was dark-darker than the inky darkness of the night. And they had to grope their way into its very depths. They did not use light because fire might burn the trees. The heart of the father beat mightly in the deepdown thrills of adventurehis spcond adventrue. The heart of the son, too, beat Manila, ~oYemhcr, 1929 in that inherited t.hrill. Yet, that heart began to sense fear. fear at some dreadness of things he had never known nor experienced before. "Fatherj What are those?" The son swallowed hard as he asked his father. He had heard tumultuous noises, noises that were unearthly, noises that seemed to come from the hearts of other worlds, and given into the mouths of ghosts. They were rambling noises that told of dread and fear and mystic death. And the son began to fear. He had never heard those rnices before. "Don't mind them. Just come on and follow me," the father answered his eon his voice even seemed to 0 be a part of the terrible noises. And the son had to go on fearing, but obedient to the words of his father. "Fathe1·, what are those?" the son again asked his fallwr as his heart fluttered in (Continued 011 pa.[Je 18) Manila. No,·ember. 1929 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT Ou rresident's Pleu11e t1 the Boy Scouts in the r .I . . Yo1•1·m/,,.,. 18th, t!l~~l T GIVES nrr. great J>frnsun• to c.i"f1·11d ht·arty t1r1·din.11.o.; 1,, ttlf fhl' Bn!f Scouts o.f f/11' Philippiuf /slanrls. l"m1r 11·1 11"1!1·1 twd •h1frrr~fs art .. ns close to m!I heart 11.-: if 111111 wcr1· "'·'' 111•·1· ~OHJCt. I u•iRh it it·crc pm~siblc fnr mt~ to l'isil t11~d ius111 1·t nil !111 7'1-007>.~ o-ud ·mrct atid slwkr hand.-: u-itlr 1·reru Oil!' of t/11· 111011/11. ~turdy bo!f."l who lrn1·c tak('n tla· Sco11t Outh uwl nrC" au lio11ur au,/ 1·, rdit to tl1c orga11i::rntion. But TroOJIS 11r1 • srattcr,·d from .·\ 110111 to Jolo n~ul to t~i·sit. n.ll is an ab~olurr impossibilit.11 .for n11·. I ·rcish to sa11 to !IOU tlmt I am 111·niul o/ l/n showiuu tlwt _11011 hnrt· bccn:o and an·. mal.-ing. 1'011r cun1,·sfu1 . ..: . ...: {1/ 111upos1·, !'""r ,·,;"cmplary comiact. yo1n· urhirren,..nts ,,,.,. uttrr1rti11!1 m11ch 1tff1 uri1111 aud lral!t' gh~nt. rise to ·nrnch jal'<>l"nMc· rmnmrut. I '1011c yo11 ll'if' co11ti1urn f.o nit•1·it tlu: rt/1prohatio11 rn11i 11rui . ..:• of th• cnmm11111tt1 /11 1,·hich. yo11. a1·r li1·in17. But 1 ·must warn 11011 ol mtt· tltiny: <io not nll11w !/0111· 1·11t/111sins·m io-r Scouting to i1ttcrfert· H'ith your :~tuciic.-;. I'11f !}0111· schoci worl.- the :mmc· .:'fll, the samt· prr . ..:c1·rrfl}1<''" that !1011 1111! into s1·(111tiny ... 4boi·t• all. bl' hoHt'Sf with !f011J' tn1rhrr.~ anrl with !!'"''' comrad1·.~ nt school. Do your ntnwst to JJ1·orti . ..:1• iu yoir1· rclutious with tJ,,.,,, the ·1n-ineiuln: i"neulcated h1 !JOU 11 . ..; n Boy 8rrmt. E'11rf1·fl1·01· to be an c.-ram1Jfr. to your co1111muions in <"lnss, n h-adcr i1! ,.f,·0·1 thought nnd .f)peccll. courtf.~tJ, guocl 1'1llOWcrs. and .tii.<·u-i1ili111·. A'll'OJ!S remember that a nood Sco11t is n model .<.;turlc>1t. H;oi..~hing 1/0U BMccc·~.'> in y0111· f!'or/,· n ... Boy Sr1111t anrl i11 11our c·ndrcu.:ors to practise t/11· Scout pri11ripfrs iu yo11r r·1·,•n1rh111 /il··. fro1n tlu.~ moa)ient. yo11 ri.~e in ,,,,. morniuy 1111fil !l'>rr. put ~;011;." l11,-11tl on the pi/101~· fn thr c1·,.11ing~ 11/tcr ,, dfl!J u/ ,.,.u.-:(·i1•Htffi11~. !foml wOTI:, I r1•mai1l, JOSEPH H. SCHllJWT, -------Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT when communicating with our advertisers 7 8 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT Manila, November, 1!>29 THE MIND OF THE BOY HAKESPEARE was a ps~·chologist. He understood the nature of men, most especialJy the characteristics of ,:ouths. According to Dr. l\1. F. Libby quoted b~· Dr. Hall th e r e are "seYenty four interesting adolescents among the comedies, forty six among the tragedies, and nineteen among the histories." Among the most .important of these adolecence!' are Romeo, Orlando, Triolus. Portia, Juliet, Viola, etc. Since Shakespeare understood the charactistics . of vouths and since the subJect ~,·hich I am going to discuss with you now deals with the mi~d of the boy, I w.ish to introduce my theme with a passage from Shakespeare: "There. is a. tide in tlic affairs oj men, 11'/iicli. ta.ke" nt ti!' flood. l•ml• nn to forhrnc; 0'11itted, all the rouage of t/iefr life I. PANLAS/GUI Professor, College of Education, U. P. oi the girls, 13 or 14 on the part of the boys. The term '"boy" is popularly applied to designate that unique period of human life which constitutes the Ja:,t few vears of the child and the first. few vears of the adolescent period. This period bridges, as it were, the period of childhood and that of young manhood. During this period the child is gradualh· leaYing behind him th1• l;appy and carefree, ~·et home-bounded land of childhood ;-forsaking the prnmiscuous and unorganizet) actidties of a child's lift', scorning the imposed parental authority over his childish freedom ;-and at the same time, he is entering into the borders of the new and open land of youth, land which is teeming with the spirit of charming idealism and altruism. and which is pregnant with lwroic adwntures. Into this bPautiful land tlw hoy is being u:<hered-the boy with promiscuous icleali8m and saYage restles><ness, the boy who is in the midst of the current of "tlw tirlc• in the affairH of llll'll." In a \·ery gene1:al but viYid way, Dr. Hall summarizes his descl'iption or characterization of this period of life as tlw "1wriod of storm and stJ'ess \\'hen· the old mooring·s \\'ert~ bl'oken and a higher IL·\'el attaim•d." l'el'haps \I"<' can undPrstand better tlw mind of thr boy if we know the physiologirnl c.:hanges that are taking phi<.:<' in him <luring this pl•J'iod. This knowledge. I think, will rnakl' us nnrli•r+++++++·!·+++~·:··!··=·+·!··=··:··!··=··!·+·~-:-·:··=··:-·:··=··:··:·-:··:-O·:·+ot··:.O·:-++++++++++ Is bound in shallow.• and in misc- :j:+ THE : ~ + + These lines very fittingly i UNDE'D1.l7.QQD PORTABLE i describe my subject. There + I\.YY 1 i is a tide in the life of an $ t individual man or woman, : t which, "taken at the flood", + + or in other words, if it is pro- t t perly controlled and wisely t t directed at its highest level, f t would lead one on to a hapt + py and a useful life. · .But if t t "omitted", or neglected._ it + + would run riot; it would flmg :t: ; One into places where angels + ; +: + : are afraid to tread. Nothing is more welcome to the :t: According to psychologists t SCOUT executive than a neaU11 tvped + man's life from birth to t ,, .,, . :; death is divided into sevh<::;ahl ++ report. t stages, viz., infancy, w ic ... comprises the years from i Monthly Pa1ment Plan f birth to the end of the third + .., year; childhood, from 4 to 11; l+ Discount For Cas/J i adolescent, from 12 to 20 or i stand better his mind because his mentality is directly or indirectly affected by these physiological changes; for example, the maturing of the sexes. Studies on the physical growth of boys and girls both in America and in the Philippines show that from the age of about 12 there is an appreciable acceleration of the growth of the body in height and in weight-the girls being taller and heavier than the boys for four to six years. At this period the boy appears Yery awkward; legs and arms grow indecentJy fast so fast that his trou~ers and coats do not fit him in one or two months. He seems to lose his physical poise. Perhaps, conscious of his physical awkwardness he oftentinws is uncomfortable and timid. Changes arP also taking place in the different internal organs. Some grow very rapidly, others slow. At this period the brain, the heart, the lungs the stomach and the other vital 01·gans almost acquire their adult size. His senses become more keen and the boy is more insistent to satisfy them. The physical growth and development are accompanied with a very high degree of physical v i t a l i t y so that the boy possesses remarkable power to resist diseases and exposures. This physical development is also accompanied with psychic growth. Said Prof. Pringle: "It is important at this point to appreciate the significance of ·the fact that the physiological maturing with the consequent physical growth and development, is, not only the (Continued on page 33) ~;a~::~~~Y·o:r~g: ;~d0~e~~ i UNDERWOOD ELLIOT-FISHER : lity all the years after ma- t + He is smart turfty to death. The "tide", J SALES AO/!NT I Scoutmaster: Hand in your or the "~ood" in the life of + SMITH BELL & COMPANY LTD report on your good turns. the · ind.ividual takes Pl.ace : ' • Marin: Sir, while dancing during the adolescent period. t + last night, I turned three: It begins to rise about the :t 19 .E•colta . Manila, P. I. i times and banged my head· age of 12 or 13 on the part u 1·•+0 • 1 U++++++++++<-++~·++++++-:.+++• •• u • 1 • u++++ against the wall. · Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT when communicating with our advertisers Manila. November. 1929 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT -·--------------Bureau of Education Head Endorses "The Philippines Boy Scout" ''The Boy Scout organization is to be congmtulated upon the establishment of this new magazine. Such a publication will w1doubtedly pl'ove increasingly 1:aluable as its scope is enlal'ged. It will serve not only to disseminate information covering the accomplishments, }Jlans, and purposes of this worthy movement, but also as a medium for the expression of the creeds and ideals of character building which the orga11izotion so commendably espouses. The new magazine will aid in molding and crystallizin.rJ a }ntblic opinion favorable to the training of ymltli for honorable, self-rr/iant manhood; and may it act as an ever-faithful srrvant of those 1n·i11riples which have been usrd as a base for its fow1dation."-DR. BEWLEY. \'~--;~ --~~\ -l~_;,.&d\. '~~--:::_:, .. -· ·,rDR. Ll"TJIER R. BEWLEY TlirN·tor, J;urrau of Education WHY TEACHERS NEED SCOUTING tremendous opportunity for sen·ice lies ahead of e\·ery male teacner of the Philippines if he would only use to advantage his spare moments by joining the Scout Movement and be a leader of the boys in his school. His relation with the school children, and his immediate contact with the boys, renders him peculiarly fitted for this highly patriotic and humanitarian service. The benefits to be accrued for himself by joining the scout movement is incalculable and far reaching in consequence in the success of his· line of work. Mr. Benjamin . 0. West, President, Territorial Normal Training School, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, in an article entitled "Why the Male Teacher Needs Scouting" has the following to say: "1. It is the best movement for the control of boy activity, and the teacher's support helps in school discipline. "2. As a scoutmaster, the teacher gets a hold on the boys which cannot be attained in the classroom alone. "3. The teacher-scoutmaster makes himself more of a community asset. He gains the respect of the men of his community by the ever-ready response of his troop to the demands upon it by the leaders in his locality. "4. Teachers are (or profess to be) imbued with the ideal of service. No better avenue of service can be found than Scouting. · "5. Scouting gives the teacher a better grasp of ado~ lescent psychology. "6. Scouting· makes of the teacher-scoutmaster a sort of morale or liaison officer in the school. The principal and teachers will look to him for help in handling disciplinary problems; they seek his advice in all school and community· undertakings. "7. Scouting rounds out the life of the teacher, takes him out of the classroom into the open air, affords physical recxeation and development by its wide range of activities, ;keeps him from becom,ng introspective. "8. Scouting will help the ambitious teacher to succeed and will lead toward promotion because: a. It gets him in the public spotlight and keeps him there. b. It gives him an opportunity to develop his executive talents and to display his abilities along this line. c. It makes influential friends for him in the community. d. It gives him a corps of boosters consisting of pupils, other teachers and parents who will do more to insure his success than any other factor. "9. The male teacher who fails to realize the correlation of the Scout Program to his personal success is short-sighted. It is, perhaps. possible to succeed without Scouting, but it is easier for a teacher to succeed with it. Every prospective teacher should train himself for Scouting by availing himself of the very splendid ·course no"· available to our teachertraining institutions." GOOD TURNS De La Salle Scouts The American Red Cross officials were very much impressed by the ready response of the scouts of La Salle College to a rush call for help in connection with the present Red Cross Drive. The scouts were assigned to different parts of the city. Troop 64 Scouts of Troop 64, I. C. C., Pasig, Rizal held a First Aid Demonstration during the Provincial Normal Institute of all teachers of the Division of Rizal. This was done in connection with a course in First Aid. 10 Four Requisites DJ A Meeting Each meeting should include: ACTIOX - :N"ormal boys haYe an abundance of animal energy. Gfre them games, contests, drills, something to i:;ro•ide expression for this energy. Otherwise they will be r est I es s and hard to manage. . IN"STR l'CTION - Each meeting must lead the troop one step further up the scouting ladder. Each Scout should learn something new e•ery time he comes to the meeting. RECREATION - Yells, songs, and impromptu plays may be used. EYery meeting should include games that the Scouts enjoy. One group of boys will be enthusiastic o\·er a game that another will reject. INSPIRATION - T h e Oath and Law form the basis of all scouting. The moral principles therein expressed must be kept constantly before the Scouts in an attractive and suggestive way that will lead them consciously to follow their teachings. Investiture ceremonies, jnspiring stories of men who have set a heroic example, and short talks by the Scoutmaster are useful. THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT Manila, November, 1929 MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT HOOVER riJi1 HA FE gladly assumed the Honorary ~ Presidency of the Boy Scouts of America bccaus<' the first ideal of our democracy is that each individual shall have opportu11ity to take that position of leadership in the community to which his character, his ability, a11d his ambition entitle him; and because the progress of ow· country is t/111s directly rdated fo the tmining in lcadeJ·shi11 we ra11 givr to the youth of the nation. In meeting the vital l/ced tha,t when the oncoming ,qeneration takes m·er ow· national affairs it sl1all br a ge11emtio11 lndwa?·ked with character, the Boy Scout Moveme11t plq,ys a most useful part. I wish all liUccess to the boys themselves ancl to the Scoutniasters who leacl them, and I commend both to the nnwearied support of the public that they so inspiringly serve. HERBERT HOOVER. The New Registration Plan (Continued frorn page 5) Scoutmaster or Troop Com- At a meeting of the Natiomitteemen, or the Merit nal Executive Board, all Badge Counselors, would the members who were predestr0y the personal alle- sent took great delight in giance and personal enlist- being the first to pay their ment to the spiritual aims fees, as did the members of of the Movement. It is not the National Executive Staff an economk scheme funda- and the Regional Staff. The mentally though it will make Evansville, Indiana, Execuit possible to provide the en- tive Board of fifteen memtire adult membership with hers all registered simultacertain literature and other neously. Such spontaneous pri.v.ileges. and united action gives sigIt would add to the deeper nif.icance to the plan. significance of . the plan if . . , special exercises could be We are of the opimon that used in its inauguration. If when this plan has been in in a formal .way these groups operation for a per.iod of semi-publicly_ . affirm their years, and its values tested, ?eep~ned allegiance to Sco~t- it will have the same enthumg ideals. then progress .Wiil be made toward that spiritual units ·whi.ch is needed to gci forward. siastic approbation and support as has the present registration plan for Scouts. PRESIDENT HOOVER SUBSCRIBE TO THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT Yearly Subscription: Philippine Islands .... !'2.00 U. S. & Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . !j;2.00 BOY SCOUTS of Today; LEADERS of Tomorrow +-:J.-<!·-t·+++orl'++tt++•l'+·~+++++:t-++++++++++-1•++'..++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-H I I I I I I lo+++ ~ . . . . £ Why The Mos~:C':u~:lt~IShop In Town ROYAL 'BARBER SHOP l • . . + :j: Modern Eqalpmenl And B~st Barber• t :j: Moat San/t,iry . . 55 PLAZA GOITI TEL. 2~33-22 l .f.:•++++++++ + U I t I ++++++++++++U!l•+1U I I !<'I I ~ U++++++++#+ I I I I I p I +• •+I I U I I I H I I •+++++++++++++ U I I U 11 t+ Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT when communicating with our advertisers Manila, November, 1929 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT 11 ____ __: ________ _:_:::..:=:....:::...::.::..:..=:::......::..::..:.....::..:.:..:...:...._~--------- ··-----Mr. CARLOS P. ROMULO Editor, THE TRIBUNE "WHY I BELIEVE IN THE BOY SCOUT ORGANIZATION"- Romulo Mr. Carlos P. Romulo, .is the Editor of the Tribune and Chairman, Publicity Committee, Philippine Council, B. S. A. T is 1cith plea8ure that I accede to ·the i·equn;t of Mr. Jose P. Caoili, Aeling Scout E;recutire and Managing Editor of THB PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT to 1crite a message for its initial issue. I have been indentified 11:ith the Boy Scout move1ne11t in the Philippines for many yea.rs now; there is nothing that has afforded me more p/easnre than the feeling that in the growth and development of the Ruy Scout us a permanent i11stit11tio11 in this country. I was gi l'Cll the privileue to cont ri/!llfe 1/l!f modest ,,Ji are. I bc/iere in the Boy Scout orucini::atiun because I beliecc iu its splendid rnconl in preparing our 111anhood of tomorro111 as a wholesome reflection of the ideal.• of today. It trainB our boys to face life and face it in u 111un111•r that 1cill brinr; to ploy tlw highest and noblest qualities of man. I beliel'e in the Boy Scout institution /1ccll/lse it /J1,ilds c/l(lrncfcr, und a boy's j1(tu1·e depends on the character t/wt he de re/ops at rw corl11 aue. Pur the Boy Scant movement take., hold of him. in his early years //'hen his mi11rl i., "11•0/ to rceeil'r rmrl marble to hold", and the 1vholesome influence of fh(' on;1111i.:ation ll'ill rrliitlc 11:ith him 1chen he grows to fnll matw·ity. I believe in the Boy Scout institution because it slruids for 11 sl nli1g rwd 11w;i/11 youth, for a youth that is ru{f,(fed and healthy, able to stand n11 its "'''ii in God's 01,fr/nnr.,, physically prepared to meet the hardships 0111/ the st.rnins of life. I believe in the Boy Scout 111oveme11t liecause it imlmrs lhr l1uy IT'ifh l!r<· c1·1,.w1ding spirit and makes ll?'.111 ready at all times to render help, c1·111 1·ixk hi., li/1·, lo hc/JJ a fellow being in distress. I believe in the boy ,,cout because he slcwds for that idcolis111 i,1 Ide 1l'hich ;nakes charity, courage, heroism, self-sacrifice. drl'nfio11 to r/1rt11. 11 fo,,11lui11-si,11ra nf in.,pimtion. Finall'Y, I believe in the Boy Scout Jlocc111e11t liecuuse I lt"r·r· f,,.o uu10. Ilic pride of my heart, and I k11011· that ll'ith Boy Seoul lrni11i11u. thr)I ll'ill /i,.,. l'J1 to whul I /w,.r set for them in my dreams. 12 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT SCOUT SONG by E. }. (f: .. ·}'rL<•l11 1uittrn fol' THE l'H/l.J/'/'l.\/,'.'-; J:u\· SCUI /') OU may tulk o.f yo11r armies a11d iro11-c/11d 01d.'. Their stories of pru!l'e.'"· ailrl 11·0111/1-rf11/ .frnls. Their taking of cities, /Ji,.ir si11king nf ships . . 411d other such deeds a8 11'ri11g proi.w· from 111c11's li11s. But 011rs is a busi11ess 11111ch nobler. by far, That sofr/iel'S and .~ailcws du in peace 01· in 1rn r: Onr Oath is as sacred n.~ el'er ma'// -"n·orr: Our country to .serre, our Gori lo adore. Ourseh·es first to conquer n.·e st1·irc, to lie ·'''""·· - Good habit.~ to fonn, i'll net /n /11· p11rc, With men to be honest, to keep our tlwuuht.< ll'ld1·: For these ·ice strive hardest, for these do 11·c fi!flii. Our deadliest enemy, ·1cell do ll!C ween, Is that which is sinful, crnel or mean: On this we wage war by niuht aud by clay. No matter how high the price we must pay. Wherever 1ce be, to do good is rmr encl, And this, whethu men be our foe or our friend: To help; the drown-trodden, afflicted, and weak, Is the work that we .~igh for, the work that ice .~eek. A Scout is a Scout the wo1·ld up and down, Be he yellow or red, dark, white, or brown: Between us no bars of blood, wealth or lore,. We're ce1nented in one, with true esprit Jc corps. When dangers we cross, our courage we brace, Aside we waive troubles, a smile on our face; With hea1·ts all attiined, ioith colors unfurl'cl, Right onward we press to uplift the world. ;\lanila, :'\01·e111bcr. 1929 Manila, November, 1929 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT Cavite & Leyte School Heads Boost Scouting COUTING is gaining The bo:r scout movement does phenomenal popula- not conflict with school acritv and support tidtie!!, but supplements • them. throughout the Islands as "Tl · ff · tl f manifested bv the cooper- . 118 0 ice is. ie~·e o_re. atiYe support eJ1.1:ended bv in favor of the orgamzation Dfrision Supedntendents of of boy s~out t~·oops under Schools, town officials and the auspices of the large_r heads of religious institu- e~ementary school. In additions to the different scout ti~m t~ the ti:oops nowT orgaleaders in the provinces. mze? 1.n Cante, and NoveleMr. Arthur T. Heiden- ta, 1t is expected that this reich. Division Superinten- y~ar's. troop;:. may be orgad t · f s h I f C ·t · mzed 111 Ka,nt. Imus, Dasen o c oo s or ·av1 e, m s·i R · · I t 11 th · mannas, 1 ang, osano a c1rcu ar o a e superns- >.;- • d I d · ing teachers and principals ~ aic an n ang. of Cavite, has expressed his "This office desires to endesire to have more scout courage both teachers and troops organized under the pupils of the schools of Caschools in his dhision. ,·ite to take an active part A part of Circular No. 17, in such org,rnization .... " series of 1929 follows: l\Ir. Waters, Division Su"The bov scout movement ~rintendent of Schools of is very clo~ely related to cur- Leyte, had, a similar circular rent educational ideals. In distributed among the superthose places where we have vising teachers and princiat present scout troops, the pals in his division. movement has been found to These are indeed hopeful be very helpful to the schools. signs! What Rizal School Head Says t t t i + ~ + + + + + ·!· ·~ i + + o(• + ~· + + R. Prudencio Lang- ganization, the undersigned t cau?n, Division Sup- does no~ hesita~e. ~o indors: i er 1 n tend en t of the movement 1mbated bJ i Schools for Rizal, in a letter the !o~al . committe_e in the i to the Scoutmaster of Troop mu~icipahty of Pasig to or- :I: 64 Immaculate Concepcion gamze a troop or troops of + Church, when the troop was Boy Scouts and t? encourage ;t being organized said the fol- all c:ipable _b~ys m the com! lowing: ' mu~1ty to Jorn the organi. _ zabon." "Consc10us of the wonder- t ful opportunities for practi- Mr. Langcauon is an ex+ OF LI1'1TUICO & SONS 13 cal training in citizenship of- pert examiner of the Boy i fered by the Boy Scout or- Scouts of America. + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---~~ i i GOOD TURNS --0--TroO'P, 280 + ~ Another Way of Putting It i :i'. Clerk ·(to office-seeker) : + :i: Have you seen him? t ·:> Scouts of Troop 280, San Office-seeker: Yes. ~ Real Estate Brokers i Carlos, Pangasinan. were Clerk: What work did he ! .:· give you. t ·" highly praised for the ser- Office-seeker: He told me to "' .:. vices they rendered to the come back next time. :J: :i: town officials in connection i t with the celebration of All He Knows It ;t I Saints' Day in that town. Teacher-What is a pretend- ;f: ~: The scouts were stationed at er, Juan? :J: :~ different places. They show- Juan-A pretender is one -1 t . . . h l . who pretends. 200 Rosario, Manila, P. /. + ... ed eff1c1ency m e pmg con- Teacher-Give an example. trol the heavy traffic. Juan-The binabae. t.: .. H·-t·+·:·+++++++++-t·++•H+++·:·+~+H+l·++::·~·+.:·+-1·+++++++.J Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT when communicating with our aclverti8e1·s. THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT Manila, November, 1929 How To Tell The Time From The Stars (&cerpts from a lecture delivered by Father Depperman, S. }., Head, Astronomical Dept.; Weather Bureau to the Scoutmasters at the Scoutmasters Training Course) A) ll the Big Dipper fa risible. Imagine the heaYens as a big clock. with the North 'Pole at it!; center. (see figure 1) The dial has 24 ltours instead of 12, and the numbers for the hours ·rm1 · l>a-cku·ards, with midnight vertically aboYe the center of the clock. We have no minute hand, only a big hour hand, that is, the line formed by going from the North Star through the two "Pointers" of the Big Dipper. First Fact:- Our hour hand (the two Pointers) points vertical at midnight on March 5th. Second Fact:- Since the stars rise two hours earlier each month, our hour hand is vertical at ten o'clock in the evening on April 5th, eight o'clock in the evening 011 May 5th, two o'clock in the morning on February 5th, etc. I I I / ' ' '? \ \ I Third Fact :-The stars go from eastern horizon to the zenith in six hours, from zenith to western horizon in six hours more. Hence on March 5th, when the Pointers are vertical at midnight, they will be horizontal towards the East at six o'clock in the evening on that day, and horizontal towards the West at six o'clock .in the morning. Three hours is taken in going half-way from horizon to zenith, etc. I I I .. Therefo1·e, we have the following rules:Rule 1 :- Remembering the F,irst and Second Facts, calculate when, on the day you are interested in, the two Pointers will be Yertical. Rule 2 :- Remembering the Third Fact, calculate how many hours before or after this time it must be to have Pointers in actual position. Exampt,e:- Waking up at an unknown hour on April 12th, and looking out of my window, I find the hour hand (the two Po.inters) of the Big Dipper pointing· half-way . up from the western horizon. What time is it? (a) April 12 in about 1 14. months later than March 5th. Hence the Pointers are directed vertically 2 11:! hours earlier than midnight, (2 x 1 %.) (Use the First and Second Facts) that is, 9 :30 p. m. (b) It will take three hours for the Pointers to get from the vertical to the position half-way down to the western horizon. Hence the actual time is three hours later than above, that is, 12 :30 p. m., or half an hour after midnight. (B) If the Big Dipper is below Hon'.zon:Here at Manila, the Pointers of the Big Dipper are below the horizon. Hence we must take some other star or stars. which will be above the horizon when the Big Dipper is below. The constellation Cassiopeia-·is quite easily recog· nized '(see figure 2), arid the star we ·Will use is. Beta Cassiopeia, its m_ost advanced (western) bright star. A line drawn from this star to the North Star gives us an hour hand. This line will also pass almost through the two right hand stars of the Great Square of Pegasus. The method is exactly the same as with the two Pointers of the Big Dipper, except we must now remember that the new hour hand points vertically on September 24th, at midnight. £e·'Our·BIG PRIZE PLAN On :P-AGE 30 I I . . I I I I I I ,/ / J10RIZ...Or'f Fig1'1"C 1. S'-PT. e+ ct1oruo11r = """"' .. u l"\OQll.OM Figure 2. '< ' "-..: .... ' ' ' \ ; 1'fanila, November.· 1929. THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT J5 16 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT -----··- -~anila, November, 1929 ''Character and Spirit of Nations Can Be Changed'' --Lord Baden-Powell E are publishing in- have arisen which I hope the scene~ and watch how all tact a striking mes- will be considered by you at the work is being- done all the sage delivered by the your leisure, and that they time. you will realise that the Chief Scout, Lord Ba- lead to good, practical re- Ro\·ers are cloing a splendid den-Powel, to the delegates suit. As to the Jamboree piece of senice. There arc at the close of the Fifth In- itself I feel that we must, and many hunclred,.; of these boys ternational Conference in Ar- can't help but realise that it <ind ~"<Hill!!" men who are givrowe Hall during the World has been an enormous e\·ent ing· up their holidays and saJamboree held last August at in our history. I don't think criricing- their pleasure withArrowe Park, England. In that anv of us could han' out seeing- tlw fun of the · an arresting speech. he vi- foreseen. the magnitude that camp, to derntc· themscl\·es to sualized the tremendous pos- it has assumed, or the great their duty-unpleasant in sibilities that lay ahead of the possibilities it has opened up man~· cases-behind the movement in its . effort to t<• our movement in the fu- scenes, and helping- in the arechange the spirit of the na- ture. As for myself I would na. That is perhaps to me, tions, and to satisfy the ask you to put yourself in my as far as we can see the most thirst of the nations for place and long to think what satisfactory outcom~ of this peace. it means to me, this tremen- Jamboree. (Applause). The ' ! i r i . I ·,11 .. .:...~ .... ,: :.: '.J "Just think what we may dous aggregation of boys reason wlw I co11sidcr it so do in the years before us if and men from every part of n1stly imJlOrtant is tha't it we only plan and work for the world coming together in t~lb us that our work ancl our it, and I suggest that you one spirit. (applause) I training- has not been in \·ain. •,'.h,ink this ppint over, and don't want your applause. I Where you begin with thr when you go forth, go forth want your sympathy, because younger boys-the wolf cuh full of confidence that we can it is a tremendous thing for -and train his mind in the make a great step in the ·di- me to have all those praises rig-ht direction, towards rerection of building up that and tributes poured upon me cei\'ing the next stage of his new spirit of sacrifice and -those honours from the fraining as a Scout, where service in place of the selfish heads of governments and these are taught to prepare outlook upon the part of the from our own King, and the themseh-es for ser\'ice. you coming generation. You have wonderful shower of friends have all the foundations laid the movement well founded that have come from every for making Rovers into men now in all your countries, you country. and from the boys of sen·ice themseh·es. This have the right aim before themselves ha\•e been almost matter of progressive train- LORD RADEN-POWELL you and you know that the O\'erwhelming to me, and I ing- is not enough-to have Chicj Scout of the World change of spirit is a possibi- cannot yet see things in their packs of cubs and troops of · ht t• t d t · · th t found work to do that \Ve can lity. So I beg you to keep rig propor ion. scou s, an Tammg em o that al ·m ever before you 1 ·n "B t t th' d do well in camp. Something put into service in the boys u wo mgs 0 emerge th th t · d d d m place of selfish pleasu1·e. making your plans-the aim from this confusion very more an · a is nee e • an bel.ng to 1 ·nculcate sacri'fi'ce I 1 t · d 0 that is to imbue the boys with "We have all to remember c ear Y 0 my mm · ne th · ·t d "d l f · that the world is in a state and service in the young by thing is that we have had a · e spiri an 1 ea 0 service, d th t · ·1 t of evolution, at the p1·esent tral.n1·ng the younger boys un- d f I h I f th an a m I s urn means won er u e P rom e th t th b t s t time. Evolution has movecf vetil tl;iey become Rovers. This Press, who have spread to · a e cu mas ers, cou - masters a11d Rove I ad ry fast in the past ten years new spiri~the spirit of help- every corner of the world · • . r e e_rs • h t b f II b d ti and the immense developfulness, the spirit of sacrifice news and information of ave· 0 .. e u Y im ue wi 1 th t t th I d ments of methods of comand service, in place of self- what are our aims and what · a spiri . emse ve.s an · th t t th b munication have increased at ishness--should be carried to are our methods, and have us pas~ 1 on ° ·. eir . oys th t t b cl such a wonderful rate-the every countrv, and if you go helped to increase our good- ~o a. 1 ecomes mgrame air and the wireless-that the forward and work on that will in every country because m their Character. w o r I d to-day has b e e n plan I cordially wish yo1i1 hitherto the public in many "Once that spirit is estab- brought into a smaller sphere God Sneed and success." (ap- cases uninstructed were igno- lishecl in the younger boys and we are all much close1'. plause) rant of what we were striv- who grow up int.o Rovers, together even though the "It is sad to think that al- ing at.. Therefore, I look there is no need for you to seas divide us. The Great most as soon as our confer- upon this as great help to us try to find occupation for the War was a thunderstorm ence has be~un, we have to !n the movement we a~e go- Rov~rs, for they will look out which has cleared away the end it", said the Chief Scout mg .to make forward m the .for it themselves. They seek clouds and made it clear for in his closing address to the co1;,1mg years; . . ~ome m.ethod of render- us and for the next generadele.l!'ates, but I think a great The second thmg . which mg service, and they are tion coming on to make fair number of very imnortant has e~erged fro'!' this. Jam- not ~onten~. unless there . is weather of it or foui. :N°()w ·is questions have been discuss- boree is one which will not some · sacr1f1ce and service the opportunity for triing to ed, and a great number of have occure~ to very m~ny they can ~ar~y out. The out- make a better world out of the very important suggestions of you, but if you go behmd come of .1t is that we have ruins of the old. The world Manila. November. 192~) is hungering for peace, but peace will not come merely through Leagues. legislation, or alliances. They are never to be depended upon because there is too much political \·alue in each of them. The only true peace can only be founded on a spirit of peace and good-will from the thoughts of people themselves. We old ones ha\·e ne\·er been brought up to think in that spirit. We have alwavs thoug-ht in terms of war and self-i~terest. We have always been taught to fight for those interests and ourseh-es. It is a difficult job, as ·we say in England, to teach an old dog new tricks, and it is an equally difficult job to change the spirit of men who ha\·e been brought up from their boyhood in one line of thought. But with the young it is ,·ery different. You can take the young minds and mould them as vou like. and we can mould ~II these young people and change their spirit into one of unselfishness, where we have got THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT too much selfishness oursel\'es. "It sounds rather absurd to imagine that we can change the spirit and character of a nation all at once, but it is not impossible. If only the right ideal is held out to the oncoming generation by a sufficient number of men and women with that ideal it is a thing which i;;, I bl'lieve, thouroughly possible. We ha\·e learned in historv of manv countrie;; who have risen -from small beginnings, and places of great standing have gone down through changes of spirit in their people. It is not merely a matter of history that clianges like this ha,·e been going on. Count Maxona will tell vou that the Japanese nation changed from a very old-fashioned one to a modern and up-to-date nation in a fe\\· years with that ideal before them. We see in Italy the whole character of the people changing under the direction of one man, who has abolished the Boy Scouts because he knows it. ii; all a matlet· or getting hold of the rising generation right through, and train them up to his ideal. There you see the possibility of this being done in any nation-a change of spirit being brought about within one generation if, we, only strive fer it. and it seems to me that ha\'ing arrived at our twentv-first birthdav and broug.ht together thi~ great gathering at a time when the world is thirsting for a new spirit. we have an immense opportunity before us in the Scout mo,·ement. It is not a thing which will come by 'itting- down and hoping for it. We ha\'e to imbue ourseh·es \1·i lh the ideal, and keep it ever in our minds, and plan our methods carefully before hand as to how we are going to bring about o!he1· work for it. I belie,·e that if we start thinking out and \\'orking it out in each country we shall bring about a very great change in the spirit before many years. If you only look back for a momrnt 17 on the twentr-one 1>ean; of our existence: It i.s a short period of life, yet look what the movement has grown to in that short time, from the little group of twenty-one boys on Brownsea Island. "We had everything against us in starting, the idea was not popular. and to many people it seemed ridiculous, and then as it was getting on to its Jed came the Great War, when all our Scoutmasters wen• torn il\l'a.\" from their avocation. In Eng-land alone we l"sl 10.000 or ••ur boys and Sc1111\ rnast<>rs. li11t despite the 1·ad t ha1 \\'(' had this rnormous "'l liack al the beginning· or rill}' care('J'. \\.(' sun·i\·ed. "It Sl'L'llls to 1111· little less than a miracl1• that we lul\·c arrin·d at this posi1ion of haYini: alnwst n·er~· cnuntr~· running Scout.< to t \Hl million. and it i,.; enlirel,· due to men wlio h;\\ c scrn there are underl,·ing tlw mm·emenl possibilities lwfon• \\·hich the~· (ronlii11"1/ "'' 1wr1r 23) ®~®®~~~~®®~~~~~w®~®~®~~~~®~~~~~®®®~®®®®~~~~~*~~~0 ~ e I GENERAL TRADING COMPANY I ~ $ ~ EXCLUSIVE AGENT FOR $ I STALL and DEAN ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT I I GIANT PLAYGROUND APPARATUS : I Jjj~~- I $ ~ ~ ~ 511 F. To,.res, Sta. Cruz. Manila. ~ ~ ~ I OUTFITTERS FOR EVERY SPORT I $ $ $ $ I SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR I ~ . I BOY SCOUTS I .I CATALOG FURNISHED FREE OF CHARGE I $ P. 0. Box 235 Tel. 2-81-11 f! e ·• ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@~~~@~~~~~®~~~~w~~~~mw~ww~w~w~~@ Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT when communicating with our advertisers 18 The Firewood (Continued from page 6) his dry mouth. He saw in the dark. branches and lea\·es some outlines of airy faces, faces that seemed to be those of some other beings created by the Supreme Power. These faces sneered at him. laughed at him. And he was afraid of those airy face:> that took forms in the heart of that dark and gloomy wilderness because those face., were strange. The son had neYer seen them in his life. "Don't mind them. Just come on and follow me."' the father answered his son again as he turned his head behind. And the face crf the father seemed also to be like those strange and ghostly faces that looked at the son with fearing eyes and grining smile. And the son feared much. But he went on because he was obedient to the words of his father which were all laws taken from the heart of the wilderness. At length, they reached the darkest part. There, father and son stopped to give way to the fearing beatings of their hearts. They strained their eves to see each other's faces. The father groped for some objects. "Let us cut this." he told his son. And the son obeyed. Then, they cut and cut and cut the object which turned out to be a tree dead through age. It was not long when they had successfully cut it. THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT BOY SCOUTS F YOU have a boy twelve .)'l·ars or more of age he should bl' a Boy Scout. It will instill in him those qualities of s1•1f-rdiance and team play and ll'adl·rship that makl· for tlw finest mental developml'nt. It will give him a knowledge of the outdoors and a love for Nature that will build him physically. It give him moral standards by which lw will always live. It will start him on the road to good citizenship. It will make a bett.·r man of him. For twenty-01w yl'al'S-l'Ver since Sir Robert Baden-Powell first conc<·iv<·rl this organization-th<' Boy Scout movement has been tlw greatest united r•ffort foi; and by boys in tlw histor~· of the world. lt is nineteen yPars since the Doy Scouts of Amr·rica \\'as organized. Today there an· more than 1,800,000 Boy Scouts in forty-three countries of th<: \\'Ori(]. Eight hundred thousand of tlwse al'e A1rn·ricans-hut thr·J'r• are still eig~t million Anwritan boys of Srnut agr· who are not yet enrolled. Is your boy mw of the eight hundred thousand-or 01w of the eight million? - Let him join-sonwwlwre near you there is slll"l'ly a troop. And his back will be straightl'l", his eyes brighter, when he stands in his uniform and takes the Scout oath: "On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my Country, to obey the Scout Law, to help other people at all tinws, and to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight." -Editorial frnm "Ladies' Home Jo11r11a/," "Let us go back now," the father orde1·ed his son. "Carry the tree." Again, father and son groRed their way out of the dar){ and inky forest-so raw and fearful and indomitable. The son felt the fear being allayed now. And the father -he walked his way with a light and hopeful he.art. Because he hoped that his Manila, November, 1929 son would become what he had become. ·when they arrived home, the father said, "Now, I am going to see! See the future. You see this piece 01· wood'! Cut this into firewood. And never stop until ir. is finished" And the father gave the son an old, axe that had become dull throug·h the years of rusty life. The son obeyed. The fallwr went into the house. The son began to cut from the root part of the tree. Easy' Cut lengthwise! Easy! TIH" son ,;miled and smiled. The· cutting was easy. The tree would be cut in a short tinw. What future did his rather mean·: Then. . . \Vhat was that? The son cut into a part of the tree. The axe would not pvnetrate through as easil~· as befon'. The son rh·o\·e the aw into the heart of the tree again. The axe on\o· hit a litth?i The son began lo wonder. But he would not stop, because his father had told him not to stop until he had cut the tree into fire"·ood. So, on and on, he drove the axe into the tree. And the tree did not give way. J'he son began to perspire, perspire. Still, he went on with his cutting. But as the hours passed, his strength began to wane. He began to feel weaker and weaker a8 the hours flew. He felt that his throat was drv. And the tree-it only gav~ him chips of it, small parts that could not be used for firewood. Manila, November, 1929 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT Manila. :N"ovcmber, l!l2!l :.,::•:••:••:,.•:-: ... !0!-:••:•+oin}o~•:.O+!-Y..}oio•:•~.;-.;.;:: .... :.•!•.i..•::.;~~::::::.:.~~~~;+O.:••!.:!:-•;~o:•+~•~•!••!••:•~:• -:•~•~••:•..::-::~••!•:!:~~••!••!••:••:••!••!••!••!••!••!••:••!••!••!••!••!••!•~••:~"1=.:••!••!••!••!••!u!••!••!••:••!••:••!•:::~ - ·:· + + + + ~ + ~ + ~ + •!• O:• ~ + ~ + ~ + ~ + ~ + •!· -i:• + .;. ••• o\• ·=· ·!· : : .i::· ·=· ·=· ·:· • 0 ·=· ·!· ·=· ·:· ·=· ·:· ·=· ·=· + 0 + + ·:· •!• + + 0 0 + + + + :j: China :'llutual Life Bldg. \'OL. 1. :\o. J l'ul>iished ~1 • .,11 Illy ~( ·:· 4:?8 Rizal Ase. l\OVI<;MBI~H. 1~)2~1 Su\i.o.;crlption l'ri("c.... ·:· ':..... :llanila, P. I. :t ·:· Tel. 2-29--10 Phili11pi11I' T.-:ta11d:-:, 1'2.tlll p1:r y1 ar .} •!• l". ~. a11d J.'on·i~n ('1n1ntri1·', ~2.!HJ. -i:• :~: .JOSE P. CAOILI :~: =~ JOSE P. GIIWJ'\ Managing I<:ditor 1-1.U. \ C'.·I 1: I JJ·::'\ .10' :j: :~: Editor AdYt'l"tising- Managrr Cirndatllill .\L1Jiag-t·r ~ + --- ---- -t• + • • + l~ EDITORIALS ~l~ • + : ~ :l: To Our Readers t + ~ :t ~HE appearance to-day of this magazine and ideals of our ho>"'· Till' Filipino '111y like those :I: :j: fills a long standing gap in the Philip- of other counlri,•s rl'.acls for thrills, ·inspiration ~ ~: pine publication field. It is an attempt to and 1nl orrnatwn. But they ;tio1H'. no maltPr how t :j: co\·er a hitherto unexplored ficld.-the juvenile. mastl'rly and 1·i1·iclly prcsl'ni<>cl. arc little lo him i ~: To date one hundred percent of the publications ttnll'ss g-in:n a touch of local color. and the chat ~- circulating in the Islands are printed for the con- ractcrs madl' to breathe in an em·ironment akin + ·:· sumption of the adults. Very little, if any, in- lo ltis. IL would therpfore seem presumptuous '!' ~ terest have been devoted towards the literature lo expect of him 1.hc same marked natural tent :j: of our young. Vlith the exception perhaps of a dcncy in reading- as the boys of other advanced f + few occasional stories published in our dailies and nations when I he literature that mostly fall into ... :!: \\·eeklies, our boys ha\'C been practically con- ltis ltands have liltle or no appeal to him. To :~: :I: demned to read magazines and periodicals im- cult irnl<' and guide hi,; reading. to prcrdde him :[. :!: ported from other lands. While there is nothing wilh "reading tlial is safe, yet supplyim: all the :[. + objectionable in this, the stories appearing in these action, inspiration and information that the boy .;. :I: publications have an exotic flavor and atmos- want,; and need". is the aim of THE PEILIP- :[. ~ phere that do not satisfy entirely the cravings PI!'\ES BOY SCOUT. :j: + + + + + + 0 + ; Our Thanks i i t .,. ~ E take this opportunity to thank the per- All we need and ask from our dear readers oi• :~ sons and business concerns who helped is l'ncouragcment. We need plenty of this now. :!: :i: us publish this first issue. Without their THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT must either :j: :?. support, f.inancial and otherwise, it would rise or fall by their verdict. But if the patrio- ~: :!: have been impossible for us to put this modest tic and humanitarian motive we arc behind has ~: :!: effort through. We want to make it known, t ·=· from the very outset, that we are not in the field any meaning al all, we know there can be only .;. :l: for lucre. Every centavo which may come to us one \'crdict-thcir support. · :j: ;i,.; in. the way of profit, shall be devoted exclusively We will be glad to hear, now and then from ·+~ towards the building of this . maganize, and the ' :j: furtherance of Scouting. In other words, we our readers. We shall welcome their criticisms ~: ~: are out for, what in Scout parlance is termed, favorable or otherwise. "A brickbat often helps :j: t "a good turn". a publishc1' more than a dozen bouquets." ~: •!• ..; • • ;.. •:-0 -:·· + ·~ ..;. • • .;. '·. +, ~ , , ~->t~'•H"H•oKd•+<!"!·~·~·(·~··l•>t"!·H+·:·~·~··~"!"l+H•-t•H•H":":"r•++++ .... +i·++tt+++ttt+tt+++++••~·++i-ittH•~~-~ ~ .;. :·-!••!••!0f+( .. f•T~ -.• .. "*""'•'" • • • 't + 'T'T'.......-T"J'· .. ~o!•-:0•!-+.Jo Manila, November, 1929 . Tl{E PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT 21 The World jamboree HE .most o.11t .. s~n11di11.r1 <'l'e.nt ·o.f tl1e ·y. cal' lo 1cl11ch wns ,tocussl'fl the af.ttntiou of flu· Scouts thr world Ol't'I". 11·ns th(' /a.~t ioorld .la111!)0l'r'~· Boys of nll mcr.~, fifty tliousa11d of them commg ,.t1·om ~ll :Zfrcctin11s of the enl'th, camped together m the 1olhest of eommdesliip-"t11c greatest, gayest gatllin:ng of the democmey of youth." What a· spectacle it must hai·e been to 'those fol'l1111ate c11ough to be ])}'1 sent.' · The Jamboree 1t·as hrld at Arl'owc Park, England, _from July .JOt/1 to A.ngust 13th last. The occasion was the comiug of age of the Roy Scouts. It wa~ held, too, as a ti·ibute to Lord Baden-Powell, who founded the Scout Mo1:ement. tw1·nty-on1· y!'al's ago. It dr!'lc a gn·at nudienCI', among them the Prince of Wales, Lo1·d Baden-Powell, Arnbassador Daloes, a11d many others of no less international repute. The opo1i11g cel'l'lllOll.IJ was a m1·momblt- evr·11t in the annals of Seout.iug. We are told, "that fear.~ well.eel up in t lie c ye1; of l'elaan lie holder.~ of th 1 march pa:>f lhc Dnkr' of Cm11wughl, who opc11crl f.11.c .Jambo1·ec, so profoundly iltspired were they l1y llu .gight of these hosts of modr·1·n knighthood-buys black, brnw11, l'ed aml 11;hite, panoplied in Uw brig/it nrmor of yonU1, among whom old hales and rivalrie.~ wrrc nnknown." Tiu· e1:r·nts that followtd the opening day wen· 1·a,.ied cwd interesting. Th1·y wen marked by dcnwnslmtion.<; that lef f a clecp imprr·s8 in everyb(_Jdy' s heart. When the last mornent for departure arrived each one went his way with hearts richer and with visions enlarged. As we are writing t11ese lines, th,, thought occnrs to ·US: "W h rn will the Philippines be ablr, to send delegates to a world .Jarnboree?" If the present plans will not br: altrred, the next "little lcagne 0 f 11ations" will lake place in the Unitecl States. By tiwt time, we hope sornething will have been clone to ·have a deler;ation from lhc Philipvinc:; 1·cp1·esenlcd there. W c owe it to nur boys! - - - - - - -~~ ~------------· --+++++++-t•++++++++++++•H••fu:oo(•+•:•++o(oo(•+++++·~·:•o(··H•i••l-·: .. ;.•:••!<o(•+ • + • t ~ + t ~ ; . • • • • I JOSE RIZAL COLLEGE i t i + ! :.t l'IAN.ILA, r. I. -r· i ~ t t • + • • t - 0 - ~~ : t • • • • : ~ + + + + • + • + + + ~: COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT ~: + + i Commerce oourses leading to the title of ~ + + + + ~~ Associate in Commercial Science t • • ~: and the degree of t + + • + i~ Bachelor of Commercial Science ~ + + : t • • • • :i: - 0 - t ~ + • • • • • • ~ ~ ~~ HIGH SCHOOL DEP ARTPIENT i : : ~ + ~ i • ...t • + i DAY AND NIGHT CLASSES i t t t t ~ ~ • • • • • - 0 - • : : + + ~ + • • • • :i: WRITE FOR CATALOG ~: • • • • • • • • : : • • i JOSE RIZAL COLLEGE. I i : • • • • ~ i i 1063 R. Hidalgo Manila :.t Ateneo Scouts receiving instructions in firemanshi:p ·~ ::; + . £ from Capt.. Vanderford of Th~ Fire Department. +++ot-+++-t .. l-++H .. : .. H·+++o(•+++.:·•H··H•++-H·+·H-H•'.•++•1-+++++o1-<:") Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOJJT when communicating with our advertisers 22 THE PHILIPPlNES BOY SCOUT ---- --------Trnop ;;:3_ A teneo. Captures :\o\·ember Banner ROOP 3:3 of the Ateneo de :.'llanila captm·ed the Court of 1.c.uv• banner in the 1\oyembcr Court. Troop 19 of the La Salle College. \\·ith 485 points. \Yas second. For the second time successiYely. Troop 3:3 is holding this banner. It is a\Yarded to the troop ha\·ing the most numhPr of scouts corning up for promotion. So far. 660 points is the highest mark set up b~· an~· troop taking part in the competition. It seems as if the competition for the banner this year will be chief!\· between the troops of Ateneo de :Manila and De La Salle College. With the exception of the competition in june, the banner has been held alternateh· bv the troops of Ateneo de :\Ianila and La Salle College. Troop 64 of the Immaculate Concepcion Church of Pasig, Rizal captured the banner last .June. For the first time, many Scout officiab appeared before the Court of Honor for promotion. Mr. E. S. Turner, Chairman of the Court of Honor. has Rpoken highly on the interest tal<en by these scout officials in working for promotion. Among th:-m. were Scoutmasters Dv-L1acro. Jhalla. Cerquella Navarro, Daguio. Viray and Cardenas. 1\ special nrogram will be f"iven to the scouts and their visitors next Court of H.onor. All the troops in Manila will take part in the program. Gi\•e vour boys the ·adventure of Scouting- in 1930. Register them now. Scoutmasters' Trni11i11g Cnur:-:c a Succl:':-:s i] ('OLTl'.\l; ha-; pr" gTl'ssed con:-;idl'l'abl~· in the l'hilippi11<•s_ 'Jo meet the needs or t lw greater number \\'aiting and for their twelfth birthday. a Scoutmasters' T 1· a i 11 i n _,~ School was conducted h:-· i\'lr. .Jose P. Caoili, Acting- Scout Executi\·e. at the Uni\·ersit:-of the Philippines last month. Out of 101 persons who ('I!< 1·:1a· LEl'El{ SCOUTS F:FOJU: a big- cro\\'d of admirers, -the bo~· ,,·out.' of Troop 112. ( <'IJLI. ( ·eln1 under the leader-;hip of Scout 11ia,ler Paano :111d J\"istant Scoutmaster Tai a 1 <·rn. succe"fully staged a drama <'llLitled "My Repenla11cc". Rt•\". ('iement Risaclwr. S .. J. ga1·<· a \·en· i11spiri1w address d\\'elling on cit i1.1·11ship :incl charactPr building. Sr. Floyd 0. Smith spoke al Ieng-th on the Scout Oath and La\\'. Dr. .Jose Torolled in the course 8:-; sue- It-ntino Ph,·sician in charge cessfully passed. and rccei\-- or the 'cam\·, is the drnirman ed their respectin· diplomas. or t lw Troop ( 'ommittec. Best Proof Thal f11c Arc First in the Juvenile Field '.Jll1ilippinr ~ilin1tt.; 11111\ /Rnnc.uru _..,.~. ::"ne :P1:1li;:;i~nei; ;.~~· ::::r.i.~~ J?, 0. %:.:: Z'iS, !._·.lli.::..!!. l~f'.9, !"o'.:·:•.:.<ta'.;I":~:- l:!:!'e.:•:-:.:.tt,·:~ ;,::: ';-:. \7:1~ti~':: •::' ~LVf. '..ho;:o .!.r- :-.:. >:·:~·!1.c1~ ::u":i:..·.c ... -:!.·n :.il;d".c.r ·,.:: tl.e ltet -;,~ :1e·.::::;;ia.;,.,r .:;ui:.:t-::..! ~·~:.:. !. ~·r.L~··.!<·l t~: 't;!;o :Sa.r.,u:.:. c"! re.:.· .... t.;.,ji:e :..:- n:i'. :.:ut.;.,. 1·-,~~:.~:;,~.'..:~r. i:i tl:~ co11r 611 tr,.,·.-r: ... ~-.., L~'ll J1•:vc:.1:C. ;.ur11~1At.1..;:,:; 1;\ cJi--1. culr:.:ion 1n tf;e Ph~ll!i;:1:l'>S J.'\l"..-:.1ch":."t ~:·. fr~·dc:n r.c·:..·,tZ-:.ciJ, :our.th r..:::, ;..:~-::..·1can 3c·::, ::..:1:~ :'.)~!:~1G.G. .• :.o~'1c3.n Chillj,, O.\ild.·-!~1. r.itc. Manila, N overn bcr, l!l2!J :\!ANY NEW THOOPS INCE the opening of the present scholastic ,-ear. man.v applicat10ns for ;\ ew Troop Charters from the Ieng-th and breath of tlw Philippines ha\·e been pouring- incessant,,. into the Bo)- Scout Headquarters. Altho man)' applications for recog-nition ha\·e to be turned do1vn due to non-compliance with reg-istration rcg-ulations. many troops are mm· admitted into the membership or the Philippine Co u n c i I. Bo)· Scouts of America. \Ve are also taking this opportunity in voicing- the appreciation and thanks of the different scout officials in the provinces for the sen·icl's and help rendered by the leading men in tlw towns in which their troops are organized, without which help the troops would not have been organized. The following are the numbers of the new Troop:;: 100, 106, 110, 112, 113, 118, ] 27 129, 132, 148, 158 160. The opportunities of a· boy scout are now at the command of the scouts and scout officials of these troops. SCOUTING AND THE SCHOOL Let us remember that Scouting is not a substitute for school work, but it does provide a program for utilizing of the unapp1·opriated time of the· boy. One-ninth of the boy's time is spent in school, three-ninths sleeping, one-ninth eating, dressing and washing, four-ninths i.morganized and undirected. The test of any program i8 not how good it looks on paper, but what it will actually produce. l\lanila, November, 1929 SURIGAO SCOUTS COMMENDED -:o:N a report of a super\'isor of the Bureau of Education publishl,c! in one of the issues of THE PHILIPPINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. the Surigao bo~· ;:couts, mostly from Troop 272. were highly commended for their sen·ices rendered in ronnection ";th the school activities there. A part of the report follows: .. During the garden day in Placer and the triangular meet in Surigao. the boy i:couts were in constant attendance, performing such functions as keeping the crowd away from the baseball lines. doing errands, carrying the wounded to the health ~er\'ice stations. maintaining order, and the like. This wonderful work to my mind is due to at least three things: first. the teachers and i:upen·isory officials are themseh'es leaders ; second, the recent visit of GovernorGeneral Stimson in which he commended the work of both organizations did much to encourage the boys and girls to follow the ideals of their societies; third, and most important of all, is the dynamic appeal of the spirit of the codes of ethics of both THE PHILIPPINES HOY SCOUT 2., ,, ----------- -··--------~---·------MlSAl\HS R~~x.Ts HOLD - tl ... ~.~:~.~~·:·»~;;:·~:::·~~~;·~:;:;::.;;~:~E:;~:;~~·:··~·:··:··:··:··:~··~::tj~;·•i.i \Vith Troops 45, 179, 212 , You will be •urJll'i"ed for it• durability, <Efl . 1 ... and 278 participating, a And tlie)' "o"L no more than ordinary shoes. Scout Rally was succesful!Y We h:Wl' a g1·<'al varietr of "t)•les to "elect held in Aloran, l\lisami~. from This rally was in connection \\;t11 the tO\nl fiesta of Alo- Ask for 11111· fn•t• ran. Immediate!~· after the Holy :\lass, all the scouts m<sembled at the town where games and different scout stunb were shown. In even· competition held. the trooi)>< Yied with each other in coping for premier honors. Before a large crO\nl the troops passed in reYiew before the distinguished guest>< which included Re'" Father Daly, the Municipal Pn•sident of Oroquieta and Att~-. Rivera. Throughout the day, I he. judges had their hand~ full. The result of the conte><t~ were: first place. Troop 27R: second place, Troop 45: third place, Troop 179. (':1talog- loday: (', 0, f>. Ol'llPT"S J,!"in•n SIH'l'ial ;altC"nlion. ~l~ Old ~ho<» repaired. ~hoes ni:HI<• lo ord"r ~l~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ·:· Tllf' only shoe:-. •!· :~: wil h Balloon n.uh:~: ~ ~ ·:· l1l·r :--;port ~nlc-s ·=· ~ ~ ·:· "'"' ll<'<'is. Tlwy ·:· ~ * ·=· an• \'t'I')' dur:thh.•. ·:· i i :~: For sail• al all ll•acling- shot• storf.""". :~: :_:·j·=_,:·:. PLAZA SH OE ST 0 RE ~:::~.~: _\Januf:u·tu1·t·r~ ut' ~hot>s; i'or :\ll'll, \\.ollll'll a?1d ('i11l,Jn·n. ·:· Imiwrtl'r~ and J>i...;trilmtor~ nf all kind:-; ot' rnatl·riaJ:... ·:· •!• for ~hnl'=' and :-;lipJWI':->. •:· Y. M. C. A. TROOPS EK.JOY ·:· ·:· END CA"IPJ"(' •:• :~:! l'lal'a \lorau·a. ~lanila I'. I .• P. 0. Box 1260, Phone> :!-il-i:! ·:· WEEK- _i _' o-- ,, ·' ' ~t··=··:··=··=··:··:··:··: .. ;..: .• :.:;..: .. : •• : .. : .. ~·:··H··:··:··:··:··:··:··:··:··=··:··H··H··:··:··=··=··:·-=··:··:··:··H .. :·:~: Under the leadership of S"oul - ~~~L~~~Tc~o:~o~r~l;?~~od~~th~;:;:~~·-11 ::::~:··:.·:··!··!··=··!··!·O:··!·•:••!••:•·!•·:··!·•~·!··:··:··!··:··!·•!··:••!•o!••!••!••!••!••:•·!··=··!··=··!·•!··:··!··!··!··!··!•·!··!··!··:··!·.:.:.:;.::: ing to roops :"), :_., an ;1:·,, ~Jll'll an eventful W<'ek-cnd ramp in ~1aG h B rikina, l!i?.al, last month. In th• ::: et t e est :~ evening, the camp•·r:-: :.:!;atlwn•d •!• •!• around a big campfire huilt in th" ·:· FLAVOR d ·:· middle of the encampment and a :j: an ::: program consisting of stunts, story •:• •!• t<'lling, songs, etc. was "''"'"'n·d. :.l •. :. Fi'nest Product! :l .. : This was followed with tlw study organizations. From the psy- of the different cun>tellations. :l: :l: chological standpoint. the The scouts werl· dispersed and re- :i: These are the two :~ paired to their resp·cth·e ll•nts ·~ + uniform is a big attraction, until ·five o'clock in the morning. :l: important points lo re- ~~ although. as I observed, the SPIRITS OF. . . . ~· t boys and girls Jive up to the (Contfa1terl from paue 17 ) :~ member when ordering :~ meaning and spirit of their h ·:· i ave brought their hearts in- :;: Soft Drinks--- ·:· organizations. to and put their backs into ~: :~ " .... I observed in Placer and worked to bring it along :i: There is certainly ~ to the happy stage we ha\·e ·:· ·~ that the boy scouts succeed- now reached. And if we Im,-<· :j: of both when you :l: ed better than the members arrived at this sta·nding now :~ ~: of the police force in main- after twenty-one years look + Order. ·:· taining order. Incidentally, forward and visualize what ~ ~: these shows the profound res- we may do in the next twen- ~: :~ ty-one years if we start off + + pect which older people have "' l\ 1 :!: for the Youth... now working to a great end. ~ DJ],a -I· and with a great ideal when t ;!: "By their fruits, ye shall the nations are thirsting for ·:· -i· peace" ·~ + know them" runs an old ad- :~ .aDF.;.1'_ ~'-INKS ~: age. The above account is a t :!: veritable proof of the popu- =~ MADE BY i Jar support gained by the . '-AN MIGUEL BREWERY + deec;l.s of the different scout :~ .J · + : t. units in the provinces. . ... :.~.,...,....: •• ~,...,...+.,.+-;-+++++++++++++++++++++-t•+-i•++•Ho!•0:••1'•!•-I":"""' Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT when communicatin"° with our advertisers THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT Manila, November, 1929 --------------------~·······--··~--···----·~.-eii\@@@~~®@®i'~j~~®-j~@®~Jf/)~ ~- ~ $ ~ I A swell time i ~ . I in store for e. verybody ! $ ' • I and how. ! ~ . ~ ~ ~~ An Oriental Commercial and Industrial • s ~ I Fair with China and Japan participating. I • • • $ : Rides and Side-Shows never before seen I X in the Far-East--brought direct from : • • I amusement centers abroad. : • & I Track and Field Athletic events--a I . ~ I National Championship of physical : I prowess under the auspices of the I • e : P.A. A. F. I • 3 l·:-+++".i••l-•!•+·:-:•+•!•'.••H·~~'.·•!•+•:•+•!•'.•~'.•'.••!•'.•'.••:••!••:••!••!••:•'.••!••!·+-1•+'.o.!•++++•:.+'.•O:-+.!o'.•'.oo!••!·~·-K•'.•+++<HW.••r!••:-r:••l-+·l-·~'.·•H-+-H•O:-+O:-+-H-+•!•'.••lo•:: I PARADES·BALLS=MUSIC=LIGHTS=THRILLS I :lllltlllltllltl+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-i-++++++.:-+~1~11111~+++++++++++++++.t•+++++++++++-i.+~~ ~ $ ~ . i 1930 CARNIVAL i ~ . I From FEBRUARY 15 to MARCH 2 I ~ . I BE A HOLDER OF PRIVILEGES/ E ~ . ~ ,' . ~~m~mmm~m~$$~~~m$$~~----~~~~~$•*m~@~mmm*-.w~ Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT when communicating with our advertisers Manila, No,·ember. 1929 THE PTlILTPPINES BOY .~COll'l' 25 PICTORIAL SECTION Abo,·e: Left: . 4{ :'If rs. \". l I. \\' ood pre~enting .. n A m e r ican flag to J!r. Jo;;2ph H. Schm:dt. Pe;<ident. Philippine Council. Boy Scouts of America. after a Bo:; Scout Dre;;s Parade in her honor on the Luneta. Right: f1 October Court of Honor in session. J!r. ~. S. Turr1er, Chairman. Court of Honor. is seen award.ing ce11ificates to the Scouti;. ( "•'lltt··r: Tr•iop I '.l. lk la Sall<.' (',.Jif•!,.,., J 1111' sub,-nilil'r 1., 1· 111-: I'll lLll'l'l \" l•:s l:<IY :-;l_"Ul.''J. J:n1tlh"r ,\11th •. 11.1·--St·o11tn1a:-;t1•1". i!l'lt1\\": 1-lkht: Tr"":• ~11 lll' La Sall.· l '1111'".'-'" undl'r ~c1ttlln1a;-;lt•r Tt·rc:-:,o I>. Lara anothl'r IOll', suli'"'ril1L'I" tn th" l'IIIL!P1'1:"\ES BOY SCOL'.T. l.t·t"t: S\"n\lts (;alTia. c:onzale.< anii \'aca. 1!128 Champion nu;rlers \\'ho will lrnn' to clel\•ncl their tit IP on DPc. lil. I !l2D. WiTCH FOR OUR PICTORIAL SECTION IN OUR N5XT SPECIAL CHRISTMAS ISSUE. 2G THE PlIILIPPINES BOY SCOUT Manila, November, 1929 -----------·--------·---------·------------------·-----·-------··. ----------THEY- WERE TRUE SCOUTS N illustration of Scout heroism and Sl•out: traininl' that is unsurpas><ed in the histcory of Scouting occurred in Tennesnessee last )larch. when a party of twentr Scouts ant.! two lead,,r;; wt•rc on'rwhelmecl by a fk)oll. \\",• quote below from tho.> simple accounts of the Scolli:> \\ho sun-iYt-d the horror of th,, night. Al no iime was there e\·idc·:ice of panic or terror. Scout discipline was maintained under the most terrifying condiiion;;. The stronger helped the \Waker, and initiath·e, resourcefulness and courag-e transfigure the simple narratiYes. Scoutmaster James 'Vright (the "Jim" of these boys' i;1tories) ga,·e hi::; life trying to san~ one of his Scouts, and ><even Scouts were killed. Had it not been for the heroic \\'Ork of the leaders, and the good leadership of the Scoutmaster, many more would haYe been sacrificed, for the flood water rose so ;n1;ft1y that the cabin where the Troop wa;< camping. 500 feet of the Dixie Highway was swept away by a stream which in more than a centun· had never reached flood pro;)ortions. One Scout told his stor) thus: "It was about l•ve o'clock F1 iday morning, when Jim told us to get up and get dressed as quickly as possible, that the creek was up. We hel!'an to dress, but before I c:ould get on my oYeralls, watPr was almost knee deep in thp house. I put on my shoes. tied them without lacing. told mv brother to hurry, grab· her! my lumberjack and rushed to the porch. ".Jim said that we could T'Ot leave becaus!l the water ••·as too deep and swift. We thm got our Patrols togethe,. and stood on benches 1•ntil the water reached our feet. then Jim tolcl us to get on the roof. Carl Mee and Joe Brashar stood on the end An l lluslratio11 of Seoul Heroism and Seoul Training that is Unsurpassed in the History of Scouting of the porch and helped Ted Derrick up on top of the house. Cad and Joe would help the bo~·s up and Ted would pull them onto the roof. They helped the smaller boy;; up first, while some of the boys elimed up the ~ide. !·:aeh Patrol Leader chPckt>d his Patrol to nwke SUI"<" that the boys were <ill there. '·After all g-ot up top, Jim came up last. and began talking and laughing- to encour· :we the ho1·s. I remember him saving that he felt just as safe- as if he was home in bed. but not nigh as comfortable. Jim was all the time laughing and joking to encourage us so that we would not lose our nerve. "Just a little bit after the road bridge tore loose, the bungalaw moved a little, Jim then told us to take off our shoes. I took mine off, and was taking off my lumberjack when the bungalow tore 0 \oose. Jim then told us to lie down. I lay down and grabbed my brother. The bungalow was rearing and jumping while going do1v-n the stream at a rate of about 20 miles per hour. like a bucking broncho and with every jump it was breaking up. J was holding my brother when I heard Jack Hemby scream for help. I turned to see him fall into the water between two pieces of the bungalow. I saw him going down and I jumped in after him. I saw his head go under and thrust my hand into the water and caught him by his hair, pulled him up and got hold of his arm, t~en I climbed back up, pulling him with me. I got back 011 top and had him up to where his waist was level wi~h th~ top when the two pieces of the bungalow came almost together. I thought he wo~ld be cut in two. Ted Derrick then grabbed him by the other hand and together we p~lled __ pim out:. , . Ted asked him if he was unconscious and he said no. I asked Jack if he was smacked up very bad and he· said no, but his finger was cut off. I then i1eard Ted holler for me to come and help him. I tnmed and saw that he was holding by one hand my brolhe1 who had fallen off and wa~ aught under tlw water. l 'l'ent to help him. We bot]/ pulled with all of our might ·!'om looked up at us and l saw death painted on his face. He said ":vly leg is hung." Just thc~n. whateYcr was holding him turned loose and we pulled him up on th(! piece of roof. with his hip out of place and his leg broken. He was then as helples~ as if he had been in the miri· die of a stormy ocean. "'I lay down holding him in my arms. The piece of roof was still in mid stream, but all at once it turned into the bank. When it hit the trees it immediately broke. up, giving us \'ery little time to climb the trees. I was the last one getting into the tree, a:; I was trying to get up w.ith Tom. I cried for the other boys to help, but they were fighting for their own lives and did not hear. We all got into the tree. there were onl~ three of us, then the tree washed up, again leaving me with Tom in the roaring water. Here we all got separat· eel and only Tom and I got into a big white oak tree. I caniecl him up about ten feet abo,·e the water and sat him on a limb, and stood on the limb holding him. We 1tayed with this tree until i~ went under water. Here was the first place that I went under, but I immediately came up and headed for a white pine which was in front of me. When I was almost to the tree I found that Tom was not with me. I turned to see him going under holding to r. limb of the tre~ that I had last put him in. I turned and with a mighty strength which God must have given me for this occasion made for Tom getting h'im as he let go ~f the limb which was going under water. I then made back for the tree which a few seconds ago had been in reach, with a lifeless form in my left arm. I made the tree, carried him up about ten feet above the 11·:tt••r. am] set him dowu in l,l'l il't't'll three limbs uf 1.1i., ln·t .. where we were found when help came tu us in a boat about midday." Anutlwr tells the story like this: "With a rippi11~ SOUllli. the lrnngalow broke up_ some of the uuvs falling in lhc water wlwn ihe roof eollaps~d. part of the roof ueinir carried out in the stream with most of th~ bovs on it. There was a ~rge · part of the roof in front of us and the water earriecl us so fast we over· took this part of the roof and hit it, causing- it to fall back O\"er us and it caught some of the bol"s in under it. and we started floating again. Tom Douglass was under. Ted Derrick reached 01·er the side. holding him above. the water until he was loosened from the parts below and then pulling him onto the raft after getting him loose. Ted and Willie Ernns pulled .Jack Hamby out from· between two parts of the building where he had fallen when we crashed. having been caught in the middle of the body. I did not see .Tim after that because he had jumped in after some of the bovs. He kept cool all through the tragedy, giving orders for all the boys to hold on to the raft. "We then were thrown into a point by the large sluice which went through the woods. The roof hit the trees and was broken to piece. We jumped for a common sized pine. but it was washed iiown and we got in another. Tom Douglass fell there in the water. and could not do anything because of h.is leg. (Continued on page 32) Manila, November. 1929 · THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT 27 K!KOY lCuuti1111ed .frum PH!lC 3) the land. In them he had dare to ask his grandfather tramped with joy, barefooted for it. But that morning, the and hatless. How eagerly morning of the arrival he had watched the coming of of the Capta.in-Genernl everythe rainv ::e:isons for then thing became s u d den 1. y he could· catch frogs in the elem· to him. Necessity had shallow pool where the cara- forced it out of the old man. baos lo\·e to wallow up from where some of the water for irrigation was obtained. How he lo\-ed to watch the women in their "kundiman" skirts and big "salakots" planting the seeds on the plowed fields. All these held a thrill for his heart. He used to help his father during the plowing season. He tended the carabaos and ran errands "-i!lingl}-. When tire:d, he would lay down in the little hut built for resting purposes and sleep with no one to disturb him. Th~re was no one to shout at him, no one to forbid him to pluck any fruit from the trees which grew along the sides of the fields. But time had changed. The fields were no longer theirs. They had been forcibly taken from his father, he knew not why, and given over to a stranger. His grandfather said it was the "Guardia civiles" who took them and who kept his father away from them. For this he hated the "guardia civiles." No longer could he catch frogs from the muddy pool in the fields beyond without running the risk of being shouted at. He could neither pick up fruits at liberty nor climb trees as he pleased. All these he had missed and his heart sorely ached for them. The first day he missed his father and beheld his mother in bitter tears, he had gone to his aged grand-father to inquire for the cause. "C'ome here Kikoy," called the old man. taking Kikoy by the arm and leading him to a dingy room. "I want ~·ou to listen closely to what I haYe to tell ~·ou." Kikor nodded assent. ';I know that you have been hungering to learn why your father is in prison. I shall tell yon but make ~ure that you do not tell it to any of the "Guardia Ch-iles. who may chance to ask you." proceeded the old man with a quiver in his voice . Kikoy gazed at his grandfather with his big bright eyes which spoke the assurance,understanding and longing which his lips failed to express. "Your father is in prison because he loves his country," said the old man with a radiant smile. "I shall be there too my son if the 'Guardia Civiles' ever find me out." "Because he loves his country?" Kikoy mused and his bright young mind caught its full meaning. "I want you to be careful in answering questions. Kikoy. I have heard that the 'Guardia Civiles' are resorting to little children to discover the whereabouts of men whom they want to trap. They want to get me. do you understand that Kikoy? I am not afraid of them but I want to be free to be able to serve our country more. Can you remembe1· all of these, my boy?" Kikoy heard ali of the~e and "Your fat.her is in prison," understood. Tle had alwayr. was the old man's reply, his hated the "Guardia CivileR" eyes afire with hatred though and decided to avoid them as his voice was tinged with much as pos!:'.ible. He wa:< sorrow. r,roud of his father and told ++++++++++++H•-t•+•:•-t•+-!·++•H-t•-t•++++:-ot-+•I-+•: .. ~·~++H•+•l•+++-1•++ l COMPLIMENTS i ~ ~ ± : ~ ~ • • • + ~ ~ : : :!: OF :1: • • : t • • • • • • • • • • + • • • • • I BERMUDES & BAUTISTA I • • • • • • • • • • • • i : ~ ~ .... + TO ALL BOY SCOUTS' FATHERS 111 ho run Stores or F aclories 1¥e are pleased lo announce that we have ·introduced a new line in our import trade, that of the famous English. LISTER AC\'ORDING 10 ~· MEY CO'S: STRAW COLO . . _ .. . MANU,lloCTUllf.D nv - JIY_,STATE ;THREAD WO~ FLOSS W E also carry the well known "KOM/" Collon Thread which is preferred by the largest Factories abroad; LABELS for Tailorshops, Shirl Factories Shoe and Slipper Faelorics and other rnanufacluring co11ccr11s. 0 NE order will convince you of the quality and low price of our goods. ~· -!• • ... Kikoy could not understand himself that when he Jrrew up LEOPOLDO R AGUINALDO why his father was in pri- he would also Rerve his coun- · • son. He was desirous to try. . 448-456 Juan Luna P. 0. Box 1678 Manila. know its cause but did not (Continued on page 31) - - - , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT when communicating with ~ur adverti~~1:~---------28 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT Manila, November, 1929 and Bo2j rolo·},·-l--l-'·v·~·H·v•)•}•).;·+·l-+vv+,·Y.:·v+<·v,•+-l-v.;•+-l-v .. ·++•)+<•+++.;·+++,•H•-:•-:••:•-:•-:•·:··:··:•·:··:··}.;··:••:··:··:··~·}•H•-1•-:•+•}·:..;·•~·:··: .. :••:•·:··H·•:·.;.•:·~··H·v·H•:..;. J An Open Letter To The Scoutmasters I : t + D··ru· Scoz!fma.stcr: siz:1 ly lhe matr riot.< furnished by rnrio11s Scout + i J!y g1·eetz'.ngs to you and the boys zco_rking papers our/ 7irimp!lli ts. t i 11ndC1· -you.' Yr111 rr111 1·111dr1· lhc mo.~ cffrctfre /1r·l11 to i i Tlzi.'3 fir.st issue of 0111· magazine should be this mayazinc 11 !1 r·on8 idrring .lJ()U./'.~clf a nwm- t i a s0111·cc of common plcas1o·e to us all. The long her of t/11 Sta(i. Supply ns with neu:s, picb11·t-', t t chcrislud rfreani of many Scouts and Scoutmas- aud al'f.irlr·.~ of inlei·, .. ~t lo ofhrr troops. A 7y'ize t i trr!'I to own a publication deroted to tlzr· inte1·- zcill be _ryfren mmithly tn the Troop seuclin.a in i r;;;t nf Scouting in the Islands, has been realized tlu Tfrelfrst cu·lion pirtures-outdoo1· s1wpshots + i at la~t in thr "PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT". of hikrs, camJJiiir;, e.diibition, etc. : :; It is nnw for us to keep it· r11n11ing with success. But this is not r•lf; I a.m 1·.;,;ptcting yow· help : t From tirnf to tirne I shall try to inte1·pret in thf' lJ11siness -~irlf. of fh,, magazine, by making i i on this pa.gr the HOW'S and WHEREFORE'S your tl'oop 100'; .9ubscribe1·, and by gcttinn as i + of Srr.uting, and incorporate in it those phases many snbscriptfous as possible frnm your + i idlicfl m·e di8ti11ctit·ely Filipino in nature and f1·iends, and you'I' friends' .fri,,nd;;. Incidentali : scope. I shall a.lso try as best a.'3 I can to throw ly, you will be making ci littlP r'Xtra money fo1· it. + :+ .<;<;m1· light on tho8e p'l'obleras whose solution will If you do this, as I ea~pect you will, it may i •+ bo1efit thr' majo1·ity of ou1· troops. mean a bttte1· and bigge1· magazine on ou1· next i + In this issuP I havr< chosen. as my first topic: issue, and a wiclcJ' BOOSTING for Scouting. : : "H(JH.: to OrganiZP a Troop." The '[J'toper un- This i!'I certainly our biggest NATIONAL GOOD i + der.o;;f.a11ding of this 8ubjPct is paramount in the TURN for thP yea1·! + : :surress of any troop ancl I hope it will be of som<' I+ j ra!ur· t'J you and to those intending to establish Vel'y sincerrly, i a t1·r;op. 111 tltt· 7Jreparation of this and other JOSE P. CAOILI i f11f.1•rr r:l'ticles, I have used freely and exten- Asst. Scout Executive 't+.: .. :-:·+·!··:··:-O•:-+•!•( .. )++++++++•>(•t?<o+~·)+•:-0•:-0•!••!.+++++.:-.:·..:.+ ·:·++--=··>++++++·:-·:-·:··>+ ·:-·:··:·.:··:··:.+·:··:·•!>•1"•:··:··!·+-t••!··:·.:-·:··:·-:·+·:··:·+-t••!••!•.:•+•!••:0•:•<••!..+++++1 HOW TO ORGANIZE A TROOP The SCCCESS or FAILURE of all,\' organization depends larl!l'IY upon t.he l~a sical structure underlymg its foundation. In the Boy Scout organiz::i.tion, the proper knowledge and right comprehension of its aims and act•ivities, is the corner stone upon which hinges the future ::;uccr~~s of the troops. If we would avoid dragging, a langourous existence, a life of inertia, or death itself among our troops, we MUST have a full and thorou~h undP.r11tll.11rling of HOW TO ORGANIZE A TROOP. A troop may be organized by a school, club, church, or by any permanent form of institut:io11. or by an ·independent group of citizens. Troops organized under institutions are called Institutional Troons, viz: Troop 19 of La Salle College: and those organized by independent groups of citizens are called Community Troops as for example: Troop· 41 of Sta. Cn1z, Manila. In all cases, the applicant for Troop Charter must give a definite guarantee of the permanence of the troop for a period of ~t least one year by providmg the following : the necessary facilities for Troop meetings; adequate leader• Manila. N"o\•ember. 1929 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT -------------------- ----s~ip, including the superd- cised in the selection of the s1on of a man. 21 years of Troop Committeemen. "The age or o\·er to be commission- Troop Committee shall be ed as. Scoutmaster and of a re:::ponsible for: comnuttee of adults. called "I. The selection of a the Troop Committeemen. Scoutmaster and one or more who will \-isit the troop from Assistant Scoutmasters. time to time and cooperate in •·2. ProYiding- proper faits direction and supen·ision: cilities for meetings. opportunty for the member:< "3. Advising with the of the troop to spend a week Scoutmaster from time to or more in a summer camp: time on questions of poliC)' and to conduct the troop in affecting the proper interaccordance with the Rules pretation of Scouting and the and Regulations of the N"a- requirements of the institutional Council. BoY Scouts tion with which the troop is of America. · connected. PRELIMIXARY STEP.- "4. The obserrnnce of Secure a copy of the Boy the rules and regulations of Scout Handbook or better the National Council of the yet, the Handbook for Scout- Bo\· Scouts of America. masters. You can glean from "6. Encouraging the Scoutthese books \\·hat Scouting master and hi~ assistants and is. its program of activites the members of the troop in and such effecth·e helps and carrying out the Boy Scout hints as will make the man- program. agement of a troop success· ''6. The operation of ful. Then \Hite to the Philip- the troop in such a way as rine Council, Boy Scouts of to insnre its permanency. Arr.erica, Manila. for B. S. "7. The financ0s. includA. Form 690. application for ing the sec11ring of adPriuate New Troop Charter. ~upport and the proper cliRFIRST STEP.-The head bursements of funds. of the institution, or in the "8. 'l'he troop property. case of an independent group, "9. Securing suitable op29 its chairman, takes formal portunity for the member~ ~~f'~::)&t!:~:~~~;: ~~;Yt~:d:~;:~:~:"!:~~ 1·······--·-·-~~·i·L·z·;:· .. ~,-···1 SECOND STEP.-The in- "IO. Assuming active di.~ -0... ~ l 4 ·:· stitution appoints a Troop rection of the troon in case i VV ./' :t C · of inabilitv of the Scoutmas- .·.1·. Marques de Comt"llas > 0 :t omm1ttee, consisting of not < . less than three adult male ter to ser~'e until his sue- •:. """-- d I p 1 ·:·' cessor has been appointed ~: V an saac era ~I'/> :~ citizens, 21 years of age or and commissioned. +·:. q; :!: o\·er, or in the case of a com- + -:· munity troop, a chairman is THIRD STEP.-The Troop ;j: :j. designated from among those Committee selects and ap- • .,. who applied for Troop Charl~oints the Scoutmaster and ! i Shell Gasoline aud Oil, uoUNLOP'' Tims :~ ter. Members of Troop Com· his assistants. Before any ap- •.• + mittee may wear the uniform pointment is made, a care- :i: :;. of the Boy Scouts of Ameri- ful personal ·investigation of ·:. -.• ca prescribed for Scout Of- the character and personal ~: t ficials and use such badges aualifications of the candi- :£ U/oo/z'ng, Po/z'shz'ng :; and insignias as are pres- date should be had and be ; Jiff j :t cribed for members of the convinced that he is a man to + :~ Troop Committee. They whose leadership and int G £... V l -:• must pay a registration fee fluence they would them·~ reasing er u canizing :l: of P2.00 each annually which selves be willing to commit i ·:entitles them to a monthly ~.therevire. owTnhesonTs1·oo'pvit~,ootm1t1Tir1.ct~ t . ~.~ issue of Scouting magazine ., ,, ,for /! period of one year, and teemen should cooperate ac- X :r, receive also appropriate mem- tively with the Scoutmas- ~: lWE OIVE SERVICE) :;: bership certificates. ter and his assistants in the t :~ Th N t. 1 B L A t c"nduct and management of t :t e a wna Y- aws, r the troop. The Scoutmaster :j: ·:. XI, sec. 1. clause 5, throws and his assistants must pay :j: ~: light to the vital needs and a registration fee of P2.00 + ARTURO ALBA TEL. 2-85-68 :j: importance of the Troop Com- each annually and they be- : l'ruprietor MAN IL A :I: m'ittee. Care should be exer- (Continued on page 33) ·:. + '. . .. ~~·++++++i+l-+-1-+•l•++H l t l 0 H t I I I I l U I U I+++++++++! 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N'o,·ember, 1929 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT 31 ..... - --···-----------------------·----·-------- - ---- -------- -------------KIKOY ( Co11tinued from r;t:rgc 27) :\ lnw whistle disturbed sig" and as such was 11ot him from his silent medita- afraid of the water. ln fact, tion. H<' looked up and saw he had on several occasions l\tengoy bN~koning to him. saved a playmate from dt'own"l\lay I take a walk with ing in that place. The tlrown!'11eng-oy, mother?" he asked. ing boy was a little bit smal''Yes. you may." replied his !er than he and he was conmothL'r without looking up fident that he could save him. from her work. ''But first Off went. his 'camisa" nnd fili thrse p:iils with wat<>r." in the wink of nn e)"e was Kii;,~_.: juruped from his speedint: throurrh tlw -.-.-ah•r se:.t :;1Hl .c.:rnpt'rctl n1Yny te the drowning lJuy. lfr tsking tilt' iwo p:iiis with reached the chi id ju,,t ili I ini1• him. Prescntl)". he reappear- to prevent him 1·;·on1 si11ld11;;· eel with the p:1ils fillet! with into the watt•r. Slowly iil' watt•r. carried the boy to tlw hank "Be ~lll"e not to go far Ki- while cheers ra1w l'nlln the koy and don't stay away spectators. F,yen the Spanlong. I may need you. Also iards found voice to cliePr rememl,er what your grand- for him. The "IJ:inca" which father has told you." cau- was being pushed off from tioned his molhe;. as he and the bank to help him was :Mengoy started to go with found unnecessary. Kikoy, arms locked in one another. the "Batang Pasig-", was mnsThe two wended their way ter of the situation. slowly along the meandering Pathetic indeetl was the path leading to the river. scene at the bank which Mengoy had whispered some- greeted Kikoy as he pulled thing into Kikoy's ear which the limp body of the boy to made the face of the latter safety. The boy's mother t••!••!•(•44•!0 !•(•.::0•!•io?••l-+•!••!••!••!•i-t••!••!••!••!••!••!••!••!••!••Ji•Jo•!••!•of++!•-!•+•:Ot{••!•+•:.of••:.-?••!.i•!4 •!••:0•Jt lsAvE1 I t • t ~: --Patronize your Home ~ •:• Industry-+ t + ~t Our BOY SCOUT I :l: shoes arc Strong, Com- 3: ~~ ]or/able and Stylish. ~ ~ t :i: ASK FOR OUR SPECIAL PRICE :j. ± i :\: ~Je;11~1 i:0~;~r;11~~~~ t I ~;:;' c~'~'. ;: : "'.'.:::;' f:. :i: some pair spcrially l ,.. designed fm yor 1. + : :t: ~~ LA BOTI~ DE ORO i :i: 11eadquarlers for BOY SCOUT SHO[S :j: :~ JOSE B. HERNANDt.:z, Manager. :j: :~ 490 Juan Luna. Bdo. Tel. 4-94-9i :!: -lo :t: '•·~•!••:u}•:••:••}•!••}•!••}•:-!••!••!••!o:••!••!••!••!••!••!••:••!••!·o!••!o}to:o:••!o!-!-..:.O•lo++•! .. ttt!••lo..:••:0-?••!o:.. ... beam with a pleasant smile embraced her son with tears ----- - of anticipation. in her eves. The father, who What is a Boy Scout? (C'n11ti1111erl from page 4) They soon found them- was no. other than the Capseh·es along the bank of the tain-General, stared with river but something unex- misty eyes at his wife and pected met their sight. A lit- son. A Scout chooses as hi$ right from wrong, to serve tie child was clinging to the Kikoy took up his "cami motto "Be Prepared." and his fellowmen, his country side of an upturned "banca" sa" from the ground and put- he tl'ies to prepare himself and his God-always to "Be in the middle of the river. ting it on started to leave for anything-to rescue a Prepared." The child had evidently play- the place when a detaining companion, to ford a stream, The Scout is a "Friend to ed with the boat until it hand, gently laid on his to gather firewood, to help ::di and a brother to every drifted from the banks and shoulder, halted him. He strangers, to distinguish other Scout" was upturned at the middle. looked up and a shiver of ----- ------------ - A Spanish soldier was yell- fear ran through his young ing for help at the bank. He spine as he gazed at the didn't dare to jump ·into the eyes of the Captain-General. river, not knowing perhaps The General saw this and how to swim or afraid of smiled at him. the common belief that the enchantress of the river often "Don't be afraid little pulled Spaniards who go boy,'' said the haughty Spabathing in that place to her niard, whose heart was softhome beneath the waters. ened by Kikoy'S brave deed. "I shall not harm you. Kikoy saw that the child Indeed, we owe you a great was almost at the point of deal and as long as I live no drowning. Nobody had one on this Island shall be alm~ved to save. him, the chi!~ lowed to do you any harm." bemg a S~amard and s_enti- He spoke in a faulty "Tament~ aga~nst the Spamards galog" but Kikoy underrunmng high by then. .But stood. The Captain-General Kikoy sa\y not the Spam~rd was not after all the bad man in the child but a drowning boy. He was a "Batang Pa- (Continued on pa!J'e 40) CLIP Tl!IS AND MAIL TODAY-----THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT 428 RIZAL AVE., MANILA P. O. Box. 8i8 Dem· Sirs: I ani enclnsin.c1 herc11Jith P ...... for which please enter my name ht your subscription list for .... monllrn to Till~' PHIUPPINES BOY SCOUT beginning at once. Nmne. Address .......................... . Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES-BOY SCOUT when communicating with our advertisers 32 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT Manila, No\·ember, 1929 THEY WERE TRUE SCOUTS (Contiilued j-rom. 1*igc 26) Willie E\·ans, endangering hi" o\\11 life, jumped in the water and got Tom and put him in a tree twice. We were wet and cold, but the boys did not even say a word because they were Boy Scouts and a Boy Scout is bmre. We stayed in the trees and some of the drift until about Oil~ c·clock when we were resci:ed and taken to the hnt;s= anrl giYen first aid." The loss of the Scoutmaster is t-0ld as follows: ··we woke up about 4 :80 to find our berls coyered with \rnter, as we were sleeping oil the floor. "Jim" woke us :rnd we dressed as quickly as possible and waited patiently m: the i:orch for the water to lower, but instead we found it was rising quickly. Then "Jim" said as brave as he could. "Boys. go to the top of the bungalow." We all climed to the top:__there we stayed for about twenty minutes. We were forced to leave because the bungalow split into three p.ieces and we were all separated. Then I heard our brave leader say. "Boys, do the best you can." I lost consciousness until I found myself floating down the creek on a side of the house with "Jim" and a few more of mv dear Scouts. We crashPd, ,~·ith another part of the t•ungalow that had become lodged, and then we separat- fortunately drifted together. ed again. I had lost "Jim." We then took to trees. Three I fell into the water grabbing huge pi11es broke under the for something and \\'illie weight of the water. We Evans, one of Ill\' Scouts. then took to the drift wood helped me up. 0 l then re- and waited for six hours on gained consciowmess, and the drift wood. l was very found myst'lf floating- near cold, but. what was a chill to some trres and drift. which death! At last a signal came I grabbed. With llll' were to us from another Scout eleven mor,~ boys who had that aid \\"as coming-. ThrC'" HAa,-r~ II:tiiit is 1111· yrrot s/u/Jili~·i11q force i11 lift'. 1\11 111·/ pr rfur1111•d. a tl11111yht c1ilert11i1lf'd, u desire 1·111·,,111·11y~·I. tc11ds to bcc1j111c JH'1"1111111e11t. .4 /1·11· rc1idilions red11cc l/11 i esi.•tn nee a.t brn11ched 11<:1'1'1' 1·11.dinqs I hni11d1111tl I Ii r 11e1Tm1s s11ste111. and a habit is "'ill the scHldle.'" Hull if is a tyrant or lw/,il is 11 foo/-11"/i iciil'l·rr 0111 permits. H'hile habit 11w11 dn1q 01n ,/ow11wurd lo r/es· ]JHir. ;t may lift 011r 11/Jll'Ol"d to laryer life. Scouting i.~ fn11dmneuta1/y a pror1rnm oi Im/Ji/ lil'ilili11.11. It teache., citezenship l!!J actin• ·"'l"l"i11!f, /e11dt1·sh,.1i i;y leading, life liy lirinq 011d thoro11q/mrss thrnuoh I/Ir: daily octs of Scouting. The Scoutmaster is thcrefo1·e umerl to cnn.,ider habi' 11ot as a tyrant, n:hich neglect .,oon make., it, but as a co11. . ~tructfre tool awaiting his use. He, a11d thr scouts as well. m11st remember that HABITS ARE BUILDING: that l/Cll' ones replace old ones almost u11conscio11.,/!f if the new ones are made more attrnctfre; tlwl old lwbits die 1eith strange sptJed if they nre made to cnuse the /.ad discomfort. Indeed the u:hole troop or patrol can by its apprornl · or disapproval i·ery effeotively a.waken or smother ahnost any habit. unless that habit has strong moral sanction.q ,'1ack of it. There are three forces which determine lw11wn gro1cth and achievement: t!EREDITY, n:hich p1·ovides the rn IC material of life; ENVIRONMENT, which cz:okes and nwdifies the original mdiirc of the inclit'idMl: CONSCIOUS. CONTROL. which zcithin limits, by sheer force will, can stay t.h e full s11·a11 of dtlwr. men rescued u~ and took us to a hou8e where Wl' had wonderful care." No Scout Leader can read of the heroism of this Scoutmaster without feeling a thrill of pride at belonging to an organization that makes such 111c-11. No finer l0 pitaph could he hm-e than the words of one of hb r111·11 :~co~1l.-1: ""And 1101c, JCili/1! I s!i11diler wil.'1 Ilic /h11Hylil uj it ali, I J.11u11· t/iul 1iu Inn.,. Scuut,;,,1si er ,, 1·1· 1 ·''"re his I ife to f/1u:-:e Jil' lul't-d and 110 truer Sc.JHls nJl(/i/ lwrl' qo11e duivn 'I! dr·1·p1'1" l'1n1fitlc11cc 1111d luve for him."" SCUL:TS 12'\VITED TO EU('HARISTIC CUSGRESS The l "atlrnlic I::oy Scouls o:· lhe different prm·inces or the Philippines 1\·ith their respe~tive ;)coulr!"1a~ters have been im·itecl by the Cathiloc ~uthorities to ;,tt211d the 0/ational Et>charistic Congress which will be held in Manila somet.imes next month. This will aford the Bo~· Scouts a11 opportunity to stretch hands with each other. It would be well for the prodncial Troops to pay a 1·isit to the \'arious active Troops of the city and ha 1·e an exchange of ideas with them. Needless to say. the troops of· Manila should help make their brer stay in the city a worth while anrl happy one. Headqnarters will ce~tain ly be delighted to welcome thn ~~outs at its office. No. 428 Rizal AvE. +~~.-'.-'.-+++*+I 11 I I ! I. t ++Ho-'..+o! ... ~++++++++++o!·'.·-·++-t·++~·i-+++++++-1·++·:•'.••:•'.••lo•!o; .. ; .• ; .. :·-t··H .. ;-1 .. ;·:-++++l-•!0:·H0H~··:·H··!·+·: .. ; .. ; .• ;.-i-+~. + . + t oRDE~ YOU~ ~ I aov scou:T UNirORMs} + + . : t DURAN'S TAILOR &HOP :t i B9-91 ~ea/ st., Walled City Manila ., Tel. 2-71-55 i f +++++++++ •t Ii' t+t •++++++++++++++•r++•U•++++++++++++++++++ ."l•o!•-1•++++++++-..+++++++ 111 11 • • ! ~+++++-r•-!•++++++++ Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT when communicating with our advertisers Manila, November, 1929 THE PiULIPPINES BOY SCOUT 33 The Mind of a Boy (Continued fl"om page 8) background but in every it seems to me, are true in fundamental way, the cause almost all boys whether they of the psychic growth and are Americans or Filipinos; reconstruction." The funda- city boys or country boys. mental characteristics of the 1. The boy is restless; he mind at this period of psy- is a little sarnge. This restchic growth and reconstruction are to be briefly dis- lessness is due to the increase cussed. of his physical energy as a consequent of the physiologiThe mind of the boy has cal changes that are taking been characterized in many place in him. This restlessdifferent ways, as emotion- ness manifests itself in the al, dull, imaginative, ind.if- first place, in his desire to ferent, etc. All these descr1p- roam around in the woods or tions are true with some to live in the open. The narcases, and are false ~;th row confines of the home, of other cases. It is very dif- the school, and of the church ficult to generalize ~;th re:o ·':ave no natural attraction to gards to the characteristics the boy. The woods and the of the mind of the boy be- hills, the fields and the meacause of the fact that it is dows, the seas and the rivers very difficult both to com- are his natural abode, and in prehend the inner self and to them he passionaltely seeks interpret the observable be- to Jive. If he were not reshaviors of the boy. It is dif- trained by parental authority ficult to understand "what is and social customs. he would actually brewing in his mind gladlr speI_Jd .all his .tim~ in d b th th 1 1 f huntmg, f1shmg, sw1mmmg, own enea ~ eve o or fighting. commonplace behavior." For example, two boys of the Th_is rest~essness . of the h w th same boy 1s mamfested, m the sesame age may ~ 0 e cond place, in his curiosity, outward behavior but the at- in his desire to be the cause tendant feelings in one may of some effects and in his differ from those of the seeming cruelty' to animals. other; or both may expe- Thus, he asks questions. If rience the same feelings but the answers are not satisfactory he often takes the inireact in different ways; or tiative to satisfy himself. they may differ altogether Thus, his curiosity frequently because of training and here- leads him into endless sedity. Thus the American boy ries of mischiefs and trouis frank, jovial, and is not bles :-he steals; throws easily provoked. If he fights stones to houses, windows, or passing automobiles; kills he easily forgets his griev- cats; tortures dogs; traps or ances immediately after the kill birds or chickens; desfight. The Filipino boy is troys furniture; does one different. He is serious and hundred and one other things is easily provoked. It is dif- !hat put i_nothers or teac~ers ficult for him to forget his mto anx10us consterna~1on. . . But the boy does these thmgs grievances. The same 1s true with no motive other than with the girls. Once more, to satisfy his omnivorous the country boy is very dif- curiosity and his passionate ferent from the city boy. desire to be the cause of some exciting events. How to Organize a Troop (Continued from page 29) come entitled to the monthly issue of Scouting magazine and certificates. FOURTH STEP.-Enrollment of Scouts. A candidate for membership in the troop should apply personally to the Scoutmaster and if he is eligible, he is given an application blank for membership. The candidate fills out the application blank and return it with the approval of his parents or guardian to the Scoutmaster. If the candidate is accepted, he pays to his scoutmaster a registration fee of fifty centavos. Thirtytwo boys conRtitute the full membership quota of a troop. Howe\'er. a troop may be registered with a less number with the under~tanding that additional enrollment will be made to reach the full membership strength of the troop. FIFTl'I STEP--Application for Troop Charter as per B. S. A. Form 690 should now be ready for transmittal to the Philippine Council, Boy Scouts of America, P. 0. Box 878, Manila. Before forwarding your application, be sure to check on the following as omission of any one of these details will make it necessary for the Scout Executive to return the application immediately without action. This will involve unnecessary delay and expense: 1. That you have signed it. 2. That it is completely filled out. 3. That it is signed by the members of the Troop Committee. 4. That it is signed by the head of the organization or institution with which the troop is connected. 5. That the names and ages of the boys are given. 6. That an exact amount for fees is remitted. (Scouts r.fiO each; troop officials and Troop Commiteemen, 1'2.00 each.) '!'+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++: + + J Success In Your f l PROPAGANDA! I I That is what we can assure you with : ! our new Types and the kind I I of Prinlin!_ we turn out. I f This MAGAZINE Printed in our : i : shop, is a vivid proof of what we can do. "DIA FILIPINO" PRESS In view of these facts an Th" tl f th b 1 1s res essness o e oy attempt to make a genera which is attendant on the ~easonable Prices description to fit every boy is physical and mental changes I indeed a difficult task. How- is very significant. It is the ever, there are some funda- manifestation of powers and 1092 R. Hidalgo Tel. 2-14-30 mental characteristics that, (Continued on page 35) · +++++++++u u •+++++++++++++++++++++++++++• * 11 l+o!•+ Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT when communicating with our advertisers 34 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT Manila, November, 1929 MRS. VIRGINIA H. WOOD HONORED A:t\ILA was verv much delighted with the recent visit of the American tourists on the "Maiolo". which is plying for the first time on the waters of the Pacific: but the most agreable surprise. it seems, wa;: that experienced by the boy scouts b,the \'isit of Mrs. Virginia H. Wood of New Orleans. La .. a tourist on the :>ame boat. 1\1rs. Wood i:<. in many ways, connected with the Boy Scout movement. In her own silent way, she is helping· many a Council by sending every year a certain sum to help meet the e:q)ense of running the organization: she has been donating banners and flags to different scout troops for competition; she keeps regular correspondence with the officials of National Headquarters and the Councils she has been in touch with. IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY of PRESENTATION of FLAG TAKES PLACE on the HISTORIC ,LUNETA Bo11 Sro11t.-: 1cdnuni11!1 -1wnses. ;:\ ot contented with this. she brought with her this time, a \·en· beautiful Anwrican flag wl;ich she presented to the local Council lo dispose of in an,- manner il pleases for the benefit of the Scouts. The Pwnt allL'IHling tlw pn·sl'lllation of l he flag. \\·as ll'o•ulonc of the most imprPHSiH' <• nd colorfu I sl·en for some t.inw at th,. Lum·ta. ,\ liig· 11umlier of lo11risi,;. high g·11, - ernmenl officiak Church r<·pn•spnf<1ti\ •·s. schoul heads. officials of llw local council. and ;1 liig· cr11wd of i"'"p\t- \l.!'l'C Jll'!''1'1ll ai till' affair. gi,·ing· i1 a ~ta1np national in charac!Pr. The program \1·hich was short but olaborale ('Onsistc>d mainl:> in F;o,- Seoul Dress Parade and The Philippines is nmong those fortunate lo feel her acts of generosity. Impressed by the splendid 'bowing of the Deaf and Dumh Troops at the :\Iasonic Temple three years ago when she first visited Manila on her first tom· around the world on the "Belgenland''. she kept on sending a ~}early sum to help defray our Council's ex(?Xhibitions. The parade as well as the exhibitions were 1·otPd a succe" hy every on« present. The presentation of the flag b1· Mrs. Wood to the Presicl~·nl. of our Council. Mr. Jo<c1ph H. Schmidt, was solemn and inspiring. The whole crowd stood up in token of n'"Jwct lo thP flag as it was \1eing handed to Mr. Schmidt. \\ho accepted it with glowillg words of appreciation. Afle1· the u·rcmonies of the rlag. th<' Troops passed in rc'\-i<'\\' before th" distin,,·uicdwrl inH~st llf honor led i~,. llw aiill' Ex1'cuti\·e, i\Ir. ·'"" I'. lanili and Deputy Scolll ('"111n1issio1wr, i\Ir. Hen. n· llnrnan. As the colors dip,;<'rl 1•a.s( l lw r('\'irwers, :\Irs. \\'ood sPl'lll<'rl \·isilily mo1·ed. This feeling culminated at t lw close of the Dress ParndP whPn thP boy scout representatin's of different l roops approached lhe re5ti.!ti.!~ti.!~ti.!®~~~~~~~~®~~® ®~f!}fJJfJJ~~~f!J:f!:.•fJ.'fJ.'fl!.'WfJi.'f!:t--;,;~;'!":~f!J:ff:f..!.!~fl:l!.1®~~'® @ $ I ATLANTIC, GULF & PACIFIC Co. I ~ +++++++++++++++...++++++++ ...... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ~ e ~ ~ $ I STEEL, IRON & BRASS FOUNDRIES- : I BUILDERS OF I ·~ @ I Steel Tanks Steel Bridges : I Steel Buildings Cane Cars ! ~ ~ I Etc. I 0 ~ I Derrick Service Salvage I ~ $ • $ e Etc. tt . ~ I 71•77 Muelle de la lndustl"ia Manila, P. I. Phone 2-20-51 I ln~mmmmmmm~m@$$@.~mfif~tttmmm®®~®mmmmm$mmmm$m~$®mmmmmi Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT when communicating with our advertisers l\lanila, November, 1929 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT 35 Th.e Mind of a Boy ++++++++++++-t•+++•}H•+•}•:••!••:• +++++-t•+•l>+++-1•+++++++++++++ i B * (Continued jrom page 33) ~- O~S·· i • • of interests newly acquired. grl'at man and to be able to :~ :!: And these po""ers and inte- do wonderful deeds. This :l: :!: rests are surelv destructh·e idl'alistic tendency of the boy :.~.: -You can't always wear your •t and dangerous if they are is undoubtedly the expres- ·~ neglected; but if they are sion or his imitati,·eness. sug- ~:. u n if 0 rm s. Of course, you ... t properly controlled and wise- gestibility. craYing for ap- . ly guided. they can be subli· pron1l and admiration. and ~t would like to show to the world t mated into forces that will his instincth·e appreciation :~ ; build a real Christian charac- of the beauty of nature. As ~ that you belong to the great~st i ter. The Boy Scout Orga- the boy enter>' into the land ·• nization indeed wisely har- of youth. he begins to frel l institution on eartk-- i nesses these powers and in- that he i::; destined to clo ~ome :l: s t terests of the bo,·. The ac- t. ti.; i· I · I J' ·=· · -i· ti\"ities in connection with the grea ldlgs or 11111 alll or ·:· o + duties of a bov scout-first his fellowmen. He l1egins to ::: wa - ,,__~--·· __ n :j: aid. life sa\:ing, tracking. see the beauty of nature, and :l: :f. signalling. cycling, nature his soul readily responds to :l: :j: study, seamanship, campfire, the silent symphony of forms ~: -When you are in your :i: and woodcraft-are no more and colors of nature. Woods- ·:· s H h :i: and no less than a beau· 1 :1: 'Civilian cl0t es 1 you ++ tiful redirection of the rest- "·orth. reco lecting his boy- ~· + lf=ssness of the boy. And he hood experiences with nature t ~hould wear our :j: lpikeaels ttohehm1·s bneacatuursee. they ap- sang: :.·1·:=· 0 F F I C I A L L y A P P R 0 V B D ~ T/,• I"<' i!"OS a time ll'ltCtl mcadou:, ! Time there was when grocr, und stream: :i: .. , •. · ... ,.,. ... ,._. :t: friends and the writer used The eurt/1. mu/ c1:cry co11111iou :;: $ ·~t • + to go into the woods to steal To "" did ·"" ,,, :l: :j: bird's nests and bird's eggs . . 4. 1,1,,u·dl'd in ah•ti"I liu!it, ~: ;t: They used to steal them not Tin !J/or!I and 1,,,. f"'"'""e"·' of " ·:· + because they wanted the eggs d"''""':· :;: i but because they wanted the Xot only does the boy api ! excitement and the thrill of preciate the beauty of nature 1 :!: fighting the mother birds. but he also understands her + + The Boy Scout Organization speechless language. Bryant ~ ! ct-rtainly utilizes this desire in his "Thanatopsis" reveals :l: PH/ LJ PP/ N £ CQ UN C / L :!: to steal bird's nest and to his facts: :l: t capture birds in order not to "To him ll'ho is the for' of Nnture + B Q Y S C 0 UT + holds + + harm them but to get ac- . . . . . , -!• + . t d "th th d t c,,.,,,,,,,,,.'°,, , •.• 1.h ,,c,. v1s1b/e forms, ~· BELT BUCKLE • quam e WI em an o · site speaks £ ·- i protect the~. To the boy A rnrio1rn '""!l'"'!I'; fo>" his ,qciye;· ·:- Beautifully Finished i scout, trackmg the animals is hours t indeed exciting and interest- Sitt:"""(/ voice of y/lldness and * I WIE MAKE them according to a i ing. ·•mile." it+. design-duly approved, IJy the i+i 2. The boy is an idealist. His sensitiveness to the " local SCOUT EXECUTIVI!. He is an idealist in the sense beautiful makes him so imithat he wishes to become a (Continued mt page 37) t whose endorsement makes of our buck-----------------_ £ Jets the only official ones. I MRS. WOOD. . . . ting behind the hills of lVIa~= Se-nd but Pl.00 riveles when the little scouts •!o viewing stand to hand her d · h •!o · "f Th wen eel then· footsteps ome- 1'. We w1"ll mat'/ you one···W1"th your troop's number surprise g1 ts. e scene ward from the Big Parade. , + seemed more than she could Something in their gait was 1 ·and community nami; and you can pay the balance I bear. More than once, we beginning to tell the effect :!-. by C. 0. D. Total cost o~ bucl./e is P3.00 plus saw her raise her handker- · 1 k b · , 'J 't h. f h of a ong wal ; ut, brim- ..... postal charges. :i: c 1e to er eyes as she re- ming on their sunny faces, • ceived the gifts from the I .1 d + + one cou r, rea a smile of V:IUDA E' 111r '05 -DE boys. As she confessed after- happiness that seemed too ~; J :I: wards, she "had to apply all great for understanding- ?'+:· C D I S p U L Q Z 1' M O D 1' t+ the brakes to prevent the happiness because of the .. ., ., 1 tears but · · · · · · · ·" things seen. because of the £ 351 R. Hidalgo ~anila, P. I. P. 0. Box 2184 The sun was already set- things done! i+-i·-. .. :-+•H .. : .. :·-. .. H•(•(•+·~++-. .. }.:•(•++·: .. ~-. .. :.-.·+••H•+++++++++++++++ Kindly mention~d THE PHILIPPINES BOY-SCOUT- whe;-~~mmunicatl~g w.ith om: acl~·-ertisers 36 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT Manila, November, 1929 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES ANNUAL SWIMMING MEET 2. 200 meters medley relay. FIRST ANNUAL CAMPFIRE RALLY for each troop to demonstrate their stunts. The Boy Scout Annual Swimming meet will be held on Bonifacio Day. November 30th, 1929, at 9 :00 O'clock in the morning at the Jose Rizal Natatorium. Contestant swims 25 meters with the breast stroke and return with the back stroke. 3. 50 meters breast stroke. 4. Fancy diving. 5. Rescue race. Patient must be ten pounds within weight of rescuer. The First Annual Campfire Rally wili take place at the Sunken Gardens in the evening of Nov. 30th, 1929 at 7 :30 O'clock. Each troop will vie with each other around the Campfire with well-prepared stunts. Fifteen minutes will be alloted Three loving cups, will be awarded to the troops winning first, second, and third places, respectively. As this affair falls during the Boys Week, a general indtation will be accorded all the boys in the city For the first time, the meet will be divided into two distinct divisions-the Midget 6. 400 meters relay. I++ t U f I I+ t++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-.·+++·: .. ~+++-t·~·+++++++++++++++++~·+++++-1-++·~+~··~ ~ + + + i : i SCOUT CALENDAR, i + I • + + + : HIGH SPOTS : t :t: + + + + :I: 1. Annual Swimming M'eet ........................ Nov. 30th, 1929, at 9 :00 A. M. :t: :t 2. First Annual Campfire Rally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... Nov. 30th, 1929, at 7 :30 P. M. 1: : :t: + 3. Second Annual Competitive Drill . . . . . . . . . ........ Dec. 14th, 1929, at 9 :00 A. M. + i 4. Second Annual Bugling Competition ............... Dec. 15th, 1929, at 9 :30 A. M. 1 t+ 5. First Annual Bugle and Drum Corps competition ..... Dec. 15th, 1929, at 10 :00 A. M. :I: 6. Rizal Day Parade .............................. Dec. 30th, 1929, :j; :I: 7. First Annual ~egatta Competition . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 26th, 1930, at 4 :00 P. M. :j: + + : 8. Annual Boy Scout Field Meet ..................... Feb. 22nd, 1930, at 8 :00 A. M. t J 9. General Inspection and presentation of i + awards and prizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . ... March 8th, 1930, at 4 :30 P. M. + + + i t 711111••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-:-~+-1-...-.... ~++·rt and Junior. Boys 100 pounds and a big crowd is expected and under will belong to the to attend. Midget division, and those SECOND ANNUAL COMover 100 pounds will be in PETITIVE DRILL the Junior division. A troop The Second Annual Commay compete in the two di- petitive Drill will be held on divisions. the Wallace Field on DecemFollowing are the events: ber 14th, 1929, at 9 :00 A. M. MIDGETS; Each troop will be given 1. 25 meters free style. six minutes to demonstrate 2. 100 meters relay. ttUtt s 11uuwSu1u++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ their snappiest drill. At the 3. Undressing race. + + end of that time, the troop 4. 100 meters medley relay. ! Te/. 2-74-95 P. 0. Box 2787 t must at once retire and First s\vimmer swims + -:· give room: for the next troop. with the crawl stroke, 2: i The judges will keep resecond swimmer uses the ;: :!: cords of all maneuvers, erbreast stroke; third + MJZUNO SPORT/NG :j: rors, number of movements, swimmer swims with the 1 i etc. upon which they will · back stroke; and fourth f i base their decision. swimmer uses the crawl I GOODS :.~ SECOND ANNUAL BUGstroke. ! LING COMPETITION. 5. Rescue race. The ·patient The Second Annual :Bugmust be 10 lbs within + t ling Competition will take weight of rescuer. + + place on December 15th, 6. Fancy diving +i 640 Ave. Ri'zal, Manila. i 1929, at 9:00 O'clock in the JUNIORS : + + morning at the Wallace field. 1. 50 meters free style. tu too++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++t (Continued on page 38) Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCO:UT when communicating with our advertisers Manila, November, 1929 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT 37 The Mind of a Boy (Continued from page 35) tative and suggestible that he passionately idolizes e\·erybody or everything around him. His father, his friends, his animal pets, the clowns, the acrobats, the athletes, the soldiers, the wrestlers, or what not. are to him the sources of immense delight and inspiration that he is constantly in a tense effort strh;ng to become like one of such ·wonderful beings, Three years ago, the writer asked 3.749 school children from the age of 7 to 17 as to what persons they consider the greatest in the world. The first ten persons named in the order of their importance were Rizal, Bonifacio, Washington. Lincoln. Nightingale, Joan of Arc, l\Iabini, Wilson, Del Pilar, and Governor-General 'Vood. There were more than forty names mentioned. These men are philanthropists, statesmen, literary men, educators, scientists, physicians, and jurists. friendliness, courtesy, kindness. thriftiness. bravery, cleanliness, and reverence. The boy is an optimist. An old man's future is behind him, but the boy's future is before him. The normal boy eYer looks forward ; ne\·er backward. He wants to use his powers and to press onward, to attain his ideals. He is dazzled by the brightness of the world around him; hence he fears not death; he knows no defeat. He is ever ready to press onward to the full realization of his ideals. The boy is at the beginning of his life journey, a delightful journey, so that his eyes and soul are both gazing forward --"Bidding the lovely scenes at distance hail." To him life is love, hope, and joy. His powers and his mental faculties are all concentrated to these three. 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If the boy idealistic tendency, and his believes that some day he is optimism fill himself with destined to perform great feelings and thoughts to overdeeds in the drama of life, flowing. These feelings and this belief, if kept within the thoughts no one can under- +++++·H·+++++++·~++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ bound of possibilities, and $ind but the boy hi!fnself. ;i: :I: nourished by actual partici- :I: :I: pation in the affairs of every "I remember the gleams and i t day life, will become a con- the glooms that dart t + trolling influence over his Across the school boy's + :I: life. brain ; :I: :t The idealistic tendency of The songs and silence in the I i the boy is beautifully utilized heart, Dr. JOSE CORDOBA ;f: and directed in the Boy That in part all prophecies, + Scout Organization. If he and in part Phy1iclan .a Surgeon i is given the chance and Are longings wild and + + confidence the boy is willing vain." +i OFFICE RESIDENCE :;: to the best of his power and Th f h + us many o t e great + 428 Avenida Rizal R. Hidalgo No. 862 :I: ability to become the living men of history were men + + ?embodiment of trustwoi'thi- :j: Tel. 2-29-79 Tel. 2-27-26 + ness, loyalty, helpfulness, (Continued on page 40) +++++++++++++•111u11+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCO UT when communicating with our advertisers 38 Bigg<'sf En'11f Tenderfoot-Which do you consider the biggest yearly e\·ent in Scouting? Eagle--The feed of the Rotarfans at the :\lanila Hotel on ThanksgiYing Day. lntl"oducing it Student: :\fay I please ha Ye the first number of THE PH IL IP P I X ES BOY SCOl:T ma'am? U. P. Librarian (after looking at the magazines in the rack) There is no such magazine in circulation. Student: ·Then blame the Editors for publishing it. Scoutmaster (awakened by telephone call at 3 :00 a. m. at Scout Camp) : Hello! Scout: Is this the Scoutmaster? Scoutmaster : Yes. Scout: Well, what are you doing up this late? Scout guard: Halt! Who goes there'! · Scout Executh·e: Late scout, sir. Scout guard: Step forward to be recognized. Scout Executive (ad,·ances) : Scout Salute! Exactly Ambrosio: What is the difference between a soldier and lady? Priscilo : A lady powders her face, while a soldier faces the powder. THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT FUN PAGE Hf.' lmuws his onio11s Examiner-Show me letter "L" (Scout does it) Scout-That's the worse "L" I eYer >1aw. You are guessing, son. Scout-Why, I know of one who does not look at all like an "L" ·The "L" bm· (elen1tor b~y). · 0111i11uus Sound "I simply can't stand the toot of an automobile horn." -Why?" "A fellow eloped with my wife in an automobile. and eYerytime I hear an automobile, toot, I think he's bringing her back." · -Los Angeles Times Schedule of Activities (Conti1med from pw~e 36) Competitors will be given 1929, at 10 :00 O'clock in tlw option to select six calls from morning at Wallace Field. the \'arious scout calls. Each corps will be given Judges will base their de- twenty minutes during which cision upon the quality of they will demonstrate their the sound, difficulty of the ability. call. the position and way of Judges will base their deblo\ving the bugle. cision upon the following: Medals will be awarded to the winners of first, second. and third places, respectively. FIRST ANNUAL BUGLE AND DRUM CORPS COMPETITION. a. Uniform. b. Quality of pieces play· ed. c. Maneuvers A cup will be given to the champion corps. ANNUAL BOY SCOUT FIELD MEET. The First Annual Bugle The Annual Boy Scout and Drum Corps comptition will be held on December 15, (See next page) Manila, November, 1929 Makiuy him Toot "Yes, mamma." "What in the world are you pinching the baby for? Let him alone!" "Aw I ain't doin' nothin' ! We're only playin' automobile, an' he's the horn." Take if from. him :\<Ir. Caoili- (to a ~cout taking- MPrit Badge in Life Sa\·ing) How many times do you breathe in a minute? Maximo de la Paz-Seven times, sir. Nlr. Caoili-Then you are clone with, son. Come back when you are lh·ing. Scout-:.\lay I buy troop 100, sir'! (meaning the troop numeral). Mr. Flores--i\Iy ! Can you buy Troop 1 0 0 '! How much can you pay for Troop 100? Editor (To reporter who comes 30 minutes after press time). Why are you late, Mr. Reporter? Reporter: Why. the Managing Ewtor of The Philippines Boy Scout has just given me a "treat" at the Plaza Lunch. IT PAYS -"Why suscribe to The Philippines Boy Scout, Juan?" -"My mother says it pays. I need some bucks." 11~1111+++++++++...-..++++++llllltlltl++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++lfllll~+++++++++++ + + ! A GENUINE FILIPINO INSTITUTION I l FAR EASTERN COLLEGE I *:. I for fu;ther P11rticul11rs Write to the 1 1 • OFFERS STUDENTS! I COLLEGIATE C()URSES Before enroUing you should inquire into the D I R E.C To R A ( 1 C History and Standing of the School + Leading to the Title of Associate in rls Genera ourse) where you contemplate studying. I t Associate in Aris (Preparatory Law Course) ---. + 213 B L Qu' '"uil p I Upon the wisdom ol yoar decision may rest :t aiuosa,. iapo, m a,- • • HIGH SCHOOL AND INTERMEDIATE COURSES yeut future success. + F.cl , •• h + oca ion is I e most valuable acquisition ; i TEL. 2-26-71 DAV 11nd NIGHT Cl11sses ola prrsoa. I f 'S+++I IS U 111 I SU f+l U+C 114+++++++++++++++++++..+++.r·++++ff++++++++++++++++++++•U+I U 1>++++++11+++++++++ ·· •· Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT when communicating with our ndvei·tisers Manila, No,·ernber, 1929 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOU1' . - :l!J Schedule of Activities (Continue.d from page. 38) Field l\Ieet will be held 011 200 meter,.:-2 Scouts in Washington Day. February a boat. 22, 1930. at 8 :00 a. m. at the 400 meters-4 scouts in Nozaleda Park. a boat. Medals \\;II be awarded to 800 meters-8 scouts i1: individual winners. and a a boat. loving cup goes to the champion troop. Following are the events: 1. First aid race. 2. Signaling-semaphore. 3. Fire by friction. 4. Water boiling. 5. String burning. 6. Dressing race. 7. Rescue race. 8. Knot tying. FIRST ANNUAL REGATTA COMPETITION. The First Annual Regatta competition will take place on January 26th, 1930, at 4 :00 P. M. at the breakwa· ter near Fort San Antonio Abad. Following are the e\·ents: 100 meters--indiYidual. GENERAL INSPECTION. DRESS PARA DE, AND PRESENTATION OF AWARDS The general inspection, dress parade, and presentation of awards will take place :\farch 8th, 1930, at 4 :30 P. l\I. at the New Luneta. This affair will be done before a select group of invited guests of honor who will present the awards to desening scouts. The following will be presented: 1. Eagle scout badges. 2. Eagle palms. 3. Veteran Scout badges. 4. Individual prizes. 5. Troop prizes. The Firewood (Continued from page 19) lessly. "My duty has been the offspring that, too, shall done! Son! the tree has a come after you. significance! The tree is life, The forest moaned, the my son! Life! And the axe is night had come. And the hopej You see? I trained son was left alone, watching you because you must obey his prostrate father. His fa. hope if life could be won. ther ! He had taught him at You went on and on, cutting last the meaning, before the the tree even when it gave forest moaned for the end ! only chips! You traveled But the son could not help ·with me into the forest smiling in triumphant glee. to get that tree, that life! The realization!. . . The son The voices you heard, the went to the window. He faces you seemed to have looked far into the night. The seen signify the fears you realization! .... will go through in your bat- The night sent to him distle for life. And you have consolations, sad, tragic and struggled against that tree, soul-wrecking. But in the that life. You-you sue- son's sadness, he felt a burnceeded, son! And I hppe that ing happiness easing his loneyou shall forever keep the liness, his sorrows. spirit. That spirit of hope And when he looked at the against life! Son!" .... Week- stars he saw in them fires er, weaker, the Father be- that seemed to teJI him of came. . . . "Son! You see? I the gold of victory. did not dare help you. Be- "Father!. . . The stars! ... cause, son! you will be all They are gold! ... " The son alone against the bitter odds cried. Then. his eyes caught of life! Now you have learn- the sight of pieces of fireed the lesson .... I have done wood he had cut throughout my duty to you. Teach it to the day. · THE PHILIPINES BOY SCOUT Pioneer Juvl'nilr· Publication of the Philippines. Published monthly by th,. Philippinr· Council, B. S. A. TABLE OF CONTENTS November, 1929 MESSAGES Pn·sident HooYer ................ . S<'nator S<·rgio Osrnei1a ........... . Archbishop O'Doherty ............ . Mr. Joseph H. Schmidt ........... . Mr. Carlos P. Romulo ............ . Dr. Luther B. Be\\-l<·y ............ . SHOH STORIES Kikoy-by Alvaro Martin('z ....... . Tlw Fir<'wood-by A. T. Daguio ... . POEM Scout Song-by E. J ............. . FEATURES They W <'re True Scouts .......... . Andres Bonifacio-by A. Cagif1gin .. The Mind of a Boy-by I. Panlasigui How to Tdl the Time from the Starsby Father Depperman ....... . Character and Spirit of Nations can Be Changed-by Lord BadenPowell ..................... . The N cw Registration plan ....... . DEPARTMENTS Editorials ...................... . Leads for Leaders & Boys ......... . Fun Page ...................... . Pictorial ..................... . N t>WS from the Field ............ . Pa,r11· 10 2 4 7 11 9 .. •J 6 12 26 5 8 14 16 5 20 28 38 25 22 SUBSCRIPTION RATES TO "THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT" ' Onr> Yea1' Philippine Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~2.00 U. S. and Foreign Countries ...... $2.00 Per Copy ................... ·: .. ; P0.20 · Kindly mention THE PHILIPPINES BOY-SCOUT when communicating with our advertisers 40 THE PHILIPPINES BOY SCOUT Manjla, November, 1929 KI K 0 Y (Continued from page 31) that he was pictured to be. All those who were there understood it and their hearts, hearts which were easv to yield to love and sympathy as well as to hate, went out to him and his wife. His condescension, rather uncommon to Spaniards of his rank and power, his recognition of Kikoy's heroic deed, won for him the sympathy and understanding of a hostile people. "Sir, I want my father to be free!" he exclaimed with a quiYer in his Yo ice, · \\•hile his face was turned up to the ~neral. "Your father to echoed the old "Why. where i~ ther?" be free?" Spaniard. your fa"My father, Sir, is in prison in Manila," replied Kikoy without hesitation. Kikoy had sa\'ed the life of their only son when a big "In prison?" muttered the bodied Spaniard merely General, his brow knitting instood yelling at the bank. to a furrow. '"Why is your Kikoy jumped into the res- father in prison?" cue without considering that "Because he loves his counthe child was a white man. try, Sir!" was the prompt reE,·en Spanish arrogance ply, while a radiant look of could not help but bend to pride illumined his young this magnanimity of heart face. and show of heroism. A silence fell in the place. "You have saved the life Every one expected the Genof our only child," said the era! to fly into a rage. Every General whose eyes full of one shivered with fear at gratitude were fixed on Ki- Kikoy and his poor mother. koy's face. "Name your re- The General's frown melted ward my boy and you shall into a clear expression of have it." wrath. He raised his hand But Kikoy spoke not. His as if to order Kikoy seized eyes were cast in silent humi- but halted. Kikoy recoiled as lity to the ground. he understood what he had "You want money?" asked done. the General. A small arm went around Kikoy shook his head. Kikoy's waist. The little boy "You want to go with us whom he had saved was beta Manila? I shall treat you side him. like a son and send you to The General saw this and one of our best colleges his wrath suddenly vanished. there," once more came the There was again a tenderness old man's inquiry. in his voice. Again K·ikoy shook his head. Every one feared that he would soon reap the general's impatience and make it the worse for him. But the General seemed disposed to be kind to the little boy for "Yes, my boy, your· father shall be set free. Here, Captain," he called to an officer who stood a little distance from him. "Take the name of this boy's father and remember to set. him free toagain he said: morrow morning when we "Name your reward my return to the city." i.t•and in my word of honor, A murmur full of wonder you shall have it." went around. Then a sudden Kikoy looked up, tears outburst of cheers, cheers for streaming down his cheeks. the brave little boy and the Every one stood awed at the magnanimous Captain-Genhumble. pitiful. expres,sion. eral. .. on hls face. Kikoy looked up and with The Mind of a Boy (Continued from pa.ge 37) who during their boyhood were misunderstood. Charles Darwin was said to be "singularly 'incapable of mastering any language" and his father considered him "a disgrace to himself and his family". Patrick Henry son, a passage which shows the possibilities and powers lying do1·mant in the boy if he is wisely guided, sympathetically encouraged; and the failures and tragedy of his life if he is treated otherran wild in the forest like wise: one of the aborigines and di- T nn son . The ldy lls of the Yided his life between dissi- ~ Y • pation and languor of inac- Kmg: Gareth and Lynette, tion. Sir Isaac Newton, at 1. 41 ff. fifteen, was taken out of And Gareth answer'cl her school and set to fork on a with kindling eyes; farm. Oliwr Goldsmith, according to his teacher, was "Nay, nay, good mother, but one of the dullest boys she this egg of mine ever had. She considered Was finer gold than any goose him as "impenetrably stu- can lay: pid." The Man of Galilee, For this an eagle, a royal at twelve, was rebuked by his eagle, laid parents for running away Almost beyond eye-reach. from them. on such a palm From these instances we As glitters gilded in thy Book can fully understand the dif- Hours. ficulty of comprehending the And there was ever haunting inner self of the boy. The round the palm, wise parent or the wise teach- A lusty youth, but poor, who er is always patient to study often saw the boy until he discovers him. The Splendor sparkling from aloft, and thought, : This paper is introduced 'An I could climb and lay my by a passage from Shake- hand upon it, speare. In the discussion, the nature of the mind of the boy Then were I wealthier than a in the "tide in the affairs of reach of kings.' men" is revealed. It is fit- But never when he reach'da ting to close the discussion hand to climb, with a pasage from Tenny- One that had loved him from his childhood caught searching eyes, asked," . Is And stayed him, "climb not lest thou break thy neck it. . . is it ... true, Sir.?" I charge thee by my love " "Yes, yes my child. Your and so the boy, father will be free. You have Sweet mother, neither climb my word of honor." Kikoy was already gone to tell his mother the glad news before the General had fi. nished his statement. -ENDnor brake his neck, But break his very heart in pinning for it, And past away.'' Six Runless Innings Much to his annoyance, the~ :were late for the game, Enough saicl arr1vmg at the sixth inning. Seoutinaste1' (after giv.ing his "What's the score, Fred?" orders) : Is there any ques- he· asked a fan. tion? "Nothing to nothing". F. Afable (immediately): "Oh, splendid!" she exNone, sir. claimed radiantly. "We havScoutmaster: Oh, your ans- en't missed a thing!" wer is automatic. · · Hamilton (Ont.) Herald