Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 18, 1915, Page 8

e EASTERN CONNECTICUT BUILDING AGTIVITY N ——— BUILDING AND BUSINESS. Volume of Business Shows Increase— Many Projects Reported. Real estate sales by warranty deed last week numbered 271, against 252 for the same week of last year, while mortgage loans this week were $923,- 761, as compared with $796,777 for the same week of last year. Seven petitions in bankru with assets of $4,199 and liabilities of $28,061 were filed in Connecticut dur- ing the week. Last year during the corresponding week there were four petitions, with assets of $20,672 and liabilities og $23,808 filed. The seven incorporations last week have a total authorized capital stock of $215,000, which compares with nine incorporations with total capitaliza- tion of $203,400 formed in the same week of last year and 10 incorpora- tions with capital stock of $665,000 in 1913, Owing to the fact that permits were zranted last week for several large ructures in the cities of New Haven and Bridgeport there was a decided increase in the volume of building business in the cities of New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport, Waterbury and Stamford, when compared with la year. In the above named cities 96 permits were granted for buildings costing $576,895. Contracts awarded last week include factory work in_Bridgeport, Meriden, Branford, New Britain and Meriden; parish house addition in Ansonia; church in Derby; residence work in ew Haven, Bridgeport and Hartfor schoolhouse in South Mancheste storage building in Hartford; apart- ment buildings in Bridgeport and Hartford; businesa block in Hartford, and public garage in Stamford. A large number of new projects are reported. Apartment houses will be erected in Bridgeport and New Ha- ven: new schoolhouses will be erected in Bridgeport, Hamden, Waterford and Woodbridge; plans are being es- timated for a moving picture theatre and business block in Bridge- port; residence work Is reported in New Haven, Hartford, Stamford, Bridgeport and Ansonia; an addition will be built to the town building in ‘Windsor: and plans are being pre- ypared for a building in Derby for the Elks. Plans are also being estimated for a public garage in Hartford and for factory work and a large store- house in the same city. A large number of one fand two-family houses are also reported in various parts of the state. In Norwich last week there were eleven sales of real estate while last year there were but six. The mort- e loans totalled $3,100 last week to 10,200 & year ago. New London had three real estate eales last week to flve a year ago, the loans for the respective weeks being $15,500 and $15,400. Work on the two story frame cot- tage to be erected on Elizabeth street for Frank Wilbur, has been started and Contractor Charles I Rathbun, now has the frame up and the roof is ready for shingling. The house is to have seven rooms with a large front hall way. There will be four rooms, with the hall, on the ground floor and th remairing three rooms will be on second floor. Hard waod floo: be laid and the interior of the cottas | will be modernly equipped and nicely finished off. The house will probably be wired for electric lights. The 1 al used in the construction of the of exceptionally fine quality, i when completed the cottage will th any of its kind in the city. Changes Nearly Completed. The plastering of the brick addition t onto the rear of the Stanton place, corner of Maple and Ann streets is now well along and the addition will_soon be ready for the finishin touches. The addition is two storie high and provides several additional rooms, thus enabling the building to De used as a two tenement house. It has been wired for electric lignts. On Monday the painting of the new double deck piazza was started. The piazza has been erected on the front of the house and greatly improves the appearance of the propert: Con- tractor C. I. Rathbun is in general charge of the alterations, and the building is owned by Charles Sterling of West -Main street. Tank Set Up. The large oil tank brought here on the N. Y. N. H. and H. railroad several days ago, has been unloaded from the flat car and is now in position on the half dozen concrete supports at the front of Erin street in Greeneville. The tank is owned and was erected by the Texas company, and it is capable of holding 17,000 gallons. were engaged the of the, we completing the hizh wooden around the tank. J. H. Dickson, ployed by the Texas compbany, was in general charge of the erection of the tank which will be ready for use in the near future. It is understood that a local man will be appointea manager of the company’s interests in this city but as far as can be learned no ap- pointment has yet been made. fence | th | The dimensions Carpenters | em- | COTTAGES AND TENEMENT BUILDINGS Work Under Way on Three at Present Time—Two Story Brick Building to be Erected Off Franklin Street— Progress on Other Work. Foundation Starte Contractor Cesare Del Carlo has a force of men at work on the founda- tion for the new residence to be erect- ed on West Main street for Elmer R. Pierson on a lot just west of Asylum street. The contract for the carpen- ter work on the house has not yet been let. Cudworth and Woodworth drew plans for the house which is to be wooden construction, two stories 1 which will contain seven rooms, with all modern improvements. Painters at Work. the Elks' home on Main street, painters are at work painting the old uilding to correspond with the lighter color of the bricks used in the con- struction of the large addition built onto the rear. Building Nearly Done. he story and a half wooden build- ing being erected on Elizabeth street for Max Klarak covered in and the T0of work is finished up. are about 20x20. Upon completion it will be used for storage and other purposes. o New Front, A modern ss front has been in- alled at Sellas Bros’ restaurant on nklin square, by P. J. Sweeney, and extensive alterations are to be made to the interior. The new front replaces the old style show window and instead of having but one en- trance at the left, there are now two cntrances, one on either side of the new show window. There is to be a tile floor and a square counter with mahogany top will replace the present one. The interior is to be enlarged so as to provide accommodations for tables. The worls will be completed | by April 1. New Tenement House. ‘elice Pagano of Ne. 280 Franklin street has siarted the foundation for a two story brick tenement house to be erected in the rear of his residence. he excavation is not yet completed :d only a small section of the foun- ation is In. The new building will stand on the site of an old brick building which was torn down some- me ago. The property was recently chased by Mr. Pagano. NEW ENGLAND BUILDING OPERATIONS. Statistics of Building and Engineer- ing operations in New England as compiled by the F. W. Dodge com- pany as follows: Contracts to March 10, 1915. .$20,306,000 Contracts to March 10, 1914.. 27,810,000 Contracts to March 10, 1913.. 22,932,000 Contracts to March 10, 1912.. 24,786,000 Contracts to March 10, 1911.. 20,814,000 Contracts to March 10, 1910.. 22366,000 Contracts to March 10, 1909.. 20,996,004 Contracts to March 10, 1908.. 9,442,000 Contracts to March 10, 1907. ,000 Contracts to March 10, 1906. . ,000 Contracts to March 10, 1905. . 13,096,000 Contracts to March 10. 1904.. 10,956,000 Contracts to March 10, 1903.. 12,397,000 Utilities Commissions Confer on Rail- road Bill. Boston, March 17—Chairman R. T Higgins, John . Hale and T. B. Ford of the Connecticut public utilities com- mission conferred with the public ser- vice commissioners of this state today on the bill to validate the stock issue of the New York, New Haven and Htrtford Railroad comrmany. Validation bills are pending in thLe legislatures of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massa- chusetts. SOUTH MANCHESTER. Work will be started in a few day: on the superstructure of the new Vo- cational School building to be erect- ed on Wells street for Cheney Bros. The building will be built of brick with limestone trim, and will be 70; 176 feet, two storles and basement. It will have both tar and gravel and slate roofing, steam heat, iron stairs, concrete floors, etc. The new primary school building being erected on School street for ney Bros, iS now nearing com- pletion. The work on the interior finish has been started by tne general contractors. The new two-family erccted on Pearl street Schreiber for himself, for pleastering. Lou Grezel has the contract for the plumbing and Ferris Bros. the heating. house 3 Dbeing Gustave now ready The Westerly contractors who have been_at work on the rebuilding of the jail into a residence for the purchas- arles Squadrito have completed Four rooms have been ch Mr, Squadrito with his family, will occupy. The jail proper will be used for a barber shop. ELLINGTON. The contract to build the new town hall has been awarded to Arthur W. alvey of Springfield. The building will be completed by September and will cost about $17,000. The new building will be located on Main street, a few feet west of the school building and about 500 feet east of the te of the burned Congregational church. FISHER'S ISLAND. The following bids have been re- ceived for the erection of the proposed storehouse at Fort Wright, Fisher’s Island: D. W. Sullivan, $3,950; Conn. rgineering Construction Co., 7 A. Rizzuto, $3,875; Michael “onnell, $4,199.50; S. Gadbois, 0; W. Werner, $4 Harry Mec- $4,800; J. J. Fitzpatrick & Son, MIDDLETOWN. Salvatore Mazzotta has been award- ed the contract for the new shop to be erected on Bridge street for Oscar Nelson. It will be 40x60 feet, one story high, built of brick with a pre- pared paper roof. ATTRACTIVE COTTAGE OF NINE ROOMS The above perspective illustrates in some slight gegree an unusual type of cottage that possesses features quite out of the ordinary for houses of small size. A porte cochere graces one end of the house where direct access to the hall is secured, while the main en- trance is gained through a recessed doorway at the front of the cottage. This unique treatment places the stairways at one side of the house, and gives full privacy to the entire front for living room uses. The exterior de- pends more largely for its attractive- ness upon excellent proportions and simple treatment than upon mere or- mnamentejon, The designs shows an all shingle ef- fect, although allover stucco would be equally appropriate for a house of this type. If shingles are used, a dark brown stain with a lighter tone for the roof, combined with deep cream trim will prove effective. The foundation plan of this house is approximately 31x36 feet, and is well adapted to the usual city house lot, as well as the more generous one in the country. As already noted, the plan secures a privacy not usual in houses of this size —the living room, dining room and private porch are all remote from the entrances, while a cozy little den on the opposite eide of the hall adds the final home touch. The living room of ample propor- tions—14x18%feet—is reached from the hall through a columned entrance. This homelike room is all its name implies, for it is provided with excel- lent sunlight on two sides, while ac- cess to the private porch is gained through French doors. A cozy fire- place with book case at one side com- pletes the picture. The porch which could easily be con- verted into a sun room is 12x15 feet, and is accessible both from the living and dining rooms. An excellent dining room with handsome built-in china closet, a commodious pantry and kitchen with separate entrance com- pletes the first floor arrangement. The second floor furnishes all that could be desired in the ‘medium sized house—a splendid master’s bedroom, 14x18% feet, accessible to a sleeping porch, -a commodious guest room, a family room, and a smaller sewing room which could be used as a child’s bedroom. A fully equipped bathroom and generous clothes and linen closets completes the arrangement. On the third floor provision is made for a maid’s room, The basement is excavated under the entire house, and ample accommo.. dation is provided for heating plant, coal bins, laundry and vegetable cellar. Arrangements have been made with the architects to furnish estimated cost of construction, or any other in- formation desired regarding the house illustrated. They also invite our read- ers to make suggestions for plans which they would like illustrated in the future. Address all correspondence to Bulletin House Department. SECOND FLOOR PLAN. = NEW LONDON. Four Story Brick Block On Golden Street—Other Building Notes. A four story brick building is to re- place the John O'Hea homestead at €8 Golden street. The property is owned by B. F. Mahan, P. L. Shea and C. J. Du It will have a frontage of 40 feet on Golden street and a depth f 100 feet. The whole front of the and second stories will be almos wholly plate glass, thus supplying an abundance of light. Plans for the building have been cpared and the contract for its :onstruction * been awarded to & Co. The general advocated by the Brunswick ke-Collender Co. for the lower floors adopted. Work will be commenced shortly and it is planned to have the building ready for occu- pancy by Sept. 1. It has not yet been decided in_just what manner the two upper floors will be subdivided. Applications for a lease of these have been received, but nothing definite has been done in this respect up to the present time. The street floor will be six bowling alleys of the most approved type. On will be installed two the exc of ladies the remainder of the space will be ilized as a pool and billiard parlor. Repairing for Church Addition. The work of tearing down the old Allyn hall building _on_ Washington Street, on the site of which will be erected the extension to the First TEN CASES OF EGGS IN NINETEENTH WEEK Yield of Hens In Laying Contest at Storrs—Connecticut Pens Made Fine Showing, The hens in the laying contest Storrs yielded a little over ten cases of eggs in the nineteenth week ending March 14, or 3634 to be exact. This is 180 eggs more than they laid in the preceding week but not as good as the corresponding week last year by 235 did, however, come up to prediction in that all pens aken togeiher averaged to lay 52 per cent, The ten best pens for the weelk averaged to lay percent: thus if all of the birds in the contest bad laid as weli as these ten pens it would have meant a yield of more than five thousand ‘eggs instead of thirty-six hundred. Connecticut pe at ¢ nearly succeeded in getting away with the three honor places for the week. They failed to make a complete scoop because a Ver- mont pen of Rhode Island Reds from t. Albans tied Branford Farm’s White for third place, 2 eggs. B. P. Nase's White Orpingtons from Thomaston, Cenn. and Storrs Station’s sour milk pen of Rhode Island Reds tied for first place with a production of 54 eggs each and the other experimental pen f Rhode Island Reds owned by the Storrs Station made second with a vield of 5 Tom Barron’s Eng- lish Wyandottes and another pen of Rhode Island Reds from Groton, Mas all laid b1 eggs each during the week. The Buff Leghorn hen that was re- ported to have laid such small eggs last week and the week before hLas now repeated for the third successive week and in consequence is out. This appears to be the first hen that has ever been disqualified and thrown out of the race because she could not lay eggs big enough to be of any use. church building, for the hous ing of its societies is underway. The following table affords a com- parison for the first ninetcen weeks AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS BROODERS. Those Which Meet the Requirements To Be Considered.* The first consideration for a poul- tryman who is deciding upon a new system of brooding should be the num- ber of chickens that he can incubate at one time, and therefore brood in ore flock. The brooders that are on the market at the present time can be divided into three clas Those hovering 75-100; those hovering 200- 300, and those caring for over 300. It is important that this question be decided at first because at the present t of fuel for all systems of brood- it is not practical to handle chick- ens very far below the actual capacity of the machine. The question of the comparative values of outdoor and indoor brooders should also be considered at the outset The indoor brooder used in a colony house has every advantage over the so-called outdoor brooders that are ld by various incubator manufac- turers ready for use. The outdoor brooder {s much more expensive than the indoor brooder, costing from $15 $18 and taking care of not more than chickens properly, and only for about six weeks. When these brood- ers are used for chickens after that age they must of necessity be crowded very badly and their growth stunted thereby. In using the colony house system, an indoor brooder of any type can be used. A brooder can be ob- tained at minimum cost which can be moved from the colony house as soon as the chickens no longer re- quire heat, leaving the pullets in the same building until they are fully ma- tured and ready to go into laying houses. An outdoor brooder is an in- vestment for not over six weeks out of 52, while the colony house can be used six months and for the full year in the case of handling laying hens in small flock: Small chickens require a consider- able quantity of exercise, sunshine and fresh air. None of these are supplied in very liberal amounts by an outdoor brooder, especially after the chckens are more than two weeks old. It is much easier to care for chickens in a colony house because practically all of the work done on the inside and the birds are bound to receive better at- tention when the caretaker can handle them with a certain degree of com- fort. Of the colony house brooders of the first class nearly every reputa- ble incubator company has several types at a cost of not more than $8, which are heated by safe kerosene lamps and are economical and practi- cal. PEACH ORCHARDS. Important Facts Set Forth In Government Bulletin. Some Peach growers as well as those who contemplate planting a. peach orchard will be interested in farmers' bulletin 631, bearing the title, “Growing Peach- which has just been issued by the department of agriculture at Wash- igton. This bulletin says it is a well- recognied fact, though one too often overlooked, in selecting sites for or- chards, that cold air settles to the lower levels. For this reason it is often colder at the lower elevation than it is at higher points in the same locality. This is what is. meant by “atmospheric drainage.” The occur- rence of frost in low places when there is none on elevated areas is thus ex- plained. For the same reason peach buds are often winter killed or the blossoms are injured by frost in the spring in low places, when nearby orchards on higher elevations are in- Jured much less or even escape en- tirely. ‘Where an orchard occuples a site that is adjacent to a large body of water, the importance of a relatively high elevation largely disappears. To be a factor in the matter, however, a body of water must be of sufficient size and depth to have an appreciable influence on the local climate. Be- cause the water warms up in spring more slowly than the atmosphere, it acts in effect as a refrigerator, making the temperature in its immediate vi- cinity colder than it is et points some- what distant from it. For this sea- son, vegetation within the zone of this influences advances more slowly in the spring than it does outside of that zone. The tendency is for the blos- soming of peach trees situated within the zone to be delayed until after the season of spring frosts is past. In the fall frosts are delayed in a similar manner, except that the large body of water, having absorbed much heat during the summer, cools off in the fall more slowly than the atmos- phere and hence it tends to keep the temperature within its zone of influ- ence warmer than it would otherwise be. It is because of these reasons that peaches are,grown with marked suc- cess and injury to the crops by ad- verse temperature conditions is com- paratively infrequent in the portions of New York and the province of On- tario that border Lake Ontario; in Ohio along Lake Erie; in southwestern Michigan on Lake Michigan, and in some other districts which are ad- Jacent to large bodies of water. As a rule, the zone of influence of bodies of ‘water, such as those named, is rather narrow, usually not extending back from the shore more than a few miles. The slope or exposure of a site is the point of the compas toward which the land inclines. A question very commonly asked is “What slope is best?” It is one that admits of no di- rect answer. No one slope is prefer- aple under all conditions and in all regions. In fact, the influence which a particular exposure may have in the success of an orchard is probably much over-emphasized in the popular mind KEEPING HORSES. Care should be taken not to keep more horses than is absolutely neces- sary. Frequently it may be more eco- nomical to hire a team to do work than to keep it a larger part of the year for a small amount of extra work. These same records show that it cost to keep these animals at the rate of $93.06 a year for feed, horse- shoeing etc., in addition to the cost of labor. The result of surveys of 28 farms with 84 horses in one of the western states, according to the gov- ernment weekly news letter, shows that on these farms the amount of work performed in hours was: Crop work Miscellaneous work . 4462 3488 ... 7950 Crop work per horse, 94.5 hours. LAND CLEARING WEATHER. Land clearing is usually considered a warm weather proposition, April and IN coLD between the present competition last year, showing pen in each of the breeds named. White Wyandoties Rhode Island Reds Plymouth Rock IExperimental Pens White Leghorns S Average pen score—all breeds The ten leading pens to date are follows: Ed Cam, Hoghton, near Pr ton, England, White Wyandot Hillview Poultry F , St. Albans Rhode Island Reds Tom I Catforth near Preston, England, White Merritt _ M. = Clark Conn., Barred Rocks on, Calverton, N. Y., 571 Pinecrest Or- Mass., Rhode Island Tuttle, Southboro, 541; Colonial Rhode Island Poultry Farm, Island Reds (Experimental Robi rns Groton, Temple, 5 Springdale Rhode 2 torrs ion 1) Rhode nd Reds The ten leading Connecticut pens to date are as follows: Merritt M. Clar Brookfield Center, Barred Rock: Springdale Pouitry Farm Rhode Island Reds Farm, Columbi dottes 507 F. White Leghorns 502: Windsweep Redding Ridge, White Leghorns B. Cook, Orange. Rhode Isla H. B. Hiller, Unionville, Dominiques 451; thought Farm, _Columb /yandottes 447 F. Byror mantic, White Wyandottes 438; 2 J. D. Beck, Canaan, White Wyandotte: 437. the most popular introduction of low make it pos- ind in September being periods, but the freezing explosives now sible to blast stumps in March early winte: In any weather in which i ible to bore the holes under the these modern explosives wor without thaw 8- Thi. point pé ular importance right now se there never has been when land clearing was more des than at present. U There will be more reasons for priced wheat. corn and other foo products in the fall of 1915 and 1916 than exist at present. By clearing cut-over land in March it is possible to seed it this coming spring and get a big gin soil during 1915, and the froezing explosives make March bl ing feasible. low Experience Shows They Are Not a Profitable Cash Crop. The following flgures were taken from an account book which had been kept for several years by a dairy far- mer. It shows plainly what profit can be expected from the use of the oat crop as a cash crop. Since this crop is used more as a nurse crop and a necessity of growing it as such the cost of growing should be charged partially to the crop with which it is grown. However when grown as a grain the net returns are not large enough for it to be considered as a good cash crop. The figures do not include interest, taxes, insurance, or depreclation in land, machinery or any of the investment. Thus in addition to the cost these charges must be added before real profit can be deter- mined: Total income. 84.00 70.00 200 Cost. of total. ..101.53 S5l .. 54.85 .. 7100 . 23.00 Acreage. lan crop off this vir- | Sweaty and Sore Feet These annoy: es can is the arm_foot lief. Don't ny kind. 1 callc and through the cause. Large % twenty-five cents at 1 stor Prepared 'ormula bor: endure fi this tre an b rons b any a Roman Catholic, the 1e member is for his traini 11 boy, ther in the f Prote hurch of w is th of int, the rent s tion to e ings that perts to God. In thus r m an n to his all ailable t classes me wheTe they n not tha ich differ importa; to know so m C promise: > will do his and obe elp that upon his God and ut law ople W ep hin g, mentally, awake and lIaw requires 0 be trustworthy, t he must not tell a lie, cl deceive, but keep every trust s A Scout is loyal to all to whom loy- alty is due, including his Scout leader, his home, his parents, and his country cout helpful, prepared at all nes to e life, help injured person: d do at least one good turn daily. A put is friendly to all—a brother to other Scout. A Scout is cour- Iy to women, children op! nd he must not take v for being courteous. A Scout is nd to animals and does not kill irt any living creature needlessly. A Scout is ohedient. A Scout is cheer- ful even w facing hardship and drud A Scout is thrifty. ¥e works faithfully, wastes nothing and makes the best use of his opportu ties. A Scout is brave and does what he knowns is right in spite of jeers and threats. A Scout is clean in body nd thought, stands for clean speech. clean svort, clean habits, and tr: with a clean crowd. Finally t is reverent toward God. He is faith- ful in his relizious duties and respects the convictions of others in matters of stom and relig Scout first That means Skin Sufferers The D. D. D. Prescription for Ecze- ma, a mild, antiseptic wash, stops thas | awful itch instantly. | Druggists throughout the city have witnessed such remarkable cures with | this remedy that they now universally | recommend D. D. D. | As proof of their confidence, they offer you the first full-sized bottle on | suarantee that unless it does the | SAME FOR YOU, it eosts you not a ; cent. A generous trial bettle for 25c. Lee & Osgood, 129-133 Main Street. PLUMBING AND STEAM FITTING 8% . Balance, $2 The second meeting of the Scout- master’s association was held on Tues- day evening with an attendance of five Scoutmasters. Two new _members, Rev, F. J. Bohanan, and William G. Baker, were voted in as members. These men are to begin the organiza- tion of a scout troop in St. Andrew’s church. A panel of 50 prominent men of Nor- wich has been seiected to whom .will be sent within a week or two, com- plete information regarding the forma- tion and need of a local council, ac- companied by an appeal from the asso- ciation for a response on the part of these men that they are willing to give the movement their encouragement. A definite form for the tenderfoot examination has been agreed on, and work is now centered on the second class tests. Troop No. 1. Flying Bagle Patrol hiked to Mohe- gan Park for practice in semaphore signalling on Saturday, also took test in tracking one-half mile in twenty- five minutes. Four passed, two in six- teen minutes and two in twenty-one minutes. Two scouts passed the com- pass test, and three the semaphore signalling test. Troop No. 2. Troop No. 2 met Saturday. Prepa- ration for second class tests were tried out and the entertainment which is planned for the near future was re- hearsed. Troop No. 3. A new inter-patrol contest began last week in Troop 3, which is to run for two months. Scoutmaster Bruce has been fortunate in securing as prizes. Official Boy Scout haversacks, ‘which will be awarded to each of the eight scouts of the winning patrol. ‘These haversacks were contributed by one of the leading business houses of | the city. During the contest the pa- trols will be marked each week on at- tendance, discipline, payment of dues, inspection, service or good turnms, re- ligious observance and school stand- ing or books read. The score on last week’s work is Bob White Patrol 45; Bagles Patrol 42. There was a meeting of the Eagle Patrol at the Y. M. C. A, on Monday night when instruction in second class tests were given. The Bob Whites will meet tonight for the same purpose. Norwich Town Troop. ‘The troop at Norwich Town consists of two patrols who meet each Wednes- day night. Several of the boys are ready to take the standardized exam- ination for tenderfoot standing. Frank Sterry and George F, Hyde have con- sented to serve as members of the troop committese who will stand as sponsors for the movement in that lo- cality. Scout Aims and Ideals. The world interest in the Boy Scout movement challenges the intelligent understanding of everyone, and yet many people still ask, “What is Scout- ing ” “What Do Boy Scouts Do?" The Boy Scout idea is a movement rather than an organization. It aims to supplement existing organizations. The aim of the Scout movement is to inculcate character, which, though essential to life, is not taught within the school and being a matter largely of environment, is too generally left to chance, often with depiorable re- sults. The Scout movement endeav- ors to supply the required environment and ambitions through games and out- door activities, which lead the boy to become a better man and a good cit- WHAT THE BOY SCOUTS ARE DOING Scouting means outdoor life, and so health, strength, happiness and practi- cal education. This combination with the influence of the scout oath and law, tends to develop character. Scout craft includes instruction in first aid, life-having, tracking, signal- ling, nature-study, seamanship, camp- craft, woodcraft, chivalry and all the handicrafts. Many parents object to scouting under the belief that their boys will be trained for a soldier’s life. As an organization the Scout movement is not military in thought, form, or spirit, although it does instill in boys the military virtues such as honor, loyalty, obedlence and patriotism. The uni- form, the mpatrol, the troop and the drill ‘are not for military tactics; they are for the unity, the harmony and the rhythm of spirit that boys learn in scouting. It is In the wearing of the uniform and doing things together as Scouts that they absorb the force and truth of the Scout law which states: “A Scout is a friend of all and a brother to every other Scout.” The movement has been developed on such broad lines as to embrace all classes, all creeds. It maintains that no boy can grow into the best kind of citizenship without recognizing his ob- ligation to God. No matter if the boy be Catholic, Protestant or Jew—this fundamental need of good citizenship should be kept before him. The Boy Scouts of America, as an organized body, therefor, recognizes the religious element in the training of a boy, but it is absolutely non-sec- tarian in its attitude toward that re- ligious training. 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