HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1958-06-11, Page 9'WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1958
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(PAT O'BRIEN, S.M.)
Last Wednesday, the Boy Scouts
'held their weekly meeting out -
'doors. We found out the number
'•of boys who were going to camp
and delivered paper drive notices
'on the collection which was held
,on Friday. We thank all those
who helped and gave in our candy
sales and paper drive. This has
made it possible to go on a camp-
ing trip this summrner.
This week I would like to tell
you of my experience with the
"Boy Scouts in Newfoundland.
When "I arrived in St. John's,
Newfoundland, and for a couple
weeks after I didn't know anybody
well enough to call a friend. One
Sunday when I was in church one
of the ushers asked me if I was a
Scout. From then on I had many
friends. The Boy Scouts there
took me into their troop and wel-
comed me as one of their own.
That is why the Boy Scouts is a
great association.
The first friend I met was the
Provincial Executive Commissioner
A, J. Tomlinson, He was a man
everyone liked. In my scouting
experience I say he has taught me
more in leadership and scouting
than anyone else.
I got there in June and their
summer camp was coming up. He
invited me to go with them and
from then on I had made many
a friend.
From St. John's we drove in car
for about a five-hour drive to Ran-
dom Island to the site of the camp.
When unpacked I stopped for a
while and watched the Scouts go
to work putting up their tents,
and was amazed in how interested
they were in scouting. After sup-
per that night we had out first
campfire and to me this was the
greatest moment of my time in
Newfoundland. While sitting a-
round the campfire and watching
the smoke go up to t:he heavens
I met all the Scouts and then and
there they took me into their
troop. I was called to the centre
with Mr. Tomlinson and he asked
me to raise my right hand and re-
peat the Scout Promise after him.
With the smoke blowing into my
eyes and tears dropping out he
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placed the troop neckerchief
around me. I cannot express in
words how meaningful this was to
me.
For the next two weeks we all
enjoyed living in camp together.
I learned their ways of camping
and learned many things about
successful leadership. This camp
was well organized, well planned
and when I came back to St.
John's, I felt I had gone through
a great experience. After the
camping trip I had made many a
friend. I had learned and under-
stood the fourth Scout law more
clearly, for it says "A Scout is a
friend to all and a brother to every
other Scout."
This is only a little part of my
experience there, but if I had the
chance again I would be back in
Since the 1912 sinking of the
'llitanie off Newfoundland, Canada
has participated in an annual, itn-
ternataonal census of icebergs. As
they come down our east coast,
icebergs are counted and tracked
by sea and air so that shipping
can be detoured in case of hazard.
0
Since 1949 federal spending
through the Department of Nat-
ionail Health and Welfare has in-
creased from $366 mRlrl'i'on to $1.2
baullion.
good old Newfoundland to live.
The Bay Scouts in Newfoundland
are creeping up into first place;
they are growing in population,
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and in experience and soon they
will be racing up for top place.
Good luck and good scouting to
Scouts in Newfoundland.
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