Word: scouts
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...territory from which the Council recruits its members includes not only Boston and the immediate suburbs, but also all the townships lying within a radius of 25 miles. The rally today is the major event of the year for the scouts, and keen competitions in all the classes is expected. Thirty thousand people will probably witness the demonstrations. All scout activities will be represented in the events...
...Ansantawie, formerly used as a scout cruiser by the Cuban Government, has been loaned to the Yale Naval Training Unit for the summer. All members of the university are eligible for the cruise, preference being given to men who are now enrolled in the Naval Training Unit. No previous training is necessary, however...
Many men have tried to establish communication with Mars. From the most star-gazing professor of stellar history radiographing scientific inquiries, to the youngest Boy Scout wig-wagging questions about the baseball score, men of various degrees of wisdom have talked with the unheeding planet. Mars has been unresponsive. Perhaps that is because Mars is a gentleman and refuses to speak without a proper introduction to a chance acquaintance, especially such a disreputable feminine one as the earth. If so, the sun had better be called upon as an intermediary, to heliograph a social, "Earth, meet Mars." If the language...
...become as expert and authority on fast planes. On January 5, 1916, he was mentioned in the orders of the day for his daring flying and spleen did work in the field. Soon afterwards he broke down and was invalided. He was killed while testing a new speed scout airplane at the plant of Vickers...
...Scout headquarters at Phillips Brooks House are open daily from 4 to 6 o'clock. Between those hours Mr. W. E. Smith '03, assistant Boy Scout commissioner of Cambridge, will be glad to talk with any members of the University who are interested in scouting. At the present time there is an ever-increasing demand for scout masters and assistants, offering a great opportunity to members of the University who desire to do social service work of this kind. A series of informal talks in Phillips Brooks House is being planned for those who are thinking of taking...