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CHARGEX Page 18 â€" Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, February 12, 1975 . WESTMOUNT PLACE SHOPPING CENTRE !\ N D 2 A ic‘,‘m‘g M , [ @ O ‘ p > K t :‘h' ‘: $ * hk oys A\>‘ is Fu \,\;:‘:bi N “\\:\ 4 Aa 3 ‘;.‘ 3 Je C3f boOMMiR t0O9sâ€" C HILO RE NS WE A P Open daily to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday till 9 p.m. ‘ on S BOYS & GIRLS: FALL & _ WINTER . APPAREL © Sizes from yea high to size 20 . . . don‘t miss our teens section at Westmount Place. Every item reduced to 1/2 price WATERLOO SQUARE Venturers _ and _ rovers further the valuable exâ€" perience _ gained _ from participation in scouting. As the young men involved assimilate the important characteristics of _ good citizenship they take a greater part in helping with Scouting for boys 11 to 13 years is learning by doing and some of the characâ€" teristics hoped for are phyâ€" sical fitness, leadership, citizenship, decisiveness and responsibility. Cubs for boys eight to 10 offers an opportunity to work with others, develop responsibility and increase handicraft skills. As well as these basic goals cubs learn to lerself reliant and unselfish. They are expectâ€" ed to do at least one good turn each day. and sharing which teaches them to interact with nature, to be creative, and to enjoy team efforts. The beavers are from five to eight years old and bave a program of fun For girls Lady Badenâ€" Powell formed the sister organization of brownies, guides, cadets, and ranâ€" gers. In the early days of scouting boys 11 to 16â€" yearsâ€"ofâ€"age were eligible for the programs but this has changed. There are not only scouts but cubs, venturers, rovers, scoutâ€" masters and the newlyâ€" formed beavers. The goals of the scoutâ€" ing _ movement â€" haven‘t changed a great deal over the years. The ideals stated in the scout promise are still relevant today. A scout is expected to ‘"‘do my best to love and serve God, my Queen, my country, my fellow men, and to live by the scout law‘"‘. Scout law outlines the characteristics desirable in a dedicated scout or guide. They include such things as being honest, courageous, _ trustworthy, loyal, obedient, and cheerâ€" ful. At present there are over a half million scouts and guides in Canada. North Waterloo has a memberâ€" ship of 148 different sections and 3,901 families are inâ€" volved in scouting ~proâ€" grams on the local level. > Badenâ€"Powell‘s plan of teaching health, handicraft, and the â€" replacement of self with service to create good citizenship came to Canada in 1909. In the early 1920‘s the first Kitâ€" chener troop was initiated. The. tradition of scoutâ€" ing was created by Lord Badenâ€"Powell in 1908 when he believed there was a need for an organization to help adolescent boys develop _ character _ and strength. One way of learnâ€" ing life skills was through active and vigorous exâ€" perience outdoors, he sugâ€" gested. This idea soon caught on and a girls proâ€" gram of guiding was also established. These enterprising young men and women are the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides of Canada. Beginning Sunday for one week special reeognition will be paid to boys and girls involved in _ worthwhile ventures. By Lynne Vance Scouts, guides deserve recognition next week > Their decisions will be fed into the computor which The students will select their own exécutive, preâ€" sident, and viceâ€"president, and, with the aid of charâ€" tered accountants, make business decisions. The game, started in 1969, is designed to teach students how business operâ€" ates in the real world and students, with the aid of computors, _ will operate a business during a seyeral month period. vince game The _ Bluevale _ teams, under the direction of Mr. L. Waldock, are just a few of a possible 5,000 secondary school students in the proâ€" Bluevale Collegiate Instiâ€" tue will field five teams in this year‘s business game sponsored by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario in cooperation with International Comâ€" puters of Canada Ltd. The financing of scoutâ€" ing is done mostly through these two projects but the sale of calendarsâ€"and (of course), girl guide cookies also produce reâ€" venug. The remainder of costs are covered by the Kâ€"W Federated Appeal. _ Costs to the individual wishing to join are kept reaâ€" sonable. The person must pay an annual fee of $5 and between $8 and $15 for the uniform. At each weekly The cityâ€"wide paper drives held four times a year in Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo are organized to help the whole movement and profits are shared with all troops. There is a paper bin behind the Northâ€"Waterloo headâ€" quarters on Frederick St. Since the 1940‘s more than 500 tons of newspaper have been picked up annually. out with a box of apples to sell to fulfill their duty in thg finapcing of the troop. Most people are familiar with the scout apple day and paper drives. On the designated day in the fall most scout members go the younger boys. Scoutmasters can be 18 or older and they are a key factor in determining the success of their troop. The best realize it is wise to enâ€" courage the boys to teach ‘themselves. Scouts work individually to attain proficiency in a wide variety of fields. When they reach a certain level they are awarded badges to sew on their uniâ€" forms. The badges usually can be earned in stages, first a bronze level, then silver and finally gold. Learning how to live outdoors and in harmony with nature is an imâ€" portant aspect of the proâ€" gram so many of the badges deal with campcraft, conâ€" servation, firstâ€"aid, water skills, lifesaving, or handiâ€" crafts. As well as these skills, music, art, comâ€" munications, : and â€" sports are a few of the talents recognized. taking part in the the business game trophy. Other Twin City schools taking part in the comâ€" petition include Cameron Heights, C.1., which won the event last year, Grand River Collegiate Institute, and Forest Heights Colleâ€" giate Institute. Here, at the finals to be held in Toronto in the spring. the students will compete for The competition between students in 150 secondary schools in the province will end when the field has been narrowed down to five teams. The students may borâ€" row money to increase proâ€" duction, initiate an adverâ€" tising campaign, research the demand for their proâ€" ducts and plan production schedules according to the computor readouts or sell assets to raise capital has been programmed to evaluate the _ results if these decisions involved a real company. to Tobermory along the Niagara Escarpment â€" is a scenic route for hikers and campers and it is in part maintained â€" through the scout effort. For further information on the organization and their service in the comâ€" munity visit the Northâ€" Waterloo headquarters at 884 Frederick St. or phone 742â€"3072. The Bruce Trail which runs from Niagara Falis Camp houses many more weekend campers and some even stay for sevenâ€" day outings. The backwoods lore learned at camp has changed from the days of Badenâ€"Powell. For example a scout today would never cut tree boughs for a matâ€" tress as was done earlier. Ecology awareness, care and conservation of natuâ€" ral resources are a major part of present day camp curriculum. The Northâ€"Waterloo group planted 10,000 trees and it is expected they will do as well or better this year. Another scout outing was very successful last year. In April scouts were inâ€" volved with the Trees for Canada planting project. The camp is used not only during the summer but is to a large extend winterized. Cabins, and for the more hardy, adirondacks â€" can accompany 120 youngsters for weekend outings during the winter months. During the summer the Everton Camp houses many more The Northâ€"Waterloo group maintains â€" the â€" Everton Scout Camp. north of Guelph. boys in a fun and coâ€" operative agenda of adaptâ€" ing to outdoor living. health, service to others and respect for the enviâ€" ronment scouting involves meeting dues of 10 ‘or 15 cents are charged. â€" benefit _ derived. _ While teaching the importance of good character, good The costs of joining this organization are minimal