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5TORY OF A CENTURY                          MANITOWOC COUNTY, WIS.
buy a campsite, put up build-
ings, and furnish the camp. The
drive  was a .success and   the
present lake front site on the
west shore of Pigeon lake was
purchased and over $15,000 in-
vested. The camp is    used by
both the Boy and Girl Scout
troops during the summer. It
ranks high as one of the best
Scout camps in the state.
  Boy Scouting has continued to
expand and grow with the pass-
ing of the years. Hundreds of
adult scouters  are   giving of
their time and effort in forward-
ing the scouting movement. Boy
Scout activities range from over-
night  camping   to  camporees,
first aid contests, expositions,
and troops events. Civic service
has always been a feature of the
scouting program. Scouts have
given hours on projects aiding in
the winning of the first and sec-
ond World wars. The list of ac-
tivities is long indeed and   a
credit to the scouting organiza-
tions.
       Scouting Expands
  Boy Scouting originally was
for youths 12 to 15 years of age,
but as years passed the scout-
ing organization made provisions
for the younger and the older
boys. For the older boys Sea
Scouting, Air Scouting, and the
Explorers groups were set up.
Membership in the Order of the
Arrow is highly treasured and is
proving to be a real challenge
to Scouts to live the Scout laws.
Cub Scouting was begun in the
Manitowoc   council in   1930-
with one pack consisting of 27
Cubs. Since that time, the pro-
gram has expanded so that the
Cub membership is comparable
to the Scout membership of the
county council. The Cub packs
provide the troops with poten-
tial membership trained in the
fundamentals of Boy Scouting.
  Adult Scouters are recognized
by the National council for their
outstanding service to the Boy
Scout movement by the Silver
Beaver award. Other Scouters
are given recognition   through
special awards at the    annual
Scouter's banquet.
  Two recent gifts to the Man-
itowoc County Boy Scout coun-
cil, greatly appreciated by all
Scouters, are the Vits Memorial
campsite and park at Rapids, and
the Guido Rahr offer to defray
costs for a new two-story boat-
house at the Pigeon lake Scout
campsite.
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