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Pick up a copy of the PL Handbook from the 1950s for ideas of Patrol Activities, games, etc... Also a 1940s Fieldbook, it is organized to be basically a manual of patrol activities. These will be a good resource for you if the SPL asks for ideas of "how to..." -
"If Bugling be the food of Scouting, play on ! Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die. That Bugle call again! it had a dying fall: O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of camp tents,,, Stealing and giving odour! Enough; no more: 'Tis not so sweet now as it was before. O spirit of Scouting ! how quick and fresh art thou, That, notwithstanding thy capacity Receiveth as the sea, nought enters there, Of what validity and pitch soe'er, But falls into abatement and low price, Even in a minute: so full of shapes is fancy That it alone is high fantastical. "" -
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I have tried to NOT think in that vein, and there still are some glimmers, but I am afraid you are closer to right than I would hope. But, we can still work on it locally and who knows, something might happen. -
Thanks everyone. In addition to the above advice, I picked up copies of the SPL handbook and the PL handbook and plan on looking through them before handing them over. One thing I have going for me is that I've been a track and cross-country coach for a few years now. (Some of the scouts I've coached previously, and one caused my eyes to wet a little when he told me he was hoping I would be the next SM and it was a wish granted. This kid...) Hopefully some of that experience transfers. It's at least similar in that I can't run for them - only encourage them when it gets hard and celebrate the wins and milestones with them. I'm signing up for Wood Badge, but that doesn't start until April 4th. Now I have to focus on prodding younger son to decide whether he's going to complete the MBs he needs to rank up, or whether he's done. He's my lazy one. Smart as a whip, but so hard to get him to do anything. I think he wants to make Eagle like his older brother, but when push comes to shove he's reluctant to put in the work. Same thing with deciding whether he'll retake the SAT after doing some test prep, or not. I'd be delighted had I gotten his score, but he's not thrilled with the score, and I know he's capable of more. In many ways, dealing with scouts who aren't family is easier. 😂
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