With the growth of the Troop the need for certain pieces of equipment-for Troop meetings, for hikes and for camps-will arise, and the Troop will set out to earn them, until it has finally accumulated property needed to take care of all its activities.

What Property Is Needed?

What is needed depends largely upon the local conditions. One Troop may specialize in first aid and will need plenty of first aid equipment. Another may be interested in map-making and will need plane tables and drawing equipment. Still another may go in for pioneering on a grand scale and will need several felling axes and rope "by the mile" for lashings.

The list of equipment on the next two pages has been suggested by the Narragansett Council, R. I., and is presented to aid your Troop in deciding what it might need.

A Troop Is Thrifty

"A Scout is Thrifty." So is a Scout Troop. So that there will be no loss of Troop property the Troop should adopt a businesslike way of handling it and checking it in and out, along the following lines, suggested by the Oakland (Cal.) Council:

The Troop Quartermaster keeps a record of all Troop property used indoors or out.

1. Have a book headed "Troop Property." List everything the Troop owns in it and keep it up to date.

2. Have a chest or cabinet in which to keep things. If it cannot be left in the Troop room, make it portable so that it can be put away. There is always some place to keep it.

3. Have a Quartermaster who takes care of the property and keeps the record. Have him supervised by an adult who also knows what the Troop owns.

4. Have every piece of property marked with the Troop number. Keep a small can of enamel and a brush for that purpose. Carve the number into wooden ar-

Troop Property. Scoutcraft Material

32-4 ft. pieces window cord 12-Triangular Bandages 12-Rolls 2 in. Bandage

6-Rolls 1 in. Bandage

6-Compasses

6-6 in. Rulers

6-U. S. Geological Survey Maps 4-Signal Kits 1-Ball Twine 6-Candles 1-Oilstone

1-Fire by Friction Set

Sticks (for Model Pioneering) Wood (for Firebuilding Instruction) Stones (for Trail Signs)

1-Model Home-made Pack

1-Model Tin-can Cook Kit

1-Felling Axe

1-First Aid Pouch

Camping Equipment

See Troop Camping Chat

Flags

1-Troop Flag (parade size)

1-Flag of the United States (parade size)

1-Flag of the United States (for pole)

1- Flag Pole (for meeting room)

2- Flag Belts

2-Floor Stands for Flags

Records And Literature

1-Troop Tradition Book (for clippings, pictures, letters, etc.) 1-S. M.'s Troop Program Note Book 1-Troop Record Book (complete with forms)

Local Council Information Bulletins 4-Patrol Record Books 1-Advancement Chart 1-Attendance Chart

1- Bulletin Board

(5-Handbooks for Boys

2- Handbooks for Patrol Leaders 1-Handbook for Scoutmasters

1-How Book of Scouting

1-Game Book (such as "Games and Game Leadership" or "Gilcraft's Book of Games" or "Games for Boys") 1-First Aid Manual (A. R. C.) 1-Handicraft Manual (Griswold) 1-Set of Common Merit Badge Pamphlets B. S. A. Service Library Pamphlets, as desired

Radges And Insignia

8-Tenderfoot Badges

6-Second Class Badges

4-First Class Badges 12-Community Strips 12-Troop Numerals

Extra Patrol Medallions tides. Scratch or etch it into metal. Ink it into flags and books.

Have this done to Scouts' property and clothes also, especially hats, coats and bugles. Hats and coats may be left at rallies. Bugles may be left at rehearsals or concerts and the owners can identify them only if they have identifying marks.

Do not depend upon the parents to do this marking. Make it a Patrol project and make a check of markings a part of the inspection at meetings.

5. Make it a rule that flags, ropes and equipment used at the meetings stay at the meeting place and that hike equipment must be checked in immediately after its use. Keep a record of equipment that must be used at home, and rely upon the record rather than on memory to locate them.

6. Take an inventory on October 1, January 1 and May 1 and also when the Troop reregisters, just as any business concern does. This will teach system and thrift to the Scouts of the Troop.