Reports—by Patrols on attendance, work done, advancement made. Reading by Troop Scribe of Troop minutes.

Dues—payment of Troop dues.

Inspection—for neatness and correctness of Uniforms and proper wearing of Badges and Insignia.

Announcements—of forthcoming meetings, hikes, camps, rallies, service projects, appointments.

The above activities are the requisites from which Troop meetings may be built. The job of the Troop Leaders' Council is to arrange them into a skeleton program which may be applied to the Troop.

It does not necessarily follow that each Troop meeting must contain all of these items. On the contrary, at times it may be found desirable to make the meeting all games, or all contests, or all council fire. Generally, though, the important thing is to keep the activities balanced—not too much lecturing, not too many games, not too much grinding along on Scout Requirements, and certainly not too much repetition.

A Few Suggestions

Plan for more than can be accomplished rather than plan too little. "Better leave some good things undone than to have the meeting "peter out" a half hour too early. In this connection, keep a list of good things which have been tried in the past and which worked. They may come in handy in some dull spot. And don't be discouraged because every detail of the program doesn't click as was expected. Some day your Troop Leaders' Council will devise a program for the Troop that will work 100%—(maybe!).

Singing builds group spirit and comradeship and is an important recreational part of the meeting.