Armories may be used on public occasions; and sometimes camping material may be borrowed. The State Commissions on Conservation, Fish and Game, Forestry, and Agriculture should not be forgotten.

Also get a list of publications from the Government Printing Office. Many of the pamphlets, chiefly those of the Department of Agriculture, are useful to Scouts. The maps published by the U. S. Geological Survey are the best for Scout purposes. Many of the army publications on such subjects as Signaling, and Mapping and the like will be found valuable textbooks.

National Organizations

The American Red Cross has been willing always to cooperate with the Scout Movement. They can supply instructors in First Aid and Life Saving, and to Scouts over sixteen they offer training certificates of proficiency in these subjects.

The Y.M.C.A. has from the beginning cooperated with the Scouts. Many city Troops find the "Y" pool the most convenient place to give swimming instruction and tests. Athletics and Physical Development fit in with the Y.M.C.A. program, as they do also with the programs of the Y.M.H.A., the Knights of Columbus, the Boys' Club Federation, and the National Recreation Associatibn-all of which are active in their cooperation with Scouting.

A local branch of the Audubon Society will help teach nature study. Camping clubs all over the country have cooperated largely and successfully with the Scouts.

Business firms will gladly aid in vocational guidance. A trip through a large factory, ship yard, mine, or work shop is sure to interest the boys and may help one of them choose his life work.

Service For Service

Each one of these agencies has available men or materials or both which will aid the Scoutmaster in keeping his Scouts interested.

In turn, Scouts may serve. For example:-One Troop expressed its gratitude for special playground privileges by helping out on Saturdays with the younger children, teaching them games and acting as monitors.

The rule for the Scouts should be:-Render service for service, give good measure, and do it first.