Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 December 1944 — Page 8

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BOY SCOUT troop No. 1 has | no charter from the Boy Scouts

of America.

But its alms and ideals dare no different from those of the Bear patrol in Oshkosh or the Wolf | Cub pack in Millville, Its" organization is just one of the numerous undertakings by the navy's civil affairs administrator on this island. All are designed to inculcate the natives | with a true sense of freedom. » ~ AND THIS is not a simple task. It must be remembered that the | natives of Palau had been under | . the domination of three different

masters.

They have been under the Spanish, the Germans and the

Japanese.

. » ONCE A WEEK the civil affairs officer presides over a council of the tribal chiefs, They discuss matters of administration. The biggest tent in the community is the school. English is being taught to young | and old. Ironically, Japanese is used for purposes of translation.

: * Democracy: By SANDOR 8, KLEIN United Press Stalf Correspondent ANGAUR, Palau Islands, Dec. "-A file d « kinky-haired native kids trudged down the coral road singing “Shoo Shoo Baby.” They were led by a __ bespectacled G. I "It was Boy Scout troop No. 1 of Angaur, The troop is composed of sons of natives of these-. western Caroline, islands. This was my introduction to democracy in action, American style, on this island which was once a part of the Japanese em- |

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An Boys Sing 'Hi de Ho' _Angaur,. boys ing Hi | I WATCHED one of the classes in session. A young naval officer is the schoolmaster. He is assisted by a native girl. She was educated by the Japanese. Everyone sat on the board floor, cross-legged. ‘They recited sentences written ‘on a blackboard. They sung native songs. I.

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The soldier who organized the Boy Scout troop is a former. Pittsburgh settlement worker, He taught the youngsters to [f§sing “Shoo Shoo Baby.” 2 To give it that final American touch, the rallying call of - the Angaurese scouts is: “Hi de ho!”

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