Re: Ideas for Women in Scouting
Alpvalsys@AOL.COM
Sat, 12 Dec 1998 17:54:53 EST
In a message dated 98-12-11 14:48:00 EST, Judy Yeager wrote:
<< From a Committee Member: "In our Troop, we don't allow women to camp
because the boys don't want their Mom's around anyway." >>
Judy,
They might be right about that one, but the boys don't want their dads
around,
either. When my son was a Scout and I was an ASM we avoided each other.
And it hasn't changed now that he's an ASM and I'm on the troop committee.
So, if we take all the moms out of the program and we take all the dads out of
the program, what do we have left? I think that committee member needs an
education.
<< ...there is a need to somehow get through to these
"old farts" (of all ages) that things have changed and, regardless of
sex, we are all equal in this program. >>
You got that right, and we're all paid the same (at least the volunteers
are).
I mentioned that I serve on a troop committee, but my primary position is as
Unit Commissioner, and both the District Commissioner and Council Commis-
sioner are ladies, and they do a damned fine job, too.
Ralph V. Balfoort, Unit Commissioner
Albany, NY
I used to be a Beaver.... (NE-III-135)
Beaver patrol as a Boy Scout, too, and
Ktemaque (Beaver) Chapter, Ganienkeh Lodge #19, OA
