Re: Pack seating arrangement
Alan Houser (troop24@EMF.NET)
Wed, 21 Aug 1996 12:50:50 -0700
Kevin S Woods <kswoods@CHRISTA.UNH.EDU> wrote:
> With in the thread of the redesigned tiger program... @ years ago we
>started putting out fold up chairs for the cubs to sit in (parents sit at
>the cafeteria tables).
> We have the dens sit together in rows of 2 with the Dl's at the
>back to assist with keeping their dens under control (wolfs love to
>wiggle and squirm).
> When the tigers visited pack meetings they were given a place of
>their own and we had a few volenteer parents who would sit with them.
Why are the parents sitting apart? I have seen many packs use the
two rows of seats arrangement, but the parents were always sitting
behind their sons. Besides the obvious benefit of being able to
control squiggly Scouts (all ages), it gives the Scouts the ability
to hand their awards back for safe keeping. Far fewer of them end
up on the floor after we've put the chairs away.
If your pack becomes too large for the "U"-shaped seating arrangement,
you can use regular auditorium-style (rows upon rows), but keep the
younger dens up front where they can see and still leave an extra
row for the parents behind the den.
>... If we
>continue our trend of the last 10 years we will have 10-12 dens and 4-5
tiger "dens"....
Stop boasting! and feel sorry for the folks who cannot recruit enough
boys to fill one den for each age level. :-) Most folks would find a
way to seat them if they found enough boys to have your problem. Or
split into two packs....
Alan R. Houser ** Scoutmaster, Berkeley Troop 24 ** troop24@emf.net
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