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BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 45 This can generally be got, furniture, games, etc., being given in the first instance by well-wishers. A coffee-bar, commencing on the smallest lines, will generally succeed, and if carefully managed may develop a regular income for the upkeep of the clubroom. The scouts themselves must do the cleaning and decorating, and making furniture. . Discipline and good order should be kept inside the room and neatness insisted on, patrol leaders being made responsible, patrols taking it in turn to be responsible for cleanliness and good order of the room for a week at a time. If a bit of ground, even waste ground or a backyard, is avail- able as a club ground, so much the better. You want some place where the scouts can make huts, light fires, play basketball, make tracks, etc. Make the boys themselves manage the club affairs as far as possible. Sit back yourself and let them make their mistakes at first, till they can learn sense and responsibility. In America small self -managed boys' clubs are becoming ex- ceedingly numerous and popular in all towns and villages. And the education authorities help them by allowing them the use of classrooms in the school buildings in the evenings. At the same time, when you can get your own clubroom, no matter how small, it gives the boys more of a sense of proprietor- ship and responsibility, especially if they have taken a hand them- selves in making the furniture, putting up pictures, etc. The clubroom must not be made cosey like a lady's boudoir, as the boys must be able to romp in it occasionally, or play handball, or " Bang the bear," etc. So you want furniture that will pack away into a corner, such as folding w^ooden chairs, small tables, and a cupboard in which to put away books, games, etc., when the romp comes on. The ideal club is one of two rooms — one for quiet games, reading, and talking; the other for romping, gymnastics, etc. The boys must, of course, pay a subscription towards rent, lighting, furnishing, etc., and the major expenses must be pro- vided for by means of some joint work by them, such as garden produce, toys, displays, or a bazaar. One penny weekly, paid