In the beginning, the Merit Medals and associated titles could be earned only if a contribution was published in Lone Scout magazine.
To Andrionne goes the credit for pioneering a branch of Lone Scout activity,
which over the years helped to shape the destinies of thousands of ambitious
boys. The Black Hawk, given considerable publicity in the columns of
Lone Scout, together with an illustration of one of the early issues,
created quite a stir among Fourth-Estate inclined Scouts. This interest, if not
to say, envy, resulted in an avalanche of Tribe papers. Some were hand printed,
other prepared on duplicating machines, typewriters and hectographs. Some
survived only for one issue, but others continued for considerable periods.
Among these latter, which were reviewed in Lone Scout magazine, were:
Lone Scout Junior, organ of the Sparrowhawk Tribe of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, under the aegis of Frank. D Napier (Yellow Fox); Kanawha Chief,
edited by Charles R. Stanley; Cawba, an eight-page typewritten paper,
edited by Charles A. Wright, assisted by H. Barden Alison; Silver Fox,
published at Charlotte, N.C. by Cecil Price; Woodcraft Magazine,
published by Elmer Fisher, Hanover, Ont.; and Red Oak, under the
editorship of Joseph Unternaher, Newark, Ohio, one of the first Tribe papers to
be press-printed.
Among other Tribe papers, not reviewed in Lone Scout magazine, were
Red Raven, edited by Edmund D. Miller, the second oldest Tribe paper;
Yankee Chum, edited by Ellis Medlock; Nago-Wudju Times, edited by
Edward Gustafson; Michigan Scout, edited by Carl Olson; Bob White,
edited by Rowan R. White; Flying Eagle News, edited by Edward Moomaw and
William Richardson; and Red Fox, edited by Milton Brown.
There were other Tribe papers reviewed in the Tribe Department of Lone Scout
were the Eagle, edited by Walter Prince, a very pretentious effort, being
an eight-page, 11"x17" press-printed paper. Also, the Arrow, edited by B.
Garner; Weekly News, edited by S. C. Adams; Silver Fox, edited by
Elmer L. Burlinghame; Eagle, edited by Glenn L. Lambke; Scout, edited by
Ray Chase; Mink, edited by Vaughn E. Smith; Little Pal, edited by
F. W. Lewis; Lone Scout News, edited by Malcolm Chisholm; Lone Scout
Review, edited by Frederick Failes; and Lone Scout Little News,
edited by Elmer Hill.
Between 1915 and 1924, there were 19 Tribe papers published in Alabama, 3 in
Arizona, 19 in Arkansas, 50 in California, 10 in Connecticut, 11 in Colorado, 3
in Delaware, 5 in the District of Columbia, 19 in Florida, 34 in Georgia, 7 in
Idaho, 116 in Illinois, 67 in Indiana, 30 in Iowa, 25 in Kansas, 23 in Kentucky,
20 in Louisiana, 17 in Maine, 12 in Maryland, 27 in Massachusetts, 34 in
Michigan, 36 in Minnesota, 5 in Mississippi, 10 in Montana, 55 in
Missouri, 31 in Nebraska, 3 in New Hampshire, 36 in New Jersey, 9 in New Mexico,
83 in New York, 36 in North Carolina, 6 in North Dakota,,53 in Ohio, 3 in
Oregon, 36 in Oklahoma, 81 in Pennsylvania, 1 in Rhode Island, 26 in South
Carolina, 3 in South Dakota, 39 in Tennessee, 41 in Texas, 6 in Utah, 1 in
Vermont, 26 in Virginia, 21 in West Virginia, 8 in Washington, 45 in Wisconsin,
67 in Canada, 3 in the Canal Zone, 2 in England, 3 in Hawaii, 5 in Puerto Rico
and 21 which cannot be pin-pointed as to where they were published.
Between 1925 and 1931, (i.e. after the merger with B.S.A.) many of the Tribe
papers disappeared from the scene Between these years there were published Tribe
papers as follows: 1 in Alabama, 4 in Arkansas, 19 in California, 1 in the Canal
Zone, 1 in Connecticut, 1 in Delaware, 1 in the District of Columbia, 5 in
Florida, 5 in Georgia, 3 in Idaho, 27 in Illinois, 10 in Indiana, 9 in Iowa, 10
in Kansas, 4 in Kentucky, 2 in Maine, 1 in Maryland, 3 in Massachusetts, 1 in
Michigan, 7 in Minnesota, 5 in Missouri, 6 in Nebraska, 4 in New Jersey, 16 in
New York, 7 In North Carolina, 1 in North Dakota, 17 in Ohio, 1 in Oregon, 12 in
Pennsylvania, 9 in South Carolina, 3 in South Dakota, 10 in Tennessee, 10 in
Texas, 4 in Utah, 1 in Vermont, 4 in Virginia, 1 in Washington, 7 in West
Virginia, 11 in Wisconsin, and 5 in Canada.
After the L.S.A.-B.S.A. merger, when Lone Scout was no longer published, points
still could be earned through publication in Boys' Life, The Lone Scout (1927 and later), the ALSAPs, and other cooperating publications. Prominent among the latter were several farm journals that, through agreement with B.S.A., published Lone Scout pages and promoted Lone and Rural Scouting. Few of the more commercial, news-oriented of these publications, Boys' Life, or The Lone Scout (successor to Lone Scout after the merger), provided much space and opportunity to publish longer literary contributions. Lone Scouts who wanted to try their literary skills largely turned to the larger ALSAPs, yearbooks, and anthologies, which continued to flourish for a while after the merger.
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There were however, Authorized Lone Scout Amateur Publications (ALSAPs) being published which contained contributions from Lone Scouts. In recognition of this situation, the titles Junior Lone Scout Contributor (J.L.S.C.), Junior Lone Scout Scribe (J.L.S.S.),
and Junior Lone Scout Graduate (J.L.S.G) were added and awarded for points being earned for publication in an ALSAP. In addition, starting in May of 1921, tribe papers meeting certain specified standards could obtain ALSAP charters from the Long House. Merit Medals could be awarded for those meeting the standards and published on time for six months.
The
first Lone Scout paper was the Black Hawk, established November 12, 1918,
and was published by Elgie Andrionne. It was handwritten and probably was
produced on a mimeograph machine.
