Scout lodge motto

[Jeffrey Kopp]

On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 08:29:45 -0700, pasxapu <pasxapu at DAKOTACOM.NET> wrote:

>Re: wauna -- "wana" means 'river in Sahaptin as in "nchiwana" lit. 'big
>river' in reference to the Columbia River.
>
>phil cash cash (cayuse/nez perce)

Thanks to Phil for that note on the origin of Wauna.

For the inquirer, I also dug up this apparently sole reference to "skyloo":

>The only reference I could find to "skyloo" other than the Scouts themselves (as well as someone who is apparently a German rock musician, and a modern eco-toilet for remote locations) was in the title of this book:
>
>The heart of the Skyloo, by Ottis Bedney Sperlin.
>Portland, Ore., Metropolitan Press, 1934.
>
>I have a strong suspicion the term used by your group was taken from this book.  Metropolitan Press' historical books may be found in most Northwest libraries.  If you can find the book, you may find the answer there.
>
>I'll be interested to know what you find.

Regards,

Jeff