It is easy to train him in matters appertaining to observation and noticing things and deducing their meaning. Love of Excitement. He cannot stick at a job for more than a month or two because he wants change. When a boy finds somebody who takes an interest in him he responds and follows where he is led, and it is here that hero-worship comes in as a great force for helping the Scoutmaster. This is a feature in a boy's character that must inspire boundless hope.
Boys are usually loyal friends to each other, and thus friendliness comes almost naturally to a boy.
It is the one duty that he understands. He may appear selfish outwardly, but, as a general rule, he is very willing under the surface to be helpful to others, and that is where our Scout training finds good soil to work upon. If one considers and studies these different attributes in the boy one is in a far better position for adapting the training to suit his different propensities. Such study is the first step to making a success of the training. I had the pleasure, during one single week, of coming across three boys in different centres who were pointed out to me as having been incorrigible young blackguards and hooligans until they came under the influence of Scouting.