The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-11

steam and turbines ean lake him. He =,
: Lieu--Col 7. I. Bal,art. III >,
;, A Who : coming "a conduct tie X
school lar national guard officers att,
Fort Shasre-. H..
Haen Ae steps ashore he Will find
thar me boy Seou- movement has rra- %
eeded, hardly more than few 5avs !,
, but sill preceded him. He. after Ia. ]
-ns 50 much Ter the coast scouts. Will Il
Dc able % give the Hawaii division Il
valuable words y advice. l.
Al Pacific Grove, California. before ]
| fhe thau'aaqGa Assembly he made an y
address OF he scout movement. It
embraces lar better Than anv other :
/ statement The essentials and he benz.
hts = = al. He sad:
-AlnA that I has II the last few
| years become clear 20 is all that N
cur not pursuit Of the material -hinos
| - NE We have forgotten. neglected.
! e1l framing n character and almost |
al preparation and readiness To serve
car country well and maafuIIv and helm
| nose ABOUT Is. Oar whole system for
1ohs has seemed 20 resolve and center
ah9at only ourselves and our own Der.
soHal advantage.
Il IS true that thereby we have as
'oHlsned the world in oar material ar.
eomFlishment. but We have as-onisbsa
Il 20 less with our self-seeking N NIB
ne lie. politics, and government onr
utter disregard and neglect OF everv.
'ALES cut that personal advantage.
let men must live together IN tho
community and for the community
iAeF nave 70 do sometime fer +na |
/ common good; 20 De- ready az soma INA
70 MAKE sacrifices and help Others or
society becomes not only worthless nm,
ln0earable. The successive crashes a.
nlah!el pal and other governmental cor
14Pslon N the las- few wears have I'm.
@"r hroaSht THIS ToreIblv home to rs
Ise incidents and DEVELOPMENTS. the
unusual conditions thar came nrn, rS
Il me pam sa-A:nerlcan and Philippine
"4fs nave shown Us thar our man bava
largely turned away from the manly
ETfues, discipline, obedience, har3;-
Hood' and contempt Of luxury. There
vas the most hysterieaI whimpering
when they dldn I have Die and oaks
ana feather beds, and there was kick
lhg and resisting when somebody had
20 obey The thing painfully dave1ona4
our lack Of spirit OF discip5ina ana
obedience. and showed our love Of aase
a well as cur unprepare1ness and 10
AoTance q how 20 take care of ourselves
except IN nice comfortable homes. These
tn-nss have been turning our thoughts
70 I menaing Of the conditions.
The problem ) one OF training. of
education. but not OF the education NJ
books books and desks. and zen and
INK and writing, and bending over and
Stralnlng the ewes IN bare-waIlei school
rooms. but OF education nv -ha lfvipc
word b. action, the finest thing II
nature, n the open air. the wood: b.
field and stream. The American Boz
Scout Movement offers the solution. an
= x wisely directed. not az men who's
minds and views are set and unchanre
Fable. bur at boys, who can learn. gh
have not with age lost the power O
change is merhod< Of teaching ar
so catching. 50 fetching upon BOYS a
To awaken the belief that we hay
gotten back in them close 10 nature
To boys there IS a peculiar appes
in the very name of scout It NAV Z
4 principle Of health 70 sleen with ple1
- Of fresh air ara 70 drink plenty
water, but that principle becomes 4 Ii
ing. effective thing when YOU tell a
American Bov Scout that all boy scou
sleep with their windows or transon
open. and take drink Of cold wat
the first thing in the morning. The
take fresh air and water. Then the
become vital, zeal precepts.
The Bov Scout Movement IS NOV
ment 10 make better men and hett
citizens Of the growing boys. ]
Be Prepared.
Be prepared for what7 To DO 70
duty. especially 70 vour country. A
how prepared? In body and mind.
BODY by healthy living and exerc
10 be strong and physically able
Is a positive system Of sanitary livi
ma5e really attractive, irresistl BILE
bows Nv the fact that the boys co
rades are all doing Il. "A boy SEE
takes his drink Of water IN the mo
ing" All boys scouts breathe throu
their noses. Boy scouts consider Il
disgrace 10 stuff their stomachs. I
scouts carry themselves erect. F
scouts trot or run eonsldefapie
-ances TO strengthen their hearts {
develop their lungs and muscles. t
scouts don I drink or smoke. beca
70 do so dulIs their wits. their {
sight, and benumbs their senses
scout-work.
Nv friends. this is most welcr
change on the worn old appeal.
GOOD how or ct Will DO You 9
or make you strong" etc.
You creep up on boy and do
rood bv taking advantage Of his
nature. Instead of doing these h
from habit and because he is told
does them with volition because
a1ueal to him as boy. Thus d
r5ev take effect: they make the ma
Again, how preParel' In mind
training in obedience as a matte
bride in his scout organization. an
having thought out beforehand
he Il do and now he 4 act n any :
situation. by having been qraet1sed
drilled in those situations.
mas some one fainted' The boy :
has N his training seen what 70
Has a Gov cut an artery2 That,
he has been drilled in. Is some
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