The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-15
PRESIDENT TAFT
 PRAISES THE BOYS Roosevelt Writes Letter to
 Boy Scouts SHOULD SCORN LYING American Boys Should Be Inventive
SHOULD SCORN LYING
American Boys Should Be Inventive and Resourceful and Always Courteous-Stand for True
 Americanism

Washington, February 4.-Praise for the boy scout movement as notable benefit to American boyhood was ex- pressed by President Taft in an address at the White House to the National Coun cil of the Boy Scouts of America todas and likewise in a letter from Theodore Roosevelt read at the banquet of the or ganization tonight Accompanying the members of the national council at the White House was a delegation of boy scouts from Baltimore and Washington who saluted the President as he entered the room.
 'I am glad,'' said President Taft, "to support such a movement as this. the object of which, understand, Is to take charge of that electric fluid that we cal the spirit of the boy between 12 and E and send 1t through the right channels We have all cen boys-at least those of us who have been boys have missed life-and un tand the possibilities of improvement the one hand and of self destruction ne other that effereves- eence of pirit of boyhood offers Anything directs it in the right channel f. Aness and for the mak- ing of ms n, s1 should be encouraged. Every bo ier he Is brought up on the brick nts of city. and never sees anyth en, or whether he lives in the cCu earns sometimes to go into csu n if he has to put his tent in the yard and tie 1t against the fenct
 Among akers at tonight's ban quet of t zation were Ambassador Bryce, Giffo.Z Pinchot, Dr. Charles P. Neill of Washington, Daniel c. Beard, Mortimer l.. Schiff and John L. Alex ander of New York
 Roosevelt Speaks
 Washington, February 14-American boyhood should be resourceful and inven- tive so that the American man of the future may be ever ready to help in the hour of the nations need, Is the opinion of Theodore Roosevelt, whose letter to the Boy Scouts of America was read at the banquet Of the national council of the organization here tonight.
 Tt is unfortunately out of the ques- tion." writes MT. Roosevelt, flor me to
 
 Scouts banquet. am very sorry. I earnestly believe in the Boy Scout move ment among boys. There are several things which we should see in the lives of our American boys They should grow up strong and alert, able to stand the strain of an honest days hard work and of an honest attempt to help forward the material and moral progress of our nation.
 American boyhood should be resource fu' and inventive so that the American man of the future may be eyer ready to help in the hour of the nations need. American boys should always show good manners and the desire to help those who are in trouble or difficulty and in deed to help the weak at all times. Cour- tesy is as much the mark of a gentleman as truthfulness and courage, and every American boy should be gentleman, fearless in defending his own rights and the rights of the weak. and scrupulous to inhict no wrong on others
 Scorn Untruthfulness
 ''The boy who is to grow into the righ. kind of a man should scorn lying as he scorns cowardice, and he should remem- ber that the right kind of strong man is always considerate of and courteous toward others. Tn this nation of ours the ideal of every one should be to help in the work of all Therefore let each boy try to render service to others and try to do well every task that comes to his hands, big or little.
 "The boys of America should under stand our institutions and their history; they should know of the lives of the great nan that has blazed the, trail for our national greatness and of the mighty deeds that they wrought; they should feel a high pride of country and real spirit of patriotism which will make them emulate these careers of gallant and efficient service and of willingness to make sacrifices for the sake of a lofty ideal. American boys should grow up understanding the life of the community about them and appreciating the privi- leees and the duties of citizenship so that they may face the great questions of national life with the ability and reso- lute purpose to help lin solving them right.
 Should Realize Responsibility
 Each boy should make up his mind that when a man he will be able to earn his own living and care for all those de- pendent upon him. md that in addition he will do his part in serving the na- tion as whole.
 T believe heartily in the work your association is doing. You seek to supply the necessary stimulus to alert and strong manhood. You insist on the doing of a good turn daily to somebody without re- ward and thus furnish the elements of a national, widespread American courtesy. You try to teach boys to do things for themselves and so make them resource full You stand for true patriotism, true citizenship, true Americanism. I wish all success to movement fraught with such good purposes"
 BARNES GETS AN
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