The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-09-03
ROONEY WRITES
OF THE BOY SCOUTS
All Parents Should Help in Upbuild-
ing this Worthy Organization

ing was worth great deal 10 the
movement, and gave me an oppor-
lunity to study the makeup OF the
boys. You can feel sure when you
have a bunch of twenty-five or more
boys out on trip of this character,
it is almost like going into a field
with just as many unframed, untam-
ed young colts that have never
known bride or saddle. Throw of
the restraint, grant liberties and
then begin to draw in the reins and
your find yourself up against a prob
lem. How few realize that in and
drought your boy is portrayed home
discipline, home training, home en-
vironment. You can pretty we'll
judge a boys home surroundings by
getting them out together on such
an outing.
Well, all back, safe and sound; no
accidents, no one hurt, little taste
of camp life, camp discipline and a
realization that as boy scouts they
were on their honor, and thus you
reach the boy. Let him feel you have
confidence in him, in his integrity
and manliness and if he overrides
this and an appeal to these princi-
pies, then you. have a job on your
hands to reach him. How many of
us as parents, feel we have made a
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ed and lived in way our boys can
follow our pathway and be led to
success and happiness? Alas, | fear
many Of us are too busy, too much
engrossed in our own interests to
take much cognizance of our boys
and what is best for their welfare
This work has proven conclusive
ly that it is only begun. Many hard
days of toll, struggle and heart
aches lie out before us if we continue
our associations with the boy scouts.
Many deep problems to solve, condi-
tons to meet, characters to aid in
shaping; drive out skeptical and
wrongly implated ideas and strive
to impress and build only that which
will enable our boys to withstand
temptation and so indellibly impIant
those truths that will form the basic
foundation of lives and characters
that will stand out boldly for all
that is noble, true and good. A
grand work, but a hard one. Stand
by us, help us with your boys and
We hope to have in this organiza-
ton such boys that when they begin
to take our places and assume posi-
tiOns of honor and trust, that the les
sons learned so we'll, the pride and
honor Of boy scout win be pass
port to the highest positions to be
secured.
Well we fshed, bathed, swan,
played ball, eat, did guard duty,
played pranks. slept and had gen.
eral good time, and | believe every
boy feels better from the association,
the lessons learned, and that many
resolutions were made for the future
guidance Of themselves under similar
conditions. So it was a we'll spent
week. Arduous to me, chief cook
and quarter-master, keeping a very
watchful eye on all games, all sports
so that none would be hurt or any
accident happen. Yet surrounded by
some of the manifest boys to be
found anywhere, always ready to do
their duty, take it all in all, about
as representative a bunch as could
be assembled together.
| believe lasting good will come
from it and only look forward to
another opportunity to take another.
Now let the men rally to the sup
port of the boy scouts; help them
| financially, so we can take the two
acres given us by Mr.. B. H. Seymour
in connection with the school lot in
North Ocala, and we will show you
fine ball ground. swimming pool,
swings and other features to make
the grounds pretty. Then a hall for
meeting place, a gymnasium and
other athletic features, and with
these throw your own influence into
the work and help US and we will
give you the finest product in the
way of good clean boys to be found
in all this southland. Watch Brother
Stephens and myself, cooperate with
us, and we will have the finest body
of boy scouts in America
J. D. Rooney, Secretary.