El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18
GANG TENDENCY
ENCOURAGED BY
SCOUT PATROLS
Throws Around Boys Safe
guards Without Too Great
Restriction, Says Brown.

Charles II. Brown, head Of the Boy
Scout patrols in 81 Paso, gave an in
teresting talk on the origin, the prin-
einles. and the work Of the Boy Scout
movement Friday afternoon at the
Parent Teachers meeting of the Sun
set school. THE providing Of the right
kind Of outdoor sports and amusements
for boys and girls is the most important
thing for all parents and people inter-
ested in the welfare Of children" said
Mir. Brown. ITO the boys and girls
themselves this is not looked on as j
problem, but to older people 1t is
very important and serious problem. 1t
is also very serious for children who
are in school, because they are confined
indoors for their school hours, which
amount to q big part of the day The
way in which they should spend their
hours out Of school presents matter for
4 lot of consideration, particularly for
their time out of school quietly within
their own homes. What amusement
can they have which viii not let them
run wild, or get into bad company and
bad habits?
aIn this connection, the Boy Scouts
movement supplies An opening by
which boys can have the best kind of
time enjoy health making outdoor
sports, and at the same time have ev-
velop their character into manly men.
I believe that a boy would really much
rather be good than bad, provided ne
can be actively good. The difficulty
lies in presenting good amusement with
sufficient opportunities for development
and fun. Too often good is typifled In
the boys mind as mere mollycoddlisn.
There is a tendency among boys OF 10
and II years and upwards to form into
gangs. It must be a hood tendency be-
cause it is such a universal tendency
that the Creator seems to have made all
boys with this tendency to band to-
gether These boy gangs when without
any ideal or any guide, often become
evil and a real menace to the communt-
ty. The Boy Scout movement provides
for this tendency; it meets the boy on
his own ground; it gives him bands and
organization without too much formal
ity; 1t offers a safety valve for the boys
energy that, if properly managed. not
only helps the boy to put more into
life and get more out Of living for him
THE Boy Scout movement started
during the BOer war, when sir Baden
Powell used a company of boys during
the campaign to help carry messages
and do all sorts Of useful and valuable
things
zone rule Of the Boy Scouts life is
that each day they shall do at least one
good turn for someone without any re-
ward Of any kind And this cUltivates
among them a spirit OF unselfishness
and Of helpfulness.
''The Boy Scouts movement really IN
terssts real boys and helps them to be
real men There are 100000 Boy Scout
members and about 10000 men helping
as scout masters"
Mrs A. W. HOuck read an interesting
paper on indoor games for children.
whereby they might be both instructed
and amused
Mrs. jay E. butcher sang t1Iy Lad
die, % accompanied by Mrs. J. J. Pearce.
Mrs ". ID. Howe presided at tbs
meeting. Following the program, a
social hour was enjoyed, with light re-
fFeshmeuts of ice cream and cake,
served by the committee composed OF
Mrs. Howe, Mrs. Barney and Mrs. Ma
than LapOwski.