Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-01-28
BOY SCOUT COUNCIL ORGANIZING
Preliminary Steps Taken and Three
Patrols Have Been Formed.

snmed tangible form until Monday OF
this week, when a committee of men
net and agreed 10 ask large number
of business and professional men of all
churches and walks in life to assist in
| the work.
Literature has been ordered and will
be distributed TO those interested in the
movement as soon as it comes.
In addition to this fifteen boys aged
from IL to II have organized three
patrols and elected leaders so as to be
getting ready for the first examination
as soon as the local council shall have
been formed.
The movement is international in its
extent an wherever it has been organ
lied is highly spoken of.
THE SCOUT OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
AS an organization, the scout move
ment is neither military in thought,
form, or spirit, although it does instil
in boys the military virtues, such as
honor, loyalty, obedience and patriot
ism. The uniform. the patrol, the troop
and the drill, are not for military tact
les; they are for the unity, the harmony,
and the rhythm of spir-
NoN-mILITARY it that boys learn in
scouting. 1t is in the
wearing of the uniform and doing of
things together as scouts, that they alb
serb the force and truth Of the scout
law, which states IA scout is friend
of all, and brother TO every other
scout. :"
The movement stands for patriotism,
the patriotism that causes the boy to
love his country, and instead of boast
ing about it, serve it by being good
citizen.
The movement aims to supplement
the various existing educational agen-
cies. and to promote the ability in boys
to do things for themselves and others.
1t is not the aim to set up new organ
ization to parallel in its purposes others
already established. The opportunity
is afforded these organizations, how
eve-. to introduce into their programs
un} ue features appealing to interests
which are universal among boys. The
method is summed up in the term Scout
craft, and is a combination of observa-
ton, dedution and hardness, or the
ability to do things. Scout
ITS AIMS craft includes instruction IN
First Aid, Life Saving, Track
ing, Signaling, Cycling, Nature Study,
Stewardship, Campcraft, Woodcraft,
ChiyaIry, Patriotism and other subjects.
This is accomplished in games and team
play, and is pleasure, not work. for the
boys. All that is needed is the out-of
doors, group of boys, and Compel
ent leader.
Something to do, something to think
about, and something to enjoy with
view always to character building; for
manhood, not scholarship, is the first
aim of education.
COMMUNITY VALUE
The promotion of the boy scout move
ment has been recognized as commun-
ity asset. 1t is the community's OPP
portunity to reach the boy for good
citizenship. The organization Of the
Local Council and the progress of it's
activities, as violating to scouting, is
evidence to the boy who knows the
scout program, that the community is
interested in him, not only interested in
his education compelling him to attend
the public school in order that he may
be properly trained for his citizenship
duties later ON, but Interested in his
play also, when that play wholesomely
and happily contributes as it does in
tire scout movement to his physical,
and moral development.
The Local Council through scouting,
makes an asset of the boy; it makes him
cooperative with the community's in
terest, it places a value on the minority
years Of his citizenship life; it gives him
something to do. 1t teaches him to do
taings for himself; it makes him self
reliant, courageous and manly; and the
community's interest in the beautiful,
normal, moral development of the boy,
az such, holds out to him its laurel
wreath Of approval and works with
ham.
Statistics give convincing evidence
that the minority years Of boys life
are the most impressionable years in
his citizenship training, and that boys
are in greater danger Of being lost from
good citizenship in their minority years
than in the years after they have at
tanned their majority. Scouting begins
with a boy when he IL
| SCOUTING ACE twelve years old in the
school period Of his life
| thus making it possible for the Loca
Council to ascertain The number Of boys
| ii the community who are eligible Il
become scouts, and who would be ben.
| Gifted by the scouting program.
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