The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-05
Letter From a Boy Scout.

Suppose that Scout boy in your
family was to sign the letter printed
below and ask you to read it during
boy Scout week his Weekday
Goth to June 9Th. could you turn him
down and ever look yourself in the
face again? Just make believe he has
done. so. read every word OF -this-letter
that we know, he would like TO write
you, and then face the chance Of your
Fife. to make good with. that boy as his
best friend on earth. Besides, your ae-
ton will make you good: Scout, too.
Dear Dad
"I don't know why they call this
a dare to you2
.If they knew you as well as do,
they'd know that this rs just the thing
live been wanting to say to you. Or,
.naXbe ought to say that 1 see now
| it is just the thing to say. You have
done lot for me, but Il haven't Let
Eyou in for the very thing I guess you
would enjoy most doing if you Should
Etake a whack at it.
l don't believe you have had any
too easy q time getting right ideas IN
my head. (Of course, it isn't up to me
ito say where ]. got a head SO hard
you can't knock things into it. Bat
Zone thing is sure, Scouting does the
trick. We fellows are learning lot
tIof things that sound good, and we are
finding out a lot of things about our
selves. I don't think it is fair; that
you shouldn't be in thetgame with. NE.
Is Just the same, there is something
lacking in Scouting, and am going to
IF4ell you what it is in "a minute. But
4 am not knocking Scouting. you uns
derstand. It's. create and will be abb
tsoIutely all right with this one thing
more in it. Our scuot Master is doing
all he can to help us fellows. Hes a
good sport; honestly, he must give up
fa lot of things he'd like to do, Just for
us. {stin, of course, he gets a, lot l'a'lt cut
|of it, too.) 49,.
If I could live up to the Scout Oath
and Law, I think I'd. be a very salts:
|factory, young citizen. And If could
lido everything and learn everything
there is in Scouting well maybe you'd
he proud of me, that's all. But sup
pose 1 don't live up to. the Scout Law
and don't get all the way in Scouting.
I suppose you would feel like saving ing
that l was gutter or else thal
EScouting isn't what it's cracked up 70
|:be. wouldn't you?s !
Some fellows can make good IN
Scouting in spite of everything. Bus
|snost Of us think that there is son some la.-
thing lacking, and until that is IN
scouting, the chance that we Will go
the limit isn't as good as it might be
( And the. thing that is lacking IS.
HOME! # you were strong for Scout
ing. onr home would be, too. mean
strong like. you are for school and eY-
erything Of that sort. Perhaps what
IL really mean is, if you would come
into the Scouting game With me, I.
would help you iron the kinks out OF
me. And I believe you'd have the
time of your. life. T know would zif
YOU were my side-partner in Scout
/ ing. -. sla..9
.sThe men at the head of our move.
Iment have found out that the reason
that some scouts and some troops DC
ttnot get all. the goodvthey might ons O
scouting is that their homes aren't u in
tit. with them. IF an the homes Of all
7 the. fellows In my Troop were Scout
homes, something would happen in
this town. r. -.
NOW, :of course I didn't write thss
myself, but I MEAN EVERY WORE
| OF IF. I mean every word of It
/ right straight from me TO you. I'm
telling you that If you want me to
make the most. OF. my Opportunities
land TO get all the good there is IN
Scouting, yon win come in, too; VII o
you ? "a 49,
I Any parents OF boys or any person
who wants to help. boys should
apply for membership on the Nation
al Boy Scouts of America. An asso-
ciate membership costs 81 to 81 q
year, contributing membership 80
ito SIS a year; a sustaining member
Eship sos a year and up. This mem
bership carries with it; a subscriptlon
ito Boys Life, the best magazine in
+ the country for boys. Gst in the game
for a Better Boyhood IN Sumter.
! For furthersinforma see WerdeH
EM. Levi, Scout Master, or w. I. White
head and J. 7. TODD, troop commit
eeen en-