The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-09
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SCOUTS S
Conducted by National Council Of the Boy
Scouts of America.)
SCOUT IDEALS

i am interested IN tne DOy Scout
movement because ! believe In boys.
have five boys of my own. The boys
Of today will be the men Of tomorrow.
The problems of tomorrow will be
solved, not by us but by our boys,
writes John D. Rockefeller. Jr., in
Boys Life.
A well-trained. Industrious, high
minded son is the greatest heritage
any father can leave. Yet we IA
Tiers are often putting business, poll
tics. social work, almost anything else.
first and giving our boys only the
leavings of time.
l believe the boy scout movement
Is a great and powerful influence In
helping boys to come into their own.
This it does by holding up fine ideals
and inspiring boys to attain to them.
You can lead boys, but you cannot
drive them.
What are the ideals that the boy
scout movement holds up to the boys2
They are found in the scout oath and
scout law.
ION my honor" The boy of honor
is trustworthy. He speaks and acts
the truth, and is always to be relied
upon. He Is also loyal and stands by
his friends.
The boy of honor is chivalrous, cOur-
teous to women and girls; he shows
reverence for things that are sacred
and holy. He Is likewise a good
sportsman, taking his part In sport for
sports sake; just as good a loser as
he Is q winner.
ION my honor, / will do my best"
How the world needs those who will
do their best, and who do not seek to
see how little work they can do In
day, but how much service they can
render. Not restriction in the output
Of industry, but thrift in conserving
the rewards Of industry Is their motto.
1 believe profoundly In a definition
Of success which heard many years
ago 1t Is this: Success consists In
doing the common things Of life un-
commonly WELL" That Is real success.
1t is within the reach Of anyone who
is willing to do his best.
"On my honor will do my best to
do my duty to God and my country"
What countless Illustrations of a high
sense of duty the late war has given
MS
ION my honor l will do my best to
| do my duty to God and my country,
and to obey" Obedience, respect for
authority for the law Of the land, for
| teachers, parents-how sadly lacking
such respect often is in modern times.
| "On my honor will do my best to
do my duty to God and my country,
and to obey the scout law. to help
| other people at all times" In render
| ing service the boy scout is helpful,
friendly and kind. Love is the great
est thing in the world service comes
next to it. II came not to be minis
tered unto but to minister" said
| Christ.
The real purpose of all business to
| be successful must be to render use
| full service.
ION my honor, l will do my best to
do my duty to God and my country,
and to obey the scout law; to help
other people at all times to keep my
| self physically strong. mentally awake
| and morally straight" The desire to
keep fit for the supreme moment of
I
soldier boy In the late war resist temp
tations which otherwise would have
pressed him sorely Physical fitness
| induces to bravery. Fit mentally
means cheerfulness. Fit morally
means clean mind, free from impure
thoughts and desires, which is essen
| tial to clean living.
In somewhat rough but fOrceful lam
guage, which might be paraphrased as
follows, did father give advice to
his son who was just leaving home
| for college: $50 live" said he, that
you can look any blank man in the
eye and tell him where to CO."
TO you, scoutmasters and leaders Of
this great movement. let me say that
1t is not so much what you say that
Influences the boys of your troops as
what you are and do.
The power Of example, whether for
good or evil, cannot be overestimated.
| If your life is not what it should be,
unless you are prepared to so change
it as to make 1t worthy example to
! your boys. it were far better for you
| to quit scouting.
And YOU boys, will never know I'M
til you have become men what an in
fiuence for good you may have on the
men who are your leaders. May you
help them as they are seeking to help
you, to be always true to the scout
onth and scout law.