Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-10-13

several weeks on company business.
like the Salem fire, the numerous cy-
clone devastations, the Morgantown
munition plants explosion and the
Pueblo flood During the influenza
epidemic they were on duty virtually
in every town, acting as messengers,
aids, motor drivers and soup distrib-
utors. In several places Scout head
quarters were turned into improvised
hospitals with Scouts on duty day and
night. Since 1911, 304 medals have
been awarded to Scouts by the Nation
al Court of Honor for conspicuous
cases of life saving in water accidents
and other varieties.
"All this merely goes to show that
Scouts are prepared to be of service
wherever service is required and that
they are being trained to citizenship
of the responsible active sort.
''The citizens of Pueblo, Colo, are
planning to erect a monument to the
Boy Scouts They were on duty night
and day during the flood and for
three days were the only means Of
communication between the two sec
tiOns of the city They saved large
number of lives and one Scout gave
his life in an heroic attempt to save a
mother and her daughter.
Living With Others.
by their patrol troop system Scouts
are initiated in the art of living with
other people. Group solidarity and
the power of good team play are de-
liberately developed in camp and troop
meeting and on the hike and the seeds
thus sown spring up in good fruitage
in the home, Sunday school, day school
and in the community of which the
/ boy is vital part.
The Scout program is almost entire
! ly an outdoor program Hiking
camping, swimming, nature study
pathfinding, stalking are some of its
most important features. Every troop
is assured at least one week in camp
under the most ideal conditions, be-
sides the innumerable short overnight
and week end camps. In these camps
the boys learn the important laws OF
hygiene and physical development
They learn to love outdoor life, out
door sports. and the out-of-door point
of view which serves as an antidote
for cigarette, billiard room, street
corner germs We are constantly
hearing stories of weakly, under-de-
veloped lads who are made sturdy and
vigorous through the influence and
practice of Scouting.
AIDING Law and Order.
Every one of the thousands Of
Scouts who helped win the war by
their tireless effort is a better patriot
for. bouft1o oixrof1 hftaca1f ~
his country and in the same way every
Scout is and will continue to be con
stantly a better citizen of his commu
nifty because he has shared its respon
sibilities and made himself one will
them by actual service in it's behalf
Scout influence is always on tn,
side of law and order. The Scout il
obedient to law not as a blind slav,
but because he has an intelligent re
! spect and understanding of what thu
law is, and why it is necessary ant
: why it has to be enforced. One weel
J in a we'll regulated Scout camp con
Quoted on the basis of the Scout oatl
and law goes far to make good citi
zen of every boy represented.
} Another phase of Scout work whicl
we believe to be of great value is tn
opportunity II OIIerS 1Or VOcatlOna
: guidance. One of the sadest feature
of present-day life is the appalling
J number of vocational misfits, tn
! square pegs in round holes, men VIII
) are struggling along half-heartedl
and inefficiently at tasks for whic
they have neither natural gifts no
training. Scouting definitely aims t
l help boys to find themselves and avoi
; blind-alley occupations. The meri
: badge program-the electives of Bo
! Scouting, with their vast variety @
!, subjects-offers opportunity for boy
g to find out what work they are spec
: tally fitted for and our scoutmaster
: endeavor to give as much guidanc
/ and advice along these lines as posi-
0 BILE. At all times we urge boys to sta
: in school, to get the best possible edu
cation along both technical and GU
r tural channels. Blessed is he who ha
+ found his work says Carlyle an
Z. twice blessed is any individual c
d movement that helps a boy find th
I place he can fill most happily to hin
r self and most usefully to the world