The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-10-15
SCOUT IDEALS

I am interested In the boy 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 ID. Rockefeller, Jr., In
Boys Life.
A well-tralned, industrious, high
minded son Is the greatest heritage
any father can leave. Yet we IA
theirs are often putting business, poll.
tics, social work, almost anything else,
first and giving our boys only the
leavings OF time.
believe the boy scout movement
Is great and powerful influence In
helping boys to come into their own.
This 1t 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 AID
! scout law.
"On my honor" The boy Of honor
IS trustworthy. lie 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 chiyarous, 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 loser as
he Is 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 a
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,
believe profoundly in definition
of success which heard many years
ago. II Is this: Success consists in
doing the common things Of life UNI
commonly we'll" That Is real success.
II 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 high
sense of duty the late war has given
! MS!
"On my honor will do my best 10
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.
ION my honor will do my best to
10 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 hplrtJl
friendly and kind. Love is the great
est thing In the world service comes
next to 1t. 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.
"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; to keep my
self physically strong, mentally awake
md morally straight" The desire to
ieep fit for the supreme moment Of
Onfilct when II came helped many a
soldier boy In the late war resist temp
tatlons which otherwise would have
pressed him sOrely. Physical fitness
induces to bravery. Fit mentally
means cheerfulness. Fit morally
means n clean mind, free from impure
thoughts and desires, which Is essen
lal to clean living.
In somewhat rough but forceful Ian
suage, 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
II 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 Overestlmated.
If your life is not what 1t should be,
unless you are prepared to so change
II as to make 1t worthy example to
your boys, 1t were FAR better for you
TO quit scouting
And you, boys, will never know un-
til you have become men what an in
fluence 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
oath and scout law.