The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-04
.PALOUSE CITIES START
BOY SCOUT CAMPAIGN
WILL SUBSCRIBE FUNDS THIS
WEEK-MEANS MUCH TO
COMMUNITY.

/ Moscow Pullman and Colfax will
start a simultaneous campaign to-
morrow to raise $500 each for the
joint support of a first class Boy
Scout council for the ensuing year.
Genesee, the fourth town now in the
council, has her quota of $3.50 in the
bank.
At a meeting last evening, it was
arranged for a committee of some
thirty business men to canvass the
city, that everyone might be given an
| opportunity to help. This evening
boy scouts will distribute explana-
tory scout pamphlets throughout the
residence district
F. Douglas Hawley, newly elected
scout executive, was asked by the
local scout committee to present the
Boy Scout movement to the readers
of the Star-Mirror. He says:
''As all phases of scouting cannot
be presented within the limits of
news column, excerpts showing the
spirit of the movement will suffice.
Scouting is a voluntary, yet pur-
poseful activity on the part of the
boys. 1t is a compionship-a way of
living. 1t values deeds above words.
1t builds character through habit and
citizenship through service. 1t de-
velops cooperation through CO.
operating. 1t learns through doing.
It's outdoor craft enhealthens, deep
ems, and enriches boy life. Scout
ing is a. process of making real men
out of real boys, by real program
an interest-gripping, growth-produc-
ing, character-building program of
activities. Scout activities are OF
great worth in themselves as we'll as
in their by-products of habits and
attitudes.
Scouting is nOn-sectarian, though
its ideals are in accord with those OF
the modern church and it is based
upon a pledged allegiance to the SER
vice of God, and the brotherhood Of
man. It is non-military, but is pa
triotically American, and believes in
discipline. But the discipline is from
within. 1t builds better boys through
influences and ideals which operate
from within the gang" The pressure
from within the troop tends to keep
the scout straight.
sIt gives the boy ideals worth
while. "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 myself physically strong, mem
tally awake, and morally straight"
"a scout is trustworthy, loyal, help
full, friendly, courteous, kind, obedi-
snt cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and
reverent."
"In order to teach this great pro-
gram to the boys of Moscow trained
leaders, are necessary. 1t will be part
If our work to find and train these
men. and see that these ideals are
carried out. Special examiners IN
any of some seventy subjects must
De found, troops organized, outdoor
and indoor activities planned, indi-
vidual boy problems solved, camps
md hikes planned, community SER
7ice work organized. We already
lave the active support OF a large
group of business men, but we can
lot hope to achieve any permanent
success in this great work without
he whole-hearted support of the peo-
de of the community. However, we
ire certain that all is needed is an
by the people of the
treat and lasting influence scouting
will have on our youth, to secure this
support. There are about 300 boys
If scout age in Moscow, and we be-
ieve Moscow could do no finer thing
han to instill the above ideals into
he future men of our community
A Scout Is BraUe-