The Monett times., 1921-11-18
BOYS
Ru VIM. e. Rogers.

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is its boys. They evolve into men and
sometimes change the boundary lines
of nations. The boys make the po-
liticaI parties, they crown or destroy
kings, and they bring contention OF
make peace. The boy can either build
or destroy. The most wonderful
things that have been created in the
world have been made or destroyed
BY boys Of yesterday. Bad boys are
good boys with misdirected energies.
As Ebert Hubbard says: "In year
or so we will be going to hear them
preach from the pulpit, we may go to
them to borrow money, they may
operate on US for appendicitis. Aye
they may preach our funeral SER
mons" The hope of our race lies
within our boys.
As men have their organizations,
so must the boys have theirs. They
mean much to each other. All worthy
organizations of men teach the funda-
mentals of brotherlyA love and good
citizenship. So has the boy a similar
organization which furnishes him
equipment for a career and to train in
service for others. Also an organ
ization to promote physical health
and efficient citizenship during the
adolescent period. This organization
is the Boy Scouts of America.
The Boy Scouts of America is non
military and inter-denominational in
character, the movement being sup
ported by Catholics, Protestants and
Jews alike. Of late it has been given
consideration as an educational ad-
iunct by well known educators, some
schools adopting the Scout program
in part or in whole, while a number Of
universities and colleges conduct
special courses for Scout Masters and
Scout Officials.
The administration of the Boy
Scouts Of America is in the hands of
a National Council working through
an executive board. This council in
cludes men of national prominence
and has the President of the United
States for honorary president, and
the ex-president of the United States
as honorary vice president.
Any boy of twelve or over may be-
come a Boy Scout upon complying
with certain conditions. These in
clude taking the oath which reads
as follows: "On my honor l will do
my best (D To do my duty to my God
and to my country, (2) To help other
people at all times, (3) To keep my
self physically strong, mentally
awake, and morally straight"
He also subscribes to twelve points
Of Scout law. A Scout is (1) trust
worthy, (2) loyal, (3) helpful, (Q
friendly, (5) courteous, (6) kind, (O
obedient, (s) cheerful, (9) thrifty,
(1O) brave, (1D clean, (12) reverent.
The motto of the organization is "Be
prepared" and the principle, ''Do a
good turn daily" is kept constantly
before the; boys.
In the United States on May 10,
1916, there were registered 174,O0O
Scouts with the national headquarters
in good standing, together with 1928
Scout Masters and $4,000 Scout Off
ciais, or approximately 215,0o0 Scouts
and Scout officials. In 1921 it almost
tripled itself. Judging by these fig
ures one can readily see the nagni-
tude of such an active organization.
Efforts have been made to build a
strong organization of Boy Scouts in
Monet. The Boy Scouts meet every
Wednesday evening at 7 clock at the
Y. M. C. A. building under the guild
ance of experienced Scout Masters.
So far the evenings have been taken
up with lectures and various talks
that are interesting to the boys, and
as soon as large enough patrol is
formed the Scout work will be taken
in all seriousness.
1t should be the aim of every
father and mother who have sons be-
tween the ages of twelve and eighteen
to see that they belong to this ma