The Winslow mail., 1922-10-06
BOY SCOUT CORPS
TO BE ORGANIZED
---HELP THEM

InoTe is time In Cne lives or most
fathers and mothers of a boy when
the truth is borne in upon them that
the son who eats at their table, sleeps
under their roof and bears outwaPdly
the same earmarks of sonship he has
worn all along is, nevertheless, al
most total stranger. How it has
happened; when it has happened;
why it has happened, one has no
idea, but happened it has, and almost
overnight, as it were, at least 1t seems
SO to you, suddenly awake to the
alarming and battling facts of the
case.
There was little boy Bobby only
little while ago who brought every
small joy and grief and question and
interest to his mother, who liked
nothing better than to tag around all
day after his father whom he con-
sidered the most wonderful being in
existence; a little boy whose life cur
rents ran crystal clear to the eye as
a meadow brook, whose every thought
and emotion were as transparent as
if he were made of glass. This little
boy Bobby is no more. Bob is here
in his place, a strange. Incompetent
sible, rather gruff and rough creature,
growing out of his clothes fast and
out of his old ways and personality
faster. Bob is a problem, a mystery,
source of friction, anxiety and
doubt. Bob shi;ks his tasks, grum-
bles over his lessons, and rebels at
being made to go to Sunday school.
He no longer brings his chums to
ho h,,f lc, Wi ho
far afield to places and pursuits
where mother eyes may not follow
except in dubious, troubled imagina-
ton. He has transferred his hero
worship from his father to one Of the
most idle shwashbucki1pg young
reprobates in town, under whose
tuition he grows unduly sophis-
ticated and learns to smoke cigarettes,
haunt poolrooms, swipe somebody's
fruit smash somebody's windows,
and builds barricade of silence be-
tween himself and the home guard.
He rusheS off the minute supper
is over with vague statements or none
at all as to where he is going and
what he plans to do. He resents
questions and restraint to his august
unresponsive to reproof or appeal He
is careless OF his personal appear
ance, apparently devoid of proper am
bition, lazy and uncouth, secretive.
He is in but not of the family circle.
Is this too dark picture, we fathers
and mothers of boy? Let your own
hearts answer
LIGHT in SIGHT
Having taken into account this
stranger on the hearth, the next thing
is not to be discouraged and not to
be too hard on this rough, gruff Bob,
who is merely passing through nor
NAL, if critical. boy stage. He has
the makings of a man in him. Give
him time. Give him forbearance and
understanding, and GIVE HIM THE
SCOUT MOVEMENT. Ten to one
Scouting is the solution of your prob
lem, the answer to your praye. S. Ex-
pose the boy to its program and in
Iiuences, stand by, see what happens.
1t is possible it can do for your boy
what you with all your love cannot
do tor him at this particular stage Oh
MS development. Scouting is the
beacon light OF hope tor perplexea
and worried parents. No parent can
aIIOld to ignore its existence as a
movement, boy movement, a move
lnent made for Doys, tor your boy.
The community is dependent upon
voluntary contributions Tor It's muey
Tor Scouting. These must be PROVIDE.
ny the auults-tne boys may not be
used to secure finances for the COM
munlty. teenng Ihat every persons
In WlnSlOw wishes to share IN this
movement, an opportunity to do SO is
before you. bonds have been pre-
pared and will be presented to you
Tor sale by the finance committee in a
few days. You invest your money in
snares OF Preferred Stock in the fu-
ture citizenship of Winslow by in
vestment in our boyhood through the
local movement of the Boy Scouts OF
America. Dividends will be paid in
Americanism and character. Wins
low should willingly and generously
make this investment in manhood.
The problem is before us. When
called upon by the committee, let
each one be prepared to do his or
her share or help the committee in
it's work by filling out the blank be-
low and mail with your check to j. H.
Gibson, Treasurer Boy Scout Com
mittee.