The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-10-20
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SCOUTS
A MESSAGE FROM FRANCE

uiS D's SCOUTS q France.
"A scout is a man whose mind is |
open TO new ideas, and who goes on |
his way unafraid; he is also a knight
with the firm conviction to aid other
people at all times, and to do his best
TO make the world more happy.
France of the Old World is the
home of the knight; America of the
New World, the home of the pioneer
What magnificent ideal we can pre-
sent to the world in placing together
the noble traditions which are ours!"
The bearer of this message was NJ.
Guerin Des Jardins, who represented
the Boy Scouts of France at the recent
National Conference of Scout Execu.
tiyes at Blue Ridge, N. G. Mr. Des
Jardins is known throughout the
length and breadth of his own country
for his work for the welfare Of boys,
he Is also prominent for his efforts to
unity scouting in France and he is the
first man to be honored jointly by the
three French scout movements for the
mission of representing the whole
scout body. The Italian and Belgian
organizations have decorated him with
their highest award, and in England
he has been hon0red by receiving from
Sir Robert Baden-POwell, father of the
scout movement, the silver Wolf cup.
Nj. Des Jardins brought warm and
cordial expressions Of the appreca-
ton of the French scouts for their
American brothers. He said: "The
French boy and the American boy may
differ as far as natural surroundings
go, but at heart they are alike-happy
and gay and lovable The same splen-
did qualities to be developed and the
same dangers to he avoided" When
NJ Des Jardins was complmented on
his study Of boy psychology, he cred
: tied our American books on the sub
ject as the basis Of his work. Il read
4 these works and then l observe our
own boys to see how they react under
the same conditions as are described
In your books The experiment proves
: the boy Is essentially the same every.
o where. We, too, find the gang spirit
$ harmful, but thanks to our scouting
,. boys are being now formed into useful
energetic troops. Once in passing
through small town had not visited
- for some time, and noticing the alb
~ sence of Idle, loafing boys, said to
Y little fellow nearby: Where are al
10 the tough kids that used to be aroun,
hereT we amt got any tough kid
any more said the lad, there's bo
'. scout troop here now"
AT the conference Nj. Des Jardn
'' showed an exhibit of the French scouts
W handicraft, and their version of til
" life and work of the American Indian
70 Our boys" said he, "are perhaps NOR
ne enthusiastic about the Indians than tn
American boys themselves, J Fem
H., more Cooper is eagerly read ever!
-, where by the French boy. Our lad
are constantly trying to initiate til
inv endurance, courage and self-control {
ne' the Red Man. Sometimes they will S,
10 goal in self-restraint by not speakir
for certain length of time. That
just to be like the Indian, who is
VOC man of few words. When Il Frent
Inc scout hurts himself he tries to be,
leu the pain bravely, without letting OF
tel know how much ii hurts That, too,
ent an effort to endure bravely just as d
dds Indians did. Indeed, one of the ottici
scout tests in France Is called the
dian test in which the boys are
me nuired for instance 70 remain mot,c
the less for certain length of time IL
! in us the Red Man would have done
life the forests of old when studying I
,hlp ways of the birds and timd amin,
life of the woods. Other features of t
test bring out the great virtues
these first Americans. In fact. Visa
), Pale, which in English is Pale Fla,
i'll is n sturdy scouts term o. reproach
ton an unscoutlike cOmrade.
for NJ. Des Jardins says that the Frer
boys are especially fond of the arts
features connected with scouting.
inth the French camps the boys compete
HE'D arranging floral decorations of til
d to own design on the tables in the m
.ehel hall or outside of their camps. II
lhen IKE 10 oeantliy the interior OF III
i.,li camps, too, with decorations VIII
go they make themselves. This sunni
ut NJ. Des .Iardns' camp daily pl
was offered to the boy who arran
, no. the most beautiful decoration in
r,,, mess hall. SO interested were IL
49,. French lads In this artistic work
80 they would give up part of their |
time to designing attractive cen
N'e'' pieces 70, the mess hall in 81
many stones wild flowers and moss O
," VI such slogans of appreciation as wi
r de- Amerique"-Long live America. :"
les Boy Scouts d'Amerque"--Long
the Boy Scouts of America, would
the pear worked in small white stones.
nave Throughout his stay in this coul
'nnce' NJ. Des Jardlns will be the CUES
; rs the American Committee for DE-
3.Ooo' tated France.
SCOUTS RUN EXCITING RAJ