The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-12

has a wholesome effect upon charac-
ter! 1t is like play with good COM
panions.
So we believe in cameras, as
means Of Improving observation and
appreciation of the beautiful things
in the world.
And we believe in sensible first aid
equipment, to go on the hike, and to
be constantly at hand in the home.
Equally we believe in sensible
books, and in a purely boyish naga-
zine of information, outdoor craft
and adventure such as Boys Life.
These are tools of scouting, the COM
mon interests of these 10000 out of
100000 boys. They characterize
the boy scout, asa crap game or burg
lar kit, or stolen auto characterizes
the underworld.
You can help by helping your boy
earn or make the things which will
make his scout work interesting, sue
cessful and safe.
He Doesn't Want to Fail
This being his first big independ-
ent adventure, and it is big adven-
ture, taste of success in it will whet
his appetite for success in school, for
usefulness as citizen and for prep
aration for his coming duties in
church, business and at home. His
success is measured in one direction
by advancement in his test. You will
find a little study Of this Handbook
for Boys very interesting, yourself.
AS you do not want him to be
auitter, tide him over his discourage
mentz and speak the slight word OF
appreciation which will stimulate him
to be prepared, by becoming first
class scout
Attendance at meetings, loyalty to
his patrol and troop, and the practice
of self-reliance on hikes, are factors
in his success. No scoutmaster wish
es to interfere with any boys home
duties. But the privilege of being
a hundred per cent scout is one that
is precious to your boy, and SO to
YOU. May he arrange his home work
to approach that, standard and be a
hundred pointer in both places.
The family of another of my boys
used the scout meeting as check
room for their offspring for several
weeks and then calmly sent an ex-
cuse for his absence as follows: eve
are going to the movies and know ne
would rather go there but he wants
his patrol credited with this excuse"
Oh, we'll, the kid may come out all
right in spite of his handicaps.
You and the Scoutmaster
I once received note from IA
hter which began: +'since we have
been good enough to let Louis join
the troop will you please" would
MT.
All scoutmasters are volunteer
leaders of troops. They have no axes
to grind. They do not earn pen
ny. They are the men who take time
out of their own busy, successful
lives to introduce boys to the scout
life and supervise their numerous ac-
tivities. No boy does any scoutmas-
ter favor, ever, by attending his
troop. There is warm and fine COM.
radesmp, there is often keen appre-
ciation by scoutmaster of the lea
dership qualities in some Of MS boys,
and there IS many 9 time when
scoutmaster is mighty glad to see
the 32d boy come through the meet
ing room door, for the sake Of the
morale of the troop-but as favor
from the parents to the scoutmaster
there ''isn't any such animal" The
sacrifice. is on the part of the scout
master and the Mrs. Scoutmaster.
The chances are that your boys
scoutmaster is pretty much father
to several orphans in his troop. He
greatly merits your acquaintance
your friendship>and support. He can
not take 80 more nights away from
home to visit those 32 boys as easi-
.ly as you can slip down to a troop
meeting with your boy to be intro
duced proadly by the boy. Then let
him know you're with him, and with
the lad.
You and the Boys Good Turn
The good turn is a voluntary thing.
It's magic vanishes when it is bartered
like wages. One school teacher re-
ported that her scouts were very poor
students, while another in the same
school said hers were the best in the
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