Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-16

noticed it. too, that a uniform makes
a boy carry himself better, expand
his chest for more pure air. and USE
| both his feet to stand N.
We have noticed too, that an earn
ed uniform lasts better than NOR
expensive clothes bought from tn
family treasury. I~ncidentiy it II
conducive to the physical activity
which builds a rugged body.
The ownership of sufficient camp.
ing equipment is within any pluckJ
scouts own earnings If he mas
streak Of tick-to-it-iveness. 1t viii
enable him to spend much time Out
of doors. without risk to his health
and with positive benefit to it.
The ownership of a compass, sig.
nal apparatus, fire set, etc.. develops
| self-reliance. The acquisition of
| good ak and knife, their safe USE
and care, has a wholesome effec'
upon character. 1t is like play with
good companions.
So we believe in cameras, as q
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. ant
to be constantly at hand in the home.
Equally we believe in sensible
books, and in a purely boyish maya
zine of Information. outdoor craft
and adventure such as Boys Life.
These are tools of scouting. the COM
mon interests of those 10000 out OF
10, 100000 boys. They characterize
the Boy Scout, as a crap game or
burglar kit, or stolen auto charac-
teriZes the underworld.
You can help by helping your boy
earn or make the things which will
make his scout work interesting.
successful and safe.
He Doesn't Want to Fail
This being his first big indepen-
dent adventure, and it is a BIG ad-
venture, a taste of success in it will
whet his appetite for success in
school. for usefulness as a citizen
and for preparation 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 a
gutter, tide him owe his dis
couragements and speak the slight
word of appreciation which will
stimulate him to Be prepared, by
becoming a First Glass Scout.
Attendance at meetings, loyalty to
his patrol and troop, and the prac-
tice of self-reliance on hikes, are
factors in his success. No scout
master wishes to interfere Wth any
boys home duties. But the privl-
lege Of being a hundred percent
Scout is n that is precious to your
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range his home work to approach
this standard and be a hundred
pointer in both places.
The family of another of my boys
used the Scoutmeeting as a check
room for their offspring for several
weeks and then calmly SEM an ex-
cuse for his absence as follows: w
are going to the movies and know
he would rather GO there but he
wants his patrol credit with this
excused" Oh, well, the kid may
come out all right in spite OF his
handicaps.
You And The Scoutmaster
I once received a note from a
father which began: "Since we have
been good enough to let Louis join
the troop will o please
wouldn't.
All scoutmasters are volunteer
leaders of troops. They have no
axes to grind. They do not earn
a penny. They are men who TAXI
time out of their own busy, success
full lives to introduce boys to the
scout life and supervise their nu-
merous activities. No boy does any
scoutmaster a favor. ever. by at
tending his troop, There Is warm
and fine comradeship, there is often
a keen appreciation by a scout
master of the leadership qualities
in some of his boys, and there IS
many a time when a scoutmaster is
mighty glad to see the 32d boy
come through the meeting room
door, for the sake of the morale OF
the troop-but as a favor from the
parents to the scoutmaster there
isn't any such ANIMAL The sac
rifice is on the pan of the scout
master and the Mrs. Scoutmaster.
The chances are that your boys
scoutmaster is pretty much a faith
err to several orphans in his troop
He greatly merits your acquain-
lance, your friendship and support
He cannot take so more nights
away from his home to visit those
80 boys as easily as you can SLIP
down to a troop meeting with your
boy 20 be introduced proudly 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. Its magic vanishes when IT
IS bartered like wages. One school
teacher reported that her Scouts
were very poor students, while an
other in the same school said hers
were the best in the room. A little
questioning disclosed that the first
had remarked before the class when
occasion for criticism offered. "Oh,
I thought you were a boy SCOUT"
of something similarly sarcastic
The other had never publicly men
toned the Scout membership of any
10y. but on occasion rs a stimulus,
had said to one boy at a >1le. Il
know how hard you IRE trying, with
your Scout work added on. and all
of you Scouts do fine work. I'm
sure you will catch UP soon and do
as we'll as you try to-" h kept
the magic in Scouting and won her
Boys interest.