The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-09-21
EDITOR fEAfS
FRGM F0GWELL
'Kenobosco' Told of Con-
ference at North Caro-
lima in Letter.


"Kenobosco" editor of the Kenosha
Evening News today received a letter
from Scout Executive David O. R. Fog
well, who is attending the second BIZ
ennial conference of the Scout Execu-
tives of the Boy Scouts of America at
Blue Ridge, N. c. giving a resume Of
the accomplishment at the big confab
thus far Excerpts from his message
follow:
-Four hundred and fifty men are
here in the interest of boyhood. 1t is
one of the greatest, if not the greatest,
gathering ever assembled solely in the
interest of boys. The finest minds Of
the land are here for one good that we
may know how best to proceed.
"Great Britain, France and Canada
are here represented to help in the de-
velopment of great brotherhood of boys
and to help in the program of develop
ing better boyhood through character
building and citizenship training.
"All the men here are Quilted with
uniform consisting of short stock
ings, shirts, short pants, neckerchiefs
80 that all are arrayed alike, and can
tell you it is some sight to see them
ali assembled.
eve are here among the mountains
ments for our comfort would be hard
to beat"
Encloses a Resume.
This conference gives promise of
great things. Some of the things
promised are announced in the follow
ing resume, written by DR.. Fisher at
the confab and enclosed with the local
scout executives letter:
Great in numbers, great in spirit
great in program, great in the final
-outstretch of its influence. God has
greatly prospered US since last we met
scouting has gone marching on.
eve have we'll survived the two most
critical years in our financial history
We have been tested and tried as by
fire, and even yet many of our councils
feel the pinch of financial retrench-
ment. But stakes are being more firm
ly set and our lines strengthened. We
are being stabilized.
eve are conscious of most perfect
arrangements for our comfort. We are
most delightfully."- aware of southern
hospitality and welcome and of the
scout-like service Of all who minister
to US on these grounds. Ali praise to
them.
eve have all been deeply impressed
with the fact that scouting is an inter.
national movement. We delight in the
presence of our distinguished friends
from other nations. Scouting has ar.
rived internationally; scouting. is q
world program; scouting is preparing
youth for world-citizenship and is
training them in that spirit which
makes for world fellowship and for q
true international spirit of brother.
hood. Every investment which Ameri,
ca has made in men and money in serv-
ice to scouts of other lands has re-
turned to US, We are conscious, hun
dredfold.
eve are conscious in this conference
of regional enthusiasm and devotion
combined with true loyalty to national
ideals and national aims and purposes
eve are young movement. The
vast majority of our scout executives
have been in the service less than five
years. Most of us have stumbled into
scouting. Many of our weaknesses, err
rcrs and failures have been due to lack
of specific training for our tasks. Shall
We not agree upon some required mini
mum training for all future entrance
into the scout executiveship?
Scouting is one of Americas great
est assets. May we be true to oppor-
tunity. May America not be disap-
pointed in our service. May we give
to America that sterling service to the
youth Of America which America needs
and which the nation expects. Just as
there is chivalry among scouts, so
may there be chivalry among scout
executives. Be prepared should be as
real motto to scout executives as to
scouts themselves. only more so.
. Foundations Well Laid.
"A movement rises no higher than
its leaders. The foundations of scout