Evening star., 1924-02-10
Lack of Leaders No,U
Greatest Dra,Uback
of Movement.
Object Is to DeUelop
Strong Bodies and
Healthy Minds.

Just fourteen years old. the Boy
Scouts of America mobilized its
! widely scattered troops in their re-
spective headquarters last Friday
afternoon and glanced back over a
record as worthy as that of any or
ganization in the world.
Dedicated to building strong, clean
manhood from free, sturdy boyhood.
| the Boy Scouts of America embarked
upon their career in this country in
February, 1910. Today the member
ship exceeds half 3, million, and out
of that number one-third of it's per-
sonnel has distinguished itself suffi-
GENTLY to win awards Of merit
Tho Boy Scouts of Washington met
in the auditorium of Central High
School last Friday to celebrate the
organizations anniversary. If you
chanced to see one Of those little fell
lows, smiling and rosy checked in his
neat little Sombrero. khaki hunting
shirt and khaki knickers. did you
stop to think what he symbolizes-
what his training as d scout is going
to mean to him and to his nation in
few quick years?
Value of Training.
cleanliness of spirit. honesty of pur
pose and serviceable citizenship; to
his country it will mean devoted pa
triotism. For Box Scouts are recruits
in great army that is training for
clean citizenship.
Through wholesale outdoor activ-
ity they are learning the lesson that
1t is better to give than to receive.
Scouts camp, hike, swim and play
but they also attend to some of the
more serious things of life. They are
taught that honor is the inviolable
code of the woods and that their
woods is wherever their home is.
Every true scout is expected to do
help in cleanup campaigns. emer-
gencies of any kind and during con-
ventions; to build bird houses. set
out trees and engage in all forms or
community service. They know how
to tie knots; they know campcraft
nature lore, life saving, first aid. sig
mailing. fire building. outdoor cook
ing. map making-all told, seventy
different subjects. And there is a
badge of merit for every subject if
adept.
Courses for Leaders.
Boy Scouts are clean, healthy. rev.
erent, red-blooded Americans in the
making, ranging in age from twelve
years to any age. The only oath OF
himself physically strong, mentally
awake and morally straight. And the
organization is pure non -sectarlan,
for Protestant, Jew and Catholic alike
indorse and use it for man building.
So important has scout life become
that over 200 leading colleges. normal
schools and theological seminaries
are giving courses for scout leaders.
If you should chance to ask any
good scotland they are all good
scouts-what his organization needs
most, his unerring answer will be
More Scout Masters" Eight million
boys in the United States are eligible
for membership in the Boy Scouts OF
America and hundreds of thousands
are begging to join but must be held
off until leaders can be found.
Already $4,000 men. are giving
their services, without any reward
except the rich reward of a know
ledge that they are building men OF
the future, and training courses lot
scout masters have been established
where others may learn. Each scout
master is expected to devote mini
mum of two hours every week to
scouting service, and those who have
taken it up have discovered that
scouting appeals to the man as
strongly as 1t does to the boy.
Bond for Nations.
The boy scout movement has be-
come a great force in bringing the
nations closer in the fraternity of
international brotherhood, for it is
establishment in practically every CIVIL
lied nation on the earth. No other
country in the world. however, has
half as many boy scouts as America.
No higher compliment could be paid
the boy scout than to make known
his promise and his law, and here
they are:
The Scout Oath.
On My Honor 1 Will Do My best
1. To do my duty to God and my
country, and to obey the Scout
2. To help other people at all
times:
8. To keep myself physically
strong, mentally awake, and NOR
ally straight.
TIE Scout Law.
/. A Scout Is Trustworthy.
A scouts honor is to be trusted.
If he were to violate his honor by
telling a lie. or by cheating, or by
not doing exactly given task,
when trusted on his honor. he may
be directed to hand over his scout
badge.
2. A Scout Is Loyal.
He is loyal to all to whom 10y
ATTY Is Oues his scout lcducI, Ills
home, and parents and country.
8. A Scout Is Helpful.
He must be prepared at any time
to save life. help injured persons,
and share the home duties. He
must do at least one good turn
to somebody every day.
4. A Scout Is Friendly.
He Is a friend to all and a broth
er to every other scout.
| 5. A Scout is Courteous.
He is polite to all, especially to
women, children, old people, and
the weak and helpless. He must
not take pay for being helpful or
courteous.
6. A Scout Is Kind.
He is friend to animals. He
will not kill nor hurt any living
creature needlessly, but will strive
to save and protect all harmless
life.
z. A Scout is Obedient
He obeys his parents, scout
master, patrol leader, and all other
duly constituted authorities.
8. A Scout is Cheerful.
He smiles whenever he can. His
obedience to orders is prompt
and CHEEKY. He never shirks nor
grumbles at hardshipS.
9. A Scout is Thrifty.
He does not wantonly destroy
property. He works faithfully,