, 1924-10-08

a DOunteOuS thinner was spread fc-
all and a program followed which
proved very entertaining and in
structive to the young men as
sembled. Rev. C. v. Brown of the
Presbyterian church presided and
Rev. G. S. Upton of the NJ. E. church
made the principal address for the
men.
The high spot of the evenings
program was hit when Raymond
Ahlberg gave his address on Scout
craft, which is a very fin PAGER
and n which the Herald is pub
fishing in full:
How Scoutcraft Builds Better Men
!. My speech is based on the Scout
law n oath. 1t has been givea
a short while ago., n you are
probably familiar with its contents.
The first section is, "a Scout is
trustworthy"
My friends, a scouts honor is
his most priced possession. 1t sym
bolizes true manhood. A man Or
boy who cannot be trusted is 1ot
worthy of consideration. Every one
of you has at some time or otner
put you trust in someone else-if
that trust is betrayed
Would you be willing to place
your entire fortune in the hands
of some nomad of the street? No!
Because you value it too highly.
On the other hand if you have to
trust somebody with your worldly
goods, whom would you select? The
scout or the street nomad? The
scout every time because he has
been taught the value of honor and
cherishes it as his most priced pos
session.
The second section of the spao:ll
is on the second scout law. "a Scout
is Loyal" in war or peace Loyalty
measures the true depth of citizen.
ship. A true citizen is one who will
not allow any insult o. slur to be
cast on his country. Loyalty, not
necessarily in references to your
country, but also to your parents,
teachers and all %superiors. 1t may
mean loyalty to your school. city,
state and above all, to your friends.
Never has loyalty beer shown as
much as in the making of history.
For instance, Benedict Arnold. He
was not loyal to his country. hmer-
lea, but he was loyal to his friends,
who We're the English officers. There
you have two kinds of LOYALTY, but
the first. loyalty to ones country,
should have been predominant in a
case of this kind. Scoutcraft teach
es loyalty as the backbone of the
country.
Tho third Cnnffnn 10 Ca@tt
is Helpful. My friends, there is no
more fitting motto that that of the
B. S. A. BE Prepared" He is pre-
pared for the battle of life after
his boyhood. He has had years of
training in Scoutdom before he takes
his place in life. The great ques-
ton arises before everybody, How
can I be Helpful?" The answer is
"Be Prepared" Scoutcraft teaches
the boy to help wherever and when
ever possible-in the home, at
school, in fact any place that he
happens to be. He is prepared for
any emergency. In case of a SER
ious accident he knows what to do.
He learns to help the weak, the
survival of the fttest does not exist
III ~ tOut vi laws anu HOGdlS.
Scoutcraft teaches the necessity of
being helpful.
The fourth phase of the Scout
law is BE Friendly War has no
place in a scout's life. His friends
are many, his enemies are none. To
a scout, every human being is some
thing worthy of respect, not some
thing to wreak vengeance upon.
During the World war, the Ger
mans and allies spoke intimately
with each other on Christmas day.
Their rejoicing on this great day
overpowered their hatred for each
other. This is but an example OF
the teaching in an entire phase of
a scouts life.
The fifth law of the Scout is BE
Courteous" Courtesy in a scout is
second nature and courtesy in Scout
craft is recognized as a necessary
element of society. My friends,
courtesy builds character and repu-
%tation; and character is something
that cannot be measured by the or
binary standards of humanity. His
reputation is the centering influence
of his life. Character and reputa-
ton are something hat many men
would give half their lives for.
Scoutcraft builds character and rep
utation thru the recognition of
courtesy as an important factor in
society.
The sixth law of the scout is BE
Kind" Kindness. folks. is the build
ing of character. AS a mans spirit
ual means are determined by his
character, so his material means are