The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-05-19
Letters To
The Editor


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Scouts Zach Patrol recruits is
cwn members thereby obtaining
their own personal ffAends Ia
pln ; Srout Troop = BOY not onig
has "a be twelve years q @Fe bat
arsslst - voted snto tire Troup Is
me Scouts themselves Il would
defeat the aims Of Scouting
SHOULD 3 Sceuiusassef fofcc his
Troap t. aecepi 3 hey that did
net belong 60 ihe crowd The
Scout Troop does not belong 10
the Scousmasser. Il belongs 10 thu
aoyal Scouts that make i > Seout
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The Boy Scouts have high aims
and amhstians or they would moi
have the desire 10 becosue Scout&
How could 3 Scoulmasteg bring
sach ; change az about face. upon
; delinquent unless thst boy had
OF has shown ~ ie trying 10 r.
adjust himself. when TIE Scout
master. who Is most always ,
sage eaEner and busy person gets
10 see that boy only tog one hour
and 3 han onee q seek and then
81 company u1th twenty u forty
other Scouts Certainly individual
afaeataqn IS given ~ times BNt
when such attention Is given i
IS Il pat . worthy Scc=It on tie
back for good work or 70 help =
Scout that IS falling behind his
fellows
A ScoutmsSsers Job does not in
clude that Of being > parent 10 his
Scouts He IS they friend truly
bat does not attempt 20 usorp any
of the parents duties toward ne
boy We do not aitempf 70 tesch
the Scout tle several things that
al parents desire their boys 70
know and have. We try e shoN
the rewards Tor being self-reliant
good sporiSFnen. and 10 love God
and country All this BY assocla-
ton and helping each other. The
Merit Badge system also helps the
Scout find the vocation to which
ne is suited But the Seoutmastrr
must have ire cooperation 81 the
s=@ sd have sceazte That r..
ceive the proper attention ard
training st home.
The Scouts parents g1ge their
sons 70 the S~eoutfnaster once 8
week. and should feel perfectly
safe ard uneorried in 50 doing
Should the Troop accept oae o.
more proven dellnquensx. would
that be true Hsrdlya II tie par
ent does not allow MS son 70
firm certain friendships WHY
should ne Scoutuasser take the
responsibility Of throwing them
together at Scout meetings OF On
hikes. even should there be no
harm IN so DOING A Seoufrnaater
has : duty % the parents as well
Is 20 MS Scouts jast IS rigid Just
- binding
We read IN the Chronirie-Stsr
Of recent issue . statement that
ran closely to this We are alarm
ed 1t the growing delinquency q
a age boys IN this eomrnuni-
= We should Be alarmed and
should have been - alarmed FIVE
ten or fifteen years ago thaf
something would haye been done
about it And whsf IS being doHn
about II. noas We don't and wen
attempt 10 reason shy we are -
fsr behind Wifh or juvenile las
and system + should b. rectaled
ard mast - in afae yefy nszf
future But any AaNful assnsxs
a0n can eposag ) Scout TnVg
ANY maie. IaN abiding citizen
fNe1ty one years q sae may he
ennle 5 SeaaEm1ex P~aseaKoaIa
could have four more active Boy
Scout Troop ~ July FIRST 4
those alarmed are enough alarm
- Il 10 something shout IL Tie
Scousmastefe with Troops already
Organized have lad 70 turn aNaF
more boys deaiTeas u becoAsna
Scouts fban ~ ha IN - Troop
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Nho undassand ahsf S~coaflns
means 70 bs4 q tAat age Lek
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see s Delinquent by
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hafFsaa ua# IS nseas parents
use b4f S isn't thsf busy azsf
Y1u couldn't spend more time
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