Show A MESSAGE FI M FRANCE To the IJo Boy Scouts of America from the Boy Do Scouts of France A scout scout Is n a man whose mind is open to new Ideas and who goes on his way gay unafraid he is also a knight with the firm con conviction to aid other people at nt all nil times time and to do his best to make the world more happy bapp France of ot the Old World Is the home of the knight America of the New World the home bome of the pioneer What a magnificent Ideal we can cnn present present pre pre- sent fent to the world In placing together the noble traditions which are ours urs I IThe I IThe The bearer of this message was M. M GuerIn Des s Jardins who represented the Boy Doy Scouts of France at the recent National Conference of Scout Executives tives trues at nt Blue lue Ridge JUdge N. N C. C Mr Des DesJardins Jardins is known throughout the length and breadth of of his own country for his work worl for the welfare elfare of boys bos he Is Is also prominent for his efforts to unify scouting In France and he be la lt the first man ratan to be honored jointly by the three French scout movements for the mission slon of or representing the whole scout body The Italian and aUll Belgian organizations have ha decorated him with th their lr highest ward award and In England he has been h honored nored b by receiving from Sir SIl Robert Ba Powell Bauen-Powell en ell father fathel o of of P the scout movement the silver sll Wolf cup M. M Des Jardins brought warm and cordial expressions of the appreciation tion of the French scouts for their American brothers He lie said The French boy anti ami the American bo boy may differ as far fm as natural surroundings go but buti nt at heart the they are alike happy alike happy dud did gay say and lovable The same splendid splendid splendid did qualities to be developed and the same dangers to be avoided When M. M Des Jar was complimented on his stud study of boy psychology 11 he credIted credited credited cred cred- our om American books bools on on the subject subject subject sub sub- as as the basis of his u work ork I read these works nn and then I observe cur mr own bo boys s 's to see how bow the they react under the same conditions ii as are descried described in your YOUl books Time The experiment proves pro the boy Is H essentially the same every every- where We Ye too find the gang spirit harmful but t thanks to O our Or r scouting boys are being now form formed d into useful energetic troops Once in poising through a n small town I had not visited for some time and noticing the absence absence absence ab ab- ab- ab sence of Idle loafing boys I said to a little fellow nearby Where are all nIl the tough kids ids that used to be bc around here We aint got an any tough kids any more said the lad Ind theres a bob bo scout cout troop here now At the conference M. M r. r Des Jardins showed an exhibit of the French scouts' scouts handicraft and their version of or the life and work of the American Indian Our bo boys s said he are perhaps more enthusiastic about the Indians than the he American boys bos themselves J. J hennI I more Cooper Is eagerly read everywhere everywhere every every- where b by the French boy Our lads are constantly tr trying to imitate the endur endurance nce courage and self control of tho the R Red fled d Man Sometimes they will set seta a goal In self-restraint self by not speaking for a certain length of time That's Just to be like lle the Indian who Is a aman aman aman man of or few words When a French scout hU hurts himself he tries bear the pain bravely vely without letting one know how much It hurts That too Is IsAn Isan isan an effort to endure bravely Just as the Indians did Indeed one of the time official scout tests In France Is called the Indian Indian Indian In In- dian tes te test In which the bo boys s 's are required re re- for Instance to motionless motion motion- motionless less for a certain length of time just justas as the Red Man Ian would have done In lu Inthe inthe luthe the forests of ot old when studying th the wa ways s 's Jot of the birds and timid animals of ot the woods Other features of the test bring out the great virtues of these first Americans In fact Visage e Pale Tale which In English Is Pale Face Is a sturdy scouts scout's term o of reproach for foran foran foran an comrade M. M Des says sas that the French boys bos are especially fond of the artistic features connected with scouting At Atthe Atthe th the French camps the boys bos compete In arranging ng floral decorations of their own design dc on the tables In the mess or outside of their tr camps ramps The They like to beautify the Interior of their camps too with decorations which they make mak themselves This summer at M. M Des camp n a daily dany prize plize was WIlS offered to the bo boy who arranged the most beautiful decoration in tire mess hull hall So Interested were these French lads In this artistic work that thi they would give up port part of their play pIny playtime playtime time to designing ning e c centerpieces centerpieces center pieces for the mess muss hall In small smal stones tones wild flowers and moss Often OCter such slogans of appreciation as Vive I 1 Amerique Long Amerique Long live Jive America Vivo Vho les Boy noy Scouts Long Long live Jive the Boy Scouts of America America- would appear appear appear ap ap- pear worked In small white stones Throughout his sla stay In this country M. M Des will be the guest of ol the American Committee for Devus France |