Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-02-03 | Page 7 | Worthwhile Endeavor

l I fi t- t Worthwhile Endeavor I t-i- t Lq rHE HE progress of one on generation i determined determined deter- deter t mined what it does for the f largely by 4 next and ind under this reasoning it would seem I that no modern movement is deserving of oft r t more nit recognition on than that of the Boy Scouts l' l lr have made ii Within the last twenty years we f fi rapid progress ress in shaping the activities of our In substituting supervised playgrounds for street corner attractions and giving youthful r activities the dignity of seri serious us endeavor y Municipal playgrounds have been provided for T for t the younger children and nd the Boy Scout movement movement furnishes a wholesome outlet for forthe the energies of the boys as they get older the fK-the The Boy Scouts' Scouts organization org is not altogether one ne for play Rather it is one that provides 5 wholesome o occupation with a fundamental I J education which is of definite value in mature immature mature r L- L e years 7 As a. a people we are re just beginning to to learn that there is a a common a-common ground for youth and JJ their their elders w where re e-re each may treat the other J 0 as an equal In the past we have been in- in 4 dined to discount the reasoning power and the theS S constructive e ability of the modern boy making mak- mak 1 ing him more or less subject to a parental dictator The new way i is ia to establish a comradeship com com- V which encourages right thinking and high ideals without the element of compulsion If the If-the the modern parent has any doubt conC concerning concerning con- con C the reasoning power powel of boys in their theirs s teens he has but to reflect ct upon the radio SS activities of the present day Here is something something something some- some the of ofA thing entirely beyond comprehension A the average adult and yet youngsters on the street understand and discuss it with the certainty certainty minty of knowledge So it is that a movement movement move- move ment merit ment like the Boy Scouts in deserving of en en- At the present time the local I In organization n is seeking to raise funds for the I 4 i next years year's work It is deserving of general public support and little difficulty should be I s experienced in raising the necessary amount