| Show I kemembeb once when our Boy Scout troop was on an early summer hike The sky was blue The trees were in leaf The grass was green The hike had been long and we were tired We threw ourselves in the grass to rest My Scoutmaster said 'Took about you What do you see?” There was a chorus of "Grass!” Our Scoutmaster had each patrol lash four short sticks together into a crude frame one foot square and place it on the -- ground We found other plants by the score mixed with the grass — tiny flowering plants small ferns mosses We found animal life — insects by the dozen spiders earthworm mounds even a bit of flufT off a rabbit’s tail We found a number of things from the mineral kingdom — different kinds of soil rock particles pebbles In one hour we received one of the most important lessons I have ever had in my life: I learned to observe instead of just to see I learned to look below the surface instead of to judge by appearances "There” he said "is your world for By JOSEPH A BRVNTON Jr the next hour” We looked at him in surprise then went to work Within a few moments we had discovered more than a tiny world of grass within our frame of sticks We had come upon a world of great variety Mr Inmto It C hiof Scout xocutivo Boy Scouti of Amorico Hit Words To tin By oro adopted from “How To Col What Yoo Want Out Of Ufo" odHod by i Mol Hidtonoo copyright 0 1962 (Appteton-ConterAt Mudration h from “My tyo Is In loro" mw draw-log- o rM frodorkk Fiwntr (MoaniBool by Ookh-bo- I 'C'SW The Xmtiemel Sunday Magasime Ben C Weight President Euclid M Covincton Chairman of the Board John C Sterling Honorary Chairman 2 Worid'o VW 'v largest circulation William I Nichols Editor and Publisher John J O’Connell Executive Editor ed McCarthy Managing Editor nelson cruppo Art Director Stewart BEACn Aut to the Editor 14 5 S3 STS e 1943 United Newtpapeft Magazine Corporation New York TMi Week Convention leproducHon Kriptiontol alt characters Any December 8 AH In right maned 48S lazing ton Avenue 1963 New Yorli 17 lender international and Pan American Copyright whole or in part without perminlon It prohibited) Name and da and article In thl magazine are wholly Irpglnory name which happen to be the tame at that ol any penon living or dead It coincidental In fiction This Week MAOAZINi THU WEEK Magazine ' f December I I |
