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Show BURGOMASTER MAX TALKS The following little address was made by the famous Belgian patriot Burgomaster Max of Brussels to the Boy Scouts of Belgium. Its message rings as true for the Boy Scouts ot America as for their brothers across the sea: "In becoming a scout, each one of you has made the most Important resolution res-olution of his life: that of seeking to acquire those manly qualities and moral virtues which make tho good citizen. "You know already that to be a scout it is not enough to wenr tho uniform. You must obey the law which you have voluntarily Imposed upon yourself, whose ten points embody your duties townrd yourself and to wnrd your neighbor. "In subjecting yourselves to the training which renders the body supple, sup-ple, In exercising your will power, In developing your powers of observation, observa-tion, of decision nnd of Judgment, you serve your apprenticeship to nctlvo life. You will leant to act quickly and well and to surmount difficulties and obstacles. "The habit of discipline and the consciousness of fraternal solidarity combined with exerclEe In the open air, will prepare you to defend your country, following the example of the heroic boy scouts who fell in tho courso of tho war. The devotion that you bring to this sacred mission will ennoble your desire always to keep In practice the principles of duty and of honor. "The scout school Is a school of self-denlnl nnd loyalty. The good seout ought to have the cult of moral beauty, tho unwavering desire to bo worthy of his own nnd to merit others' esteem. You will reach this goal if your spirit Is vigilant and your effort sustained. "All thnt you accomplish of good, however small may be Its results, will contribute toward the growth of ywr soul, to make of you a man without reproach who has no guide save honor. "Courtesy, correctness, g)od humor, and cordiality, service and the conscientious con-scientious accomplishment of your task will strcngtlien your heart and your spirit "Those will become men of worth, who strive to observe this scout law to seek each day to do a good turn." |