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Show BURGOMASTER MAX TALKS I The following little address wns made hy the famous Belgian patriot Iliirgnuiiiiter Mux of Brussels to the Hoy Scouts of Belgium. Its message rings nn true for the Boy Scouts of America ns for their brothers across I he sea: "In becoming a scout, each one of you has made the mint important ren-olutloii ren-olutloii of his life- thnt of xeckltig to acquire those tiinut) iiialltlcn nnd moral virtues width make the good cltlr.en. "You know nil Ij that to be u acout It Is not eii-Hisli in vveal the uniform. You inirM nbe the law which you have voliiniiirlly Imposed upon yourself, whose ten polntu embody your duties toward yourself nnd toward to-ward your neighbor. "In subjecting yourwlvcit to the training which renders the body stipple, stip-ple, In exercising your will power. In developing our powers of observation, observa-tion, of decision and of Judgment, you srve your apprenticeship to active life. Yon will learn to net quickly and well and to surmount difficulties and obstacles. "The habit of discipline nnd tine consciousness of fraternal solidarity combined with exerclhe In the open air, will prepare ou to defend your country, following the cxnmple of Hie hemic bo scouts who fell In the fount", of the wnr. The devotion Hint oii bring to this sncied mission will ennoble your desire nlwnys to keep In practice the principles of duty nnd of honor. "The scout school Is a xchool of self-ileulnl and loyalty. The good scout ought to have the cull of moral beauty, the lfnwHverlug tlelie to b? worthy of his own und to merit others' esteem. Yon will renrh this gonl If your spirit Is lgllnnt nnd your effort sustained. "All that you accomplish of good, however small mn.v be Its results, will contribute toward the gimvtli or your soul, to make of you a man without reptoach who has no guide save houor. "CouitCby, correct nesH, good humor, nnd cordiality, service nnd the conscientious con-scientious nccompllshtncit of your task will strengthen your bean nnd your spirit. "Those will lieiome men of worth, who Htrlve to ob.seive this scout law; to seek each day to tin n good turn." |