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Show WHY I BELIEVE IN THE BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT This is the third of a series of articles art-icles on Boy Scout Education, designed design-ed of course to acquaint our good readers with the purpose, the methods meth-ods and the values of Boy Scout train ing. The Officials of the Bryce Canyon Council want to give to the Editors of these local papers the glad hand for Uheir willingness to publish this material, for in so doing they are rendering a real service to a ,,ood caiuse, and is much appreciated. Now, why I believe in the Boy Scout Movement? Because: 1. The objectives of health, citizenship, cit-izenship, and charecter are worthy of the attention and the efforts of any instution. Read again, my dear reader, the Scout Oath and the Scout Law as they appeared in the first article of this series and see if you can improve upon them. 2. The program is different from that offered by any other institu-. Lion, and yet it is -planned to supplement supple-ment and support the training of the home, the school, and the Church. 3. The real scout knows how to spend his leasure time to the best advantage. He learns how to busy his hands and his head in useful things, and find real enjoyment. He can take care of himself in all emergencies. emer-gencies. 4. The Scout learns practical things. His daily contact with things furmish him with matter. Ha -does the things of his choices ainder competent leadership. He is not satisfied sat-isfied with mere listening, but learned learn-ed to do by doing." 5. The principal of the Boy Scout Education is this: "Boys lead boys -under adult supervision". The appeal is directly to the man in the boy and he learns how to lead. Thus Scouts acquire initiative, push, and skill. 6. The methods used make all ot the works of the boys interesting work in other words, is -made to seem like play. That accounts for tho fact that,' they are willing to do so much gefbd and pass the spirit on to their fellows. 7. The Scout is made to like the -good tern, and it becomes a part ot his life. It grows into a habit. He becomes trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. 8. The Scout becomes the master of his recreation instead of having his pleasure control him. His recreation re-creation becomes purposeful, well pleased, and properly carried out. 9. The Boy Scant becomes a real ! companion to his father, that is if his father will permit. He is obedient to ' his superiors, learns to love his country, and grows in reverence for God. His motto is: "Be prepared. 10. The Boy Scout education is attracting at-tracting the attention of thinking ' men everywhere the educator, the philosopher, and the practical business busi-ness man. THE MORE ONE STUDIES STUD-IES THE BOY SCOUT WAY OF DOING DO-ING THINGS THE MORE DEFINAT-F.LY DEFINAT-F.LY HE IS CONVERTED TO IT. |