Scouting, Volume 6, Number 8, April 15, 1918 Page: 11
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BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
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A FUTURE MOB OR A FUTURE ORGANIZED FORCE FOR CIVIC RIGHTEOUSNESS:
WHICH SHALL SUCH GROUPS BECOME? THESE MADISON (WIS.) FELLOWS
STARTED RIGHT BY GETTING INTO THE SCOUT GAME. LEADERSHIP IS NEEDED
TO CARRY THEM TO THEIR GOAL
OUR AIMS AND IDEALS
THE world interest in the Boy Scout Movement challenges the in-
telligent understanding of every one, and yet many people still ask
"What is Scouting?" "What do Boys Scouts do?"
The Boy Scout idea is a movement rather than an organization. It
aims to supplement existing organizations such as the home, church and
school^ by engaging the boys' leisure energies in outdoor games and
activities of cultural and practical value.
The aim of the Scout Movement is to inculcate character, which,
though essential to success in life, is not taught within the school, and
being largely a matter of environment is too generally left to chance,
often with deplorable results. The Scout Movement endeavors to supply
the required environment and ambitions through games and outdoor
activities, which lead a boy to become a better man, a good citizen.
What Scouting Is.
Scouting is the process of making real men out of real boys by a
real program which works.
Scouting is outdoor life and so health, strength, happiness and prac-
tical education. By combining wholesome, attractive, outdoor activities
with the influence of the Scout Oath and Law the Movement develops
character.
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Boy Scouts of America. Scouting, Volume 6, Number 8, April 15, 1918, periodical, April 15, 1918; New York, New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth282932/m1/13/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum.