Scouting, Volume 8, Number 9, April 22, 1920 Page: 8
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SCOUTING, APRIL 22, 1920
Thek Significance of the
Annual Meeting
(Continued from page 5)
By Clarence H. Howard,
St. Louis Delegation.
It is very significant to me that men of
affairs from various parts of the country
go to New York each year to attend these
National Council meetings. They bring
news of the work in their respective fields
which proves that Scouting is taking root
in the hearts of the people, and that thou-
sands of adults are gladly sacrificing their
time, thought and means to develop the
application" of the Scout program to the
Boy Scouts of America.
It would be a very beneficial thing for
the country if the Americans of whatever
age would observe the spirit of the Scout
Oath, which includes the obligation to
keep oneself " physically strong, mentally
awake and morally straight." Also how
many of us do our "good turn daily"
without hope of reward?
• I am impressed by the determination of
the National Organization to steer the Boy
Scouts of America in a safe course be-
tween any training that may develop into
militarism as one extreme, and laxity of
discipline and making things too easy for
the boys as the other extreme. It requires
the wisest leadership and the best thought
in the field to cope with the problems that
arise, and a debt of gratitude is due Presi-
dent Colin H, Livingstone and his staff,
together with the members of the Execu-
tive Board and the. National Council for
their devotion to these pure ideals of
Scouting.
By Colin H. Livingstone,
President National Council,
Boy Scouts of America.
It was but a small group of men gath-
ered from the millions in this land but it
had a purpose and a plan that had been
tested in the crucible of time and experi-
ence—a plan to save the Wastage of boys—
the greatest asset of this or any other land.
This little group came together to conse-
crate anew time, money and effort to tnis
tremendous cause.
United, enthusiastic and courageous in
the face of great tasks, the meeting ad-
journed to carry to every corner of this
country the gospel of Scouting—the beauty
and mystery, the wonder and the inspira-
tion of God's out-of-doors into the souls
and lives of the teeming thousands of lads
who are yearning for the chance to be
healthy, happy and helpful. We pledged
ourselves to a great program but the goal
is the future of our homes and our coun-
try, for on these boys and the_ quality of
their citizenship hangs our civilization and
the safety of the world. Encouraged by
what we "had done in the past this Tenth
Anniversary Meeting profoundly empha-
sized to each representative present his
personal responsibility for the intensive
and extensive success of Scouting.
It far surpassed in its intimate and seri-
ous discussions, its appreciation and hand-
ling of all problems under consideration,'
its vigor of action and unanimity, the
meetings of all former years.
We parted with'a firm grip on our slo-
IAM glad to have this opportunity to
give some evidence of personal obliga-
tion and gratitude for the support that
the Administration at Washington re-
ceived from the Boy Scouts and those
who directed them.
We made an appeal to the Boy Scouts
of America to assist us in the increase
of our food production, and the result
of that, measured in definite quantity,
in both those years in which we are en-
gaged in the war, was a great increase.
Not only did they serve with actual labor,
but on numerous occasions we called
upon the Boy Scouts in different localities
to collect for us invaluable statistics that
we required practically over night; and
they were secured.
In that splendid service, they showed
a spirit that inspired the entire popula-
tion during the war.
It is the spirit that rests in the entire
Boy Scout Movement.
We have gone through two eventful
years, and our population has risen to a
high effort of service and obligation.
When the emergency was over, many
of us dropped back to the point from
which we came; but this particular
Movement, now reaching its Tenth Birth-
Mr. Hoover
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Inspiring"
In Tenth Birthday
day, is not going back. It is based on
continuous service in peace as well as
in war. (Applause.)
"Service to the Community" should be
the ear-mark of citizenship. We have
gone on these many scores of years
elaborating upon the privileges of
American citizenship; but outside of a
few movements, such as the Boy Scouts,
we have had little attention directed to
the obligation of citizenship itself. Citi-
zenship in these times, and in all times,
is an obligation, not a privilege.
We have a great list of problems before
the American people, issues in which we
are securing or endeavoring to secure,
adjustment for the dislocations into
which the world has been thrown.
Among these problems is one that has
been prominent during and since the war
On a tiny stage which prevented the usual Pine Tree Drills,
this champion patrol from Yonkers 7, E. M. Telford, Scout-
gan " Be Prepared "—for service and for
sacrifice for the boys.
Let us kindle on the hilltops and in the
valley of this land of promise under de-
voted leadership the campfire of the Scouts
—the Knights of the Good Turn—the heirs
of our land and liberties.
By Truman W. Brophy, Jr.,
Chicago Delegation.
My enthusiasm and interest in Scouting
has been very keen for the last two yeari
and I thought my feelings were about as
great as could be; however, after attend-
ing the National Council Meeting held at
the, Pennsylvania Hotel, New York City,
on March 25th and 26th, I found this
Movement for the training of the young
boy really greater than I had thought.
The men who attended this meeting
were of the highest type; the interest with
which they discussed the different prob-
lems of the boy was gratifying, and every
suggestion to benefit the boys was dis-
cussed fully. The meetings were like a
family discussion on a known subject of
which every one wanted to have a clear,
concise and complete understanding. The
officers allowed full discussion of. these
various matters, thereby bringing out the
different viewpoints from different sec-
tions of the country. The extension plan
was placed before the meeting, and I be-
lieve that it should be carried out to the
letter. As stated by the able chairman, we
have just two alternatives: to go back-
ward or forward. No movement, of this
kind can stand still, and there is no pos-
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