Scouting, Volume 48, Number 2, February 1960 Page: 18
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ciple
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Scouting
leadership that has
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A boy belongs to a pack, a troop,
or a post. He takes for granted
the men he sees helping the
boys in his unit.
A Cub Scout may have some idea
of the value of his Den Mother,
because he sees her every week, and
she's always on hand at the pack
meeting. He — and probably his
parents, too — think the Den Mother
puts in five or six hours a month.
For all a Cub knows, the Cub-
master and his assistant devote just
an hour or so a month at the pack
meeting. The Cub may not even
know the den dad or the pack com-
mittee exist. A few Lion Cubs, in
the last months before they can join
a troop, have an assistant Cubmaster
leading them in a Webelos den.
A Boy Scout comes into close
contact with his Scoutmaster and
assistant Scoutmaster and generallv
has a fair idea of the great amount
of work they do. Yet it doesn't occur
to a boy to wonder why these men
are there. To a boy, Scouting is
fun, and he thinks the men must
like the same kind of fun.
Occasionally a Scout comes to
know a few merit badge counselors
and meets some men on the board
of review. He may notice that a
neighborhood commissioner some-
times visits the troop, and a camp-
ing, advancement, or other commit-
tee man may appear now and then.
To the Scout, they're just visitors,
and he thinks their visits are the only
Scouting they do all year.
Unseen man power
Somehow courts of honor ma-
terialize; camp and a camp staff
are there at the right time; the Scout
circus or exposition occurs. How
isn't the concern of a boy. He is
vaguely aware of the council office
and staff members, but probably
knows only one of them by sight.
He pays his dues; then his member-
ship card and Boys' Life come at
the appointed times, like the milk-
man and the mail.
He doesn't think much about the
troop's sponsor unless there's trouble
about the meeting place. The head
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