10 Essentials of Scoutmastership...
CHUCK BRAMLET (chuckb@AZTEC.ASU.EDU)
Tue, 20 Jan 1998 23:44:40 -0700
Ran across this last night in my (father's) copy of The Scoutmaster's
Handbook, (c)1947, 1957 printing. Thought that you folks might enjoy
it. Please remember that this is quoted verbatim from old literature.
It might also contain the quote that someone was looking for a while
back.
Ten Essentials of Scoutmastership
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A <belief> in boys that will make you want to invest
yourself and your time on their behalf.
A <zeal> focused upon one point -- The boy's happiness
through his formative years -- "A happy boy is a good
boy, a good boy is a good citizen."
<An_immense_faith> in Scouting as _the_ program that
will best serve to mold our youth into fine men.
A <realization> that to the boys Scouting is a game --
to you, a game with a purpose: Character building,
citizenship training, and physical fitness.
A <knowledge> that to your boys _you_ are Scouting.
"What you are speaks so loud I cannot hear what
you say."
A <steadfastness> of purpose to carry out a planned
program with energy and perseverance, patience and
good humor.
A <willingness> to submerge yourself and make boy
leaders lead and grow through an effective applica-
tion of the Patrol Method.
A < desire>to advance in Scoutmastership by making
use of training offered and material available on
the subject.
A <readiness> to work hand in hand with home, Church,
sponsoring institution, school, Local Council,
National Council for the good of the individual boy
and the community as a whole.
A <love> of the outdoors in all its phases and a vision
of the hand that created it.
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Just some food for thought for when we get too tied up in the Methods
to think about the _Aims_.
YiS,
Chuck Bramlet, ASM Troop 323,
Firebird District, Grand Canyon Council, Phoenix, Az. Member DNRC
I "used to be" an Antelope! WEM-10-95 mailto:chuckb@aztec.asu.edu
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