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Scouts who don't achieve Eagle
Stoddard, Thomas C. (stoddatc@WESTINGHOUSE.COM)
Fri, 29 May 1998 10:41:17 -0400
I echo this sentiment, and go a little bit farther. I was once asked to
speak during my chartered partner's services for Scout Sunday. My take on it
went:
"I'd rather an entire troop of second class scouts, in whom I can repose
trust, and who are striving to abide by scouting ideals, than even one Eagle
Scout who I have to 'Watch.'"
Whether or not they return later, let's take credit for the impact we have
on their lives, even for conveying some measure of values to them as a
result of scouting participation.
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Personally, I 'll take one boy who becomes a scouter for life over
a dozen Eagles who disappear at 18. I know that they seem to disappear and
may
resurface years later when their sons become scouts, but I guess I'm the
impatient type.
YIS,
Bob Taschler
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