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Re: A Game with a Purpose? Help needed!

Lew Orans (lporans@ONRAMP.NET)
Sun, 4 Jan 1998 21:28:39 -0600


At 08:40 PM 1/4/98 -0600, Vince Scanio wrote:
>Apologies if this has already been posted in response, but the 1947
Handbook for
>Scoutmasters, written by William (good ol' Green Bar Bill) Hillcourt, says,
>on page 12:
> Yes, to a boy Scouting is a game--a wonderful game, full of play and full
>of laughter, keeping him busy, keeping him happy. Scouting is "learning by
>doing"
>things that are enjoyable--exciting things!
> That's the strength of Scouting! A boy becomes a Scout for the sheer joy
>there is in it.
> To you and me Scouting is a game, also--but it is more than a game of fun.
>To us, it is a game with a purpose--the purpose of helping boys to become
>men by training them for citizenship."
> ("Scouting is a game" in the first line an "a game with a purpose" in the
>third paragraph are in boldface, but I don't know how to accomplish that in
>this reply.)
> On page 13 there are four photos, with the headline "SCOUTING IS A GAME
>WITH A PURPOSE."
> Hope this helps.

Nice job Vince!
For those who are interested, see B-P's Aids to Scoutmastership online at:
http://www.johnco.cc.ks.us/~mbrownin/badenp/bp-aids.htm

Yours in Scouting,
Lew Orans
Houston, Texas
lporans@onramp.net
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