Re: A troubleing OA Election Team Situation - Did we do
Kenneth P. Utz (cservcs1@AIRMAIL.NET)
Thu, 6 Mar 1997 17:40:22 -0600
Peter Murphy wrote:
> Ed,
>
> I wouldn't be too hard on the SM that asked you to change the results.
> As a SM yourself, you know that we are the focus of attention in a Troop
> for everything that goes well and especially for everything that goes
> wrong. I'm sure I'm not the only SM that sometimes says or does
> something I wish I hadn't. And sometimes we upset somebody with
> our mistakes. It's easy as the SM to become the target of concerns
> of every Scout, parent, District staff, Charter Organization and
> anyone else that wants something from your troop. With so much
> being asked of us, sometimes it's easier to give in rather than fight
> the issue.
As a scout, I look to the scoutmaster to set an example. He, of all
people, should be TRUSTWORTHY, LOYAL, and OBEDIENT. Although no scouts
were around, what if one had overheard his scoutmaster ask the OA to lie
and cheat to get a boy into OA. Is that really what the Order of the Arrow
is about? No. I wouldn't crucify the scoutmaster, but I would fault him.
He should know the difference between right and wrong and falsifying
election results is wrong.
YIS and OA,
Ken Jr.
Malia'Cones Chapter
Chapter Chief
Mikanakawa Lodge
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