Re: "Official Scoutmaster's Startup Kit"

Michael Trotochaud wrote:

>As I recall, Baden Powell said the last point of the Scout Law was to be
>"A Scout is not a fool." He then felt that the other points made this one
>self explanitory.
>
>This is in the last edition of the handbook somewhere. Not the current
>one, but the previous one.

It's found, for those curious, on page 515 of the 9th Edition of the Scout
Handbook and here's what it says:

"Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, sometimes thought of adding one more
point to the Scout Law: "A Scout is not a fool". But he decided against it.
He figured a boy smart enough to base his life on the Scout Oath would be
smart enough to stay away from anything that was unhealthly or illegal or both.

As a Scout, you will agree with him. If you have been foolish, there is no
law that says you have to stay that way."

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