SCOUTS AND GUIDES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 117, 18 April 1931, Page 12

SCOUTS AND GUIDES.

Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell, the Chief Scout, has issued an interesting circular to parents regarding the Boy Scout and Girl Guido movement. After detailing some of its advantages, the Chief Scout continues:—“The Scout and Guide movement is established for the purpose of helping parents and school teachers by taking the boys and girls in their spare time and developing in each one of them health of body through out-door activities, and strength of character through games and practices which appeal to the youngster and are designed to that end. These inculcate in him or in her the sense of honour and trustworthiness, initiative and self discipline, self respect and purity and helpfulness in the home and to others. These all go to constitute character, and we instill into him other attributes which tend to make him successful in his career and helpful to the community. The Scoutmaster or Guide Captain to whom you entrust your child gives this training for no personal reward, but simply from a sense of patriotism and interest in the young. It will greatly help him or her if you put yourself in touch with him and tell him exactly how matters stand with your child, so that he can arrange his training accordingly; and, secondly,, yoii can help him by showing to your child an interest in his progress from time to time and by encouraging him in his efforts to qualify for badges of proficiency, etc. By such mutual co-operation between parents and Scoutmaster the results on the child’s health and character are often astonishing and tend to ensure for him a happy and successful future. I hope sincerely that you will find it so in the case of your own young Scout or Guide.”

Should parents desire it, a pamphlet can be sent giving further details of the movement, showing how it is nonmilitary, non-class, inter-denomina-tional and international, since it now extends to every other country in the world, numbering this year dver three million children in its ranks. Application for the pamphlet should be made to Major Furby, Boy Scout Office, Christchurch, or Mrs Alison, Girl Guide Office, Auckland.