SCOUTS AND GUIDES
JOLLY COMPANIONSHIP IMPORTANCE OF CHARACTER '"When you, as father, have little leisure from your business, ov when as mother you "are fully occupied with household affairs, it is difficult for you to give all the time you would like to your children. You want your child to enjoy itself, and at the same tune not get into mischief, and through the scout and guide movement we can supply this enjoyment in the jolly companionship of other boys or girls* under good and kindly supervision," writes the Chief Scout, Lord Baden-Powell, in a message to the parents of New Zealand children.
"Further than this. we. can give education. It is difficult for a schoolteacher with a crowded timetable and large classes to take each individual child and develop its character. It is not possible to teach character to a class, since no two children possess tbe same characteristics; and yet from the point of view of future success in life, character is the most important point in a child's education. The scout and kuidc movement is established for the purpose of helping parents and school teachers in this important direction, 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 a sense of honor, and trustworthiness, initiative and self-discipline, self-respect and purity and helpfulness in the home and towards others. These all go to constitute character, and we instil into the child 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, you 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. 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, f hope sincerely that you will find it so in the case of your own young scout or guide."
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17436, 7 April 1931, Page 11
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