THE BOY SCOUTS.

Waikato Times, Volume 84, Issue 13067, 7 January 1915, Page 5

THE BOY SCOUTS.

lo the Editor. Sir,— I visited till* Hoy Scouts' camp at I lie Narrows 011 Wednesday, and was mucli struck with the evidences of good work done hv Commissioner Bennett and the various District Scout Commanders. |[ was disappointing, li owever. to find so small a numher of hoys encamped, especially as it prohahl\ represented the greater portion of those on the various Scout rolls. Instead ol seventy or eighty Scouts the numher ought to have heen ten times greater. .May I surest that parents do not realise the good work r'v-t is heing accomplished hy the Scout movement. It is essentially an organisation for character building The discij>l i>u■, the spirit of camaraderie, and the principles outlined in the Scout "laws" cannot tail to have a powerful influence in building up the character of the young people, who will later 011 have to hear their share of the burden and take a part in the government of our mighty Empire. But the success of the Scout movement depnds on the enthusiasm and capacity of its leaders, and unless they ale encouraged hy the public showing more interest, it is in danger of going under in the struggle for existence with the insiduous influence of the seductive hut malignant doctrine of lais-sez-allor.—l am, etc., E. RAWSON.