Scouting, Volume 6, Number 2, January 15, 1918 Page: 3
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quest as dispatch bearers, delivering to the homes of their com-
munities the pamphlets on the war prepared by the Committee
on Public Information.
emergency is it too much to ask that each
of them contribute one dollar, five dollars
or a larger sum if possible?
We Must Maintain
An Efficient
Organization
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HEY are also making a house to
house canvass on behalf of the war
saving certificates. These are but the
beginning of the demands that will come
to this organization to serve the country if this war continues.
When our country calls we do not want to hand over an ineffi-
cient organization, partly equipped and under-manned. We
should be prepared to render the best service that the organized
boyhood of this nation is capable of giving. Before this war is
over we should be able to offer not alone the service of 300,000
boys to the government, but at least 500,000 and possibly 1,000,000.
Such an accomplishment would make the sum we are asking
appear paltry and insignificant.
Success Assured
When Scout Leaders
Ask
t
HE success
of any fi-
nancial cam-
paign depends
No campaign has
Boy Leaders
Must Be
Developed
b:
iUT there
'is a still
greater rea-
son for or-
ganizing this important work
at this time. The entire boy-
hood of this nation should be
given the advantages of the Boy
Scout Program at any cost.
Our obligation to the boyhood
of America is greater now that
we are at war than ever be-
fore. No nation can afford to
neglect its boys even in times
of war. England and France
have learned this bitter lesson
because of the tremendous in-
crease in juvenile delinquency
since this war started. If the
authority of the home is broken
down because the father and
big brother go into service, the
increased temptations to boy-
hood through the romance and
glamour of war must be offset
by the helpful leadership and
activities that the Scout Move-
ment can provide. Of course,
it is essential to win this war,
but let us not forget how essen-
tial it is that the boyhood of
this nation be so conserved that
when this war is over we may
have a trained young manhood
to give leadership to the desti-
nies of this nation.
If this war is to* make the
world safe for democracy let
us make democracy an assured
fact by handing it over to the
next generation who have
based their citizenship and life
ideals upon the Boy Scout
Program.
omsll
275,000
BOYSCOUTS
NOW GIVING
ORGANIZED
SERVICE
TO THE
NATION
8,000,000
BOYS
NEED THIS
LEADERSHIP
I
R£I]JiF3
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ARMY OR NAVY
HERE IS YOUR CHANCE
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA.
(CHARTERED BY CONGRESS)
upon organized asking.
ever failed after reaching the point where
a sufficient number of men went out confi-
dently to place their case before their
friends and acquaintances. Our 76,000 scout
officials should have no difficulty in getting together and doing
their share of the work. Already the organization is established
and all that is needed is for each Scout official to devote a definite
time and follow a definite plan.
The plan suggested by the Na-
tional council is simple and
practical. While every individ-
ual will probably see some de-
tail which might have been bet-
ter adjusted to his individual
case, he will be glad to cooper-
ate in the general scheme for
the sake of the cumulative
effect. Concerted action is
necessary to success.
Americans
Are
Generous
The
n o
A Scoutleaders' Reserve Corps of 100,000 men must be enlisted in the
National Scout Campaign for Men and Money. This poster will help.
Use also the special Campaign booklet. See list of Campaign publicity
material on page 9 of this issue.
VH E R E is
reason
to doubt the
generosity o f
the American citizen. He is
giving to every good work with
a liberality which has never
been paralleled in the history
of the world. At the same time
savings deposits are increasing
and the number of bond buyers
has multiplied. This shows the
inevitable result of thrift and
wise giving.
There may be some who are
unable ever to consider money
from anything but a local point
of view, but by far the larg-
est number realize that local
prosperity comes not from
damming the river to keep the
water all at home but by help-
ing it flow on, to return in the
form of dew and rain.
Every dollar contributed in
the campaign for men and
money will mean better boys in
the local community. Every dol-
lar means more Scouts, more
scoutmasters and more scout
experts to help those Scouts
and scoutmasters in their ardu-
ous work for the nation.
Why
So Small
An Amount?
THER organizations have asked for and
^'received millions. Why should not the
Boy Scouts of America, which has done and
is doing so large a share of the government's
war work, ask for and receive a larger amount? The answer is
that so much of the work is done by volunteers that the expenses
are low. The money contributed for the Scout Movement goes
to organize and help the boy by a simple and direct route. The
National Council has never before called upon a scoutmaster, a
troop committeeman or a member of a local council for a per-
sonal contribution in any such Way as this. In this war time
From the
Scoutmaster's
Angle
t
HE scoutmaster's interest in the National
Scout Campaign for Men and Money
naturally will depend upon his ability to see
in it some possibility for the better develop-
ment of his troop.
Usually he has a family to support, and the time which he can
devote to Scouting activities is limited to two or three hours in
the evening and possibly some extra time on Saturdays and Sun-
days.
He needs help more than he needs suggestions as to under-
taking more work and responsibility. He is unable to attend
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POTATO^
January 15, 1918
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