Scouting, Volume 48, Number 7, October 1960 Page: 16
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LEADERS OF
SITING
By SAMUEL D. BOGAN
Scout Executive, Quinnipiac Council
I
hem \w think of the future leaders of Scouting,
we can assrfmfchat our renowfied team of volunteers plus
professionals \igll continue; because it is a superior com-
bination, m'orklhg successfully! for boys. Yet neither can
succeed withouathe other.
The vciunteeA who outnumber the professionals about
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g to continue to grow and
arly concerned about the
Where a|~e they coming from? We
y are in tae packs, troops, and posts
they may aieed our help to find the
:out Executive of the Boy Scouts of
your troopftoday. Hundreds of oth-
destined to become the camp coun-
istrict and cluncil Scout executives of the nation.
The training we provide may make a vital contribu-
tion to their future and to the future of our movement.
We should plan this future. To work for what we can
accomplish today is good, but to work for the day after
tomorrow is vision. Your encouragement may be all that
is needed to help a boy discover his future in Scouting.
He may chart his course by the compass of your faith.
I proudly acknowledge that my own career came about
because of my membership, long ago, in Troop 6 of
Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Charlie Rupp was Scoutmaster
and, to this day, I react with pleasure to his name. Char-
lie was wonderful, and for years I thought Scouting was
better in the good old days when 1 was a member of his
troop. The good old days! A treasured illusion which, I
have since discovered, is shared by every generation of
former Scouts.
How will we find our future leaders? What kind of
boys are they? They are zealous in good causes, sincere
in the practice of Scouting ideals. They enjoy the trust and
acceptance of their fellow Scouts, and are effective in
their patrols and neighborhoods. They probably are or
will become Eagle Scouts. There is something of the mis-
sionary and pioneer in them, faith in their fellow men,
and a vision of growing.
Single out an individual. Suppose you find him—this
able and idealistic boy, this leader of tomorrow—what
can you promise him in Scouting? Not a fortune, cer-
tainly, but something that may be better. He will work
hard and long, but most of the time it will not seem like
work. He will know the joy of usefulness, the comrade-
ship of dedicated men. the warmth of trusting youth. He
will stand above the boundaries of race, color, and creed.
I he young will admire him. the mature will accept his
leadership, the aged will give him comfort and encour-
agement.
He will not have the limousine of the status seeker,
but his car will know its way to the out of doors, the
Scout camp, and the camporee. He will know the taste
of wood smoke and wild berries on high mountains. The
bugles of morning will sound in his ears, the splash of
water touch him with coolness. He will rest beneath the
shining constellations, and the fragrance of evergreens
will pervade his sleeping bag. These, which are of the
spirit of Scouting, will give meaning to his daily, more
prosaic tasks.
The tasks will take him to many places, the churches,
schools, and clubs of his community; wherever good and
patriotic men assemble. He will find himself among these
men. talking about boys, working for boys, making the
bugles and the stars come true for them.
Episodes he may regret, but the years he will not. The
years will be like stanzas to him. l or there is a poetry in
living, as there is a poetry in having lived. A little part
may be imperishable. Epics have been written in the lives
of boys by dedicated teachers and leaders. He may be of
that company.
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