Nov. 12.
'The Boy Scouts' Association in Shanghai lis an important role in assisting the young generation of a much-congested urban area. to seek the health-giving freedom of such' activities and rural excursions as ingenuity. "and enthusiasm may. @evise. The Association wants more Scouters or qualified Scoutmasters and the Commissioner -gives good reason fcr commending the com~ munity spirit of those young men who, will endeavour to supply, that deficiency... Perhaps. reinforcement of ihis: appeal publicly. will: not as" effective as, might -besthe: effort to induce the' Home organizations Advise Shanghai when) they: have word of the' impending departure!ot such' valuable instructional material from Scout: Branches..in" Great 'BHtain to' these' shores..._By- this means: it: might, be possible: to get. Into. touch with those: griffins before they are caught up'by other of the manifold' interests which -amlably propose to' absorb-such spare time og. the' strenuous' life' in, business here is ready to offer. Of more general importance is the need for obtaining the friendly, support' of the community by increasing the fist of members who for the small sum of five dollars' annually can happily sit back and feel that they have one their "bit" to help the scouts eyen though age and other disabilities prevent them from taking an active part in the movement here. The value of that, movement has Jong been recognized and Lord Baden-Powell is consistently true to his original conception in pointing out that the development of physical fltness'has been one of the basic principles of the Scout Scheme, Pride of place is rightly given to the training of character and intelligence but in Lord Baden-Powell's own analysis of the scheme, the cultivation of health and strength is made to be an important complement to the metaphysical factor, Shanghai parents do well to encourage their boys and girls to join the Scouts, Cubs, Guides a1 Brownies and their examples should be infectious. Thereby they may unconsciously assist in the access sion of more "scouters" to the Shanghai movement as the authorities desire, The movement is the product of a noble. brain wave. Tis modest founder declares that having prematurely become a General and finding he was not built for that) rank which yielded place in his preference to the lower one of regimental officer, he took inspira~ tion from his civie status as a Liveryman.and Mercer of the City of London to start his "second life"
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