Scouting, Volume 42, Number 1, January 1954 Page: 5
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Whether you read it with your eyes or your fingers
the Boy Scout Handbook is a most engrossing hook.
these two segments of Troop 10 into a working whole
was a good turn for somebody else. Dedication to a
cause is a most potent catalyst. Here were the members
of a team pulling together to do a good turn for their
city—and for the birds. As would happen in any Troop,
each member took responsibility in proportion to his
capacity. Loyalty to a cause bound all the members to-
gether in loyalty to each other. When boys at the Scout
age level can learn to work together for community
betterment, it augurs well for our nation.
Really it was a community enterprise. Parks Director
Art Johnson was enthusiastic. Mayor Lyman B. Beard
thought the project was "a wonderful undertaking." The
lumber for the birdhouses came from a donor who pre-
ferred to remain unnamed. Amazing how many people
are interested in a good community service! And here
was Troop 10 right in the middle of it, participating
citizens at eleven and twelve and thirteen. In Mayor
Beard's words, "To develop fine adults for our city, we
must begin with our young folks."
What would prevent the organization of such a Troop
in many communities over our land? Such a venture
would open wonderful new doors of opportunity, not
Nature study. Those sensitive fingers are
"seeing" a frog for the very first lime.
only for some group of boys faced with a specific handi-
cap, but equally for the fortunate "normal" Scouts who
shared the fellowship of such a Troop. Handicapped
boys need, more than anything else in the world, the
privilege of working with other boys in a normal social
setting. Normal, rough and ready boys of Scout age
need desperately to learn to understand and appreciate
boys who are different and to develop a democratic con-
cept of teamwork. Maybe a "Troop 10" in your com-
munity could open those doors? END
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