Trust Should Be The Basis For All

It Is The Patrol System That Makes The Troop, And All Scouting For That Matter, A Real Co-operative Matter.

Young Men, Of Course, Don't Want To Be Guided By Old Back Numbers, But At The Same Time I Know That In My Own Case I Gained A Lot By Studying The Characters Of The Chiefs Under Whom I Served From Time To Time. Lord Wolseley, For Instance, Said: "use Your Common Sense Rather Than Book Instructions."

The Most Worth-while Thing Is To Try To Put Happiness Into The Lives Of Others.

Possibly The Best Suggestion In Condensed Form, As To How To Live, Was Given By My Old Headmaster, Dr. Haig Brown, In 1904, When He Wrote His Recipe For Old Age. A Diet Moderate And Spare, Freedom From Base Financial Care, Abundant Work And Little Leisure, A Love Of Duty More Than Pleasure, An Even And Contented Mind In Charity With All Mankind, Some Thoughts Too Sacred For Display In The Broad Light Of Common Day, A Peaceful Home, A Loving Wife, Children, Who Are A Crown Of Life; These Lengthen Out The Years Of Man Beyond The Psalmist's Narrow Span.

An Individual Step In Character Training Is To Put Responsibility On The Individual.