The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER WEDNESDAY JANUARY 28, 1914. THE BOY SCOUTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 24, 28 January 1914, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER WEDNESDAY JANUARY 28, 1914. THE BOY SCOUTS.

Presiding at a Scoutmasters’ Conference in Manchester recently the Earl of Derby in the course of some remarks said that the Boy Scout movement inculcated one thing much needed in the present day and that was discipline. Ho further explained that he meant the discipline of teaching a boy chat he could not do everything he | wanted to do, that there were many times when he ought to make little, perhaps even great, sacrifices in order to be of benefit to others, and to make aim feel what every man ought to feel, whatever his position in life, that the whole of his life was not his own to be used simply for his own pleasure and amusement. For everybody in every class and walk of life there was something to his hand, which lie ought to do and discipline himself to be al-

ways ready to do. That was the discipline he wanted scoutmasters to teach, and ho did not think anybody could complain of that discipline being disadvantageous to anyone. Lord | Derby also spoke of the influence for (’good which scoutmasters could exercise over boys, and of the help and instruction which they might impart. In all Knglish-speaking countries the Boy

Scout movement is certainly developing and it has now quite proved its value from many standpoints. Recently a number of Stratford boys bad a long ■md pleasurable “trek” under the' guidance of their esteemed scoutmas- ■ ter, and it is certain that not one of ■ bis little baud is anything but better : diysically, mentally and morally for he experience. The lack of proper discipline to which Lord Derby referred is all too evident in this country, hut hose who have watched the Scout Imovemeut carefully are convinced that 'u lias effected real good in this direction, and that the training now undergone 1 will have its influence in the’ future.