Wise Words
Where the Scouter is himself a bit of a boy, and can see it all from the boy´s point of view, he can, if he is imaginative, invent new activities, with frequent variations to meet the boys´thirst for novelty. Note the theatres in London. If they find that a play does not appeal to the public, they don´t go on hammering away with it in the hope that it will in the end do so; they take it off and put on some new attraction.
Boys can see adventure in a dirty old duck-puddle, and if the Scoutmaster is a boy-man he can see it too. It does not require great expense or apparatus to devise new ideas; the boys themselves can often help with suggestions.
Where a Troop resounds with jolly laughter, and enjoys success in competitions, and the fresh excitements of new adventures, there won´t be any loss of members through boredom. Then outdoor camping – not merely occasional sips of it – but frequent practice so that the boys become experienced campaigners – will hold those of the best type and will give a healthy tone to their thoughts and talks.
I have little use for a cut-and-dried routine system in a Scout Headquarters building, with its temptation to softer living and parlour Scouting.
Lord Baden Powell, June 1932 - Jollifying Scouting
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