The Secret Of Sound Education Is To

The More Responsibility The Scoutmaster Gives His Patrol Leaders, The More They Will Respond.

Happiness Is Not Mere Pleasure, Not The Outcome Of Wealth. It Is The Result Of Active Work Rather Than Passive Enjoyment Of Pleasure.

Be Prepared... The Meaning Of The Motto Is That A Scout Must Prepare Himself By Previous Thinking Out And Practicing How To Act On Any Accident Or Emergency So That He Is Never Taken By Surprise.

Show Me A Poorly Uniformed Troop And I'll Show You A Poorly Uniformed Leader.

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.