One Hundred Scouts
Of any one hundred boys who
become Scouts, it must be confessed that thirty will drop
out in their first year. Perhaps this may be regarded as a
failure, but in later life all of these will remember that
they had been Scouts and will speak well of the program.
Of the one hundred, only rarely will one ever appear before
a juvenile court judge. Twelve of the one hundred will be
from families that belong to no church. Through scouting,
these twelve and many of their families will be brought
into contact with a church and will continue to be active
all their lives. Six of the one hundred will become
pastors.
Each of the one hundred will learn something from scouting.
Almost all will develop hobbies that will add interest
throughout the rest of their lives. Approximately one-half
will serve in the military, and in varrying degrees profit
from their scouting training. At least one will use it to
save another person's life and many will credit it with
saving their own.
Four of the one hundred will reach Eagle rank, and at least
one will later say that he valued his Eagle above his
college degree. Many will find their future vocation
through merit badge work and scouting contacts. Seventeen
of the one hundred boys will later become scout leaders and
will give leadership to thousands of boys.
One one in four boys in America will become scouts, but it
is interesting to know that of the leaders in this nation
in business, religion, and politics, three out of four were
scouts.