Fun, fighting, and feeding! These are the three indispensable elements of the boy's world.

We are not a club or a Sunday school class, but a school of the woods.

It should be the thing never to mention unfairness of judging when defeated in a contest.

A boy is supremely confident of his own power, and dislikes being treated as a child.

Boys can see adventure in a dirty old duck puddle, and if the Scoutmaster is a boys' man he can see it, too.

The Scoutmaster must be alert to check badge hunting as compared to badge earning.

It is only when you know a boy's environment that you can know what influences to bring to bear.