Where is there a boy to whom the call of the wild and the open road does not appeal?
Can we not interpret our adult wisdom into the language of boyhood?
A boy on joining wants to begin Scouting right away.
Scoutmasters need to enter into boys' ambitions.
A boy is supremely confident of his own power, and dislikes being treated as a child.
It is only when you know a boy's environment that you can know what influences to bring to bear.