杰0OREss∶ "ORsE HOUsE COXjs ROAD, KOWLOON, HONG κONG
TE1EPHON巳 63422
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some ti1ne ago I visited a Scout Troop-nO it、
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vas notin Hong
Kong,s♂ do not start wondering-and I must say I was wonderfully ′ vere smardy iInpressed by the standard of scouting, Γhθ boys 、 dressed and perfectly turned Out, orders l1vere obeyed prompdy, the games were played enthusiastically, the♂ pening and closing ceremonies were a model o￡ correctness, and the`whole progran"η e had obviOusl∶ been carefully prepared by the scoutmaster, and went w"h a flouosh from beginⅡ ng to end,I!eft with a glow of satisfaction, half、 vishing,and Ithink I1η ight be forgiven f° r ,「
doing so, that I Π1ight have had the good fortune to be in charge
of such a splendid troop, Then I began to wonder, The scoutˉ master, eXCeuent fe1l。 w that he、vas, had been so continuOusly occupied in running things that he had only been able to spare me a few rninutes for a chat。 Even then he was interrupted by 〓 `
bo∮ s seeking advice,very pohtely they did it too, but neverthelθ
ss
they did seem unable to carry on lⅣ ithout him. I did not recollect ∷ ∷ ∷ 〓 ∷〓 ∷∷∷∷〓 ∷ 〓 〓艹 ・ ∫
ever having heard a Patrol Leader give an ordqr。 Had there been a little tOo muCh ♂rganisation? Was this just too perfect? In my younger days once in charge of a new troop with no assistants,and unfortunately at thθ same ti【 ηe I was very busy △■ ■
studying, so I did not have all that Fnuch tiFne to give to scouting. Be￡ ore
long the inevitable request came to go camping‘ Thθ boys, at least in my estiInation, w6re not yet ready for it, but heΠ 1 providθ d they organised the eventually I gave way to 屯 ′ ll, we went to camp。 I darρ not men缸 on camp themselves。 some of the m`takes that were made for fear of shocking into li’
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