“The Scoutmaster guides the boy in the spirit of an older brother…. He has simply to be a boy-man, that is: (1) He must have the boy spirit in him: and must be able to place himself in the right plane with his boys as a first step. (2) He must realise the needs, outlooks and desires of the different ages of boy life. (3) He must deal with the individual boy rather than with the mass. (4) He then needs to promote a corporate spirit among his individuals to gain the best results.”Robert Baden-Powell book Aids to ScoutmastershipAids to Scoutmastership (1920)
“It is the Patrol System that makes the Troop, and all Scouting for that matter, a real co-operative matter.”Robert Baden-Powell book Aids to ScoutmastershipAids to Scoutmastership (1920)
“Scouting is not an abstruse or difficult science: rather it is a jolly game if you take it in the right light. In the same time it is educative, and (like Mercy) it is apt to benefit him that giveth as well as him that receives.”Robert Baden-Powell book Aids to ScoutmastershipAids to Scoutmastership (1920) Preface
