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Do you sometimes become disheartened in yo讧 r scout work? As you read in your newspapers of border disputes in one place, and massing of tioops in another, as you read of criInes con⒈ n1itted,and the evⅡ of which men seeΠ 1capable,do you sometiInes wOnder if the good you are trying to achieve in your smal1 way is really wOrthˉ
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reward enOugh。 】‘ [oreover I am sure that we are doing much more,and that even though our efforts may seem sη all and puny in the face of the apparent evu which man seems capable of ma~ nufacturing, yet in suFn total we are achieving something beyOnd our ima匪 “ng.Let me l(:〉 :,Lve with you for Christmas this thought which some of you may h皮 ve seen in a recent edition o￡ the ” ‘ ‘ God shook the world Ⅵ厂 Readers E)igest∶ !ˇ
"h a babe,nOt a bomb。 This year we have held our two inter~district competitions, the seniOr compe吐 tion for the P五 nce of Wale⒌ 喻 and the or the Prince of Wales Banner, and the scout sc° ut competition ￡ F∶
competiuon f。 r the Carlton'Γ rophy。
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hese were not held last year
because we were all so busy with our Jamb° rette。 L伐 e meI iInagine most of you have Ⅱ1ixed feehngs about these competitions。 They can lead to a lot of recrirnination, unfair criticism of the
judging, and general Ⅱ feeling between d话 tr忆 ts。 Th诒 泌 n。 t scouting,and thank gookness there has been no sign of this kind Of thing this year。 Both competidons are designed to emphasise and encourage the highest standards in camping and the outdoor acthities whch are the most important part of scouting.If they lˉ
achieve this1hen I am wholeheartedly hl favour o￡
them。