[To SHE EDITOR 01 THE "SPECTATOR."' SIR, — May I say that
I agree absolutely with the Scout- master who wrote "The Honour of a Scout" in your issue of April 19th? I have had my troop now for two years, and can endorse every word be says about the Scout ideal making a vital difference in boys' characters. The following little incident may serve as an illustration. Scene : Our Scout club-room before practice, I alone in the room ; out- side several boys larking, two Scouts amongst them. Suddenly through the open door hurtled a boy's cap, which I temporarily confiscated. Soon after one of the Scouts came in, and I asked him if he had thrown the cap. Scarlet and shamefaced, he answered, after a pause, "Well, Miss, I— 'elped" ; another pause, then his eyes met mine, and, with an inimitable wink, " Shouldn't 'a told you that a year ago, Miss ! " He had realized the meaning of the question asked at his admission: "Do you know what a Scout's honour means ? It means that a Scout can be trusted to be truthful and honest." Scouting for Boys.—I am, Sir,
M. C. E. W.
Scoutmaster.
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