(Great
applause) I think that most scouts, including our young friend in
back, would wish three helpings of Uncle Jeb. (Laughter)
"Coming from the bustling city, as I do, it is refreshing to see
Uncle Jeb for I have never in all my life seen him in a hurry.
(Laughter) All scouts can claim Uncle Jeb, he is the universal award
that every boy scout wears in his heart. (Uproarious applause)
"Scouts, this is a gala day for me. It beats three helpings of
dessert----"
"Sometimes we get four," the irrepressible voice shouted.
"I have been honored by the privilege of coming here to visit you in
these quiet hills----"
A voice: "Sometimes it isn't so quiet."
"and to distribute the awards which your young heroes have earned.
You can all be scouts; you cannot all be heroes. That is well, for
as the old song says, 'When every one is somebody then no one's
anybody.' (Laughter)
"I wonder how many of you scouts who are down for these awards
realize what the awards mean? They are not simply prizes given for
feats--or stunts, as you call them. To win a high honor merely as a
stunt is to win it unfairly. Every step that a scout takes in the
direction of a coveted honor should be a step in scouting. The Gold
Cross is given _not_ to one who saves life, but to a _scout_ that
saves life. Before you can win any honors in this great brotherhood,
you must first be a scout.
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