And that means that you must have the
scout qualities.
"Scouting is no game to be won or lost, like baseball. After all,
the high award is not for what you _do_ alone, but for what you
_are_. You are not to use scouting as a means to an end.
"In trying for a high award a scout is not running a race with other
scouts. There is no spirit of contest in scouting. To be a hero,
even that is not enough. One must be a _scout_ hero. He must not use
the animals and birds and the woods to help in his quest of glory,
whether it be troop glory or individual glory. He must not ask the
birds and animals to tell him their secrets simply that he may win a
piece of silver or gold to hang on his coat. But he must learn to
be a friend to the birds and animals. For that is true scouting.
"You will notice that on the scout stationery is printed our good
motto, _'Do a good turn daily.'_ There is nothing there about high
awards. Evidently the good turn daily is considered of chief
importance. Nothing can supersede that. It stands above and apart
from all awards. Kindness, brotherliness, helpfulness--there is no
metal precious enough to make a badge for these."
As Mr. Temple turned to take the first award from Mr. Wade the
assemblage broke into wild applause. Perhaps Mr. Warren, sitting among
his disappointed troop, hoped that Mr. Temple's words would be taken to
heart by the absent member.
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