Boy Scouting sets high standards

To the editor:Not enough credit, praise or honor could ever be given to the Boy Scouts. Don't forget that. Our nation is indeed honored and blessed in having such a worthy and rewarding organization that continues to build fine citizens and is fundamental in so many ways.

Do you know there are a number of Boy Scout orders with similar interests, but each is different in its own way? Or that the Order of the Arrow is the Scouts' national honor society? I learned that and more history of the Scouts sent to me recently from my nephew in Tulsa, Okla., who still observes his Scout honors.

News recently gave an excellent account of the Order of the Arrow taking a major part in the cleaning and planting at the Conservation Department Nature Center. A 30-degree temperature did no hinder their work in any way. Such is the dedication and spirit of a Boy Scout.

I am sure not many today are aware that 11 of the 12 men who walked on the moon were Scouts.

Former President Gerald Ford once said he could say without hesitation that because of Scouting principles he was a better athlete, a better naval officer, a better congressman and a better-prepared president. What a beautiful statement. It would be hard to beat those words.

PAULA E. KEMPE, Cape Girardeau