英國少年團規律_青年雜誌第一卷第五號

英國少年團規律

　　李穆譯

　　一團員須顧全體面設團員所雲。質以己之名譽者。則應遵行其言。不啻極莊嚴之宣誓。

　　或團長向團員雲。予信用汝克任此事。團員勢必竭其能力。以圖報命。並不可有絲毫他念系戀於心。

　　設團員不顧體面而說謊語。或未能遵命而行。彼應將徽章繳呈。不得再掛。並除藉不得為團員。

　　二凡團員應效忠于國王長官父母國家及主人。排萬難以擁護之。無論何人。凡為上列諸人之仇敵。或加以惡言者。團員須力抗之。

　　三團員之義務。在效用於他人而扶助之。

　　無論何事當前。團員須盡其分內應盡之義務。甚至犧牲其自身之歡樂、愉快、安全。亦所不顧。有時兩事同至。勢難立決從違。處此地位。團員必當自省。孰為吾之義務。此即孰為最有益於人之事。而決行之。團員無論何時。常存一救死扶傷之念。並每日須盡力為人試行一二方便。

　　四團員應以朋友之誼待眾人。以兄弟之情待他團員。其人之屬於社會何種階級非所問也。

　　設遇他團員。即絕不相識者。亦必與之接談。且量力相助。代為服務。或推食食之。凡彼有所求。必竭能以應之。團員萬不可有驕諂心。有驕諂心者。即嫌貧愛富之人也。團員逢人皆善視之。且為之盡力。

　　印度人稱少年團曰「奇姆」。即「四海之內皆朋友」之意也。此種名稱。乃團員皆應博得者。

　　五團員須知禮儀。無論何人。皆須接之以禮。於婦孺老弱殘廢之人。尤須格外致敬。且不可因扶助或恭敬他人而得報酬。

　　六團員應惠及動物。盡力救護蓄類。使免於痛苦。不可無故殺生。雖一蠅之微。亦天之生物。殺蓄類以充食。則不在此例。

　　七團員須服從命令對於父母巡長團長。均須服從無異詞。

　　設團員受令。心中雖不願。亦必如陸海軍人之例。遵令行事。因遵令行事。乃其義務也。事畢之後。始可陳情抗辯。受令時必須立即遵行。軍紀乃爾也。

　　八團員無論遭何境遇。均須淺笑微吟。一經受命。即應喜樂敏捷以從之。不得有遲疑乞憐情狀。

　　團員不可見難生畏。亦不可互相抱怨。有時見逐。亦不得妄發誓言。

　　有時與操時相左。或有人故意誤之。（團員不應出此。）或處煩悶境遇。團員必勉作笑容。自歌自詠。其庶幾乎近之。

　　殊於危險之際。團員既樂且歌以行。此匪徒自娛樂。且可鼓舞他人。犯發誓或惡語者。罰以冷水一杯。由他團員傾入犯者袖內。此法乃三百年前英國斥堠隊隊長約翰司密士所擬。

　　九團員宜儉。能省一辦尼。即須省下存儲銀行。以備綴業時。得以自給。不至遺累他人。或有餘時亦可應他人之需。

　　十團員之思想、言語、行為。均須潔淨。故對於蠢然無知之青年。言語不潔者。須鄙視之。而自身之言語思想行為。宜深加防範以免污染。少年團者。即光明磊落之丈夫也。

　　The Boy Scout Law.

　　(1) A SCOUT'S HONOUR IS TO BE TRUSTED.

　　If a Scout says "on my honour it is so, " that meansthatitisso,just as if he had taken a most solemn oath.

　　Similarly, if a Scout officer says to a Scout,"Itrustyouonyour honour to do this,"the Scout is bound to carry out theordertothe very best of his ability, and to let nothinginterferewithhisdoing so.

　　If a Scout were to break his honour by telling a lie,orbynotcarrying out an order exactly when trusted on his honour to do so,hemay be directed to hand over his Scout badge, andnevertowearitagain. He may also be directed to cease to be a Scout.

　　(2)A SCOUT IS LOYAL TO THE KING, and to his officers, andtohisparents, his country, andhisemployers. Hemuststicktothemthrough thick and thin against anyone who is their enemy orwhoeventalks badly of them.

　　(3) A SCOUT'S DUTY IS TO BE USEFUL AND TO HELP OTHERS.

　　And he is to do his duty before anythingelse, eventhoughhegives up his own pleasure, or comfort, or safety to doit. Whenindifficulty to know which of two things to do, hemustaskhimself,"Which is my duty?" - that is, "Which is best for other people?" -anddo that one. He must Be Prepared at any time to save life, or tohelpinjured persons. And he must tryhisbesttodoagoodturntosomebody every day.

　　(4) A SCOUT IS A FRLEND TO ALL,ANDABROTHERTOEVERYOTHERSCOUT, NO MATTER TO WHAT SOCIAL CLASS THE OTHER BELONGS.

　　Thus, if a Scout meets another Scout, even thoughastrangertohim, he must speak to him, and help himinanywaythathe can,either to carry out the duty he is then doing, or by giving him food,or,as far as possible, anything that he may be in want of, Ascoutmust never be a SNOB. A snobisonewholooksdownuponanotherbecause he is poorer, or who is poor and resentsanotherbecauseheis rich. A Scout accepts the other man as he finds him, and makesthebest of him.

　　"Kim,"the Boy Scout, was called by the Indians "Littlefriendofall the world,"and that is the name that every Scout shouldearnforhimself.

　　(5) A SCOUT IS COURTEOUS: That is, heispolitetoall —butespecially to womenandchildren, andoldpeopleandinvalids,cripples, &. and he must not take anyrewardforbeinghelpfulorcourteous.

　　(6) A SCOUT IS A FRIEND TO ANIMALS. He should save them as faraspossible from pain, and should not killany animal unnecessarily,evenif it is only a fly—for it is one ofGod'screatures. Killingananimal for food is allowable.

　　(7) A SCOUT OBEYS ORDERSofhisparents, patrolleader, orScoutmaster without question.

　　Even if he gets an order he does not like he must doassoldiersand sailors do, he must carry it out all the same becauseitishisduty, and after he has done it hecancomeandstateanyreasonsagainst it, but hemustcarryouttheorderatonce. Thatisdiscipline.

　　(8) A SCOUT SMILES And WHISLES under all circumstances. Whenhe,gets an order he should obey it cheerily and readily, not in aslow,hang-dog sort of way.

　　Scout never grouse at hardships, nor whineateachother, norswear when put out.

　　When you just miss a train, or someone treadsonyourfavouritecorn—not that a Scout ought to have such thingascorns —orunderany annoying circumstances, you shouldforceyourselftosmileatonce, and then whistle a tune, and you will be all right.

　　A Scout goes about with a smile on and whiltling.Itcheershimand cheers other people, especially in time of danger,forhekeepsit up then all the same.

　　The punishment for swearing orusingbadlangugeisforeachoffence a mug of cold mater to be poured downtheoffender'ssleeveby the other Scout. It was the punishment invented by the oldBritishScout, Captain John Smith, three hundred yearsago.

　　(9) A SCOUT IS THRIFTY, that is, he saves every penny he can,andputs it into the bank, so that he may have money to keep himsslfwhenout of work, and thus not make himself a burden to others, or thathemay have monny to give away to others when they need it.

　　(10) A SCOUT IS PURE IN THOUGHT, WORD, ANDDEED, thatis, helooks down upon a silly youth who talks dirt,and he does not let himself give way to temptation, either to talk it, or to think, or to do anything dirty.

　　A Scout is pure and clean-minded and manly.

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