Q: What means do you use to encourage this movement?

A: The activity carried on by the Guides, and the clear moral standard in the promise and law just mentioned, are the greatest advertisement for the movement — in addition to the publicity given by the educational institutions. And the cultural treaty among the coun-tries of the Arab League stipulated, in its fourth article, that cultural excursions must be encouraged, and likewise the scouting movement and athletic excursions.

Q: Let us pass now to the inter-national scouting gatherings and camps. What is the extent of their influence, and of their necessity?

A: These international gatherings are called either the International Jamboree or the International Rover Moot. It is enough to say that thousands of Scouts or Rovers gather in one place, representing the countries of the whole world; the Scout of every land comes to know his brother Scout, and each, from every community and creed, his brother of the remaining creeds. And here the committee of the Seventh World Jamboree, held in Austria last month (from August 3 to 13, 1951), addressed an invita-tion to Scouts in all parts of the world, saying: "The Jamboree of 1951 in Austria is the Jamboree of simplicity. Brother Scout, we shall find no vast buildings, for we wish

to practice our skill at building with timber. We shall not stroll amid glittering lights, for we want to see the moon and the stars. We shall not trouble your ears with loudspeakers and phonograph records, for we want to hear our own voices, the voices of our hearts. We shall not regard you as separate groups, for the ruling idea is the Jamboree."

— What does this word mean, Miss In'am?

— It means friendship and under-standing among all peoples, all races, and all communities...

Q: We often hear from the Scouts the name Gilwell Park; what is that?

A: On July 25, 1919, "MacLaren de Bois" officially presented Gilwell Park to the Chief Scout, Baden-Powell, who conferred on him the Silver Wolf, the highest of scouting decorations. As for this spot of earth, it is among the places that leave an immortal and deep impression on the spirit of all who pass through it. Gilwell Park was at that time a group of buildings, ringed by spacious structures, separated from London by a few kilometers; and ever since Baden-Powell became Lord Gilwell, this spot has become, in the Scouts' expectation, the world center of Scouting. Baden-Powell held train-ing courses and camps for leaders of the boys and leaders of the Wolf

Cubs from 1919 and 1921, while the Rover leaders had to wait until 1926; and in consequence of the success of this training method, it took on a worldwide form.

Q: There is another famous name in Switzerland which I cannot quite recall...

A: Kandersteg — the model Swiss village; fortune favored me, and I visited it two years ago. It lies in an enchanting spot in the very heart of the Swiss Alps, on the side of a mountain exceeding four thousand meters in height, crowned with snows and clothed with broad forests. The village itself stretches at an altitude of nearly a thousand meters above sea level, surrounded by small, beautiful lakes; the electric railway reaches it, and it has broad farms, roads, brooks, and enchanting waterfalls. It is famous, too, for its underground tunnel, ten miles in length and counted the third of its kind in the world. As for Kandersteg's fame in Scouting: the Scouts bought a "chalet" there in 1923, whose situation helped to make it a world scouting summer resort, and wings were built for every country, furnished according to its national traditions and customs. A short while later, near the Boy Scouts' palace, another palace was built for the Girl Guides; thus the scouting family was made complete, and Kandersteg became a spot dear in the eyes of Scouts.