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Why Covered Bridge?

 

In 1804, when Timothy Palmer was finishing construction on his Permanent Bridge over the Schuylkill River, a Philadelphia jurist named Richard Peters suggested that the bridge would last a good deal longer if its principal parts were covered to prevent rot.  This suggestion was followed, and the Permanent Bridge became the first covered bridge in America. 

 

An uncovered wooden bridge has a life expectancy of 10 to 15 years; an uncovered wooden bridge treated with a chemical preservative has a somewhat longer life.  But a properly roofed bridge should last almost indefinitely.  One would like to think of our District in the same way when it comes to scouting.  When a boy enters scouting, he finds leaders who will protect him and who instill in him the scouting principles.  In our society our boys are exposed to many things that will harm them.  

 

The scouting program is like a covered bridge.  To "prevent rot" the scouting principles gives a boy oaths and laws he can live by.  The covered bridge protects the structural beauty of a bridge.  Scouting enforces the structure given to a boy by his parents and his church and helps prevent the moral deterioration of our society.  These boys will be the future leaders of tomorrow.  The world will be a better place if we can help them understand how important the Scout Oath and Law are and help each one become like a covered bridge that lasts almost indefinitely. 

 

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