Scouting's founder, Baden Powell, once said, "The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light.

On February 8, 1910, Boyce and a group of leaders founded the Boy Scouts of America.

The statue is inscribed, "To the Unknown Scout Whose Faithfulness in the Performance of the Daily Good turn Brought the Scout Movement to the United States of America."

Members incorporating these ideals into their daily lives at home, at school, in their religious life, and in their neighborhoods, for example, are said to have Scout spirit.Scoutmasters and Boards of Review must be careful in how they measure it: Evaluating Scout spirit will always be a judgment call, but through getting to know a young man and by asking probing questions, we can get a feel for it.

We can say however, that we do not measure Scout spirit by counting meetings and outings attended.