The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-05-04
By Fred Allen.

No movement of recent years has
so completely won the love Of bows
as has the Boy Scout founded by
Lieutenant-General Baden-P Powell of
the English army. 1t has done so
because it touches at once the heart
and the Imagination. In its dress,
its drills, its games, its objects, it
Jumps perectly with the feelings Of
the boy who loves Robinson Crusoe,
The Last of the Mohicans, Jim Haw-
kins, who sailed to Treasure Island,
hunters and tlappe.'s Of the back
VI, DDS, and all wnp sit about the
carp fires in lonev pIa." of the
osith. It is mos ement which aims
az making aIl bcys brothers and
frisnls end is eEG IS good cities.
sbro it is a foe to no1e save the
snob, the sneak aud the toaIy. In
two and a half years 100000 boys
enrolled. The only equipment need
ed is the outdoors, group of boys
and leader.
In order to become a Scout, the
boy takes upon himself the follow
ing obligation:
"On my honor I promise that l
will do my best to do my duty to
God and my country"
"To help other people at all
times.'
"To obey the Scouts Law"
There are three classes, or de-
grees Of the Boy Scouts: Tender
foot, the Second Class, and First
Class.
To become a Tenderfoot a boy
must know the composition of the
flag, its history, and the proper way
to fly it: the nine points of the
Scout Law, the signs and salute,
four Of the standard knots; the reef,
sheet bend, Glove hitch. bowline.
middleman s, and sheephank.
To become Second Class Scout q
boy must serve at least one month
as a Tenderfoot, be able to lay and
light fire, using not more than
two matches, know the sixteen points
of the compass, be able to 60
mile in II minutes at scouts pace.
He must know the primary princip-
les Of first aid and bandaging, be
able to track a mile in fifty minutes,
cook quarter of a pound of mest
and two potatoes without other
cooking utensils than the regulation
scout kit, and have a bank account
in some savings bank.
In order to pass as First Class
Scout he must pass the following
tests in addition to those Of the
Tenderfoot and Second Class Scout.
1. Swim fifty yards.
2. Signalling. Send ar1 receive
messages either in semaphore or
Morse, sixteen letters per minute.
8. Go on foot, or row boat, alone
to a point seven miles distant; or
| if a vehicle or on horseback 60 a
distance of fifteen miles and return
and write a report Of the trip.
4. Show how to save life in two
lcf the following eases: Fire,
drowning, runaway, sewer gas, lee
breaking, or bandsge an injured per-
son, or receive one apparently
drowned.
5. Cook satisfactorily two out Of
the following dishes, IS may be dir
ected: Porridgs, bacon, hunters
stew, or skin and cook . rabbit, or
pluck and cook bird, also make q
"damper" Of half pound Of aour
Tor q sttwistv baked on 9 stick.
| 6. Read q map correctly, and
draw an intelligent sketch map.
Point out q compass direction with
out the aid Of compass.
z. Use an axe for telling or trim
ming light timber, or as an alterna-
Tive, produce an article Of carpentry
or joinery or metal work made by
himself satisfactorily.
)! 8. Judge distances, size, height,
numbers and height within Is per.
cent error.
i 9. Bring Tenderfoot trained al
by himself, in the points required
for a Tenderfoot.
The nine points Of the Scout Law
provide that:
A scouts honor is inviolate;
! A scout is loyal to his country, hil