Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-01-12
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the scout program, to his physical,
mental, and moral development.
The Local Council through scout
ing makes an asset OF the boy; II
makes him cooperative with the COM
munity's interest; it places value on
the minority years of his citizenship
life: it gives him something to do.
Ii teaches him to do things for him
| self: it makes him self-reliant, cour-
tageous, and manly; and the commun-
Atys interest in the healthful, normal,
IGoral development of the boy as such
holds out to him its laurel wreath OF
approval and works with him.
Statistics give convincing evidence
that the minority years OF boys lie
are the most impressionabie years IN
his citizenship training, and that boys
are in greater danger of being lost
from good citizenship i'll their MINOR
ity years, than in the years after they
have attained their majority. Scout
ing begins with boy when lie is
twelve years old,-in the school per-
iod OF his life,-thus making it pos
sble for the Local Council 10 ascer-
tain the number OF boys IN the COM
munity who are eligible to become
SC outs, and who would be benefited
by the scouting program.
The Boy Scouts OF America after
meeting certain requirements are
first enrolled as tenderfoots. Other
examinations must be passed before
thev can be promoted to second-class
Scouts, and still harder tests must be
met before they can graduate into
first-class Scouts. The requirements
of the tendcrfoot, second-class, and
frst-class Scout are as follows:
To become a scout boy must he
at least twelve years OF age and must
-, No fn1lnyNtu0
/. Know the scout law, sign. sa-
lutte, and significance of the badge.
p Know the composition and his
tory of the national flag and the Gus
tomary forms OF respect due to it:
a. Tie four out OF the following
knots: square or reef, sheet-bend,
bowline, fisherman's. sheep-shank,
halter. Glove hitch, timber hitch, or
two half stitches.
He then takes the scout oath, is en-
rolled as a tenderfoot. and is entitled
TO wear the tenderfoot badge.
To become second-class scout,
tenderfoot must pass, to the satisfac-
tion of the recognized local scout au
thorities, the following tests:
/. AT least one months service as
tenderfoot.
2 Elementary first aid and BAN
daging: know the general direction
for first aid for injuries; know treat
ment for faintinu shock, fractures,
bruises, sprains, injuries in which the
skin is broken, burns, and scalds;
demonstrate how to carry injured and
the use of the triangular and roller
bandages and tourniquet.
3. Elementary signaling; Know the
semaphore, or American Morse. or
Mycr alphabet.
!. Track half mile in twenty-five
minutes; or. If in town, describe sat
isfactorily the contents of one store
window out OF four observed for one
minute each.
5. Go a mile in twelve minutes at
scouts pace-about fifty steps run
ming and fifty walking, alternately.
o. Use properly knife or hatchet.
T. Prove ability to build n fire in
the open, using not more than two
matches.
8, Cook a quarter OF a pound OF
meat and two potatoes in the open
without the ordinary kitchen cooking
utensils.
9. Earn and deposit at least one
dollar in 4 public bank.
10. Know the sixteen principal
points OF the compass.
To become first-class scout, the
sccond-class scout must pass the fol-
lowing tests:
I. Swim fifty yards.
2. Earn and deposit at least two
dollars in public bank.
3. Send and receive message by
semaphore, or American Morse, or
Myter alphabet, sixteen letters per
minute.
4. Make a round trip alone Cor with
another SCOUT to point at least sew
en- miles away, going on foot or row.
ing boat, and write satisfactory &C
count OF the trip and things observed.
s. Advanced first aid: Know the
methods for panic prevention; what
to do in case of FIRE and ice, electric
and gas accidents; how to help in
case of runaway horse, mad dog or
snake bite; treatment for dislocations.
Inconsistencies, poisoning. fainting,
apoplexy, sunstroke, heat exhaustion,
and freezing; know treatment for
sunburn, ivy poisoning, bites and
stings, nosebleed, earache, toothache,
inflammation or grit i'll eye. cramp or
stomach ache and chills; demonstrate
artificial respiration.
9. Prepare and cook satisfactorily,
in the open. without regular kitchen
utensils, two of the following arti-
cles as may be directed: Eggs, bacon,
hunters stew. fish, fowl. game, pam
cakes. hoe cake. biscuit. hardtack or
a twist" baked on a stick: explain
to another boy the methods followed.
j. Read a map correctly, and draw
from field notes made on the spot,
an Ineligible rough sketch map. in
dicating by their proper marks inn
rortant buildings, roads. trolley lines,
main landmarks. principal elevations,
etc. Point out 4 compass direction
without the help of the compass.
g. Use properly an axe Tor telling
-. ,-;y,,u,;ur, ftrht timber pr prpdurt.