El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-05
Three Glasses of scouts.

There are three classes OF scouts
among the Boy Scouts of America.
The first is the Tenderfoot, for boys
under twelve or older If they have
not the required qualifications for the
second class scout, which is the next
in rank and calls for at least a
months service as a TehGerfoOt, the
ability to use a knife and Ratchet
properly, to build a fire in the opeh
without using more than two matches.
TO know the sixteen points of the
compass and several other qualifica-
ions Ihe First Class scout must be
able to swim at least fifty yards, to
understand advanced first aid to the
injured, to read map correctly and to
draw a rough sketch map, to describe
ten species of trees and plants from
observation, including poison ivy, to
Judge distance, size and weight with
ing 20 percent of accuracy TO furnish
evidence that he has put into daily
practice the principles of the scout
oath and law and TO enlist a boy
trained by himself as a Tenderfoot-
Eac9s troop of Boy Scouts is named
after the place TO which il belongs
and is made up of two or more patrals.
Each patrol in a troop is named after
some animal or bird such as the Wolf
RaJrOI, the Hawk or the RatrleSnake
Patrol. When a boy becomes a First
Class scout he may qualify for merit
badges which are to be awarded by
the Court of Honor of the Local
Councils. These honOrs are awarded
for skill in various industries, crafts, I
athletics, scholarship, Hfe-saving and
other achievements The Archibald I
Butt troop of WASHINGTON which is /
newly organized has devised a special I
merit badge Of silver, mounted upon /
blue ribbon as the highest honor upon |
thelr uSL EnlS badge bears a pOr-
trait of Major Butt and is in great ,
demand among the boys in the troop {
bearing his name. In addition 10 1
these are the honor medals which are /
awarded by the National Council. Five /
merit badges entitle a Scout to a Life /
Scout badge, ten entitle him to Star /
Scout badge and twenty-One entitle /
him to an eagle scout badge which (
has so far only been awarded TO one /
boy, Arthur E EIdred of Long Is
land The first life-Saving badge was !
recently awarded to Vincent Devin-
ney, member of the Bear Patrol Of 4
Olivet troop No. 3, OF the Boy Scouts /
Of America in st. Paul Devinney /
saved a boy from drowning after 4
much difficulty and restored him to I
consciousness by the means Of resus-
citation he had learned as part Of his
Scout craft
In order to fulfill their promise TO
be helpful and kind the Scouts are
continually on the lookout for chances
to do good turn for some one This
means that nearly a million good
turns are done each day as a result OF :
the Scout movement Usually the
boys do not stop with one. They are
acquiring the habit of helpfulness and
kindness so that they perform these
acts almost unconsciously To begin
the Jay a OCouL viii 4edfe MS neck
tie outside of his vest with a knot !
tied in il until he has performed his
good turn or he may wear his badge
until he has accomplished [
In this way, he is reminded OF an OBJ
legation to be fulfilled, so is on the /
alert for anything from removing J
banana skin from the pavement of
piece of broken glass from an auto
mobile track to some larger deed the
need for which may develop unex-
pectedly.
Tomorrow-Boy Scout Campers