The Washington times., 1913-07-06

For giving the boys creQlI lot teSls
passed by the scouts during the sum-
mer, whether they are away on vaca-
ton, working, busy with home duties,
or with nothing to do but scouting
These results will be posted at head
quarters of Troop l. in the 7. M. c. A
and will show the standing of the
scouts, the work they are doing during
vacation and also how they are pro-
crossing in their scout work.
These points will be classified as follows:
Group /, points based on scoutship tests
For second class scout ,one point; for
first class scout, two points; for becom-
ing a second class scout. five points;
for becoming a first class scout, ten
points; for each merit badge test OBJ
tained, ten points.
In order to provide for all scouts,
those who already have passed first and
second class examinations will be given
points for passing the tests once each
year.
Group 2Points based on merit badge
tests. There are fifty-seven Of these,
each one requiring the doing of certain
things. Passing of examination in all
Of these provides eligibility for the
merit badge. In order to encourage
work among the boys, 1t is proposed
to grant one point to the scout doing
the work for any one of the things re-
Quired. This provides a basis of reck-
oning for each merit badge test.
Eight for Agriculture.
Agriculture requires the doing of eight
things, and this provides an opportun.
ity for the scout to obtain eight points
on his summer record. Angling re-
Quires five things, and gives five points
Archery four things and four points
and SO on as follows:
Architecture three; art, eight; as
uonomy, three; athletics, two things tc
be done and the granting Of one addi-
tional point for each test passed in 3
class, fifteen; automobiling, five; avia
ton. three; bee farming, three; black
smithing, four; bugling, one; business
five; camping. five points for the de-
tails of the test, ten points for making
fire without matches, one point for max
ing waterproof tent, one point for
building open fire in wind and rair
with material found out of doors, one
squad hitch. one point for knowing
six Indian legends, one point for know
ing twenty-five signs of sign language
total, nineteen points.
Carpentry, four points, and an addi
tonal point for making each creditablt
piece of furniture: total. five points
chemistry, nine points; civics, clever
points; conservation. five points; cook
ing. one point; craftsmanship, on.
point, and one for each creditable piect
Of craftsmanship of wood, metal
leather. or basketry; total, two points
cycling, five points. with one point fol
each different trip made with repor'
and map; total six points; dairying
four points; electricity, seven points
firemanship, eight points; first aid
twelve points; first aid to animals, foul
points.
Forestry. five points, and one point
for each of ten trees or shrubs of which
the leaf is pressed, mounted and cor
rectly named; total, thirteen points
Gardening, five points, identify ten com.
mon weeds, tell how to eradicate
them. identify ten harmful bugs and
tell how to eradicate them, carry or
some type of experimental gardening
each one point: keep record of costs
and financial results for one season. one
point; total. nine points
Points for Handicraft.
Handicraft. three points. and one poin,
additional for any other example OF
handicraft of similar value; total, thir.
teen points.
Horsemanship. ten points; interpreta.
tion, three points; invention. ten points
for each article invented; leather work.
ing. three points; life saving, -four
points: machinery, two points; work
manship, one point; masonry. six points
mining, two points, and one point fol
each FIVE minerals Or rocks correctly rec.
ognized; total, thirteen points, Music
three points: ornithology, one point fol
each twenty birds recognized as pei
handbook. one point for each ten birds
inf hof
as per handbook; total. thirteen points
painting. six points; pathfinding, eight
points.
Personal health, eight points, and ir
addition sleep out Of doors on porch
or In camp each month, one point; fol
each two miles at a stretch walked
daily for a month, one point; for each
different ten miles walked consecutivelS
or fully reported or with sketch map
one point; for each different climb Ci
100 feet reported on with map, one
point; proper care of teeth, daily fol
one month, one point; taking bath oil
swim every day for one month, ont
point; nonuse of tea Or coffee. each
month, one point; total, fifteen points.
Photography, two points, and one
point additional for each animal or per
son taken; total, three points; pioneer
ing, six points; plumbing, four points
poultry farming. five points; printing
five points; public health, eight points
scholarship, one point for each good
mark obtained, and during the prelimi
nary term, two points for each excel
lent; total, ten points.
Nine for Seamanship.
Sculpture two points; seamanship
nine points with additional point 70
rowing or padding fifteen miles con
secutively and reporting with sketcl
map, one point for each different trip
sailing a boat without help or advic
ten miles and return. one point; operat
motor boat without help for fifty mile
and report with map, one point for eaci
trip: building canoe or boat, one point
total, thirteen points
Signaling, three points: sending mes
sage of twenty-five words over one mile
one point, and an additional point 70
each added mile stations are apart, tota
five points; stalking, one point for eacl
photo as per handbook; one point 70
each fifteen flowers. ferns. grasses o
for each ten insects as per handbook
o. each five land shells. ten freshwate
shells or twenty sea shells found an,
gems named; also one point for eac!
ten as per handbook, total 100 points
surveying, FIVE points and an extra poin
for ability to read and interpret topo
graphic map, total six points; swim
ming, four points, and one additiona
point for each quarter mile swan con
tinuously; one point for bringing up GU
from bottom in eight feet of water an