Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-04-04
THE BOY SCOUTS
COURT OF HONOR
Fifteen Scouts Qualify for the
renderfOot Degree.
PERSONNEL OF LOCAL SCOUTS
The Oath and What it Imphes-An
Outline Of the Scout Move
ment.

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Three local troops of the Boy Scouts
are now holding regular weekly meet
ings. and about sixty boys in all have
ShC wn steady attention 10 the work.
With the coming of spring wealth
er, there is gederal interest in the
proposed hikes and field work, and it
is planned to give much attention to
this through the spring, summer and
early fall. During the winter the
instruction has been along the line
of first aid to the injured, in which
Dr. Washington c. Claude has given
number of talks and demonstra-
tions. and in signaling by the Myer
wig-wag code, in which a number of
the scouts have made good progress.
At a meeting of the court of he nor
held Monday night, fifteen of the
Scouts qualified for the 'tenderfoot
degree. This is in addition to the
twelve who qualified some time ago.
Those who qualified Monday evening
are Vintou Phillips, Gust 4vus w.
Sears, Reginald Hughes, Howard
Gates, Robert ScuItz, Herbert Beavin,
Washington c. Claude, Jr., Conrad
Johnson, Ogden Dahis, James H.
Barrett, Melvin T. Saflield, Joseph
Daniels, Odell Peterson, Thomas Day
and Llewellyn Hail. Further exam.
nations will be held on Monday and
Tuesday evenings of next week.
Those in charge of the work here
are very anxious to get all of the
boys now in the various troops
through the tende rfoot degree
promptly. so that all can take up the
second class degree preparation to-
gether. The most difficult require
ments for this degree are the first
aid work and the signaling, a start
in both of which has been made this
winter. Most of the other require
ments are in connection with open-air
work like walking, swimming, field
cooking, etc, along the lints of
which, work will be done this sum-
mer. Another requirement of this
legree is the earning and saving of
at least 81.
The troop which will be probably
No. / is under the direction of Frank
Green 1t has been divided into two
patrols, and Reginald Hughes and
Henry French have been appointed
patrol leaders. A third patrol will
be organized at once. The troop of
which Leslie Klakring is scoutmaster,
consists largely of the boys from the
western portion of the city. 1t has
three patrols all practically filled,
but other patrols will be made up if
additional boys wish to join this
troop. James Barrett, John Muster
man and Earl Brock have been placed
in charge of these patrols. The
work of the third troop has been car
ried en- regularly by the Rev. James
l.. Smiley. There are plans for the
organization of several other troops.
The require nents of the tenderfoot
degree are very simple and are mere
" intended to indicate in a general
way the objects and methods of the
organization and to give the boys an
interest in the work. tt receive
this degree, the Scouts must tie four
approved knots, repeat the Scout
motto, oath and points in che Scout
law, explain the Scout sign, badge
and salute, give the history of the
United States flag and explain the
forms of respect s,due the flag. The
Scout oaths is as follows:
ION my honor | will do my best.
q. To do my duty to God and nv
country, and to obey the Scout law.
y. To help other people at all
times.
"S. To keep myself physically
strong, mentally awake and morally
straight.
By the Scout law, Scout must be
trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friend
ly. courteous, kind, obedient, cheer
full, thrifty, brave, cl san, reverent.
1t is impressed upon all the boys
that they must make a sincere and
determined effort to carry out the re-
quirements of the pledge and the
Scout Law every day of their lives.
If the work of the organization ex-
tends, as there is every reason to be-
lieve it will, in view of its bright
prospects, the standard Of the future
men of Annapolis cannot help but be
raised by impressing such principles
upon the boys of today.
Many of the citizens will receive
letters within the next few days ask
ing them to become members of the
organization. fhe expenses are not
great and there is probably no way in
which little will do so much as in
the Boy Scout movement, as the boys
themselves are encouraged to hear as
much of the expense as possible.
A very active spring and summer
campaign is planned, and some money
is necessary in order to carry out the
work. 1t is particularly desired to
have short camp towards the cl jse
of the summer.
Membership fees may be paid to
Commodore William H. Beehler,
president, DR.. George T. Felimeyer,
treasurer, and Hugh R. Riley anC
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