Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-29

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II Scoutmasters in Honolulu, City an
County of Honolulu, Boy Scouts Q
America-Notice
i At a meeting of the Examinin
Board of the Court OF Honor, he'll
August &c, 1914, it was voted to re
quest all Scoutmasters in this area 4
pass the Three Degrees of Scouthood
Fenderfoot, Second and First Glass
and that our Troop Leaders, Assis
tants, and any scout in good standing
be invited to attend the trials.
The tests will be prescribed by tn,
Court, excepting such members al
wish to be examined. and will b,
strictly confined TO such questions al
are answered in our Boys Handbook
| (for sale at Arleigh'sl, and the passing
mark will be, as in the case of younl
scouts, So per cent.
Beginning September / at 5 p. m.
at the headquarters of Honolulu 5th
Troop, Kawaiahao Lane, oral and prac
teal instruction will be given as fol
lows:
Tenderfoot Tests will be taught by
H. Thompson, F. G., 4-years' service
stripe, p. L., Hon. 9th Troop.
Second Class instruction by Dudly
Pratt, P. L.. Hon. LIST Troop, 3-years'
service stripe, F. c.
First Class instruction by the Scout
Commissioner, Chairman Court of Ho-
nor
Assistant Instructors Scout Pace.
D. Hitchcock, s. c., Hon. 1st. 3-years.
Maps, R. Duncan, p. L., Hon. 9th, 2
years.
Tracking, Harvey Hitchcock, A. p.
L.. Hon. 1st, S-years.
Signaling, International Morse, X.
Boyd, F. G., Hon. 5th, 3-years.
To Citizens.
Any citizen who is interested in
Scouting for Boys, who believes that
a sense of responsibility, self reliance,
devotion to duty and true Patriotism
is teachable, especially to boys, VIII
be welcome to join our ranks, II he
furnish proof OF his fitness Merit
Badges, the mark of proficiency in
any one Of the following Scouting Act
ivities: Hobbies, Talents, Handi.
crafts, can be tried for this year, be-
ginning October at 4 p. m, when
the Court of Honor will be present in
force
These badges are intended to stimu-
late the boys interest In the life
about him and are given for General
knowledge. The wearing OF these
badges does not signify that a scout
is qualified to make his living by the
knowledge gained in securing the
award. Before coming up for exam
nation for Merit Badge there are
certain forms to fill out These must
be sent for by the scout himself, and
must be properly endorsed. The
Court of Honor is on its Honor not
to allow any boy to wear badge who
has not been found, by close obser.
walton, to be good scout.
Scoutmasters may therefore send to
No. 200, 5th Ave, B. s. A. HeadQuar-
tiers for as many Merit Badge Appli-
cation Blanks" as they need. List OF
Subjects: Agriculture, Angling, Arch
cry, Architecture, Art, Astronomy,
Athletics, Automobiling. Aviation, Bee
Farming, Blacksmithing. Bugling.
Business, Camping, Carpentry. Chem
istry, Civics, Conservation. Cooking.
Craftsmanship, Cycling, Dairying
Electricity, Firemanship, First Aid
First Aid to Animals, Forestry, Gard
ening, Handicraft, Horsemanship, In
terpreting, Invention, Leather Work
ing, Life Saving, Machinery. Marks
-. AHo.orrtr AF{nfru Mttcia 10r
anthology. Painting. Pathfinding, Per-
sonal Health, Photography, Pioneer
ing. Plumbing, Poultry Farming. Print
ing, Public Health, Scholarship. Sculp-
ture, Stewardship, Signaling, Stalking,
Surveying. Swimming and Taxidermy.
To win a Merit Badge in any of the
above subjects the scout must pass
certain rigid requirements applicable
in each case. and which require, in
each case, practical knowledge rather
than theory.
The F. C. Scout who qualities for
First Aid, Athletics, Life-saying, Per.
sonal Health and Public Health is a
Life Scout, and may wear this BODICE
on. the Left Arm.
The F. G.. Scout who gains Ten Mer-
it Badges in addition may wear the
Star Scout insignia Twenty-one NJ.
BIS make an EAGLE SCOUT, our
highest rank.
Five thousand five hundred twenty.
one NJ. BIS were issued in 1913; 80
Star Scouts, total Il; 81 Eagle Scouts.
total to Jan. 1st, 1914, a. This num-
Der will probably be doubled this
year. Hawaii is not yet on the map.
With our reorganized Court of Hon
or, already studying the scope of its
duties and handsome list of Engin,
GERS, Mechanics, Experts in various
lines who stand ready to help this
Court as Instructors. hope runs high
that gcodly number Of Honolulu
Scouts VIII be prepared by Oct. 9Th,
next.
Maui having applied for and receiy-
ed charter, and Troop No. lPaia1,
thus changing TO Maui Isl, the new
Kohala Troop VIII Sc hereafter desig
o|od ae Hawaii 9TH until that dis