Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-04-13
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sport clean habits and travels with clean
crowd. H. A Scout is reverent. He is reverent
toward God He is faithful in his religious du-
ties and respects the convictions of others in mat
ters of custom and religion.
The Movement Is Nonsectaran.
While Scouts are given definite ideals and
taught that they must distinguish between right
and wrong the teaching they receive is absolutely
nonsectaran. The Boy Scout movement main
tains that the recognition of God the creating
and ruling power of the universe, and the CRATE
full acknowledgment of his guidance, is necessary
in directing the growing boy toward the best type
of American citizenship. It is nonsectarian how
ever in its attitude toward religion It's policy is
that the religious organization institution with
which the Boy Scout is connected shall give the
needed attention to his spiritual life. If he be
Catholic the Catholic church should be the agency
for his religious training If he be Hebrew boy,
then the synagogue will teach him the faith of his
fathers. If he be Protestant, the church of
which he is an adherenr is the proper organiza-
ton to give him an understanding Of the things
that pertain to his allegiance to God.
After studying the Scout law, the next step is
to learn the history of the Stars and Stripes and
the forms of respect due to it. Then comes the
tying of knots. A very practical bit of knowl-
edge, for granny" may spill the contents of the
sugar package. When he has met these require
ments he receives the title Of "Tenderfoot Scout"
and is then entitled TO wear the official insignia
of his rank.
After one months service a tenderfOOt he
may be promoted to second-class Scout as soon
he has learned elementary first aid and bandag
ing the seIpaphore International Morse code
for signaling, how to follow human animal
tracks at the rate of at least half mile in twen-
ty-f1ve minutes, how to cover mile in exactly
twelve minutes by alternately running and walk
ing fifty PAGES; how to knife or Ratchet
without cutting himself or anybody else dam
aging his tool anything else, how to build
a fire in the open, using but two matches at the
most and kerosene anything which he
could not pick up in a virgin wilderness; how to
cook over open fire without kitchen utensils;
how to earn and save money, at least one dollar;
and how to read compass, naming from memory
at least the sixteen principal points
Having earned his second-class badge, he finds
that his trouble-or pleasure, all according to the
point of view-have just begun. A frst-class
Scout must be able to swim fifty yards, earn and
deposit in a public bank at least two dollars;
send and receive message at the rate of sixteen
letters per minute; make trip alone or with
another Scout to point at least, seven miles
away and write an account of the trip; render
first aid; cook variety of palatable dishes
an open fire. draw and read maps;
properly; judge distance size, number height and
weight within 25 per cent describe fully from OBJ
servation trees and plants, especially those which
are especially useful especially harmful fur
nish satisfactory evidence that he has put into
practice in his daily life the principles of the
Scout oath and law; and enlist boy trained by
himself as a tenderfOot
And that is not ALL Having become drst-class
Scout, he is eligible to merit badges and
there are enough of these to keep him busy until
he has grandchildren enough to make troop by
themselves Each merit badge represents con-
siderable start in some trade, profession, voca-
ton, or avocation, among them architecture, art,
astronomy beekeeping, blacksmithing, business.
camping electricity forestry poultry keeping, and
surveying
The Scout Handbook.
In order to place in the hands of Scouts and
Scout workers concise statement of the ideals
of the movement and the activities approved of
and encouraged by the movement, textbook of
the organization. the Handbook has been pre-
pared This is now In the fifteenth edition. 1t
has been again and again revised and improved.
Our country's most popular Juvenile Is not, as
might be supposed. Robinson Crusoe" or "Treas-
ure Island" but the Handbook for Boys pub
lished by the Boy Scouts of America Within the
last two years, there have been published more
than 100000 copies of this book, and it is good
guess that more copies have been sold than have
been sold of both Treasure Island" and Robinson
Crusoe" together during the same period Indeed,