The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-29
What is a Boy Scout?
A Glimpse Of The Lie Of the Boy Who lifelong.
From HE Roy Sconts Of Ame,iea Handbook SUGGESTED
BY The Organizers of Me Boy Scout
Increment in America


alert to preserve his safety and
that OF others. He knows what TO DO
in case of fore, panic or shipwrcck;
he trains his mind to direct and his
Dody 10 act In all emergencies
he sets an example of resourceful-
ness, GOODNESS. and courage and
considers the safety of others be
lore that OF himself. He is especially
considerable of the helpless and weak
A scout can make himself known
10 brother scout wherever he mag
be by method which only scouts
can know. He has brothers in every
city in the Land and IN every c0nn.
Try in the world. Wherever he goes
he can give his signs and be as
sured of friendly welcome He
can talk, with brother scout with
ont making a sound or he can make
known his message by initiating the
click OF telegraph key
a scout is kind to everything thai
lives. He knows that horses, dogs
md cats have their rights and he
respects them. A scout prides him
self upon doing good turns" and
no day in his life is complete un-
less he has been of aid to some
1erson.
A scout does not run away Or
call for help when an accident oc-
| ours. If person is cut. he knows
how to stop the flow of blood and
| Gently and carefully bind up the
wound. If a person is burned. his
| knowledge tells him how to alleviate
ne suffering. If anyone is dragged
unconscious from the water a scout
| at once sets to work TO restore
| respiration and circulation. He
| knows that not one minute can be
lost.
A scout knows that people ex
| oect more of him than they do
| f other boys. He governs his con
| luct so that no word of reproacil
an truthfully be brought against
he great brotherhood to which he
has pledged his loyalty. He seeks
always to make the word Scout
WORTHY of the respect of people
whose opinions have value. lie
wears his uniform worthily.
scout knows his city as wei
as he knows the trails in the for
| ests. He can guide a strange;
where he desires to go, and this
| knowledge of short cuts saves him
many needless step. He knows
where the police stations are 10
Gated wheer the fire-alarm boxes
are placed, where the nearest doc
tor lives, where the hospitals are
and what is the quickest way tc
reach them. He knows the names OF
he city officials and the nature OF
heir duties. A scout is proud o;
his city and freely offers his services
when he can help.
scout is a patriot and is always
ready to serve his country at a
minutes notice. He loves Old Glory
If Offering it respect He never
permits its folds to touch the ground
| He knows how his country is gov
| 9rned and who are the men in high
| authority. He desires a strong body
an alert mind and an unconquarahle
spirit so that he may serve his coun
Try in any need. He patterns his
life after great Americans who had
high sense OF duty and who have
| served the nation well.
/ scout cho .st' as his motto "iie
Prepared, and he seeks to prepare
himself for any .iin5 to re5c - u
companion. to ford stream to
gather firewoo1, > help strangers
to distinguish light from wrong.
to serve his felsoWmen, his c0un-
Iiiepared.'
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