The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-19
SCOUT NEWS



Meeting of the Court Of Honor
The court of honor for the city of
fSumter met Monday night with Dr. s.,
n @Edmunds, Or. ID. w. Green ana
NV. M. Levi present. Merit badges
were awarded az follows: Scout
BlAndins upshur, merit badges in
civtcs, public health. swimming, pri-
rate health, firernanship and path
dnder. Scout Sammie Hardy was
awarded merit badges In public
health. firemanship. pathfnding and
personal health. Patrol Leader Har-
ry ]. Ryttenberg was awarded ,ner-
Ih badges for f1remanshfp. public
health, swimming and private health,
Scout Ryttenberg also was sworn in
al q eeterah scout, he having been
4 splendid member OF the scout or.
gahization for the hast .ive years The
record being made by the boy scouts
Of Sumter, is indeed an envtable one.
and' one which the scouts Of our 9th.
or cities Of the state may sit up and
take notice. -' 80 .,
New Point System Adopted.
Last Thursday the regular meeting
Of the scouts Of Troop 1 was held in
the scout room Of the Y. NJ. C. A. The
most important business which came
4eforS this meeting was the approx
inB and adopting OF the new point
syttefn for the scouts OF SrTnter This
point system has been very carefully
srrahsed and revised before being
brought up before the scouts FOR
their Anal adoption, t>
The three scouts who come out with
the highest number Of points for the
next three months win be present.
81 with cash prizes amounting to the
Entn OF $3.50, The scout committee
comp oxed lof Messrs. J. Y. Todd. W. I.
Whitehead ana DR.. u. w. Green have
generously promised these prizes.
AZ this meeting Scout Carleton
Whuden was officially presented with
handsome pair OF field glasses by
Scqutmaster w. NJ Lew, for his hav-
lnk won the sreA&est number Of mer-
It badges during the period from Sep
tetnber list until December sIR.
The stat patroil, OF which Randolph
Guthrie ID patrol leader, was form.
al1y pretSnted with tho badySs for
havinS done the best work or any OF
the patrols during the last quarter.
The, rlew point system which IL to
I 10 Into effect az OF January 1st. FOL-
lows: tf.I
i y (. ,Tcsnderfoot Tests.
| l. Motto SIGN salute. badge and
oia:ws. 2s:' ,..
f. 9. History OF. flag. 10.
q. Knots, 10.
4. Good turn daily. TO-
3. BecOming tenderfoot, 25.
4otai 80. ~ Il.
/. , :, second Class Tests.
1. Thirty days service, 6.
2. First aid and bandgins. is.
8. Signal alphabet, 25.
:. Tickling, 90.
8. scouts pace. Is.
q. Knife and axe, 10.
7. Fire building. 10.
s. Cooking meat and potatoes. is
o. Deposit 800. 10.
10. Boz compass, 20.
IL. Becoming second c+aM
oout. So.
Total. 1876.
First .Class Tests.
l. Sixty days service. 10.
3 Swim flrty yards, Is.
s. Deposit $500, 10.
4. Signaling, 4o
| 8. Fourteen mile hike. 25.
8. Advance first ala. 80.
z. Advance cooking
8. Map, 80.
0. Axe and carpentry, 30.
n. Estimating. e6
II. Nature study. 80.
H.. Practice Of faws, 20.
1S. Recruit training. 20.
IL. Becoming first class scout
100. 49,.
Total. 415.
a. ~, =, Attendance.
1. Attendance at weekly meetings
with uniform and on time. 10.
2. Attendance with uniform and
3. Attendance without uniform
ann on time. S.
I. Attendance without uniform
late, S.
and nte. 3.
8. Perfect attendance for one
month. 80.
s. Perfect attendance for one
quarter. 90.
z. Attendance on hike. 25.
s. Attendance at patrol leaders
meeting, 25,
| 9. Attendance at twice monthly
patrol meetings. so for meetings, less
points for each scout absent.
DtmeIfts.
| ]. Non attendance to special call,
| Z. Failure to obey commands. %.
| q. Failure TO pay dues in two
weeks. 25 points each week.
| 4. Wearing mixed uniform (part
scout and part clvilian) in public, %.
Points for Merit Badge
| l. To vary according to badge
2S.iOD points
| @ Itfe d. Ant oOO