The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-02-09
The Boy Scouts Code.

l. The honor of character, which
is our sacred obligation to keep the
law of our code, is just rs binding
upon US wien we are alone, and there
fore it must control our most pri-
vate acts and secret thoughts.
2. Our duty to God is to do what
we know is right because it i5 right
and for no other reason.
3. Our duty to our Countrywide
OF nation depends upon strength OF
individuals. Our duty to be strong,
so we can serve. We can serve by
helping to raise character. We must
protect our country against desease
carrying pests, flies, mosquitoes, rates
and filth. We should have an intel
lirent trust and confidence in those
in authority.
4. The daily good tarn Is an OBJ
legation of honor intended to teach
us to form the habit CT helping other
people at all times.
S. The faithful performance CT our
everyday duties, for TO other reason
than because it is rig6t, will help US
to be trustworthy in tiracS OF specla'
trial.
6. People who are legal tc the
same laws will always be loyal to
one another, and ioyelty to the scout
lew among all it's members, should
make the Boy Scout Brotherhood d
strengthening and uplifting power.
Z. A Scout must do at least one
good turn to somebody every day.
8. Being friendly means beng
willing to serve any one ct any time
without having any axe OF our own to
grind. .
9. True courtesy creates kind OF
sunshine in which good things flour
isb.
10. Politeness is to do and say,
tho kindest thing in the kindest way.
II. "A Scout is kind to ANIMALS.
A Scout is supposed to have train
ed his Intelligence by observation SO
that he can appreciate the difference
between the coarscr and the hne
things of nature.
IL. A. Scout is obedient. 1t IS
very common thing for boys to think
that they cannot do things when the
truth is that they don't want to.
13. A Scout is cheerful.
The Scouts smile is not only con-
nected with his manners, but with
his conscience, his endurance, and his
strength of heart.
IA. A Scout is thrifty. He does
not destroy property. He works
Faithfully, wastes nothing, and makes
the best of his opportunities. He
saves his money so that he may pay
his own way, be generous to those
in need. and helpful to worthy OBJ
jects.
Is. A good Scout would lose more
than half the pleasure of their lives
II their habits of voluntary helpful
ness were turned into profitable
business.
16. A Scout is brave. He has not
only physical but normal courage.
A brave man does not carry chip
or his shoulder, but is patient Of in
suit unless it injuries some one else.
IT. When you walk up to anything
you are afraid Of, you usually find
that it is perfectly harmless.
1s. A Scout is clean. He keeps
clean in body, and thought, stands for
clean speech, clean sport, clean habits,
and travels with a clean crowd.
10. A Scout is revercnt. He is
feithful to his religious duties and
respects the convictions of others in
matters of custom and religion.
Loyalty to that form of religion from
which we receive the most help to
keep us strong is en- important duty
urder the scout law.
20. We may say that reverence
brings with it deep and lasting joy
associated with appreciation and graf
itude for all the great and lovely
things of life.
81. Be prepared! means know be-
forehand, as far as possible, what
your difficulties are gcing to be, in
order that you may be strong to
conquer them successfully when the
time comes. Get the nabit of watch
full vigilance, alert attention and
vigorous action.
%. It is by learning and being
interested in knowing how to do
things, when there may be no i'm
mediate occasion for them,' that We
prepare ourselves to carry them out
when serious emergencies arise.