The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-11-14
so ADVANCEMENT
AWARDS TO SCOUTS
JUDGE LEE MAKES PRESERVATION
FOR ROTARY CLUB-EXPLANA-
TION OF WORK DONE.


Thirty advancement awards were
presented to Moscow Boy Scouts by
Judge William E. Lee at the Rotary
club luncheon Monday evening. The
explanation by Scout Executive F. D.
Hawley of the amount of work done
by these scouts to earn these awards
astonished the members.
The first scouts to be honOred were
David Burch, Merrill Stinemates, and
Harvey Shook, who each received the
rank Of first class scout. In order to
become first class scouts these young
men had to pass twenty-five tests, in
Guiding: Tie nine different knots
quickly, know the history and COM
position of the American flag, track
half mile in twenty minutes, go
mile at scout pace in exactly twelve
minutes, know the rules for use of
knife and axe, and properly sharpen
same, fell and trim timber properly,
build a fire in the woods with two
matches, cook meat and potatoes with
out any utensils, cook hunters stew,
pancakes, biscuit, bacon and eggs over
camp fire, know the sixteen points
and use of a compass, swim fifty
yards, earn and deposit two dollars
in the bank, hike fourteen miles and
make an acceptable report of the jour-
ney judge height, weight, number and
distance within twenty-five per cent,
signal thirty letters per minute, make
map with an error of closure of
less than two hundred feet in mile,
know how to find the North Star, and
know three consultations of stars,
know ten trees or six birds or six ami
mails, recruit and train another boy
as scout, know first aid, including
skill in bandaging, artificial respira-
ton, how to stop arterial bleeding,
fainting, shock, fractures, and so on
through over fifty questions of expert
first aid knowledge, and last, but not
least, prove that they have put into
daily practice the scout oath and law
A Scout Does His Best.
The Scout oath is: Upon my honor
will do my best to do my duty to
God and my country, and to obey the
scout law, to help other people at all
times, to keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.
The Scout laws are: A scout is
trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly,
courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful,
thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
Each is explained, for example:
Courteous. A scout is courteous. He
is polite to all, especially women,
children, old people, and the weak and
helpless. He must not take pay for
being helpful or courteous.
Twenty-seven merit badges were
presented to the boys. Scouts may
earn merit badges after attaining first
class rank as above. These merit
badges cover sixty-seven different
trades and occupations, and are in
tended to acquaint the boy with the
different walks of life that he may
make a more intelligent choice of his
life work Each merit badge requires
the scout to attain a certain proficf-
ency. Instances of the knowledge
gained by earning these merit badges
was shown during the examination.
Scout Hubert Standley, in answering
the questions regarding the AUTOMOBILE
ing merit badge told how to take off
and put on tires, the principles of con-
struction and functions of two types
of clutch, carbureter, valves, magnetic,
spark plug, differential, and two types
of transmission, the difference be-
tween two and four cycle motors, how
to put out burning gasoline or oil, etc.
Earned Life-Saying Merit Badge.
Eagle Scoutmaster Howard Galley
told how he earned his live-saving
merit badge. He had to dive in over
ten pound object swim twenty yards
carrying a person of his own weight
twice, using different methods of carry,
dressed in trousers, coat, socks, and
shoes swim fifty yards and then un-
dress before touching shore or bot
tom, demonstrate in the water three
approved methods of breaking death
grips, and demonstrate the Shaefer
method of artificial respiration. In
order to obtain his eagle rank, Mr..
Galley had to pass twenty-one merit
badges of which the two described are
samples Mr. Galley received his thir-
tieth merit badge at this meeting.
Merit badges, each requiring from
five to dozen tasks or answers, were
given in bugling, cooking, camping,
civics, pioneering, personal health,
swimming. live saving, craftsmanship.
automobling, scholarship, and safety
first. The following scouts received
from one to five merit badges each:
Howard Galley, Francis Eldridge, Con-
nell Luke, John Henry Heckathorn,
William Renfrew, Harvey Shook, David
Burch, Merrill Stinemates, Harold
Hubert Standley. and George
Clarke
ROtarianS Endorse Scout Work.
The Rotary Club enthusiastically en-
dorsed the scout work being accom-
plished in Moscow and empowered Mr..
c. b. Green to act for the club at
the meeting of the Palouse Council
to be held in Pullman next week. Fol-
lowing demonstration of fire build
ing by use of bow and wood drill
on a white pine board by Scoutmaster
Galley, the club invited scout execu-
tive F. D. Hawley to prepare a scout
ing program for a future meeting Of
the club.