THE SCOUT OATH

On my honor I will do my best

1. To do my duty to God and my country, and to obey the scout law;

2. To help other people at all times;

3. To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.

THE SCOUT LAW

1. A scout is trustworthy.

A scout's honor is to be trusted. If he were to violate his honor by telling a lie, or by cheating, or by not doing exactly a given task, when trusted on his honor, he may be directed to hand over his scout badge.

2. A scout is loyal.

He is loyal to all to whom loyalty is due: his scout leader, his home, and parents and country.

3. A scout is helpful.

He must be prepared at any time to save life, help injured persons, and share the home duties. He must do at least one good turn to somebody every day.

4. A scout is friendly.

He is a friend to all and a brother to every other scout.

5. A scout is courteous.

He is polite to all, especially to women, children, old people and the weak and helpless. He must not take pay for being helpful or

courteous.

6. A scout is kind.

He is a friend to animals. He will not kill nor hurt any living creature needlessly, but will strive to save and protect all harmless life.

7. A scout is obedient.

He obeys his parents, scoutmaster, patrol leader, and all other duly constituted authorities.

8. A scout is cheerful.

He smiles whenever he can. His obedience to orders is prompt and cheery. He never shirks nor grumbles at hardships.

9. A scout is thrifty.

He does not wantonly destroy property. He works faithfully, wastes nothing, and makes the best use 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 objects. He may work for pay, but must not receive tips for courtesies or good turns.

10. A scout is brave.

He has the courage to face danger in spite of fear, and to stand for the right against the coaxings of friends or the jeers or threats of enemies, and defeat does not down him.

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11. 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.

12. A scout is reverent.

He is reverent toward God.

He is faithful in his religious duties,

and respects the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion.

TENDERFOOT

Section 3-Upon demonstrating to the satisfaction of the scoutmaster his ability to repeat the Scout Oath and the Law in full and his thorough knowledge of their meaning, and upon passing the following tests, the boy formally subscribes to the oath and law and is registered as a tenderfoot scout, and is then entitled to wear the tenderfoot badge and the official scout uniform.

1. Know the Scout Law, motto, sign, salute, and significance of the badge.

2. Know the composition and history of the national flag and the customary forms of respect due to it.

3. Tie the following knots: square or reef, sheet-bend, bow-line, fisherman's, sheep-shank, slip, clove hitch, timber hitch and two half hitches.

SECOND CLASS SCOUT

Section 4-A tenderfoot scout may, upon passing the following tests to the satisfaction of the proper local scout authorities, be enrolled as a second class scout and is entitled to wear the second class badge of the Boy Scouts of America.

1. At least one month's service as a tenderfoot.

2. Elementary first aid and bandaging: know the general directions for first aid for injuries; know treatment for fainting, shock, fractures, bruises, sprains, injuries in which the skin is

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broken, burns, and scalds; demonstrate how to carry injured, the use of the triangular and roller bandages and tourniquet.

3. Elementary signaling: know the alphabet of the Semaphore or the General Service (International Morse) Code.

4. Track half a mile in twentyfive minutes; or, if in town, describe satisfactorily the contents of one store window out of four observed for one minut each.

5. Go a mile in twelve minutes at scout's pace -about fifty steps running and fifty walking, alternately

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Use properly knife or hatchet.

Prove ability to build a fire in the open, using not more than two matches; care for and put it

out.

8. Cook a quarter of a pound of meat and two potatoes in the open without any cooking utensils.

9. Earn and deposit at least one dollar in a public bank.

10. Know the sixteen principal points of the

compass.

FIRST CLASS SCOUT

Section 5-After sixty days' service as a second class scout, a scout may, upon passing the following tests to the satisfaction of the local scout authorities, be enrolled as a first class scout and entitled to wear the first class badge of the Boy Scouts of America.

1. Swim fifty yards.

2. Earn and deposit at least two dollars in a public bank.

3. Send and receive a message by Semaphore, including conventional signs, thirty letters per minute, or by the General Service Code (International Morse), sixteen letters per minute.

4. Make a round trip alone (or with another scout) to a point at least seven miles away (fourteen miles in all), going on foot, or rowing boat, and write a satisfactory account of the trip and things observed.

5. Advanced first aid: know the methods for panic prevention; what to do in case of fire, ice, electric, and gas accidents; how to help in case of runaway horse, mad dog, or snake bite; treatment for dislocations, unconsciousness, poisoning, fainting, apoplexy, sunstroke, heat exhaustion, and freezing; know treatment for sunburn, ivy poisoning, bites and stings, nosebleed, earache, toothache, inflammation or grit in eye, cramp or stomach ache, and chills; demonstrate artificial respiration.

6. Prepare and cook satisfactorily, in the open, using camp cooking utensils, two of the following articles as may be directed: Eggs, bacon, hunter's

stew, fish, fowl, game, pan-cakes, hoe-cakes, biscuit, hardtack or a "twist," baked on a stick; explain to another boy the methods followed.

7. Read a map correctly, and draw, from field notes made on the spot, an intelligible rough sketch map, indicating by their proper marks important buildings, roads, trolley lines, main landmarks, principal elevations, etc. Point out a compass direction without the help of the compass.

8. Use properly an ax for felling or trimming light timber; or produce an article of carpentry, cabinet-making, or metal work made by himself. Explain the method followed.

9. Judge distance, size, number, height, and weight within 25 per cent.

10. Describe fully from observation ten species of trees or plants, including poison ivy, by their bark, leaves, flowers, fruit, or scent; or six species of wild birds by their plumage, notes, tracks, or habits; er six species of native wild animals by their form, color, call, tracks, or habits; find the North Star, and name and describe at least three constellations of stars.

11. Furnish satisfactory evidence that he has put into practice in his daily life the principles of the Scout Oath and Law.

12. Enlist a boy trained by himself in the requirements of a tenderfoot.

MERIT BADGES

Section 6-First class scouts and scout officials who pass, to the satisfaction of the local court of honor, such tests as may be published from time to time in the official handbooks for the various merit badges, may receive, under the supervision of the National Court of Honor, merit badges in the following subjects, and such additional subjects as may be decided upon from time to time.

Section 7-The first class scout who passes to the satisfaction of the local court of honor the merit badge tests as prescribed in First Aid, Physical Development or Athletics, Personal Health, Public Health and Life Saving or Pioneering will be designated as a LIFE SCOUT.