Scouting, Volume 3, Number 5, July 1, 1915 Page: 2
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SCOUTING.
Badges of First Aid, Physical Development or
Athletics, Personal Health, Public Health and
Life Saving or Pioneering."
Fifth—That the requirements for an
Eagle Scout badge be changed by making
Athletics an alternate for Physical De-
velopment instead of a specified require-
ment and substituting Civics in its place.
It will read as follows:
"The Eagle Scout badge is awarded to any First
Class Scout qualifying for twenty-one Merit
Badges. These twenty-one Merit Badges shall in-
clude First Aid, Physical Development or Ath-
letics, Life Saving, Personal Health, Public Health,
Cooking, Camping, Bird Study, Pathfi'nding, Pio-
neering, Civics and any ten others."
Sixth—-That section five of the Merit
Badge for Athletics be changed to read as
follows:
"Qualify in one event, according to his weight,
in each of the following groups."
Under
no Lbs.
(Running broad jump 12 ft.
Running high jump 3 ft. 9 in.
Standing broad jump 6ft. gin.
Standing high jump 3 ft. 2 in.
f 50-yard dash 7 3/5 sec.
2. -j 100-yard dash
[ 6-potato race 27 sec.
3. 5 20-yard swim 17 4/5 sec.
{ 40-yard swim 39 sec.
{Pull up 6times
8-lb. shot-put 24 ft.
Push up from floor 10 times
Rope climp 18 ft 15 sec.
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Under
125 Lbs.
Under
140 Lbs.
Over
140 Lbs.
13 ft.
4 ft.
7 ft. 3 in.
3 ft. 4 in.
7 i/5 sec.
13 sec.
26 sec.
17 i/5 sec.
38 sec.
8 times
28 ft.
12 times
13 sec.
14 ft.
4 ft. 3 in.
7 ft. 9 in.
3 ft. 6 in.
7 sec.
12 3/5 sec.
25 sec.
16 3/5 sec.
37 sec.
10 times
32 ft.
14 times
11 sec.
15 ft.
4 ft. 6 in.
8 ft. 3 in.
3 ft. 8 in.
6 3/5 sec.
12 2/5 sec.
24 sec.
16 sec.
36 sec.
12 times
36 ft.
16 times
10 sec.
FOLLOW THE ARROWS
CHATTANOOGA BOY SCOUTS
IN "WALK-RITE" CAMPAIGN
"T'pOLLOW the arrows." This was the
H slogan of the boy scouts, who, under
the direction of Scout Executive
Burelbach, conducted a "Walk-Rite" cam-
paign in Chattanooga, Tenn., like the one
recently conducted in Pittsburgh. With
chalk, rules and energy, the scouts marked
the sidewalks in an effort to educate the
pedestrians in the way they should walk.
In order that the campaign of the scouts
would be more fully understood by the
citizens, Scout Executive Burelbach dis-
tributed, through the medium of laundry
and department store packages, more than
6,000 circulars which bore this explana-
tion :
You can improve foot traffic by following the
simple rules below:
(1) Keep to the right.
(2) Move with the traffic.
(3) Turn your corners squarely; do not cut
them.
(4) Do not congregate in t? center of the
sidewalk.
(5) In crossing streets, always look to your
left first; on reaching center, look to your right.
The street traffic is well regulated, and always
moves in these directions.
(6) On suddenly discovering yourself in front
of an approaching vehicle, do not stop or turn
back, but move quickly forward. A driver always
tries to pass behind you.
Yours for your own safety,
Chattanooga Boy Scouts of America.
Scouting is progressing rapidly in Chat-
tanooga since the impetus which it re-
ceived by the successful financial cam-
paign recently completed.
HOW TO AVOID DELAYS
AND SAVE EXPENSE
(Continued from Page 1, Col. 2)
markably small proportion of the com-
munications received at this office can be
termed complaints.
During the first six months of this year
(up to June 24th) for instance, a total of
121.517 communications were received, of
which the following number were com-
plaints :
Report Department 132
Supply Department 383
Magazine Department 295
Total 810
These complaints represent less than one
per cent, or approximately .00 3/5 per cent,
of the total number of communications re-
ceived during this time, and this number
is further reduced when it is realized that
a substantial proportion of complaints are
for conditions beyond our control, such as
loss of shipments or literature in the mails,
non-receipt by us of former communica-
tions, or misunderstanding engendered by
failure of correspondents to comply with
official regulations.
How Troubles Arise.
It is earnestly desired that every man in
the Scout Movement should contribute to
the welfare of the work his ideas or sug-
gestions regarding any features of the
program or service rendered by National
Headquarters which can be improved, but
on the other hand it is respectfully re-
quested that all scout officials co-operate
with us by observing our regulations, for
these will avoid much cause for misunder-
standing. The following are a few of our
most common troubles.
1. Failure to give complete information as re-
quested on page 1 of the application blank.
2. Enrollment of Assistant Scoutmasters under
1:8.
3. Failure to give names of members of Troop
Committee.
4: Failure to have the application blank endorsed
by the Local Council.
5. Failure to give boys' names.
6. Omission of boys' ages.
7. Failure to send fees.
8. Enrollment of more than 32 members of the
troop without special permission.
9. Applications from Scoutmasters under age.
10. Failure to re-register promptly.
11. Failure to send remittance to cover subscrip-
tions and special offers.
12. Failure to include in the Local Council rep-
resentatives of all religious faiths in the commu-
nity.
13. Requests for making exceptions to rules
concerning tests. For example, request to issue
a First Class Badge to a boy who cannot swim.
14. Failure of the Scoutmaster and Troop Com-
mittee to provide for the leadership of the troop
when the Scoutmaster removes or resigns.
15. Attempt to register ladies as Scoutmasters,
members of Troop Committees and members of
Councils.
16. Attempt to register colored troops without
endorsement of local councils.
17. Failure to state clearly if the troop is
entirely new or if it is another man's troop.
18. Failure to give address.
19. Failure to give names required on Examining
Committee on Merit Badge applications.
20. Failure to sign blanks.
21. Omission of names of boys.
22. Failure to comply with requirements as to
ages of Scoutmaster, Assistants and Scouts.
23. Omission of endorsement of Troop Com-
mittee.
Suggestions Regarding Orders.
24. Before placing an order with Headquarters,
ask for catalog if prices are not known.
25. C. O. D. orders cannot be filled.
26. Always give catalog number.
27. When returning goods for exchange, send
letter at once so return order will not be held.
28. Do not fail to specify color of shoulder
knots, rank of patrol leaders' stripes, and number
of troop numerals wanted.
29. Be sure to remit postage.
30. When ordering field glasses, ask if we can
substitute, if glasses ordered are not in stock.
31. Send orders direct to Headquarters instead
if to Eisner at Red Bank.
32. Give measurements for suits larger than
eighteen-year size and remit for extra sizes.
33. Hat sizes are omitted.
34. Orders are not properly signed by Scout-
master and Comr.
35. When_ making complaints, customers should
give approximate date of order, amount remitted
*md our order number.
36. Official badge design must not be repro-
ouced on letterheads, programs, printed mat-
ter, medals or trophies without specific per-
mission in every instance.
Causes for Complaints on Boys' Life and
Scouting
37. Failure to give local address in a great
many cases.
38. Failure to give any address in a few cases.
39. Failure to state the name of boy or boys
who desire to accept special offers on application
blanks.
40. Failure of a great many subscribers to
mention premium desired when subscribing to
3oys' Life and afterward complaining that they
have not received their premium.
41. Failure to notify us of change of address.
It is more satisfactory to receive notification of
change of address directly from subscriber rather
■:han the local postoffice.
Causes for Complaint in National Court of
Honor Work.
42. Failure to require Scout to personally appear
before the Local Court of Honor.
43. Failure to indicate to us when a boy has
attained the Life, Star or Eagle Badge.
44. Please note that before the National Court
of Honor can consider a case involving the issu-
ance of an Honor Medal or the issuance of an
official commendation for life saving it is necessary
that the facts be presented on regular blank
forms provided by the National Headquarters on
request. Furthermore, that affidavits from as
many reliable witnesses as possible should accom-
pany the blank, and that in all cases the blank
should bear the endorsement and recommendation
of the Local Court of Honor of the Examining
Committee as the case may be.
Going to Frisco?
One troop has written that it is going to the
Exposition and has gladly accepted the invitation
of Scoutmaster Otto Wistuba, of Troop 1, extended
through the last Scouting. Mr. Wistuba's address
is Room 301 Lachman Building, San Francisco. If
a card is sent a week in advance this troop will
be glad to make arrangements for the entertain-
ment of visitors.
Camp at Sterling Pond, N. Y.
The Scout camp of Bergen-Rockland counties
will be Camp Moffatt at Sterling Pond, N. Y.,
in the Ramapo Mountains. Camp will open on
July 12, rates $3.50 per week; postoffice address,
Sterlington, N. J. Scout Commissioner John R.
Banta, Hackensack, N. J., Chairman; Scoutmaster
L. J. Stewart, Sparkill, N. Y., Camp Master, and
Scoutmaster E. P. Beebe, Mahwah, N. J., Secre-
tary.
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