BOY SCOUTS HANDBOOK

CONTENTS

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Boy Scout Certificate iii
Preface v
Officers and Members of the National Council vii

CHAPTER I.

Scoutcraft 3
AIM OF SCOUT MOVEMENT John L. Alexander

WHAT SCOUTING MEANS John L. Alexander

SCOUT VIRTUES John L. Alexander

THE BOY SCOUT ORGANIZATION Special Committee

SCOUT OATH Special Committee

SCOUT LAW Special Committee

TENDERFOOT, SECOND CLASS, AND
FIRST CLASS SCOUT REQUIREMENTS Special Committee

BADGES, AWARDS AND EQUIPMENT Special Committee

KNOTS EVERY SCOUT SHOULD KNOW. Samuel A. Moffat


CHAPTER II.

Woodcraft 57
WOODLORE Ernest Thompson Seton

BIRDCRAFT National Association Audubon Societies

SHELLS AND SHELLFISH Dr. Wm. Healey Dall

REPTILES Dr. Leonhard Stejneger

INSECTS AND BUTTERFLIES United States Bureau of Entomology

FISHES AND ANGLING Dr. Hugh M. Smith

AQUARIUM Dr. Wm. Leland Stowell

ROCKS AND PEBBLES United States Geological Survey

FLOWERS, FERNS AND GRASSES Dr. L. C. Corbett

MUSHROOMS, FUNGI OR TOADSTOOLS Ernest Thompson Seton

COMMON NORTH AMERICAN TREES Ernest Thompson Seton

NATIVE WILD ANIMALS Ernest Thompson Seton


CHAPTER III.

Campcraft 145
HIKING AND OVER-NIGHT CAMPS H. W. Gibson

TENT MAKING MADE EASY H. J. Holden

AN OPEN OUTING TENT Warren H. Miller

CANOEING, ROWING, AND SAILING Special Committee


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CHAPTER IV.
Tracks, Trailing, and Signaling Ernest Thompson Seton 187


CHAPTER V.
Health and Endurance George J. Fisher, M.D. 219


CHAPTER VI.
Chivalry John L. Alexander 237


CHAPTER VII.
First Aid and Life Saving Major Charles Lynch 255

WATER ACCIDENTS Wilbert E. Longfellow


CHAPTER VIII.
Games and Athletic Standards 291

INDOOR AND OUTDOOR GAMES Ernest Thompson Seton

ATHLETIC STANDARDS Special Committee


CHAPTER IX.
Patriotism and Citizenship Waldo H. Sherman 323

PRACTICAL CITIZENSHIP Col. Theodore Roosevelt


APPENDIX.
EQUIPMENT 359
BOOKS FOR REFERENCE 369
INDEX 393

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