Requirements October 1936 until May 1940

1. Have at least one month’s service as a Tenderfoot an know how and when to wear the Scout uniform.

2. First Aid. – (a) Show what to do, including proper dressing and binder where necessary, for (1) cut on finger; (2) knee deeply scraped and bleeding; (3) cut on forearm; (4) black eye; (5) bleeding nose; (6) blister on heel; (7) fainting; (8) blow in pit of stomach, apparent death from inhaling gas, drowning or electric shock; and (9) severe scald from hot liquid or steam.

(b) Tell what should and what should not be done for (1) pimple on face; (2) earache; (3) splinter under finger nail; (4) cinder in eye; (5) sunburn; and (6) shock.

3. Elementary signaling: know the alphabet of the Semaphore Code; or the General Service (International Morse) Code; or the elementary signs of the Indian Sign Language Code; or the letters of the Manual Alphabet for the deaf, either with one or two hands.

4. Track half mile in twenty-five minutes; or, if in town, describe satisfactorily the contents of one store window out of four, observed for one minute each.

5. Go a mile in twelve minutes at scout pace – about fifty steps running and fifty walking, alternately; or lay out, measured by the stride method and stake a four acre tract of land

6. Use properly knife and hatchet.

7. 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 the ordinary cooking.

9. Earn and deposit at least one dollar in a public bank or other savings institution. (Premiums paid on life insurance are accepted if earned); or earn, own and raise some farm animal, or earn and contribute at least one dollar or its equivalent to the family budget or to welfare work in the community.

10. Know the sixteen principle points of the compass.

11. Demonstrate his practice of at least five rules of safety at home, or work, or school, or on the street, or road, or farm.

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

Requirements May 1940 until December 1942

1. Have at least one month’s service as a Tenderfoot an know how and when to wear the Scout uniform.

2. (a) Show what to do, including proper dressing and binder where necessary, for cut on finger; knee deeply scraped and bleeding; cut on forearm; bleeding nose; blister on heel; severe scald from hot liquid or steam; black eye; fainting; shock; blow in pit of stomach, apparent death from inhaling gas, drowning or electric shock

(b) Tell what should and what should not be done for pimple on face; earache; splinter under finger nail; cinder in eye; sunburn.

Tell danger of taking a physic for pain or soreness in region of stomach without first consulting a physician.

3. Elementary signaling: know the alphabet of the Semaphore Code; or the General Service (International Morse) Code; or the elementary signs of the Indian Sign Language Code; or the letters of the Manual Alphabet for the deaf, either with one or two hands.

4. Track half mile in twenty-five minutes; or, if in town, describe satisfactorily the contents of one store window out of four, observed for one minute each.

5. Go a mile in twelve minutes at scout pace – about fifty steps running and fifty walking, alternately; or lay out, measured by the stride method and stake a four acre tract of land

6. Use properly knife and hatchet.

7. 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 the ordinary cooking.

9. Earn and deposit at least one dollar in a public bank or other savings institution. (Premiums paid on life insurance are accepted if earned); or earn, own and raise some farm animal, or earn and contribute at least one dollar or its equivalent to the family budget or to welfare work in the community.

10. Know the sixteen principle points of the compass.

11. Demonstrate his practice of at least five rules of safety at home, or work, or school, or on the street, or road, or farm.

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