Makes sense to me On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 12:55 PM Jay Weekley <par...@cyberbroadband.net> wrote:
> I'll patiently await Steve's input. > > Adam Moffett wrote: > > I've been reading a 1911 edition of the Boy Scouts Handbook. I got it > > because I really like the woodscraft skills, but it's also quite an > > interesting insight to the past. They had much higher standards for > > what the scouts should be capable of. For example, to earn an archery > > merit badge today you have to be able to repair an arrow and basically > > demonstrate that you know how to use a bow. In 1911 you had to make > > your own bow and arrows which were accurate to a range of 100 ft and > > also be able to shoot fast enough to have 6 arrows in flight at the > > same time. For the architecture badge you had to design a two story > > house. For Pioneering you had to build a log shack, including felling > > the trees, building scaffolding, etc. For the Poultry Farming badge > > you had to raise chickens and bring them to market. > > > > I'm confident that a lot of grown men today would fail as 1911 Boy > > Scouts. > > > > ....but the health section had some quaint notions. The health lesson > > in attached pics particularly struck me since I referenced Dr > > Strangelove the other day. You'll be a better man if you conserve > > your manly fluids. At least they wanted the boys to be better men. > > Hearts were in the right place. > > > > -Adam > > > > > > > > > > -- > *Jay Weekley* > *Cyber Broadband > * > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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