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Handbook for Boys, 1935
(Fourth Edition, 22nd printing, September 1935, pages 396-397)

Thanks to Gary Twite, Green River District, Chief Seattle Council

Eagle Scout:

1) His record of Satisfactory service, as a Life Class Scout, shall have been for a period of at least six months.

2) He shall qualify for twenty-one Merit Badges, which shall include

(1) First Aid, (2) Life Saving, (3) Personal Health, (4) Public Health, (5) Cooking, (6) Camping, (7) Civics, (8) Bird Study, (9) Pathfinding (10) Safety, (11) Pioneering, (12) Athletics or Personal Development

Page 397 shows a scoreboard which lists:

  1. Service as a Life Scout, (At least 6 months)
    Practicing the Oath, the Law, the Motto, the Good Turn.
     

  2. Earnestly trying to develop leadership ability
     

  3. Qualify for 21 Merit Badges (note that the scoreboard actually lists 13 required Merit Badges although the requirements on the preceding page lists 12)

1. First Aid

2. Life Saving

3. Personal Health

4. Public Health

5. Cooking

6. Camping

7. Civics

8. Bird Study

9. Pathfinding

10. Safety

11. Pioneering

12. Athletics or Physical Development

13. Swimming

plus eight additional blanks

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Last update:  3/13/2005