2.  A scout is loyal to his country, his officers, his parents and his employers.  He must stick to them through thick and thin against any one who is their enemy or who even talks badly about them.

3.  A scout’s duty is to be useful and to help others.  He must be prepared at any time to save life or to help injured persons, and he must try his best to do a good turn to somebody every day.

4.  A scout is a friend to all and a brother to every other scout, no matter to what social class the other belongs.

5.  A scout is courteous, especially to women, children, old people, invalids, and cripples.  And he must never take a reward for being courteous.

6.  A scout is a friend to animals.  Killing an animal for food is allowable.

7.  A scout obeys orders of his parents, patrol leader, or scout master without question.

8.  A scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.

9.  A scout is thrifty and saves every penny he can and puts it into the bank.

The scout master is the adult leader of a troop.  A troop consists of three or more patrols.  The scout master may begin with one patrol.  He must have a deep interest in boys, be genuine in his own life, have the ability to lead and command the boys’ respect and obedience, and possess some knowledge of a boy’s ways.  He need not be an expert on scoutcraft.  The good scout master will discover experts for the various activities.

To organize a patrol, get together seven or more boys, explain to them the aims of the Boy Scouts, have them elect a leader and corporal from their own number and take the scout oath as tenderfeet.  To organize a local committee, call together the leading men of a town or city, teachers, business men, professional men, and all who are interested in the proper training of boys, for a committee to superintend the development of the scout movement.

There are a number of divisions to scouting depending upon the place where the boys live and upon their opportunities.  For instance, to obtain: 

An Ambulance Badge:  A scout must know:  The fireman’s lift.  How to drag an insensible man with ropes.  How to improvise a stretcher.  How to fling a life-line.  The position of main arteries.  How to stop bleeding from vein or artery, internal or external.  How to improvise splints and to diagnose and bind fractured limb.  The Schafer method of artificial respiration.  How to deal with choking, burning, poison, grit in eye, sprains and bruises, as the examiners may require.  Generally the laws of health and sanitation as given in “Scouting for Boys,” including dangers of smoking, in continence, want of ventilation, and lack of cleanliness.

Aviator:  A scout must have a knowledge of the theory of aeroplanes, ball balloons and dirigibles, and must have made a working model of an aeroplane or dirigible that will fly at least twenty-five yards.  He must also have a knowledge of the engines used for aeroplanes and dirigibles.