The Boy Scouts of America was founded on this day in 1910, a decade after the Boy Scouts of Britain. There are over four and a half million young men involved in scouting in the US today, from 7 to 21 years of age. These young men aspire to obey the Scout Law: to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. Their motto is “Be Prepared,” and their slogan is “Do a good turn daily.” Ask any scout and he should be able to rattle off the Scout Oath: “On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country; to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.” Making this block required a little more mental wakefulness than I could muster. But if you squint a bit it doesn’t look too bad. It’s a shame there isn’t a merit badge for quilting.
The Boy Scouts of America was founded on this day in 1910, a decade after the Boy Scouts of Britain. There are over four and a half million young men involved in scouting in the US today, from 7 to 21 years of age. These young men aspire to obey the Scout Law: to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. Their motto is “Be Prepared,” and their slogan is “Do a good turn daily.” Ask any scout and he should be able to rattle off the Scout Oath: “On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country; to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight.” Making this block required a little more mental wakefulness than I could muster. But if you squint a bit it doesn’t look too bad. It’s a shame there isn’t a merit badge for quilting.
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