CONTENTS PAGEBoy Scout Certificate iiiPreface vOfficers and Members of the National Council viiCHAPTER I.Scoutcraft 3 AIM OF SCOUT MOVEMENT John L. Alexander WHAT SCOUTING MEANS John L. Alexander SCOUT VIRTUES John L. Alexander THE BOY SCOUT ORGANIZATION Special Committee SCOUT OATH Special Committee SCOUT LAW Special Committee TENDERFOOT, SECOND CLASS, AND FIRST CLASS SCOUT REQUIREMENTS Special Committee BADGES, AWARDS AND EQUIPMENT Special Committee KNOTS EVERY SCOUT SHOULD KNOW. Samuel A. MoffatCHAPTER II.Woodcraft 57 WOODLORE Ernest Thompson Seton BIRDCRAFT National Association Audubon Societies SHELLS AND SHELLFISH Dr. Wm. Healey Dall REPTILES Dr. Leonhard Stejneger INSECTS AND BUTTERFLIES United States Bureau of Entomology FISHES AND ANGLING Dr. Hugh M. Smith AQUARIUM Dr. Wm. Leland Stowell ROCKS AND PEBBLES United States Geological Survey FLOWERS, FERNS AND GRASSES Dr. L. C. Corbett MUSHROOMS, FUNGI OR TOADSTOOLS Ernest Thompson Seton COMMON NORTH AMERICAN TREES Ernest Thompson Seton NATIVE WILD ANIMALS Ernest Thompson SetonCHAPTER III.Campcraft 145 HIKING AND OVER-NIGHT CAMPS H. W. Gibson TENT MAKING MADE EASY H. J. Holden AN OPEN OUTING TENT Warren H. Miller CANOEING, ROWING, AND SAILING Special Committee{xiv}CHAPTER IV.Tracks, Trailing, and Signaling Ernest Thompson Seton 187CHAPTER V.Health and Endurance George J. Fisher, M.D. 219CHAPTER VI.Chivalry John L. Alexander 237CHAPTER VII.First Aid and Life Saving Major Charles Lynch 255 WATER ACCIDENTS Wilbert E. LongfellowCHAPTER VIII.Games and Athletic Standards 291 INDOOR AND OUTDOOR GAMES Ernest Thompson Seton ATHLETIC STANDARDS Special CommitteeCHAPTER IX.Patriotism and Citizenship Waldo H. Sherman 323 PRACTICAL CITIZENSHIP Col. Theodore RooseveltAPPENDIX. EQUIPMENT 359 BOOKS FOR REFERENCE 369 INDEX 393ADVERTISEMENTS