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Re: Signalling
paccerelli (paccerelli@TRIAX.COM)
Thu, 29 May 1997 23:56:44 -0800
The Hendra Family wrote:
>
> Any of you middle-agers, like me, know when BSA removed the signalling
> requirement from the First Class rank requirments? Do you know why they did
> that? Has anyone considered that BSA dumbed down the requirements sometime
> in the past 30 years? Anybody have any opinions about how signalling
> relates to Scouting? (And for those of you who are curious, I'm doing
> research for an article.)
>
> I recall that when I was a Scout in the late 60's we had to learn either
> Morse Code or Semaphore. It was actually a lot of fun.
>
> Thanks in Advance...Gary
Gary, don't know why they took it out, but we always include it in our
district patrol compatition. Personally, I would like to see it come
back. Just heard from our senior SM, he said when BSA turned to urban
the program went down......
George A. Paccerelli
Terry Howerton Sakima Group, Inc. SCOUTER Magazine Kansas City |
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