Show A little scouting out of the past lias has conic down to us its many oaths and laws the strong men inen of every ever age and race have al ways is had thell theli codes of honor lit in ancient japan among the sun still woi well incas of p jl the knights of the middle ages the crusaders Cius adeis the american indians tile the hardy haidy frontiersman frantl arsman of the early earb america all these hid had their codes of lionor even as tile the newer civilization touched by the laws of moses and the teachings of christ has hullt built the code of washington and lincoln tile the code of strong clean american citizenship the code of the scout tile the boy of ancient persia was expected to learn three things first to rid ride a horse hoise hemond to shoot a bow and third to tell the truth the knight of tile he middle ages had this code be always ready heady with your armour on except when you ou are taking your our rest at night defend the poor and help them eliat cannot defend themselves do nothing to hurt or 01 offend anyone else ue be prepared to fight lit in defense of bour country at whatever you are working try to win honor and a I 1 name for honesty never break your our promise 11 maintain the lionor honor of your country with alth your 5 our lit life rather die honest than live shamelessly 11 chivalry require th tint that youth south should be trained to perform the most labo ilous and humble offices with v ith cheerfulness ind and grace and to to do good unto ot others liers aladen pow ell out lit of tile past has romo come only ono one oath which ranks with tile the scout oath tills this was we the oath tile the young oung athenian citizen took when lie he bp be camo 17 years ears of ago age the oata w was we will bring disgrace on this our city lo by an let of coward iso or dish dishonesty wo will fight for the ideals deals and sacred things thing of tho city both loell a lone alone and with many wo we will revere and obo obey the cites la ws rind and will to do our best to invite a like r rp aronce and respect in those above us who 0 aro are prone to annul thorn them and set them nl tit at naught wo we will strive increasingly to quicken the publics sense oi of duty thus thua in all these ways waya wo we will transil transmit lit tills city not only not less but greater bettor better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us its it was tills this attitude which niad madi athens athena such it a wonderful city so famous for tier her manhood d that their fame faille still lingers out of all these bascome haa has como come to us its til the e scout ai it oath which covers them all tito scout oath on my lionor honor w will 1 ll 11 d do 0 my best first to do my duty to god and my country and to obey the scout law second to help other people at all times third to keep myself physically strong mentally awake and morally straight A wonderful oath which it kept will surely develop a wonderful man out of any boy |