Download or read book Boy Scouts Handbook - First Edition written by Boy Scouts of America and published by anboco. This book was released on 2016-08-14 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Official Handbook for Boys was published in June 1911. In this edition, the American Scouting program was standardized, albeit with many omissions and mistakes (cf. external links). As with the Original Edition, many now-standard Scouting skills were passed over, including knife and axe use and map and compass work. The book describes many Scout-like virtues and qualifications. After a lengthy section on what a Scout should know, including chivalry, history, and national issues, it is noted that "in short, to be a good Scout is to be a well-developed, well-informed boy."