Scouting, Volume 63, Number 4, September 1975 Page: 90
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RAISE FUNDS
. . . and Help Your Organization Celebrate
AMERICA'S BICENTENNIAL! To commem-
orate this upcoming Bicentennial, your organ-
ization can present these medallions die struck
in solid bronze. These deeply embossed and
highly dimensional reproductions are as >
unique and timeless as the ideas they /Y"'
represent. Yours as stylish pendants y *
and as useful key tags. Mnfi"- *
Send NO MONEY.
60 Days Consign-
ment. Return
Unsold for
Full Credit.
Each Pen-
dant or Key
Tag sells for
$3.00! You
keep $1.00
on every sale!
Each coin is indivi-
dually registered on reverse side.
KIT SELLS FOR
KIT COSTS YOU
PROFIT
$36.00
$24.00
$12.00
8 Pendants and 4 Key Tags
per kit!
15
THREE
DIFFERENT
DESIGNS
Minimum Order - 3 kits
'Send Bicentennial kits @ $24.00 per kit
□ Send Fund Raising information only
Name
Address
City
State
Zip
I
• Troop
C0LLIN6W00D FUND RAISING
1008-5 44 WARREN ST. PROV., R.I. 02901
Get your
kit
together!
Sew-it-yourself down parkas, sleep-
ing bags, backpacks, tents and
more. Save 30%—50% over ready
mades! Great way to outfit the
entire troop and save money.
Write for a free color catalog today!
Dept.SC 095 452 Burbank
Broomfield, Colorado 80020
AMERICAN
HERITAGE
MERIT BADGE
The new American Heritage merit
badge is most appropriate during this
Bicentennial year. Since merit badge
pamphlets won't be ready till 1976,
your boys may use the requirements
printed here to earn the badge now.
1. Do one: (a) Make a map of your
area. Mark the points of historical in-
terest. Show your map in your class-
room or troop meeting place. Tell
about the points of historical interest,
(b) Research an event of historical im-
portance that took place in or near
your area. If possible, visit the place
where the event took place. Tell your
class or troop about the event and its
impact on local history. Describe what
it looked like then and now. (c) Find
out when, why and how your town or
neighborhood started. What ethnic,
national, or racial groups played a
part? Find out how it has changed over
the past 50 years. Try to explain why.
2. Do one: (a) Explain what is meant
by the National Register of Historic
Places. Tell about any National Regis-
ter properties in your area. Describe
how a property becomes eligible for
listing, (b) Find something in your area
that seems to qualify for National Reg-
ister listing. Bring it to the attention of
the Historic Preservation Officer for
your state. Assist him, in any way possi-
ble, to nominate it for inclusion in the
National Register.
3. Choose one of the following. De-
scribe its adoption. Tell about any
changes since its adoption, (a) The
Flag, (b) The Pledge of Allegiance; (c)
The Seal; (d) The Motto; (e) The Na-
tional Anthem.
4. Choose an event, a period, or a
person from United States history that
you would like to know more about.
Do four of the following for the sub-
ject chosen: (a) Read a biography ap-
proved by your counselor of the per-
son chosen. Tell some things you ad-
mire about the person. Tell some
things you do not admire. Explain why
you think this person has made a good
or a bad contribution to America's
heritage, (b) Read about the subject
chosen in three sources. List the major
points upon which all agree. List areas
of disagreement. Decide what source
you think is most true. Tell how you
decided, (c) Read a historical novel (or
see a TV show, a play, or a movie)
about your subject. Tell how true you
think it was. Tell how it added to your
understanding of the subject, (d) Select
an important speech related to your
subject and tell when and why it was
made. Read the speech to your class or
troop. Then lead a discussion about the
effect it had at the time, (e) Gather
records of four songs — or be able to
sing or play them yourself — that are
related to your subject. Play the rec-
ords — or play or sing the songs your-
self — for your class or troop. Tell
about each song, (f) Collect copies of
four cartoons — or draw two in the
style of the period — about your sub-
ject. Tell about the meaning of the car-
toons. (g) Collect copies of paintings
about your subject. Show them to your
class or troop. Tell about them. Discuss
their accuracy or symbolism, (h)
Collect copies of photographs about
your subject. Show them to your class
or troop. Tell how they reflect the
photographer's point of view, (i) Build
a model to show something about your
subject. Show the model to your class
or troop. Tell about what it shows, (j)
Visit a historic site related to your sub-
ject. Tell your class or troop about the
visit. Tell how it has enlarged your
view of the subject, (k) Make a time-
line for your subject. Tell how the
main events on your chart have af-
fected life in America today.
5. Do one: (a) Take an active part in
a program about a historic event or
person. Report to your class or your
troop about the program, the part you
took, and the subject, (b) Pick an or-
ganization that is directly concerned
with the preservation or perpetuation
of local, state, or national history. Talk
with an officer of the organization
about its goals. Find out how you can
help meet these goals. Carry out a
project that will help meet the goals,
(c) Set up a historic trail or walk in
your area. Prepare a guidebook. In-
clude maps and related local history.
Develop and carry out a plan to bring
your trail to the attention of your com-
munity. ■
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