A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE ADAM JEFFREY BROWN OF LONGS FOR HIS REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND TO SALUTE HIM UPON ACHIEVING THE CELEBRATED RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT, THE HIGHEST AWARD IN SCOUTING. Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina are pleased to learn that Adam Jeffrey Brown of Troop 850 of the Pee Dee Area Council has successfully completed the prerequisites for the rank of Eagle Scout; and Whereas, to merit the rank of Eagle Scout, a Boy Scout must demonstrate that he lives by the principles of the Scout Oath and Law in his daily life; he must plan, develop, and provide leadership to others in a service project helpful to a religious institution, school, or his community; and he must earn a total of twentyone merit badges, actively serve in a position of responsibility within his troop for six months, take part in a Scoutmaster conference, and successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review; and Whereas, only about five percent of Boy Scouts complete these rigorous requirements to achieve the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout; and Whereas, in the early 1900s throughout the British Empire, the Scout Movement began to form troops as a result of reading Lord to to train soldiers. Robert BadenPowell’s “Aids Scouting,” written In 1910, at the age of fiftythree, Lord BadenPowell retired from a highly successful career as a scout in the British army to give his attention to this work; and
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE ADAM JEFFREY BROWN OF LONGS FOR HIS REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND TO SALUTE HIM UPON ACHIEVING THE CELEBRATED RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT, THE HIGHEST AWARD IN SCOUTING. Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina are pleased to learn that Adam Jeffrey Brown of Troop 850 of the Pee Dee Area Council has successfully completed the prerequisites for the rank of Eagle Scout; and Whereas, to merit the rank of Eagle Scout, a Boy Scout must demonstrate that he lives by the principles of the Scout Oath and Law in his daily life; he must plan, develop, and provide leadership to others in a service project helpful to a religious institution, school, or his community; and he must earn a total of twentyone merit badges, actively serve in a position of responsibility within his troop for six months, take part in a Scoutmaster conference, and successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review; and Whereas, only about five percent of Boy Scouts complete these rigorous requirements to achieve the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout; and Whereas, in the early 1900s throughout the British Empire, the Scout Movement began to form troops as a result of reading Lord Robert BadenPowell’s “Aids to Scouting,” written to train soldiers. In 1910, at the age of fiftythree, Lord BadenPowell retired from a highly successful career as a scout in the British army to give his attention to this work; and
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