“‘Scout’ used to mean the one on watch for the rest. We have widened the word a little. We have made it fit the town as well as the wilderness and suited it to peace time instead of war. We have made the scout an expert in Life-craft as well as Wood-craft, for he is … Continue reading The Boy Scouts of America: Then and Now — A Comparison of the 1911 and Modern Handbooks and Merit Badges