<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'>WOW!! I wonder how many Scouts of 100 years ago had their Archery Merit Badges.
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From: Craig <morgul@sc.rr.com><br>
To: archers <archers@atlantia.sca.org><br>
Sent: Wed, Mar 30, 2011 3:11 pm<br>
Subject: [Archers] Some interesting OT trivia<br>
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<pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>Just thought I would pass this interesting bit of information on. As
many of you know, I am heavily involved in the Boy Scouts of America.
Last year, the BSA celebrated it's 100th anniversary. One of the things
I got last year was a reproduction of the very first "Handbook for Boys"
put out in 1911. Among the items in there, are the merit badge
requirements, and I want to share the requirements for the Archery Merit
Badge as of 100 years ago.
1) Make a bow and arrow, which will shoot a distance of 100 feet with
fair precision.
2) Make a total score of 350 with 60 shots in one oe two meets, using a
standard four-foot target at 40 yards or three-foot target at thirty yards.
3) Make a total score of 300 with 72 arrows, using standard target at a
distance of fifty yards
4) Shoot so far and fast as to have six arrows in the air at once.
Let's just say I'm glad those weren't the requirements when I was a Boy
scout 30 years ago earning my Archery merit badge. Those are pretty
intimidating requirements, especially that last one!
-Cian
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