I'm sure there were still plenty of boys for whom it worked. The BSA that I liked, however, had passed into history, much like how chemistry sets were emasculated at about the same time.
One think I thank the BSA for is when I moved to Arizona, I thought it was one ugly lifeless brown desert. One of the merit badges required me to identify many types of flora and fauna to a leader while hiking in the desert.
It really opened my eyes to the beauty of the Arizona desert, which I grew to love very much.
The swimming and lifesaving merit badges also made me confident in the water, which I thank the BSA for giving me the impetus to do.
And, of course, the knots have served me well, and I can make fire with one match. I wish the Scouts had taught a lot more woodcraft. They didn't even teach building an emergency shelter.
WalterBright|3 years ago
giantg2|3 years ago
If I remember correctly, this one had an experiment to distill alcohol and another about creating chloroform.
https://bbark.deepforestproductions.com/column/2013/07/07/ba...
WalterBright|3 years ago
It really opened my eyes to the beauty of the Arizona desert, which I grew to love very much.
The swimming and lifesaving merit badges also made me confident in the water, which I thank the BSA for giving me the impetus to do.
And, of course, the knots have served me well, and I can make fire with one match. I wish the Scouts had taught a lot more woodcraft. They didn't even teach building an emergency shelter.
bg4|3 years ago
op00to|3 years ago