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Requirements January 1938 until June 1948

1. Submit evidence of having had a medical examination within one year.

2. (a) Show proper method of brushing teeth and discuss the importance of dental care to general health.

(b) Give evidence of and discuss proper care of hands and feet; tell how to care for the feet on a hike; how to guard against infection known as "Athlete's Foot"; explain the value of (1) a shoe made on a Munson last and (2) wool stockings for winter wear and in wet weather.

(c) Explain importance (1) washing hands after leaving toilet as well as before eating; (2) frequent soap baths, particularly after hard exercise; (3) daily elimination, and discuss methods by which the body disposes of its wastes.

3. (a) Make up a bed on the ground or floor showing how to get the most benefit from (1) ground cloth and two blankets; (2) ground cloth and one blanket.

(b) Name at least five devices (other than bed clothes) for maintaining body heat while sleeping in cold weather; discuss methods of ventilating a sleeping-room.

(c) Give number of hours of sleep considered necessary for a person his age; tell why a person should sleep by himself, and what distance should separate the beds of sleepers.

4. Demonstrate proper breathing and explain how it affects health.

5. Explain how disease is transmitted by: drinking water, common drinking cups, dirty dishes, dirty dish towels, soiled bath towels, unpasteurized milk, personal contact.

6. Explain what foods are considered essential in the daily diet of a person his age; explain the harm of eating between meals, eating irregularly, too much candy, rich or excessively sweetened food.

7. Explain danger of (1) taking a laxative when suffering from pain in stomach; (2) neglecting any break in the surface of the skin; (3) opening or squeezing a pimple.

8. Give three good reasons why alcohol and tobacco are harmful to a growing boy.

9. Discuss the value of self-control to general health.

Requirements June 1948 until June 1952

1. Submit evidence of having had a medical examination within a year. State what has been done or will be done to correct any remediable condition found.

2. (a) State whether examination by a dentist has been made within one year and show what has been done to correct any remediable conditions found. If no examination has been made within one year, explain how to care for teeth properly, and show by general condition of his teeth that he practices such care; (b) show by condition of his own hands and feet that he takes proper care of them. Tell briefly what that care is. Tell how to care for his feet on a hike; how to guard against "Athlete's Foot." Explain the value of (1) a show made on a Munson last and (2) wool stockings in winter and wet weather; (c) explain importance of (1) washing hands after leaving a toilet, as well as before eating; (2) soap baths at least once each week and always after hard exercise, and (3) daily elimination. Describe how the body disposes of its wastes.

3. (a) Make up a bed on the ground or floor, showing how to get the most warmth and comfort from ground cloth and two blankets, and ground cloth and one blanket; (b) explain five ways, other than using bed clothes, of keeping warm while sleeping outdoors; (c) tell how to ventilate a sleeping room properly. Give number of hours of sleep needed by a person his age. Tell why a person should sleep by himself, and what distance should separate his bed from others.

4. Demonstrate proper breathing and explain how it affects health.

5. Explain how disease is spread by drinking water, common drinking cups, dirty dishes, dirty dish towels, soiled bath towels, unpasteurized milk, personal contact.

6. (a) Name the basic foods essential to the daily diet of a person his age. Tell what food elements each contains. Explain why he should not eat between meals, eat irregularly, or eat too much candy, rich food or very sweet foods; (b) bring in, or write out, at time of examination a list of foods eaten at each meal over the previous three day period.

7. Explain the danger of taking a laxative when suffering from pain in the stomach; neglecting a break in the surface of the skin; opening or squeezing a pimple.

8. Give three reasons why alcohol and tobacco are harmful to a growing boy.

9. Discuss the value of clean moral habits to general health.