Item Name: Communications 1972 - 1975

Item ID: SA-01-Commun

Collector Rating: 1

Requirements June 1972 – February 1979

 1. Do two of the following:

a. Introduce a guest speaker to your troop.
b. Introduce your parent(s) to your Scoutmaster.
c. Make an announcement at a troop meeting.

2. Develop a plan in writing for teaching a Scouting skill. Teach it to another Scout or your patrol using your plan. Check how your plan worked with your patrol leader..

3. a. Write a letter asking for the use of facilities for yourself, your patrol, or your troop.

b. Show how to answer the telephone properly. Make a phone call with a request like 3a. Show what to do in an emergency (calling for fire, police, or medical help). Show that the numbers for these are ready for quick use in your home. Talk over respect for others and discipline in use of the phone.

4. Tell a story at a Scout campfire meeting.

5. Promote a Scouting or other group activity. Make a report on what you did. Give the number of contacts made. Report the number who came.

6. Follow a current event in the news for a week. Write a review of the facts you learned.