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                               "FLEUR-DE-LIS"


THE  SCOUT BADGE  WAS ADAPTED FROM THE  NORTH POINT  OF THE OLD MARINERS
COMPASS.  THE DESIGN IS OFTEN CALLED A  "TREFOIL" -  A FLOWER WITH THREE
LEAVES.  IT IS ALSO KNOWN BY ITS FRENCH NAME  "FLEUR-DE-LIS" -  LILLY OR
IRIS FLOWER.   IT GOES SO FAR BACK INTO HISTORY THAT IT IS UNCERTAIN  IF
IT ACTUALLY STANDS FOR A FLOWER OR AN ARROWHEAD. WITH SLIGHT CHANGES THE
TREFOIL BADGE IS USED BY SCOUTS AROUND THE WORLD. THE TREFOIL MEANS THAT
A SCOUT CAN POINT THE RIGHT WAY IN LIFE AS TRULY AS A COMPASS CAN IN THE
FIELD.   THE THREE POINTS, LIKE THE FINGERS OF THE SCOUT SIGN, STAND FOR
THE THREE PARTS OF  "THE SCOUT OATH".  THE TWO STARS SYMBOLIZE TRUTH AND
KNOWLEDGE, AND THE OUTDOORS IN SCOUTING.  THE EAGLE AND SHEILD STAND FOR
FREEDOM AND READINESS TO DEFEND THAT FREEDOM.  THE SCROLL WITH THE SCOUT
MOTTO IS TURNED UP AT THE ENDS.   IT IS A HINT THAT A SCOUT SMILES AS HE
DOES HIS DUTY. THE KNOT IS A REMINDER TO ....... "DO A GOOD TURN DAILY".


                        1981 RTTY ART CONTEST


ORIGINATED FOR RTTY BY "RON", K3SEW, SUNBURY, PENNSYLVANIA, ON 07-20-81.

