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Merit Badges
- Legend to identify Merit Badges
- 1910 British Merit Badges
- Square 1911 - 33
- Wide Crimped 1934 & 35
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Narrow Tan Crimped 1936 - 42
- Tan Heavyweight Cloth with Silk Embroidery and Printed Back 1936 - 37
- Tan Heavyweight Cloth with Silk Embroidery and Plain Back 1937 - 38
- Tan Lightweight Cloth with Silk Embroidery and Plain Back 1938 - 39
- Tan Lightweight Cloth with Cotton Continuous Loop Embroidery and Plain Back 1939 - 42
- Tan Lightweight Cloth with Cotton Lockstitch Embroidery and Plain Back 1939 - 42
- Blue Background 1942 - 46
- Wartime 1942 - 46
- Khaki Narrow Crimped 1946 - 59
- Green Twill Gauze Back 1960 - 68
- Fully Embroidered Merrowed Edge 1960 - 72
- Unprinted Plastic Back 1972 - 01
- Printed Plastic Back 2002 - Current
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Merit Badge Paper
- Merit Badge Applications
- Merit Badge Cards
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Merit Badge Pamphlets
- Type 1 White Cover - Rectangle Drawing On Cover
- Type 2 White Cover 5-375" x 8" Title at Top
- Type 3A Tan Cover - 200 Fifth Avenue
- Type 3B Tan Cover - 2 line address New York City
- Type 3C Tan Cover - 2 line address New York N.Y.
- Type 3D Tan Cover - 1 line address New York N.Y.
- Type 4 Standing Scout Cover
- Type 5A War Cover
- Type 5B Red and White
- Type 6 Photo-Red Cover
- Type 7 Full Photo Cover or Bulls-eye Cover
- Type 8 Full Photo - Green Stripe Cover
- Type 9 Full Photo - Red Stripe Cover
- Type 10A Blue Stripe - Logo above bottom blue stripe - FDL centered
- Type 10B - Blue Stripe in bottom of photo area. FDL to left of text
- Special Covers
- Boy Craft Helps
- Merit Badge Counselor's Guides
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Youth Position
- Junior Assistant Scoutmaster
- Senior Patrol Leader
- Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
- Patrol Leader
- Assistant Patrol Leader
- Troop Guide
- Scribe
- Quartermaster
- Instructor
- Chaplain Aide
- Den Chief
- Librarian
- Musician
- Webmaster
- Bugler
- Troop Historian
- Troop Representative
- Unit Representative
- Leadership Corps
- Honor Guard
- Leave No Trace Trainer
- Outdoor Ethics Guide
- Patrol Medallions
Fig. 1: PubSpe-C3-Front
- Cloth: Heavyweight tan right twill
- Embroidery: Continuous loop silk
Fig. 2: PubSpe-C3-Reverse
- Back: Plain NO imprint with starch
Item Name: Public Speaking 1938 - 1939
Item ID: PubSpe-C3
Collector Rating: 1
Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge
Requirements April 1932 until September 1944
1. (a) Articulate correctly all the English speech sounds;
(b) Pronounce distinctly and correctly according to a recognized authority, one hundred words in common use, generally mispronounced, and including words having the Italian A, words with long U, words with the dipthong OU or OW and words with the long OO;
(c) Use correctly each word in the list (b) in a sentence; pronouncing the same correctly and distinctly;
(d) Read aloud, correctly and distinctly, a newspaper editorial of about five hundred words.
2. (a) Make an original address of not less than five minutes' duration, before an audience of at least twenty-five persons, on some phase of Scoutcraft, demonstrating both physical and mental poise in the presentation of his subject;
(b) Be an active member of a debating team for at least six months prior to taking the test, and participate at least once, in a public debate, as a member of the team;
(c) Describe orally any process, game, undertaking, experience, or proposed adventure, in as coherent a manner as might be expected in an essay written on the subject;
(d) From a list of five major events in our National History, describe orally, two, of his own selection, giving sufficient detail to show his general familiarity with the topic selected.
3. Demonstrate ability before his Counselor to give a satisfactory extemporaneous speech of at least two minutes' duration on a subject of interest to the Scout, selected by the Counselor.
4. (a) Organize at least fifteen persons into a parliamentary group for the conduct of business;
(b) Preside over the meeting and demonstrate a knowledge of the order of procedure in motions, and ability to decide and rule on points of order.