1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 121st Session, 2015-2016 3 4 H. 4891 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 House Resolution 9 Sponsors: Reps. Clemmons, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, 10 Bamberg, Bannister, Bedingfield, Bernstein, Bingham, Bowers, Bradley, Brannon, G.A. Brown, 11 R.L. Brown, Burns, Chumley, Clary, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cole, Collins, Corley, H.A. Crawford, 12 Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Duckworth, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Fry, 13 Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, Goldfinch, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hart, Hayes, 14 Henderson, Henegan, Herbkersman, Hicks, Hill, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, 15 Jefferson, Johnson, Jordan, Kennedy, King, Kirby, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, 16 McCoy, McEachern, McKnight, M.S. McLeod, W.J. McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, 17 Murphy, Nanney, Neal, Newton, Norman, Norrell, Ott, Parks, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, 18 Riley, Rivers, RobinsonSimpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sandifer, Simrill, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, 19 J.E. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Tinkler, Toole, Weeks, 20 Wells, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Yow 21 Document Path: l:\council\bills\rm\1474ab16.docx 22 23 Introduced in the House on February 11, 2016 24 Adopted by the House on February 11, 2016 25 26 Summary: Harrison Truman Flowers 27 28 29 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 30 31 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 32 2/11/2016 House Introduced and adopted ( House Journalpage 12) 33 34 View the latest legislative information at the website 35 36 37 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 38 39 2/12/2016 40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A HOUSE RESOLUTION 10 11 TO CONGRATULATE HARRISON TRUMAN FLOWERS FOR 12 HIS REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE BOY 13 SCOUTS OF AMERICA AND TO SALUTE HIM UPON 14 ACHIEVING THE CELEBRATED RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT, 15 THE HIGHEST AWARD IN SCOUTING. 16 17 Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives of the 18 State of South Carolina are pleased to learn that Harrison Truman 19 Flowers of Troop 402 of the Pee Dee Area Council has 20 successfully completed the prerequisites for the rank of Eagle 21 Scout; and 22 23 Whereas, to merit the rank of Eagle Scout, a Boy Scout must 24 demonstrate that he lives by the principles of the Scout Oath and 25 Law in his daily life; he must plan, develop, and give leadership to 26 others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, any 27 school, or his community; and he must earn a total of twentyone 28 merit badges, actively serve in a position of responsibility within 29 his troop for six months, take part in a Scoutmaster conference, 30 and successfully complete an Eagle Scout board of review; and 31 32 Whereas, only about five percent of Boy Scouts complete these 33 rigorous requirements to achieve the prestigious rank of Eagle 34 Scout; and 35 36 Whereas, in the early 1900s throughout the British Empire, the 37 Scout Movement began to form troops as a result of reading Lord 38 Robert BadenPowell’s “Aids to Scouting,” written to train soldiers. 39 In 1910, at the age of fiftythree, Lord BadenPowell retired from a 40 highly successful career as a scout in the British army to give his 41 attention to this work; and 42

[4891] 2 1 Whereas, as an outgrowth of the Scout Movement in England and 2 with the endorsement of the Chief Scout of the World, Lord 3 BadenPowell, the Boy Scouts of America was formed in 1910, and 4 for a century it has shaped future leaders of America by combining 5 educational activities with lifelong values and fun; and 6 7 Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of 8 Representatives are grateful for the legacy of Scouting in America 9 and take great pride in acknowledging the achievements of young 10 South Carolinians like Harrison Truman Flowers who selflessly 11 give of their time, talents, and energy to enrich their local 12 communities and our State. Now, therefore, 13 14 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives: 15 16 That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, 17 by this resolution, congratulate Harrison Truman Flowers for his 18 remarkable accomplishments in the Boy Scouts of America and 19 salute him upon achieving the celebrated rank of Eagle Scout, the 20 highest award in Scouting. 21 22 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to 23 Harrison Truman Flowers. 24 XX 25

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