2011-2012 Bill 3818: William Reece Watson - South Carolina Legislature Online

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 119th Session, 2011-2012 3 4 H. 3818 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 House Resolution 9 Sponsors: Reps. Clemmons, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, 10 Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bikas, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, 11 Brannon, Brantley, G.A. Brown, H.B. Brown, R.L. Brown, Butler Garrick, Chumley, Clyburn, 12 CobbHunter, Cole, Cooper, Corbin, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Edge, Erickson, 13 Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, 14 Hayes, Hearn, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, 15 Jefferson, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, McLeod, 16 Merrill, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, 17 Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Parks, Patrick, Pinson, Pitts, Pope, Quinn, Rutherford, Ryan, Sabb, 18 Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, Sottile, Spires, 19 Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Tribble, Umphlett, Vick, Viers, Weeks, Whipper, 20 White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Young 21 Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18849bh11.docx 22 23 Introduced in the House on March 8, 2011 24 Adopted by the House on March 8, 2011 25 26 Summary: William Reece Watson 27 28 29 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 30 31 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 32 3/8/2011 House Introduced and adopted ( House Journalpage 8) 33 34 35 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 36 37 3/8/2011 38 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A HOUSE RESOLUTION 10 11 TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR WILLIAM REECE WATSON 12 FOR HIS NOTEWORTHY ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE BOY 13 SCOUTS OF AMERICA, AND CONGRATULATE HIM UPON 14 ACHIEVING THE PRESTIGIOUS RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT, 15 THE HIGHEST AWARD IN SCOUTING. 16 17 Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of 18 Representatives are pleased to learn that William Reece Watson of 19 Troop 655 of the Pee Dee Area Council has successfully 20 completed the requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout; and 21 22 Whereas, to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, a Boy Scout must 23 demonstrate that he lives by the principles of the Scout Oath and 24 Law in his daily life; he must plan, develop, and give leadership to 25 others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, any 26 school, or his community; and he must earn a total of twentyone 27 merit badges, actively serve in a position of responsibility within 28 his troop for six months, take part in a Scoutmaster conference, 29 and complete an Eagle Scout board of review; and 30 31 Whereas, only two percent of Boy Scouts complete these rigorous 32 requirements to achieve the coveted rank of Eagle Scout; and 33 34 Whereas, in the early 1900s all over the British Empire, the Scout 35 Movement began to form troops as a result of reading Lord Robert 36 BadenPowell’s “Aids to Scouting,” written to train soldiers. In 37 1910, at the age of fiftythree, Lord Baden-Powell retired from a 38 highly successful career as a scout in the British army to give his 39 attention to this work; and 40 41 Whereas, as an outgrowth of the Scout Movement in England and 42 with the endorsement of the Chief Scout of the World, Lord

[3818] 2 1 BadenPowell, the Boy Scouts of America was formed in 1910, and 2 for a century, it has shaped future leaders of America by 3 combining educational activities with lifelong values and fun; and 4 5 Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of 6 Representatives are grateful for the legacy of Scouting in America 7 and take great pride in acknowledging the accomplishments of 8 young South Carolinians like William Reece Watson who 9 selflessly give of their time, talents, and energy to enrich their 10 local communities and our State. Now, therefore, 11 12 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives: 13 14 That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, 15 by this resolution, recognize and honor William Reece Watson for 16 his noteworthy achievements in the Boy Scouts of America, and 17 congratulate him upon achieving the prestigious rank of Eagle 18 Scout, the highest award in Scouting. 19 20 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to 21 William Reece Watson. 22 XX 23

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