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Consequently, eight of the first nine Eagle Scouts did not earn the ranks of Life or Star.<ref name="peterson">{{cite web | last = Peterson | first = Robert | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2002 | url = http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0211/d-wwas.html | title = Evolution of the Eagle Scout Award | format = | work = Scouting Magazine | publisher = Boy Scouts of America | accessdate = 2006-05-22}}</ref> | Consequently, eight of the first nine Eagle Scouts did not earn the ranks of Life or Star.<ref name="peterson">{{cite web | last = Peterson | first = Robert | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2002 | url = http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0211/d-wwas.html | title = Evolution of the Eagle Scout Award | format = | work = Scouting Magazine | publisher = Boy Scouts of America | accessdate = 2006-05-22}}</ref> | ||
The first Eagle Scout medal was awarded in 1912 to | The first Eagle Scout medal was awarded in 1912 to Arthur Rose Eldred, a seventeen-year-old member of Troop 1 in [[Rockville Centre, New York|Rockville Centre]], [[Long Island]], New York. Eldred was notified that he was to be awarded the rank of Eagle Scout in a letter from Chief Scout Executive [[James E. West]], dated [[August 21]], [[1912]]. The design of the Eagle Scout medal had not been finalized by the National Council, so the medal was not awarded until Labor Day, [[September 2]], [[1912]]. Eldred was the first of three generations of Eagle Scouts; his son and grandson hold the rank as well.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2006 | url = http://www.eaglescout.org/history/first_eagle.html | title = The BSA’s First Eagle Scout: Arthur Rose Eldred | format = | work = Eagle Scout Resource Center | publisher = | accessdate = 2006-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Ray, Mark | title=Eagle Scout Heritage Celebration Brings History to Life | journal=Eagletter|year=Winter 2005 |volume=Vol:31 |issue=No:3 |pages= pp: 8–9}}</ref> Since then, more than one and a half million Scouts have earned the rank. In 1982, thirteen-year-old Alexander Holsinger, of [[Normal, Illinois]], was recognized as the one millionth Eagle Scout.<ref name="peterson"/><ref>{{cite web | last = Reagan | first = Ronald | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 1982-09-14 | url =http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/print.php?pid=42967 | title = Remarks by Telephone to Eagle Scout Award Recipient Alexander M. Holsinger | format = | work = The American Presidency Project | publisher = americanpresidency.org | accessdate = 2006-10-17}}</ref> | ||
A total of 1,835,410 Scouts have earned Eagle Scout as of the end of 2005, about 2% of the Boy Scouting membership since 1911.<ref name="factsheet02179">{{cite web | author = | year = | url = http://www.marketing.scouting.org/resources/factsheets/02-179.html | title = Facts About Scouting | format = | work = BSA Fact Sheet | publisher = Boy Scouts of America | accessdate = 2006-12-31}}</ref> In 2005, 49,895 Eagle Scouts were presented, about 5% of the 2005 membership.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url =http://www.scouting.org/media/review/2005.html | title =Year in Review: 2005 | format = | work = | publisher =Boy Scouts of America | accessdate =2006-07-19}}</ref> | A total of 1,835,410 Scouts have earned Eagle Scout as of the end of 2005, about 2% of the Boy Scouting membership since 1911.<ref name="factsheet02179">{{cite web | author = | year = | url = http://www.marketing.scouting.org/resources/factsheets/02-179.html | title = Facts About Scouting | format = | work = BSA Fact Sheet | publisher = Boy Scouts of America | accessdate = 2006-12-31}}</ref> In 2005, 49,895 Eagle Scouts were presented, about 5% of the 2005 membership.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url =http://www.scouting.org/media/review/2005.html | title =Year in Review: 2005 | format = | work = | publisher =Boy Scouts of America | accessdate =2006-07-19}}</ref> | ||
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Since its introduction in 1912, the Eagle Scout medal has undergone several design changes. Changes to the scroll and to the eagle pendant were not always introduced at the same time, therefore types may be somewhat mixed. Scouting historians classify these medals by the five different manufacturers and then by 17 sub-types, with several minor variations.<ref name="grove">{{cite book | last = Grove | first = Terry | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2004| title = A Comprehensive Guide to the EAGLE SCOUT AWARD (Twentieth Century Edition) | publisher = | location = | id = }}</ref> Many variations were caused by quality control issues, mainly due to wear of the [[Die (manufacturing)|dies]]. During the 1920s and 1930s, some military schools allowed wear of the Eagle Scout medal on the uniform. In order to conform to the medal system, the scroll was removed and the ribbon affixed to a standard | Since its introduction in 1912, the Eagle Scout medal has undergone several design changes. Changes to the scroll and to the eagle pendant were not always introduced at the same time, therefore types may be somewhat mixed. Scouting historians classify these medals by the five different manufacturers and then by 17 sub-types, with several minor variations.<ref name="grove">{{cite book | last = Grove | first = Terry | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2004| title = A Comprehensive Guide to the EAGLE SCOUT AWARD (Twentieth Century Edition) | publisher = | location = | id = }}</ref> Many variations were caused by quality control issues, mainly due to wear of the [[Die (manufacturing)|dies]]. During the 1920s and 1930s, some military schools allowed wear of the Eagle Scout medal on the uniform. In order to conform to the medal system, the scroll was removed and the ribbon affixed to a standard ribbon bar. | ||
''T. H. Foley'' made the first medals from 1912 until they went out of business in 1915.<ref name="BSS">{{cite web|url=http://www.boyscoutstuff.com/Galleries/Awards/awards.html |title=Awards, Badges, and Insignia |work=Boy Scout Stuff - A Virtual Boy Scout Museum |language= |format= |accessdate=2006-06-19}}</ref> The eagle pendant and scroll were of die struck bronze washed with silver. Early versions were made with a short double knot and later ones with a long double knot. Only 338 of these medals were issued, making them the rarest version. Some Foleys were issued with a drop ribbon – the ribbon was extended, folded through the bar mount on the scroll, then dropped behind the eagle pendant and cut in a swallowtail. The first drop ribbon style medal was issued to the fourth Eagle Scout – Sidney Clapp, a 31-year-old scoutmaster from West Shokan, NY. | ''T. H. Foley'' made the first medals from 1912 until they went out of business in 1915.<ref name="BSS">{{cite web|url=http://www.boyscoutstuff.com/Galleries/Awards/awards.html |title=Awards, Badges, and Insignia |work=Boy Scout Stuff - A Virtual Boy Scout Museum |language= |format= |accessdate=2006-06-19}}</ref> The eagle pendant and scroll were of die struck bronze washed with silver. Early versions were made with a short double knot and later ones with a long double knot. Only 338 of these medals were issued, making them the rarest version. Some Foleys were issued with a drop ribbon – the ribbon was extended, folded through the bar mount on the scroll, then dropped behind the eagle pendant and cut in a swallowtail. The first drop ribbon style medal was issued to the fourth Eagle Scout – Sidney Clapp, a 31-year-old scoutmaster from West Shokan, NY. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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*{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://members.cox.net/scouting179/EagleProjectPacket.rtf | title = Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook | format = RTF | work = | publisher = | accessdate = 2006-06-19}} | *{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://members.cox.net/scouting179/EagleProjectPacket.rtf | title = Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook | format = RTF | work = | publisher = | accessdate = 2006-06-19}} | ||
*{{cite web | last = Murray | first = Craig | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://www.sageventure.com/scoutingcentury/eagle/ | title = The Eagle Scout Medals | format = | work =Boy Scout Badge History | publisher = | accessdate = 2006-03-06}} | *{{cite web | last = Murray | first = Craig | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://www.sageventure.com/scoutingcentury/eagle/ | title = The Eagle Scout Medals | format = | work =Boy Scout Badge History | publisher = | accessdate = 2006-03-06}} | ||
