Collecting Badges

Clerk

Clerk

Clerk 1929 to 1934 Ribbon Scout Badges

The Clerk Badge was worn on the Right arm in between the shoulder and elbow.

Too earn the Clerk Badge you must achieve the following*

Must pass test in handwriting, hand-printing, typewriting or as an alternative to typewriting, shorthand 20 words a minute as a minimum, writing a letter from memory on a subject given verbally ?ve minutes previously. Simple book-keeping. Have knowledge of Postal and Telegraph rates, copying and ?ling of correspondence, and use and misuse of the Telephone.

*The ways to earn the badge varied through POR