THIRD EDITION (Cover A, 1954-1966)

Edition Notes: Cover art by Don Ross. With Webelos’ emphasis on Boy Scout skills, the fleur-de-lis looms symbolically just behind a lion statue. 188 pages, 5 1/2” x 8”. Illustrations were mostly the same two color (brown and black) linear cartoons that appeared in the Second Edition.

Historical Notes: The Webelos Rank had been around since 1945, but the program was granted more prominence with the third edition. By mid-1955 the Webelos Den was instituted, with its own Webelos Den patch.

Quote:  A Cub Scout tries to feel friendly toward all nations, but there may be some that you are especially interested in. It may be because your parents or your grandparents or some of the people living in your neighborhood came from these countries. It may even be because you like the things that people do in these favorite lands of yours.