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Boy Scouts
Lord Robert Baden-Powell developed a training method which resulted in the foundation of the Boy Scout Movement in 1907. Today, the Scouting Movement is a worldwide movement with the aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development so that they may play constructive roles in society.
1,200 Questions
Who is the founder of Boy Scouts?
Lord Baden-Powell
The question reads who is the founder of the boy scout movement. Since Boy Scouts was started first in England, I will give the answer as it relates to Boy Scouts in England.
Lord Robert Baden Powell, or BP. His full name is Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell.
Very Correct, additionally the BSA was founded by
William D. Boyce
Ernest Thompson Seton
Daniel Carter Beard
1775:
Percival Pott makes connection between human contact with soot and cancer, the first recognition of environmental factors and cancer.
1910:
February 8, 1910: The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated
1914:
First tree-planting project was held in New York
First William T. Hornaday gold medal for the conservation of wildlife
1917/1918 war effort:
Aided in food and fuel conservation projects
Planted 12,000 Boy Scout war gardens
1938:Philturn Rocky mountain Scout camp established for conservation, (35,857 acres of land near Cimarron, New Mexico) (Gift from Waite Phillips.
1940-1949:
Philmont Scout Ranch established
Additional gift from Waite Phillips, 1941
Residence and ranch buildings
Livestock and operating ranch equipment
Contiguous to former Philturn Rocky mountain Scout camp
Total combined acreage: 127,000
Councils and campsites by 1949
543 councils
831 campsites
288,545 acres
1970-1979:
Scouting Keep America Beautiful Day
June 5, 1971
Scouts collected more than a million tons of litter
1980-1989:
First Scouting for Food National Good Turn, 1988
More than 60 million food items were collected
2000-2009:
ArrowCorps5, 2008
In cooperation with the US Forest Service
Oil spill decimates Gulf Coast
3,600 Scouts and adult volunteers participated
$5.6 million worth of improvements made to national parks
The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, 2009
The single largest gift ever made to the BSA
Near Beckley, West Virginia
What is the meaning of scout sign and salute three fingers?
The three fingers of the scout sign/ salute (and the three points of the scout symbol as well) represent the 3 duties - to God, self and others.
Eagle scouts can be anything they want to be or can have any talent they want.
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There are a lot of former scouts who are singers, but doesn't look like Eagle Scouts. The links have lists of famous scouts who became singers.
How much was a bob worth in bob a job week in the UK?
Officially known as Scout Job Week, "Bob a Job Week" started after WWII in order to encourage young people to help other people. In exchange for a small payment, British Boy Scouts turned their hand to gardening, shopping and household chores from dog walking to window cleaning. It got its nickname from the 1 shilling coin, colloquially known as a "Bob", that the youngsters were paid for completing their good turn.
The "Bob" is certainly not a large sum of money but exactly what it would be worth today is debatable. When England "decimalized" their currency they declared 5 pence to be equivalent to 1 shilling. Inflation has multiplied the currency about 10 fold since then (1949 to 2012) so it could be said that the 1949 1 shilling is equivalent to about 50 of today's pence (about 80 US cents). However, the 1950's shilling was made of 0.18 Troy ounces of sterling silver, the value of which would currently (in late 2012) be about 5 US dollars (about 4 British pounds).
When did Baden Powell start scouts?
He founded it in 1907, Boy scouts of America however was founded three years later in 1910.
Why do the Boy Scouts use the buddy system?
It is a safety precaution. If something happens to one there is some there to help or go for help. Also, there is a hope that if one is about to make a poor decision that the other will help avoid it.
How does the bsa calculation work?
BSA stands for "Body Surface Area". It is a method used to calculate the surface area of a given person's skin. To determine Body Surface Area, divide the person's weight in kilograms by .425, then divide their height by .725. Next, multiply .007184 by the first result, then multiply that by the second result. The final number is the person's BSA.
Why do you use 3 fingers to make the cub scout solute?
You don't! You use the index and middle fingers to make the Cub Scout salute
Where does the religious rope emblem go on the boy scout uniform?
Just above the left pocket of the shirt
How did beaver scouts get there name?
Beaver scouts got their name by native Americans that killed beavers.Interesrting
What title was awarded to Baden Powell by zulus?
I cant find mention of any official title awarded to Baden-Powell by the Zulu. He was given several nicknames:
"M'hlala Panzi"-"The man who lies down to shoot"-that is, the man who takes careful aim and thinks before he acts.
"Kantankye"-He of the big hat - an allusion to the cowboy sombrero he always wore.
"Impeesa"-Wolf who never sleeps.
Where can you obtain the Arrow of Light knot?
The emblem can be purchased from your local Scout Shop or from ScoutStuff.org.
How do you earn the Hong Kong Scout Association Patrol Activity Woggle?
Earn the Voyager Award, and you automatically qualify for it.
Is there anyone who can do a live eagle presentation at a scout ceremony in Utah?
Tracy Aviary offers Eagle Court of Honor presentations. They bring their live Golden Eagle Nizhoni and have fantastic feedback for their presentation.
Actually there is a man, Jason Jones, that has hawks, falcons, and eagle that can do presentations for Eagle Scout programs. He came to our scout meeting and brought 4 different hawks, falcons, and eagles. They actually were trained and flew around. I know he is an attorney in Ogden and his presentation was absolutely amazing! For Eagle Court of Honors he has an eagle.
What is the origin of the Wood Badge award?
In June 1888 Baden-Powell (BP) lead a British force tasked with capturing Dinzulu, a Zulu King who had been leading raids. In the process BP acquired his "iziQu" which was a large necklace made of wooden beads. It was the practice of the Zulu's to award beads to warriors for brave acts which were worn as necklaces and bracelets. The iziQu belonged to the Zulu kings, was handed down through the generations and was considered sacred.
In 1919 BP started the Wood Badge program for training adult leaders and used the wooden beads from Dinzulu's iziQu to fashion the award, wooden beads on a leather thong, that is still used today.
The origin of the beads is in dispute. Baden Powell first stated that the necklace was left behind as Dinzulu (who BP never captured) escaped in haste. Later, embarrassed by the notion that the award was based on stolen war spoils, the lore was changed to suggest Dinzulu gave the necklace to BP. One biographer, Tim Jeal, has questioned the whole story saying it is more likely that the origin of the necklace was a dead African girl.
Was president McKinley a Boy Scout?
No.
President William McKinley was born in 1843 and served as President of the U.S. from 1897 until he was assassinated in 1901. What would become The World Scouting Movement was started in England in 1908 and the BSA was founded in the US in 1910.
