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| NAEM&gN power, the Scout move
g90y ment can be traced back
to widely separated sources where
constructive ideas came to boy
workers and were tested with vary
ing degrees of success. In America
there were a number of originators
of methods, plans, and principles
that have proved effective. In
Great Britain, Lieut.. Gen. Sir
Robert S. S. Baden-Powell became
active in organization work based
partly on the ideas and methods of
American workers. He did this
SO successfully that the enrolment
of British Boy Scouts soon grew
into the hundred thousands, with
the emphasis, not on the military
note, but on peace virtues and
learning practical trades. Then
the movement spread to Germany,
France. Italy, Australia. and New
Zealand, to Canada and the United
States; to South American repub-
lies; in short, almost the world
over, since it is already established
in twenty-seven different countries
in addition to the numerous coloni-
al possessions of Great Britain and
the United States. Everywhere it
has shown adaptation to new fields
and nationalities.
In Germany the boys have en-
gagged in the work with such en-
thusiasm and in such numbers that
the Prussian and Bavarian authori-
ties are giving the movement fnan-
cial aid. While the number of
Boy Scout enrolled throughout the
world is estimated at not less than
one million, one-fifth of the whole
number are in the United States.
The emphasis and ideals of the
movement belong here also to the
highest plans that of efficient citi-
zenship, service, and character
building.
The Boy Scouts of America"
the name under which the move
ment in the United States was in
corporated February 8, 1910. has
as its Honorary President the Hon.
Woodrow Wilson, President of the
United States, and Hon. William
III. Taft and Col. Theodore Roose-
welt as Its Honorary Vice. Presi-
dents. Associated with these in
approval and promotion of the
movement are eminent citizens
from all walks of public life, who
are members of the National Coun-
Gil and of the local councils in the
cities and towns of the whole
country, and a host of others who
earnestly cooperate in the work.
A group of men. representing
the various religious and civic or
ganizations of the community that
are engaged in boys work, are
brought together as local council
for the promotion of Scout work.
This local council receives char
ter from the national organization,
giving them full authority to deal
with all questions relating to scout
ing in that district and to pass up
on all Scout Masters applications.
In many cases this council engages
a Scout Executive to take charge
of the work in that community.
He is responsible to the local coun-
Gil for the direction and promotion
of the work. He is the leader of
the Scout Masters, and as such
gives such instructions and help as
may be necessary, arranges inter-
troop meets, games, camps, and in
general makes uniform the plan of
work conducted in that community.
The Scouts are organized in patrols
and troops. Eight boys constitute
a patrol, one of whom is chosen as
the Patrol Leader. Three patrols
make up troop. The Scout Mas
ter is the adult leader of the troop.
Already there are about 700 local