Our Patriotic sentiments of our Nationalist leaders did not approve the allegiance to the British Empire and instead it was insisted that allegiance loyalty to the Country should be part of the Scout Promise. After the independence of our country, efforts were made for unification of the Scout and Guide Associations functioning in India.
Serious efforts were made by our National leaders like Pt. Tara Chand, Education Secretary ,Government of India made significant contribution in finalizing the merger deed. It is totally voluntary, non-political and secular Organisation. Zakir Hussain. Clair Soames who later became World Chief Guide was born. She married Baden-Powell in World Organization membership passes member countries. Regional newspapers reported on large camps, galas and competitions, and the retirement of prominent local leaders.
Weekly Boy Scout meetings gave members the opportunity for leadership and learning new skills, as well as adventure and escapism. A Scoutmaster ran the troop, delegating some of the responsibility for training and behaviour to older Scouts who were elected as Patrol Leaders. They in turn were in charge of a patrol of about six boys. A new recruit was known as a Tenderfoot, and had to pass a series of tests before he could be invested as a Boy Scout. He could work towards becoming a Second Class and then a First Class Scout by learning skills such as first aid, signalling and tracking.
You can download it for free here. Navigation exercises, outdoor cooking, nature lore and lots of active games reinforced learning while maintaining interest. Boy Scouts could also earn proficiency badges in areas that appealed to them such as Handyman, Marksman, Blacksmith and Poultry Farmer. Employers were said to look upon these favourably when teenage Scouts applied for work. Coventry Archives holds the logbooks of the 14th Coventry Rover Crew, which describe several years of meetings, badges and camps for the Boy Scouts.
Debates, slide shows from guests, and instruction on knotting and splicing all featured. When the First World War began, former Boy Scouts who enlisted in the armed forces were found to already possess many of the practical skills required.
But the numbers of male leaders shrank as Scoutmasters joined the war effort, and some troops were mainly run by the teenage Patrol Leaders. Rover crews were depleted as members signed up or were conscripted. Meetings were swapped from weekday evenings to Saturday or Sunday mornings because of blackouts and evening raids, and meeting places were changed because of bomb damage. Female leaders, already common as Cubmasters, became more prominent as Scoutmasters too. Also, the Royal Navy requested Boy Scouts to assist with coast-watching duties.
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