Show T Anniversary of Scouting Every year the nation observes BoyScout Day Coy Scout Week In observance of the foundIng foundIng found found- Ing of f the Boy Day Scouts of America 60 CO years ago This year 45 million Boy Day Scouts and their 15 million adult leaders lead ers will observe the birthday of scouting scout ing under a new banner Instead of Boy Day Scout Week there Is now to be bea a Boy Doy Scouts of America Anniversary Celebration during the entire month of February Presently one out of four boys of Scout age is a member of the Boy Day Scouts of America and through a new range long development plan called 76 the Boy Day Scouts plan to involve a representative one third of all boys in the scouting program Parents Parents Par Par- are arc missing a bet when they overlook overlook over over- look the good works of the Scouts The age of scouting begins at eight years and extends through 17 The eight year olds year olds can enroll in the Cub Scouts When a youngster reaches 11 years of age he can become a full fledged Boy Day Scout and participate in vigorous outdoor programs pro grams to teach boys concepts of honor duty duly to God and country service to others and self respect The Boy Doy Scout organization had Its Inception July 29 1907 when a small group of boys and two men set up a camp in a sheltered bay on an Island off England's southern coast The group was led by Lord Dad Powell Baden en Powell a BritIsh British Brit Brit- ish hero of the Boer Doer War and the boys were from the streets of England's cities cit ies les and from the most exclusive schools Two years later Boy Doy Scouting came to the United States when WilHam William Wil Wil- liam Ham D. D Doyce Boyce a Chicago newspaper and magazine publisher inspired by his acquaintanceship with willi scouting in England England Eng Eng- land incorporated February 8 1910 the Boy Doy Scouts of America in Washington D. D C C. C A federal charter from Congress was granted June 15 1916 Today we owe a debt of gratitude to the vision of Lord Powell Baden and William D D. D Boyce Doyce There is no better way of expressing expressing ex ex- pressing that gratitude than by furthering furthering furthering further further- ing the cause of the Scouts at every opportunity during the month of February Feb Jeb |