Scouting, Volume 8, Number 6, March 11, 1920 Page: 13
16 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.View a full description of this periodical.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
SCOUTING, MARCH 11, 1920
13
The International Jamboree
AS the scout field already knows there
will be an international scout meet
in London, next summer, July 30th
to August 7th, at which scouts from all
over the world will be present. Boy
Scouts of fifty-two nations will be repre-
sented at this gathering. The Boy Scouts
of America contemplate a representation
by two hundred scouts in charge of an
adequate number of adult leaders.
The selection of the two hundred boys
to make up the delegation representing the
Boy Scouts of America will be left to the
scout field—150 boys to represent com-
munities where there are council organiza-
tions and fifty boys from the unorganized
field.
Each of these boys must be furnished
by his council or troop or parents with
sufficient funds to pay not only his own
expenses by railroad to _ New York, by
steamship to Great Britain and back, but
also his proportion of the overhead ex-
pense of the trip. It will als° be im-
practicable for the National Council to
employ and pay expenses of adult leaders,
and applications from commissioned offi-
cers who are in a position to participate in
the supervision of the delegation going at
their own expense, are welcome.
It is not considered practicable to pre-
scribe a fixed rule for the selection of the
scouts from local councils. In response to
requests for suggestions of a method for
making selections, the following plan is
suggested:
Optional Selective Method
1 In the selection of representatives the
troop shall be the unit, and in every case the
local council shall be locally the sole judge
as to the final selection.
2. The troop from which the scout repre-
senting a local council shall be selected shall
be determined in proportion to Scouting
progress shown up to June 1, 1920. -J-bis
progress shall be considered upon the follow-
ing grounds:
a. Progress in passing tests of the first
three grades and in meeting life, star and
eagle scout requirements, and additional
merit badges.
ft Intensive activity in Civic and Indi-
vidual Good Turns and general scout-like
spirit in conduct.
c Excellence of appearance as a troop, use
of official uniform, equipment, etc., neatness,
general good form based upon thorough offi-
cial inspection.
3. The troop selected by the local council
as most suitably meeting the above conditions
shall have the privilege of naming one of its
scouts to be sent as the representative of the
local council, subject to the approval of the
council.
4. The scout selected must meet the fol-
lowing requirements :
а. He must be a first class scout.
б. He must have the written permission of
his parents to serve as a delegate to the Jam-
boree, which permission shall relieve the or-
ganization of responsibility in case of illness
or accident.
c. He must pass a satisfactory physical
examination and show a physician's certifi-
cate of good health.
5. The expenses of the scout representative
must be guaranteed by the local council which
he represents.
6. Preparation for participation in displays,
demonstrations and other events at the Jam-
boree will take place prior to leaving New
York, and all delegates selected must agree to
Councils to Choose and
Finance Their Repre-
sentative Scouts and
Send Exhibits
spend at least ten days before sailing in such
preparation as directed by the National Coun-
cil. <
Scouts Not Under Council
The arrangement above suggested does not
cover trpops not under council. In order to
do full justice in tbis matter has been de-
cided to hold until June 1st fifty places for
scouts of independent troops, making applica-
tion for same and being able to guarantee the
expenses and other conditions will be met.
One scout will be selected in this way from
each state and territory. In this case it
seems the only fair method of selection will
be a competitive examination submitted by
the National Council. If these fifty places
are not filled by June 1st, the balance will be
filled by Local Councils, making their selec-
tion from those troops or scouts who won
second place in the original selection. In
general, applications will be considered in
order of their reception at National Council.
Displays and Contests. Group A
The displays and contests in which Boy
Scouts of America will participate will be
arranged by the National Council. After the
participants are duly selected they will be
placed in a preparatory
camp and given the nec-
essary training and in-
structions. This camp
will probably be at In-
terstate Palisades Park,
and will be conducted
just before the sailing
date with experienced
and able leaders in
charge.
Scenic Displays in
the Arena Com-
petition
In the little book
published by the Jam-
boree Committee these — _
listed as the most important display and the
chief attraction of the Jamboree. We quote
from the book : " The Competition is to em-
phasize character training by acting ana
also to demonstrate that Boy Scouts are
capable of rendering public service both in
ordinary day life and in national emergen-
cies. Below are particulars of a few of the
many thrilling and interesting displays.
" The Public will be asked to judge this
competition by recording on a voting slip,
which will be handed to them by messenger
Scouts, the display which they consider the
best. The display receiving the most votes
will be awarded the laurel wreath.
" One hundred and fifty Sea Scouts will
live on board ship in Olympia. They will
come ashore for their framing and will give
displays to illustrate physical training by
playing games, the rendering of public ser-
vice, and life-saving drill by the use of the
rocket life-saving apparatus, and also the
training of the Sea Scouts in loading and
discharging cargo from this ship. The Sea
Scouts will close their display by dancing the
hornpipe.
" Other Scouts will illustrate market gar-
dening and a village fair, at which they sell
their produce. There will be merrymaking
on the village green, boxing competitions,
clowns and a fat lady, morris dancers and
plaiting the maypole, a Punch and Judy
show. Aunt Sallies and rifle butts. Fenc-
ing, jiu-jitsu and wrestling will also be seen,
and tumbling displays by the 1st Nottingham
Y. M. C. A. troop will complete the merry
gathering.
Scout men who can afford
to participate in America's
entry in this International
Scout celebration may do a
service by communicating
with the National Council.
Scenic Displays are
" The Herefordshire boys will illustrate
peasant industries and will show how cider
was made in the old hand presses. The boys
will be dressed in old-fashioned smocks, and
the whole scene made to represent a West
Country orchard.
" The Scottish boys will give a stirring dis-
play. They will hold a Highland gathering
in the Arena, showing every variety of games,
pipe-dancing, wrestling, tossing the caber,
and sideshows all going on at once. There
will be a procession of the Scottish County
Scout Flags, carried by picked Scouts. The
display will terminate by the playing of all
the pipe bands, when the whole 150 Scouts,
all dressed in kilts, will thrill the huge audi-
ence with a wild scene of Highland dancing.
" The great commercial cities of Birming-
ham, Manchester, Sheffield and Liverpool,
where there are approximately 50,000 Scouts,
will all give grand displays for this competi-
tion in the Arena, and Hertfordshire will give
a realistic air-raid on the village fair."
The displays are to be presented by
teams of scouts, the teams consisting of
not less than 24. or more than /50 boys
each. Each display must fill the Arena
and none must take more than 15 min-
utes to show. Marks will be given for the
most original treatment of any of the fol-
lowing subjects : Fire fighting, ambulance,
accidents of all sorts, such as train colli-
sions, aeroplane accidents, shipwrecks,
floods, earthquakes, runaway horses;
physical training, cycling and trek-cart
gymkana, hut build-
ing, bridge building,
model camps, rocket-
drill, fire fighting,
cooking, and any
other original Troop
Display.
This event will be
the one upon which
we Americans will
concentrate our great-
est effort, and inten-
sive training will be
given to those scouts
who are to participate in the preliminary
training camp held just before sailing.
Scouts who are considered best fitted by
the leaders in charge will be assigned to
these groups.
Tug-of-War—Competition 2
We hope to arrange that the tug-of-war
shall be a time event rather than requiring a
certain number of scouts over the line. An
age and weight limit will probably be fixed
for our scouts. The teams will be of 12
scouts each.
Obstacle Race—Competition 3
The obstacle race will be in teams of ti
scouts each. Obstacles will be of the follow-
ing variety: jumping hedges, climbing tro-
trunks, running through turn stiles, etc.
Obstacle Trek-Cart Race—
Competition 3a
This race requires troop teams of 6 scouts
each with trek-carts and a dummy policeman
in each. Carts will be dismantled at least
once during the race and must be fully assem-
bled before reaching the goal.
Note : A minimum weight cart should be
determined upon and request for such ruling
has been made. What constitutes a dummy
must also be determined. We have suggested
that the trek-cart contain a complete outfit
for a patrol and that it be packed and un-
packed as a part of the race.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Periodical.
Boy Scouts of America. Scouting, Volume 8, Number 6, March 11, 1920, periodical, March 11, 1920; New York, New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth283140/m1/13/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum.