Scouting, Volume 8, Number 14, September 16, 1920 Page: 9
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iPTEMBER 16, 1920
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OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF
AWARD
THE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION
Imperial Headquarters
125 Buckingham Palace Road
London, S. W. 1
To James E. West, Esquire,
Chief Scout Executive
Boy Scouts of America.
1, Results of Competition No. 1 of
A Group—Scenic Display—America is
awarded the Tortoise of Perseverance
and the Fish of Endeavor for the best
display illustrating national history.
2. America is also awarded the
Chief Scout's special certificate at-
tached for the best Marching Band.
This Band was selected by the Chief
Scout as the best Scout Band at the
International Jamboree, Olympia, 1920,
to lead the Grand International Pro-
cession.
C Group: Displays to illustrate
Scouting.
1. America is awarded the Chief
Scout's certificate attached for the
best pageant showing the American
interpretation of the genesis of Scout-
ing given in the Arena at the Inter-
national Jamboree, Olympia, 1920.
Special Commendations:
1. The Chief Scout has, awarded a
special Certificate attached to Mr.
West's orderly for good work done at
the Jamboree in that he, on many oc-
casions, was selected by the Jamboree
Staff, and in particular by myself, to
carry important messages during the
rush period of the Jamboree.
2. The Chief Scout has also awarded
a special certificate to Colonel Gignil-
liat's bugler, who was specially se-
lected to act as orderly bugler in {he
Arena.
To both of these orderlies I would
like to add a special word of thanks
for the splendid way and the cheery
manner in which they did their duties.
(Signed) A. G. WADE,
Major,
Organizing Secretary.
The Fish of Endeavor shown here,
one-third its size, was awarded the
Boy Scouts of America organiza-
tion for its part in the whole Jam-
boree. Like the Tortoise of perse-
verance, it was carved and decorated
by Baden-Powell himself. Chief Scout
Executive West, Col. Gignilliat,
William Chauncey Langdon and
Ralph Hubbard also were each
awarded one of these trophies.
The British Chief Scout addressing the Boy Scouts from America at Richmond Camp.
(Photo by Jamboree Photographer Martin.)
by a burst of applause. Not only were
the costumiflg and make-up correct, but
horses had been secured to make the pic-
ture complete. Mounted warriors led
the procession and squaws brought up
the rear with horse-drawn travois on
which were the tepees and other heavy
equipment.
In a few moments a camp was pitched.
An altar was erected and over the
bleached skull of a buffalo the Indians
prayed to the Great Spirit for the re-
turn of the game to the plains.
Ceremonial dances followed. The
most thrilling was the pony dance in
which eight English horses, trained in
a day by the scouts, walked and trotted
and galloped through intricate figures
with as much zest as the human actors.
The last act—trick riding by cow-boys
brought the great audience to its feet
with shouts of appreciation.
AT the request of the Boy Scouts of
America at Olympia, London,
August 6, 1920, after smoking the pipe
of peace Sir Robert Baden-Powell was
made " Chief Great Pine on the Sky
Line" of the B. S. A. by John M.
Phillips (Chief Silvertip), representing
the Executive Board of the B. S. A.,
assisted by Ralph Hubbard of Denver,
Colo.
OROBABLY the most outstanding
-*■ feature of the afternoon's pro-
gramme was the fine display of boy
leadership given by the American Boy
Scouts. A lot of finely built, clean-
limbed lads are the Scouts from the
United States, having the advantage in
years over the British boys ; but if these
may be taken as average specimens of
the future manhood of America, then
that country may be confident of a great
future. Apart from being "God's
country," the United States is the land
of the young man, and this was indi-
cated by the fact that though the
American contingent gave their demon-
strations of physical drill under the
leadership of one of their senior boys,
each of the three hundred lads was also
capable of mounting the rostrum and
taking charge of the display. (From
the British Press.)
TPHE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK at
A the great Scout Service in Olympia
on Sunday, August 1,. based his exhor-
tation on the words of St. Paul to Timo-
thy : Keep that which is committed to
thy trust. . . . "You are alive, tingling
with life; young, strong and free. Yours
are the days to be. You may well be
proud of your own troop, and strive to
make it the best in the Movement. You
are now a great power. ... I am
speaking to one of the biggest assem-
blies of boys that has ever met together
in history. I am almost awed by the
huge power of the boys assembled here.
How is such a solemn trust as is implied
in this Movement to be used? There is
only one answer—to make a new and
better world. ... If the scout spirit
were to lay hold of all nations I be-
lieve the face of the world would be
changed."
THE end of the Jamboree was notable
for the great fervor with which the
immense gathering of scouts from all
corners of the world pledged themselves
to comradeship and world peace. The
scene was in every way impressive. It
began with the symbolical features of
the pageant put on by the Boy Scouts of
America. British and American scouts
approached from either end of the arena,
preceded respectively by " Britannia"
and " America" bearing their national
colors. Embracing, they took their
places on a dais. In truly thrilling man-
ner there then entered the arena, coming
by way of the mountain passes at the
rear, the scouts of all the world, bearing
their standards. As the troops formed
in dense ranks about the dais, the
standards drew up in an imposing ave-
nue. Under this arch of flags the British
Chief Scout, Sir Robert Baden-Powell,
approached the dais, mounted it and
amid intense silence spoke :
" Brother scouts, I ask you to make
a solemn choice. Differences exist be-
tween the peoples of the world in
thought and sentiment, just as they do
in language and physique. The war has
taught us that if one nation tries to im-
pose its particular will upon others, cruel
reaction is bound to follow. The Jam-
boree has taught us that if we exercise
mutual forbearance and give and take,
then there is sympathy and harmony. If
it be your will, let us go forth from here
fully determined that we will develop
among ourselves and our boys that com-
radeship, through the world-wide spirit j
of the Scout Brotherhood, so that we j
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