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Origin of Scouting
Scouting began in 1907 when a former war hero named Lieutenant General Sir Lord Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell
organized an experimental camp of 20 teen-age boys on Brownsea Island off England's southern coast. It was a great success and proved that his training and metod appealed to yound people.
In January 1908, he published the first scout handbook "Scouting for Boys" which became an instant bestseller. Based on the book, youngsters started to organize themselves into what was destined to become and is today the world's biggest voluntary youth movement.
Scouting was brought to the U.S. by William D. Boyce, a Chicago newspaper publisher. He had first heard of scouting in August 1909 when he was in London,England. He was lost in a big fog, and a boy guided him to where he wanted to go. The boy refused a tip because, he said, "Scouts do not accept tips for courtesies or good turns."
Boyce was impressed.He learned as much as he could about Scouting. On his return to the United States, he incorporated the Boy Scouts of America as an organization.
And the rest was history...