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The Order of the Arrow (OA), previously known as Wimachtendienk Wingolauchsik Witahemui (WWW) is the honor society of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), [4] composed of Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives as elected by their peers.
The Scout Promise (or Oath) is a spoken statement made by a child joining the Scout movement. Since the publication of Scouting for Boys in 1908, all Scouts and Girl Guides around the world have taken a Scout (or Guide) promise or oath to live up to ideals of the movement, and subscribed to a Scout Law .
hold the Scouts BSA First Class rank, the Venturing Discovery Award, or the Sea Scout Ordinary rank or higher, be approved by their unit leader and be elected by the youth members of their unit. [2] Adults aged 21 or older may be nominated after meeting the camping requirements and being approved by the lodge adult selection committee. [2]
George W. Pirtle Scout Reservation: East Texas Area Council: Gary City, TX: Hamman Scout Camp: Sam Houston Area Council: Bander, TX: Sold: Hill Country Ranch: Bay Area Council: Closed: Horizon Wilderness Scout Reservation: Northwest Texas Council: Bowie, TX: Sold: Developed into Silver Lake subdivision near Amon G. Carter lake in 2002. [89 ...
President Hoover with scouts outside the White House in 1932. By the 1930s, the Boy Scouts of America had become a powerful national organization with 1,181,227 scouts and scouters in 1929. It had proven itself to the Americans public and received the support of many in Congress and the President (President Hoover was Honorary President of BSA ...
The E. Urner Goodman Scholarship is awarded annually by the Boy Scouts of America to members of the Order of the Arrow who are preparing for a professional career in Scouting. The scholarships are provided to help cover the financial costs of a college education. These scholarships have been suspended by the National Order of the Arrow Committee.
The Scouts learn teamwork by meeting and working together in a den of four to ten boys or girls under adult leadership. They learn and apply the ideals codified in the Scout Oath and the Scout Law through an advancement system using age-based ranks earned by completing required and elective adventures. Some advancement is done in the home and ...
Scout Law is a set of codes in the Scout movement. Since the publication of Scouting for Boys in 1908, all Scouts and Guides around the world have taken a Scout Promise or oath to live up to the ideals of the movement and have subscribed to the Scout Law. The wording of the promise and law have varied over time and among Scouting organizations.