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Adolph E. Peschke was a veteran outdoorsman, [1] author, and pioneering project designer [2] in the Boy Scouts of America.He is best known for writing the 1993 edition of the pamphlet for the Pioneering merit badge, [3] which serves as a guide to many Scouters implementing pioneering programs in their Scouting units.
Many of his other books were co-authored with his friend Rex Hazlewood, who was editor of The Scout (magazine) and The Scouter magazines. 1949: The Campfire Leader's Book (with Rex Hazlewood) 1950: Pioneering Projects; 1950: The Patrol Leaders' Handbook; 1951: The Scout's Book of Gilwell; 1952: Scout Camps: A Book for Scouters (with Rex Hazlewood)
Ernest Thompson Seton (born Ernest Evan Thompson; [1] August 14, 1860 – October 23, 1946) was a Canadian and American author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians in 1902 (renamed Woodcraft League of America), and one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1910.
Pioneering was initially adopted into the structure of the Boy Scouts of America's (BSA) by Lord Robert Baden-Powell, who was influenced by the Sons of Daniel Boone. Daniel Beard , the founder of the Sons of Daniel Boone, founded his organization to keep the pioneer spirit alive after the closing of the American frontier in 1890. [ 3 ]
Gates said it "cannot be sustained" any longer. On July 10, 2015, the Boy Scouts of America Executive Committee agreed, and referred the matter to the National Executive Board. [68] On July 27, 2015, the Boy Scouts of America National Executive Board voted to lift the organization's blanket ban on openly gay leaders and employees.
Major Frederick Russell Burnham DSO (May 11, 1861 – September 1, 1947) was an American scout and world-traveling adventurer. He is known for his service to the British South Africa Company and to the British Army in colonial Africa, and for teaching woodcraft to Robert Baden-Powell in Rhodesia.
To alleviate this problem, a number of new programs were created for older boys over time, including the Sea Scouts (1912), Senior Scouts and Explorer Scouts (1935), Rover Scouts (c. 1938), and Air Scouts (1942). Around 1935, most of these were brought together under the overall Senior Scout Division.
Colonel Carroll Andrew Edson (December 29, 1891 – October 25, 1986) [1] was an influential leader in the Boy Scouts of America movement. He helped to found the Order of the Arrow (OA) along with E. Urner Goodman. The OA is an official program of the Boy Scouts of America designed to recognize Scouts and Scouters for their service, and to aid ...