1. ALL OVER THE WORLD
All over the world
Scouting is moving.
All over the world
You’ll find Scouting friends.
All over the world,
There are million Scouts and Scouters
For the glory of Scouting
Let’s unite and just be one.
2. ALL OVER THE WORLD
Deep down in my heart,
Scouting is moving.
Deep down in my heart,
You’ll find Scouting friends.
Deep down in my heart,
There are million Scouts and Scouters
For the glory of Scouting
Let’s unite and just be one.
3. Here in Longlong
Scouting is moving.
Here in Longlong
You’ll find Scouting friends.
Here in Longlong
There are 47 Scouters
For the glory of Scouting
Let’s unite and just be one.
(repeat last two lines)
5. The Man Behind The Movement
Sir. Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden Powell
1857 – 1941
Founder of the Scout Movement
Chief Scout of the World
6. History of Scouting
Scouting history will never be complete without first
taking a quick little peek into the life and adventures of Robert
Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting
Movement.
His Family…
He was born in London England to Rev. Herbert
George Baden Powell and Henrietta Grace Smyth on
February 22, 1857. His father is a reverend and a professor of
geometry at Oxford University, while his mother was a life-long
student of music, literature and of the arts, the daughter of
Admiral William Thomas Smyth of the British Navy and a
descendant of the family of Capt. John Smyth, the pioneer
explorer who had exciting adventures with Pocahontas and
the red Indians of Virginia, USA.
BP as a Boy…
His father died when he was 3 years old. B.P. or Ste as he was fondly called in
his family was the 5th of seven children. At the age of 13, he studied at a local school
named Charterhouse, through a foundation scholarship. Although a scholar, Robert
admittedly revealed that he never did very well in school. BP lived a glorious outdoor life
with his four brothers, hiking and camping in many parts of England. BP became famous
with his ability as a goalkeeper on the Charterhouse Soccer Team. He also loves theater,
music and painting.
7. History of Scouting
BP in India…
At the age of 19 He acquitted himself extremely well in the
examinations. Out of 700 candidates, he came out second in Cavalry and
fourth in Infantry. Because of his high place in the examinations, he was
exempted from attendance at the Military Training College at Sandhurst and
was given a direct commission as a Sub-Lieutenant assigned with the 13th
Hussars stationed in India. This was the regiment, which formed the right
flank of the Cavalry line in the famous ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ during
the Crimean War.
Scouting in Africa…
In 1887 BP was in Africa, taking part in the
campaigns on the Zulus, the Ashanti and the
Matabele. He was able to fully develop all those
interests he had in Scouting work - reconnaissance
and surveying - and he became known as one of the
great army scouts. He began to teach the elements of
these subjects to young soldiers. Later, he did Secret
Service work in the Mediterranean and then saw
service against Chief Dinizulu of the Zulus and then
against King Prempei of the Ashanti in South Africa.
Then, it was followed by many interesting and exciting
days in other parts of Africa, days which B.P. enjoyed
more than any other.
8. History of Scouting
On March 25, 1897, Baden-Powell was
appointed to command the 5th Dragoon
Guards. He served with the Regiment in
India until June 1899.
9. History of Scouting
“M’hala Panzi”
He who lies down to shoot…
“Een Gon Yama…”
He is a lion…
“Impeesa”
The wolf that never sleeps…
10. History of Scouting
The Siege of Mafeking – Boer War…
In 1899, Robert was reassigned back to Africa to
oversee a British controlled town called Mafeking, which was
the center of trade in those parts of Africa. On October 11,
1899, war broke out between the British and the Dutch
farmer colonialists known as the Boers. Immediately, the
Boers laid siege to Mafeking blocking all routes in and out of
town and much awaited supplies and reinforcements.
Through his ingenuity, Robert defended Mafeking
for 217 days with just a handful of trained soldiers and rapidly
diminishing supplies until British reinforcements were able to
break through the Boer lines. His unbelievable defense of
Mafeking made his name known throughout the British
Empire and earned him the military rank of Major General.
Nearing the end of the Boer War, he spearheaded the
organization of the South African Constabulary and also
become Inspector General of the British Cavalry.
11. History of Scouting
Early Days of the Movement…
Robert returned to England in 1903 where he was
surprised to learn that British schools were using his military
book to teach young boys lessons on deduction and
observation. It was very surprising because the book was
intended to train soldiers and not young boys. With the
recommendation of his friend, Sir William Smith, Robert
began revising his military book into a book that is suitable
for boys.
The Brownsea Island Camp…
Before working on his revised version of
the book, Robert invited a group of 21 boys to join
a camp in Poole Harbor Dorset Brownsea Island,
off the southern coast of England from July 31 to
August 9, 1907. This camp will be the major
deciding point of whether or not his theories on
Scouting can be applied to young boys. As he did
with the British army soldiers, he divided the boys
into patrols – Wolves, Bulls, Curlews, and Ravens
– and had various activities that taught the boys
leadership, team-play, resourcefulness, and more.
12. History of Scouting
"Baden-Powell treating the boys to a camp
fire yarn at the second Scout camp at
Humshaugh, Northumberland, in 1909."
13. History of Scouting
The Books…
With the success of the camp, Robert
was able to publish his book “Scouting for Boys”.
The literature started to appear on newsstands in
January 1908 in pamphlet form and was released
in book form on May 1, 1908. The first Boy Scouts
office opened near Buckingham Palace, London,
England.
Many young boys all over England have
placed his Scouting ideas into practice. Others
have formed their own patrols and in most cases a
number of patrols have banded together to form
troops under the leadership of adults.
14. History of Scouting
The First Boy Scout Rally …
This need for organization was realized in 1909 when Robert
Baden-Powell invited all those interested in Scouting to join him in
Crystal Palace to join him for the first ever Boy Scout Rally. To their
surprise however 11,000 boys showed up in Crystal Palace. Thus the Boy
Scout movement officially started.
The turning point…
15. History of Scouting
The Boy Scouts of America
William D. Boyce, a Chicago publisher and businessman, got
lost in a London fog on his way back to his hotel. After groping in the
dark for quite sometime, he stopped under a street lamp to reckon
where he is.
A voice of a young boy greeted him and offered to be
of assistance. The American gratefully accepted the young
boy’s offer and was able to guide him back to his hotel. William
then reached into his pocket and offered the boy some money
for assisting him. Surprisingly the boy refused to accept it
saying that he is a Scout and would not accept anything in
return for his good turn.
William was impressed with the boy’s action. He
visited the British Scouting office the very next day and met
with Robert Baden-Powell himself. He went home to America
with a suitcase filled with Scouting literatures, uniform, and
badges. On February 8, 1910, William and a group of
outstanding Americans founded the Boy Scouts of America.
The Year Was 1910…
16. History of Scouting
Baden-Powell and Olave with their new car, a gift from
the Scouts of England on their wedding in 1912.
B-P with the first Woodbadge Course at Gilwell Park in 1919.
17. History of Scouting
American Scouters salute the flag at the
First World Jamboree.
Jamboree Poster
The Grand Gathering
B-P salutes the Scouts
Opening Review: American Scouts
march past Baden-Powell
Opening Review: French Scouts salute
Baden-Powell.
Jamboree Badge
18. Pioneering Years…
To be correct, the history of Scouting in the Philippines must go back to the beginning
of the American occupation of the islands, which makes it one of the oldest in the world. This is
supported by a wealth of information about the history of Scouting in the Philippines in a book
written by Mr. Alfonso J. Aluit entitled "A Bequest of Hope" in 1973.
The movement reached the United States with the formal incorporation of the Boy
Scouts of America in 1910. There are accounts that say that the Americans took steps to bring
Scouting to the Philippines incident to the colonization of the country after 1910 and that, in fact,
there were Boy Scout units in Manila by 1912.
These accounts are believable because the U.S. government in those times was
engaged in a pacification campaign here in the aftermath of the bloody Philippine-American war.
These accounts are contained in a book entitled "The Boy Scout Story," which is about the
beginning of Scouting in America by Charles Oursler published in 1955.
The book quoted the BSA Executive Secretary, Dr. James E. West, as announcing
the formation of troops not only in continental United States "but also in Puerto Rico, Honolulu,
and Manila." Dr. West ran the BSA for 32 years from 1911 to 1943.
These statements, while sketchy, were confirmed by disclosures across the Atlantic
by Lord Robert Baden-Powell himself. He wrote an article in the July 27, 1912 issue of "The
Scout," a publication of the British Scout Association, about a trip he made to the Philippines in
the summer of that year.
19. The First Filipino Troop…
The earliest documentation on Scouting in
the Philippines was the formation of an all-Muslim
troop in Zamboanga on November 15, 1914. The story
is documented not only in pictures but also with the
testimony of two surviving members of the troop in
1973. It was the early years of the American
occupation. The initiative came from Mrs. Caroline S.
Spencer, an American who was in the Philippines to
do works of charity with the natives of Sulu. Assigned
to arrange for her transportation and to accompany
her during her trips to various islands in the
archipelago was 2nd Lt. Sherman L. Kiser.
Other Troops…
There are other accounts that mention the formation of Scout Troops elsewhere
in the country, including Corregidor and Bataan where Lt. Kiser assigned later after
Zamboanga. Another is the account of a troop that was formed in Boac, Marinduque by
16-year old Celso Mirafuente in 1922 on the basis of a BSA handbook and clippings of
Boys Life magazine that came into his possession.
20. An Initiative
It all began in December 7, 1922, when the Rotary Club
of Manila wrote to the BSA in New York expressing a desire to
see "the organization and program of Scouting in active
operation in the Philippine Islands," and requesting for a BSA
field department official to be sent here for the purpose of
establishing a National Council.
In anticipation of the funding requirements of the
project, the Rotary Club of Manila conducted a fund drive
involving the other Scouting advocates like the YMCA, the
Knights of Columbus, the Masons, the Elks, the Filipino and
Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Army, the Catholic
and Protestant churches, the American Legion, among others.
21. On October 5, 1923, at the invitation of the
Rotary Club of Manila, they formally organized what
they initially called the Manila Council of the BSA.
There were 21 charter members who constituted the
executive board of the council.
In November 1923, the Rotary Club advised
the BSA headquarters that the Council had been
organized, and on December 27, 1923 the BSA
Deputy Scout Executive, Dr. George J. Fisher, cabled
the favorable endorsement of the BSA headquarters.
The Council was chartered as a first class Council
and its jurisdiction was made national instead of
merely for Manila as originally applied for.
The Philippine Council, BSA
22. Boy Scouts of the Philippines
With the granting of Philippine independence almost realized, it
was already evident that the next step up for the Philippine Council was
the eventual turn-over of the organization to the Filipinos. Filipino, as
well as American members of the Philippine Council worked closely
together to further this vision. On October 31, 1936, a bill sponsored by
Iloilo Assemblyman Thomas Confesor was passed into law as
Commonwealth Act 111 creating the Boy Scouts of the Philippines.
The Boy Scouts of the Philippines was incorporated with seven
charter members: Joseph Emile H. Stevenot, Arsenio N. Luz, Carlos P.
Romulo, Vicente Lim, Manuel Camus, Jorge Vargas, and Gabriel Daza.
Exequiel Villacorta became the first Chief Scout Executive (the highest
Scout professional position now called Secretary General).
Joseph Stevenot, Executive Vice President and General
Manager or the Philippine Long Distance Company (PLDT), spent a great
deal of his own time and lobbied for the Boy Scouts of the Philippines bill
in the National Assembly and with President Manuel L. Quezon.
