“ BADEN-POWELL CHIEF SCOUT OF THE WORLD ” 1957 BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION DOCUMENTARY FILM XD51864
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This British documentary entitled “Baden-Powell Chief Scout of The World” was made in 1957 by The Boy Scouts Association. It is about the life and history of Baden Powell, the founder of The Boy Scouts. The film details his history working as a scout for the British Army and his undercover missions to disrupt rebellions in British colonies in India and Africa. The film illustrates the evolution of the Boy Scouts from a military movement to a force of unity and good will. (Note: the USA version of The Boy Scouts Association is the Boy Scouts of America or BSA.)
Film opens with hundreds of boys running through a field and introduces the founder, Baden Powell (1:54). Narration accompanies illustrations and photographs by and of Powell. Describes his childhood in England and his love of hunting and nature, accompanied by Powell’s sketches. Powell pictured as a teenager joined the army at age 19 and was sent to the regiment in India in 1876. Sketch of him on a horse shows his first scout mission to Natal, India in 1884 (3:35). Sketch of Powell undercover as a butterfly hunter (4:56). Map shows the gold coast of West Africa where Powell was sent in 1895 to command African scouts and pioneers (5:17). Sketches show ceremonies performing human sacrifices by the Ashanti tribe (5:30). Was coined “he of the big hat” by the Africans. Picture of him in said hat which became part of the boy scout uniform (6:16). Map shows Matabeleland, a region in Zimbabwe, Where Powell was sent to repress the growing rebellion (6:28). Picture of him blowing a Kudu horn, which was incorporated as a tradition of the boy scouts (7:07). Map shows Meerut, India where Powell was sent after being promoted to Colonel (07:22). Sketches show soldiers he trained with scout skills in order to be more independent, and their badges. He then wrote a book called “Aids to Scouting for N. -C.Os. and Men” (8:15). Sketches show Mafeking in South Africa (8:50). More sketches show technology and tactics developed by Powell to bluff the regiment’s power and size (9:19) Sketches show the cadette core of boys who were trained to fill in for soldiers sent to the front line (11:31). Sketch of Sir William Smith, founder of the boy’s brigade (13:02). Pictures of boys from all over England participating in the first Boy Scout Camp in Brownsea Island in 1907 (13:33). Powell’s first appearance on motion picture film in 1911 inspecting boy scout rallies all over the country (15:28). Photo shows King George V, a boy scout enthusiast (16:40). Picture of Powell with his new wife, Olave St Clair Baden-Powell and their new car. Sketches show Powell and the boy scouts aiding in the efforts during WWI (17:39). Photos of the first permanent boy scout camp with Duke of Connaught, president of the boy scouts for 30 years (18:19). Photos of the first jamboree in Olympia London. King George inspects the scouts. Clips of the second jamboree in Denmark. The King of Denmark inspects the boys. More footage of Scout Jamborees all over the world. Pictures show a reunion of the Powell with the first campers from Brownsea Island (20:06). The Prince of Wales gives a speech during a jamboree (20:44). Footage of Powell giving speeches and traveling all over the world. Powell speaks from Sydney, Australia of the evolution of the boy scouts from a military movement to a movement of peace and good will among men intended to unite the world (25:15). Powell gives a speech in 1932 at a Jamboree in England (26:17). Footage of the Jamboree in Hungry. 77 year old Powell goes on another world tour. Footage shows Stockholm in 1935. Film from Powell’s daughter Betty’s wedding in 1936. Powell returns to India in 1937 for the countries first jamboree (29:47). The royal family speaks with Powell in front of Windsor Castle. Speech plays over photos from Powell address to the boy scouts encouraging them to be their best in celebration of his 80th birthday. Powell strolls the ship he took to Kenya where he retired in 1938. Pictures taken by Powell show game hunting tree houses. Powell dies in 1941 in Kenya, footage of his grand funeral possession (33:55).
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Being in the scouts was the happiest time of my life.
Wasnt my happiest but I dread to think what could have happened otherwise.
🔥⛺🦉
Still remains the best youth development organization in the US, if not the world
Agree'd
Once a scout always a scout
I'm so thankful for the time I spent with my father as my scoutmaster in the boy scouts.
I couldn't agree more, BigWilly !!! I cherish those memories. Our dads wanted us to be the best we could be.
ME TOO!
Scouts made me the man I am today. Thank you mr and mrs BP. TROOP 216 Forestville MD
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I thank you sir for giving me the wonderful years as a Boy Scout in the late 1960s.
I was a mediocre Boy Scout but after my time as an officer in the Army, I became active as a Scout Master. Later, going to Wood Badge training and still later a Wood Badge instructor. I spent 12 years total as a Scout Master. Great times. Very rewarding. Some of my scouts went on to the military academies and served in the various military branches. It was very rewarding.
RICKSHAW YOU WERE A SCOUT LEADER LIKE YOUR DAD THE RED CROSS HAS STATESMEN AND MASTERS WHICH I'M A STATE RED CROSS MASTER FIRST CLASS MY OLDEST BROTHER WAS IN BOY SCOUTS
Signing kids up for a socialist jobs program where they don camo costumes, carry out the orders of corrupt politicians and become parasites on the taxpayers for the rest of their lives is not something you should be proud of.
@@jeffkaczmarek3577 true. But I wasn’t talking about that. I was talking about the Boy Scouts that I was a leader in from 1991-2003. Troll someone else. And I never signed a single kid up other than my own and they actually signed themselves up.
@@lindathrall5133 actually my father was not a scout leader.
I am a Girl Guide leader from Panama. I teach this history to my girl guides. This documental is so important! It is a jewel! Thanks for sharing!
Actually the most important life lessons I ever learned, came from the Boy Scouts , I'm now 68 years old, still reverent thrifty and always prepared. One of the many things I learned during those times was something my dad told me (( " 98% of your success in life will be from your memory- so don't forget what you're told or what you learn " )).. as a young boy that stuck Pretty solidly, but sometimes was a curse, I never forgot anything ever again from that point.😎
excellent video..I cried without out holding anything back... very well produced..
BSA in the late '60s and '70s were the best times of my life. I'm still close with many of the friends I made in my troop. We get together at least once a year. I'm so sad to see what has become of the BSA. It is a dying association and will continue to decline until it goes back to what it was originally meant to be.
Changing back to what wasn't working is unlikely. Any organization that remains stagnant to change disappears.
There's just a lot of competing activities today that didn't exist in our youth. All year sports, rampant electronic addiction, the loss of the nuclear family, a shift in demographics, a different culture, etc.
The list is long but it'll continue onward. I for one, still consider the program the best opportunity for developing kids into good citizens
If you are referring to allowing young ladies in Scouts BSA, then I'm glad that has changed. Remember Girl Guides were allowed to do everything the young men were allowed to do everywhere but the USA. I don't see it as a feminist ideal but rather letting the young ladies learn the same things the young men do. If they choose not to, that is their choice. I'm the ASM for an all girl troop and very proud of them. Most are more disciplined than the young men. Let's return to Gilwell!
Thanks for posting this. As an Eagle Scout, it was great to watch and learn. I agree with others on here that many of my best childhood memories are from Scouts.
Glad you enjoyed it. Three finger salute!
I was a Boy Scout in Dyer,In. USA in the late fifties early sixties. From1976 to 1994 I was the Scout Master of two different troops in Highland, In. We produced 21 Eagle Scouts. I had two sons in scouting. Several became very successful in life and gave credit to the scouting movement. Some my most memorable and happiest times while serving the movement.
This brought back some happy memories. I joined the Boy Scout movement during my adolescence in the early/mid-1960s. I can still rattle off the Scout Laws, Motto, and the Slogan ("Be Prepared." It's become a major factor in my life.)
It's so sad we no longer have scouting. Great times and memories.
We still have scouting here in South Africa. Very strong still and doing well. Best time of our lives during the 50,60, 70. We had the best grounding in our youth. Scouting has changed alot. Wonder if BP would approve. Left hand shake still the mark of friendship
We have lots of scouts! What "we" are You?
What are you talking about?
we still have scouting
I’m barely middle aged but a Life Scout…this is an interesting view into the Scouts history.
A history few could even explain.
But some of the best memories I have as a kid are from being a scout.
It may be far from the original military mission…but it def builds experience and confidence amongst youth.
Thank you for bringing this to my opportunity to view history.
As a life scout, brotherhood member of the OA, NYLT staff service team, and all the other credits I'm forgetting, It's refreshing to see the original ideals of Scouting and what Baden Powell wanted the program to become.
As a former Life Scout I wish I would have known more about B-P…my memories as a scout are fortunately happily burned into my brain…I made friends, learned new skills, and had such a great time,
Thank you.
What a guy.
I am a very proud Eagle Scout at 73 thanks to so many that helped me get there. Thanks to troop 23 and so many volunteer fathers and moms. Thanks so much.
being a scout was a good moment for me. When my scout master was training I was feeling like I was just in the army military
I’m a scout from Australia almost of age of going into Rovers, and I must say, from being in scouts for only 5 years, I’ve had the best of experiences and now I understand a whole lot more about things and how to be prepared.
I also did scouting when I was a boy. Perhaps at 31, I need it the most.
Awesome, awesome, awesome documentary. To hear RBP speak about the ideals of scouting is very powerful. What a wonderful addition this will be to the Scouting Heritage merit badge. WWW
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My Dad wa also a Cub Leader, and a Scout Master,. He taught many boys the skills used in life. God rest him!
"a movement of peace and goodwill among men ..."
- BP
~ explains alot
25:22
Place and time, place and time. By the way regardless of your own personal diety (or my own) Scouts will visit Temples, Mosques, Churches, any place of worship to develop their own spiritual beliefs and be respectful of others. Something tells me your spiritual beliefs are robust enough to visit other houses of worship.
I Joseph Webb will now carry the Boy Scout baton of peace to the finish line
LBP found the crossover between the best military folks and the things youthful boys (and girls) want deep down. The funnest and most memorable time of my life.
Scouting is my life.thank you for sharing us this scouting documentary.God Bless you all
'I wish you a long and happy life. And lots of good camping. Goodbye."
What a remarkable trailblazer.
Great job
I am a eagle scout from the boy scouts of America and I am now a Future US NAVY SAILOR and I am enlisting in the US NAVY after I finish my education also when I marry my girlfriend
Why not get a peaceful, productive job in the private sector instead of signing up for a socialist jobs program where you'll carry out the orders of corrupt politicians and become a parasite on the taxpayers for the rest of your life?
Good video.
I wonder what he would think of today's scouts.
Or the Scoutmasters who molested over 1,400 Scouts from 1970 to 1990.
He’d throw up!
I’m sure he would be disappointed.
Sad,but it needs good leadership,and you do not get that without supporting the Leadership core.
He would probably be pleasantly surprised at some of the changes and in how scouting differs from country to country.
Being from the US, our program differs and is unique in a number of ways.
I lived as a scout, I'll die a scout
The scouts helped me become a better person.
At some point in your life volunteer, if you aren't already.
@@tumekeehoa3121 if they were a scout then they have. Volunteering is a huge part of it.
@@MScotty90 Agree scouts do a lot of volunteer work. I should have been more specific, volunteering as an adult to pass on their skills to new scouts.
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Loved my time in the scouts, but as a adult I definitely don't Dib Dib Dib DOB DOB DOB on anyone
I love scouting. I passed 15. Badges
mum has happy thoughts taking kids to cubs, later complains we're "such independent little bastards" lol
thought it was the other baden powell (de Aquino) for a - brief but confusing - moment
I don't need to "scout" out entertainment this evening
manhood groan 😫
I just got my eagle like 30 minutes ago LOL
At the time of this film I wonder if they had integrated troops yet? I knew a man from my church who wanted to be in the scouts, and this was in the 1920's, who was not allowed into the local troop because he was black. So he became a Lone Scout, progressed through all the levels, became an Eagle, then started troups for black boys. He was on scouting boards and such until he died in his early nineties, arguably the longest scouting career in the country.
I don't think they had integrated troops back then. Things started changing in the 1960s, but I remember in the late 1960s there was only one black kid in our troop, and he didn't stay in it for very long. Must have been hard for black kids to fit in, so the Lone Scout provided a valuable service.
It's different country by country while keeping the core mission the same. Scouting in the US has always differed in a number of ways
Its a shame that ped o f iles had to ruin this mans vision
they infiltrated the church and schools too.....
No kidding.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America_sex_abuse_cases
Certainly damaged the ability to deliver on that vision. Yelling from the sidelines doesn't help. Good people volunteering and monitoring each other does. As Scouts progress in a good environment they are less likely to be victims in other contexts.
A very tiny slice of the movement. Yes, one is too much, but there is so much more that is good.
@@CreachterZ 1,151 scouts sexually abused by their leaders over a 19 year period is not a tiny slice.
A cavalry officer who decided to "invest" the town of Mafeking (i.e. have it besieged) rather than conduct " a war of movement" (his orders)... and proceeded to eat his own horses.
Old Cub, Sea Scout, Venturer, Rover. Note that the Nazis were so impressed that they took it over and set up the Hitler Jugend. For the Soviets the Young Pioneers. Both of which were much more militaristic than Scouts ever was.
We just recently hosted a drag queen camping tips at our local library and it was absolutely FABULOUS
Yeah right.
growing up in the 50's/60's I never heard anything good about the scouts. I guess the adults didn't want to hear it.
Yeah.Parents back then were less vigilant when it came to protecting their children from child predators.
Parents are not that vigalent even today. Parents rarely learn about child protection and the rules Scout leaders are expected to follow. Each leader knows and monitors each other, but would also like meaningful oversight from parents. Unfortunately just being a parent doesn't mean children, especially that parents own children, are necessarily safe. Preditors do not look the same but with really careful observation there are similar behaviors.
@@exterminateparasites3185 That sort of thing was unheard of, at least before the 1990s or so.
And now they have changed the name of the ‘Brownies’ because some squeaky wheels claimed to take offence by it. Such utter BS. I’m amazed that ‘Girl Guides of Canada’ has regained its name as long as it has, given it’s gender-specific.
DYB DYB DYB.
Do your best!.........fact
Its now a joke of what it was
I guess it was to much to ask not to molest the scouts.
I ASKED AN EAGLE SCOUT ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A STATE RED CROSS MASTER FIRST CLASS HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID I THINK I CAN OUTWIT YOU I LOOKED AT HIM AND SAID GO FOR IT AND DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE HE TOOK UP THE CHALLENGE HE SEVERELY MESSED UP AND STOOD BACK AS I INSPECTED HIS WORK I SHOOK MY HEAD AND SAID IM SORRY YOU FAILED I SHOWED HIM THE CORRECT WAY OF BE PREPARED THE RED CROSS WAY
Before the Scouts caved and became “woke”
When were the Scouts ever not wOkE? Have you ever picked up any old handbooks from the early to mid 20th century? 🤔
No longer the boy scouts even. Nowadays any form of masculinity is discouraged.
Yes, you long for the good old days when the only thing the Scoutmasters caved were kids cornholes. A 1991 investigation by The Washington Times shows that at least 1,151 Scouts have reported being abused by their leaders over the past 19 years, making sex abuse more common in Scouting than accidental deaths and serious injuries combined.
There's absolutely no need to try and get politics into a scout film with your absolutely asinine comment with the "woke" bs. Please spare us this crazy crap.
@@alangray9117 Sad for you that the truth hurts.
Don't hear much about Boy scouts Anymore- Too bad the Pedophiles did so much Damage --- One of my older Relatives was a Scout Master , And he WAS NOT A Queer Pervert --He was also Cherokee and learned much from the Elders. AND I learned a lot from him , Even though I wasn't in the Scouts - ( My Parents wouldn't allow It ) --
Why are a few people talking about the demise of scouting? We have an excellent scouting program here in Portland Oregon. Very much active and alive!
Membership has declined nationwide. Scouting still has a good presence in our area of the country but fewer participate.
Still going strong and growing here in VA as well