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Subj: B.-P.'S OUTLOOK (PART 5)
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Sent: 240222/0858Z 7091@WW4BSA.NEFL.FL.USA.NOAM BPQ6.0.24
Camps
AS the camping season is now upon us, I may say that one or two of the camps
which I have already seen have been unfortunately on wrong lines, though others
were very satisfactory. I strongly advise small camps of about half a dozen
Patrols; each Patrol in a separate tent and on separate ground (as suggested
in Scouting for Boys), so that the Scouts do not feel themselves to be part
of a big herd, but members of independent responsible units.
Large camps prevent scout-work and necessitate military training; and one
which I visited the other day, though exceedingly well carried out as a bit
of Army organization, appealed to me very little, because not only was it
entirely on military lines, but the Patrols -- the essence of our system --
were broken up to fit the members into the tents.
Patrols should be kept intact under all circumstances. If more than six or
seven Patrols are out at the same time, they should preferably be divided
into two camps located at, say, two miles or more apart.
June 1910.
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73
Jeff
WW4BSA
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