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Subj: B.-P.'S OUTLOOK - 18 Part series w Preface
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THIS WILL BE AN 18 PART SERIES ON THE OUTLOOK OF SCOUTING AS A WORLD WIDE
MOVEMENT BY THE FOUNDER "Lord Robert Stevenson Smythe Baden-Powell of Gilwell"
(February 22, 1857 - January 8, 1941)
I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY!!
B.-P.'S OUTLOOK
Some selections from the his contributions to "The Scouter" from 1909 - 1941
BY THE
FOUNDER OF THE SCOUT MOVEMENT
WITH A PREFACE BY
LORD SOMERS, K.C.M.G., D.S.O., M.C.
Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth and Empire, 1941-1944
PREFACE
In 1941 when this selection from our Founder's "Outlook" was first published,
Lord Somers was Chief Scout. He himself had been chosen by B.-P. to follow
him, and his early death was a source of the greatest sorrows to Scouts
everywhere. We feel that it is only fitting that Lord Somers' introduction
should remain in this edition.
FOR thirty yeas B.-P. contributed to the The Scouter notes and comments under
the title "The Outlook." The reader turned to these first, for he knew that
he would there find encouragement, advice, and inspiration -- all written in
that very personal style which seemed like conversation. It was in this way
that B.-P. trained those who were trying to carry out Scouting for Boys. Even
when a training system was begun at Gilwell, these notes continued to be the
chief means by which B.-P. could pass on his ideas and suggestions to the
great army of Scouters everywhere.
Now that he has gone, it is desirable that some permanent record of his words
should be available, not only for those who remember his help with gratitude
but for the benefit of those who will follow. However, circumstances may change
in the future, the fundamental principles and methods of Scouting will endure,
and B.-P.'s own statements can never be out of date.
To reprint all his Outlooks would have demanded a bigger book than most of us
could afford -- or than could be produced in war-time. In making a selection,
therefore, the following points were taken into consideration: matter which
B.-P. himself incorporated in one of his books (he often tried our ideas in
The Scouter) has been omitted; records of his Empire and World Tours have been
left out; nor did it seem useful to include references to passing events and
minor difficulties.
The extracts have been arranged in chronological order, as there is an
additional interest in tracing the development of ideas and of needs through
the years. A full index will, however make it a simple matter to read all that
is given on any one subject.
A selection of B.-P.'s sketches has also been included, for he used his skill
as an artist to illustrate his words; sometimes it would be to poke fun at
some extravagance; at others it would be to put ideas in the form as a
memorable sketch. In the early years these drawings are rare, but later he
made more and more use of them, and as they are so typical of his outlook,
they will be welcomed by all readers.
This is a book to dip into from time rather to read straight through; it will
be found a companionable volume, recalling for many of us earlier days and the
voice of the leader whom we so gladly followed.
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73
Jeff Lewis
WW4BSA
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