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Subj: B.-P.'S OUTLOOK - PART 1
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B.-P.'S OUTLOOK
(PART 1)
Object of Camping
THE object of a camp is (a) to meet the boy's desire for the open-air life of
the Scout, and (b) to put him completely in the hands of his Scoutmaster for
a definite period for individual training in character and initiative and in
physical and moral development.
These objects are to a great extent lost if the camp be a big one. The only
discipline that can there be earned out is the collective military form of
discipline, which tends to destroy individuality and initiative instead of
developing them; and, owing to there being too many boys for the ground,
military drill has to a great extent to take the place of scouting practices
and nature study.
So it results that Scouts' camps should be small -- not more than one Troop
camped together; and even then each Patrol should have its own separate tent
at some distance (at least 100 yards) from the others. This latter is with a
view to developing the responsibility of the Patrol Leader for his distinct
unit. And the locality of the camp should be selected for its Scouting
facilities.
October, 1909.
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Jeff
WW4BSA
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