Welcome 2

Wood Badge History 3

Origins of Cub Scouting 4

Map & Schedule 8

SR-940 News 5

Inside this issue:

chine at (580) 588-3328.

We recommend having the BSA ten essentials on hand when outdoors.

1. Pocketknife or multipur-pose tool

2. First-aid kit

3. Extra clothing

4. Flashlight or headlamp with extra batteries

5. Rain gear

6. Water bottle

7. Map and compass

8. Matches and fire starter

9. Sun protection and sunglasses

10. Trail food Underlined items especially needed

Welcome to Wood Badge.

Your journey through Wood Badge will mirror a youth’s jour-ney through Scouting. As part of your first steps you have been placed into Cub Scout dens rep-resented by different numbers. You can rely on your Den Chief for guidance.

The staff of SR-940 wants to make your visit as fun and pleas-ant as possible.

Cell phone access can be very limited and patchy. During the course we ask that you leave the phone off to conserve its batter-ies and prevent distractions dur-ing presentations. The camp office is staffed during most of the daylight hours. Messages can be left on an answering ma-

Camp George Thomas Transformed to

Cubmaster of Pack 1, Tina Kelly, will be hosting the Blue & Gold Banquet

Webelos dens from Pack 1 will be making the transition from Cub Scouting into Boy Scouts today during the Blue and Gold Banquet The banquet will be held at lunch in the dinning hall. Tina will be conducting a model Cub Scout meeting which will include a gath-ering activity and an opening ceremony. The meal will be pre-

pared by our wonderful quarter-master staff. Also on the agenda will be a special guest speaker. The banquet finally wraps up with a crossover ceremony where webe-los from Gilwell Pack 1 will join Gil-well Troop 1.

Welcome Cub Scouts

Gilwell Forecast

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Friday March 27th, 2009 Volume SR-940, Day 1

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Welcome to Wood Badge

Boy Scout Oath On my honor, I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight. Boy Scout Law A Scout is; Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent. Boy Scout Motto: Be prepared

Boy Scout Slogan: Do a good turn daily

I am so pleased that you are attending Wood Badge SR-940. We have a great program for you and a great staff to present it. I promise that you will have fun and learn a lot in the process.

Leadership is the name of the game at Wood Badge for the 21st Century. Since we are teaching leadership, the course has been opened to Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Venture and Varsity leaders. Sharing experiences among leaders from each of these groups will enhance our Wood Badge experience.

The course content is built up on five themes:

(1) Living the Values

(2) Bringing

(3) Models for Success

(4) Tools of the Trade

(5) Leading to Make a Difference

The course places participants in a group or team for the entire program. You will see first-hand how a group progresses through a series of stages to become a high perform-ance team. You can use this knowledge and the tools of leadership to become more effec-tive in your scouting job as well as your work job and in personal life.

Another great benefit of the course is the people that you will meet and become friends with. These contacts and friendships will serve as a source of support to you in your daily efforts both in and out of scouting.

Again, Welcome to SR-940. I hope you enjoy the course as much as the staff enjoys bring-ing the course to you.

Mike Veasey,

Course Director, SR-940

“...in service to others”

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Wood Badge Histor y—The First Course

found in a Zulu chieftain’s de-serted hut when on campaign in South Africa in 1888. The Scout-masters’ training course was a great success and continued to be held year-after-year. At the end of each course the wooden beads were used to recognize the completion of training. When the original beads ran out, new

ones were whittled to maintain the tradition established by Ba-den-Powell. Because of these beads, the course came to be known as the Wood Badge Course. It continues to this day in England and around the world as the advanced training course for leaders in Scouting.

On the morning of September 8, 1919, a 61 year-old retired gen-eral of the British Army stepped out into the center of a clearing at Gilwell Park, in Epping Forest, outside London, England. He raised to his lips the horn of a Greater Kudu, one of the largest of African antelopes. He blew a long sharp blast. Nineteen men dressed in short pants and knee socks, their shirt-sleeves rolled up, assembled by patrols for the first Scoutmasters’ training camp held at Gilwell. The camp was designed and guided by Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the foun-der of the World Scouting Move-ment.

When they had finished their training together, Baden-Powell gave each man a simple wooden bead from a necklace he had

Did you know?

There is a Cub Scout Statue saluting the US flag. It’s located nearby at the National Bank of Commerce near the intersection of Grand and May in Oklahoma City.

Trading Post

The Trading Post located on the North side of the Craft Pavilion will be open 24 hours for your convenience. Here you can purchase soft

drinks, candy, chips, bottled water, and many items you may have forgotten such as toothpaste, sunscreen, etc. Also available is order forms to purchase Wood Badge patches, pins and other items. Purchases at the trading post are on the honor sys-

tem (A Scout is Trustworthy). Just leave money and make change from the “kitty” provided. IOU’s must be reconciled before lunch on Sun-day.

The Origins of Cub Scouting

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Back in England, younger boys were eager to become Boy Scouts. In 1914, Baden-Powell began implementing a program for younger boys that was based on Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book. The Wolf Cub program be-gan in 1916, and since that time, Wolf Cubbing has spread to other Euro-pean countries with very little change.

In America, hundreds of Cub Scout-age boys and their families were clamoring for a program of their own. As early as 1920, Scout executives at the first national training conference discussed the needs of younger boys. The BSA, how-ever, felt it wise to postpone any action until there was more objective evidence.

In 1925, Dr. Huber W. Hurt, a research psy-chologist and veteran Scouter, was author-ized to study existing organizations for younger boys, such as Boy Rangers, Boy Pio-neers, American Eagles, and Boys' Clubs. He found that only one boy in 50 participated regularly in any type of organized leisure-time program. He also found that younger boys responded bet-ter to leadership and program efforts than older boys. He worked closely with Ernest Thompson Seton. Both men recommended that the BSA adopt a program for younger boys, with older Boy Scouts as leaders, to tie into home, church, school, and Boy Scouting.

By 1929, the new Cubbing program (it wasn't called "Cub Scouting" until several years later) was taking shape and was introduced as a demonstration project in a limited num-ber of communities. Its structure was similar to today's Cub Scouting, except that dens were led by Boy Scout den chiefs. The plan included a neighborhood mothers' commit-tee to encourage Cubs and den chiefs.

In 1930, Cub Scouting was formally launched,

with 5,102 boys registered at the end of that first year. By 1933 the time had come to promote Cub Scouting throughout the country as a part of Scout-ing. All experimental restrictions were removed, and the first national director of Cub Scouting was

appointed.

Den mother registration was optional for the first few years. By June 1938, 1,100

den mothers had registered and soon became an important part of Cub Scouting.

The first dens met weekly at a member's home, where boys played games and

enjoyed crafts and ceremonies. The pack met weekly or semimonthly for games, den compe-

titions, awards, stunts, and other activities. Cubs advanced from Bobcat (for all new members) to Wolf (age 9), Bear (age 10), and Lion (age 11) and joined a Boy Scout troop at age 12.

In 1949, the age requirement was lowered to be-tween 8 and 10 for Cub Scouts. In 1982, Tiger Cubs was started based on shared leadership of boy-adult partner teams and the school year calendar. In 1986, Cub Scouts could register as second-grade boys.

Cub Scouting in America is differ-ent from the younger-boy pro-grams of other countries because it is centered in the home and neighborhood. With the encour-agement of family and leaders, boys enjoy a program that covers a wide variety of interesting things. It suggests activities that boys enjoy doing on their own when adults are not supervising them. These activities are particu-larly suited to boys of Cub Scout age and are different from those they will encounter in Boy Scout-ing.

A strong influence from Kipling's Jungle Book re-mains today. The terms "Law of the Pack," "Akela," "Wolf Cub," "grand howl," "den," and "pack" all come from the Jungle Book. At the same time, the Gold and Silver Arrow Points, Webelos emblem, and Ar-row of Light emblem are taken from our American Indian heritage.

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SR940 News

(Note: Patrol totems must be approved by the SPL before they can be published.)

We will publish any item submit-ted in the Gilwell Gazette (space permitted and subject to editing). The deadline is dinner time for the next day’s edition.

To facilitate this, the troop scribe, will provide daily forms for the patrol scribes. The patrol scribe is responsible for returning the form each day immediately after dinner. This information will be used in the “Patrol’s Corner” section in the following day’s Gazette.

During the course, you will elect a Scribe for each patrol. The Patrol Scribe is responsible for recording minutes at all patrol meetings and insuring that all lines of communication are open between members of the patrol.

In addition, it is the duty of the Patrol Scribe to provide interest-ing and timely articles about the patrol to the Troop Scribe, who publishes the Gilwell Gazette. The entire patrol may provide material (text, photos, etc.) to the patrol scribe as well.

We welcome your contributions. Tell us what your patrol is up to. Send us your patrol totems.

Remember to have your patrol scribe turn your forms in daily at dinner and pick up the next day’s form. The Gilwell Gazette is one of many resources available to you. It is YOUR newsletter, and depends on everyone’s contribu-tions.

Thanks, — Larry Kelly, Gilwell Troop 1 Scribe & Editor of the Gilwell Gazette

Patrol Scribes

Wildlife Warning The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has reported that Camp George Thomas may recently have become a refuge to exotic “critters”. It was re-ported that last evening Eagles were flying over the Camp terrorizing small dogs, and Bob-Whites were seen eyeing the lingerie that held bars of soap in the latrine washing stations.

Additional reports indicated that several logs along the creek had been gnawed upon by large mammals. There were also reports of “Curly haired Bears” moving into tents at camp.

A mixed herd of Buffalo and Antelope were seen grazing around the Peter Clinton Moore campfire ring. Also there were reports of owls hooting it up near the dining hall with what sounded like repeat-after-me songs.

In an unrelated report, some residents thought they saw foxes along the hillside, but the “official” comment from the National Wildlife Federation was this is highly unlikely as a fox infestation had been eradicated last month by trapping them in small boxes (as if that would really work for this sly creature!) Further compounding the problem is a report that most residents in the area suffer from ocular degeneration coupled with a shortage of eye glasses.

Oddly, although not substantiated, it has been rumored that these beast and birds will quickly become silent when one displays a gesture with the first three fingers of the right hand.

Nevertheless, the Humane Society is investigating and is warning residents within a 10 mile radius of Boone Oklahoma to stay indoors at night, just as a precautionary measure.

P A G E 6 G I L W E L L G A Z E T T E

Welcome to the first edition of Gilwell Gazette. We hope to help keep you motivated, enter-tained and up to date with course developments while you enjoy your training experience.

Gilwell Gazette will appear daily at your breakfast table for a look at the day’s events, a reflection on topics covered yesterday and images captured by our staff photographer.

We have a website where you can see pictures from the course and get updates in be-

tween course sessions.

At the end of the course you will receive in the mail a DVD with videos of your experiences, slide shows and all sorts of Scouting documents and educational ma-terials you can review and use for the future.

Welcome to Wood Badge.

“Mike likes precision, that’s why we work hard to do our best. We are perfection-ists and will strive to make this newslet-ter perfect” —SR-940 Scribe Larry Kelly

Check out our website:

LFCWoodBadge.org/SR940

Scribes Develop Newsletter and Website

some test pictures,” David McDaniel said. “The staff pre-ferred my gear over their own.”

However, there’s more to good photography than megapixels. Having no shutter lag, good col-ors and low light sensitivity can

be important camera fea-tures as well.

But mostly, it’s about getting up close and being there to take the shot at the right moment.

It may seem like it, but the

This Wood Badge course has a professional photographer on staff. David McDaniel works for The Oklahoman and has some very cool professional photo-graphic gear.

“We set up an area adjacent to our first meeting room to take

staff

scribes can’t be everywhere at once to get that perfect shot.

If you have a digital camera and would like to contribute to the course, just drop by the Scribe office and we’ll be glad to download them for you.

However, if you left your camera back at the tent, don’t worry we’ll

Course Director’s image taken using his own camera

Course Director’s image taken by the Scribe

Course Director’s image taken by a professional photographer

SR-940 Digital Photo Imaging Tips

Disclaimer: The Gilwell Gazette is the official newsletter of SR-940. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Boy Scouts of America, The Last Frontier Council or the course director. Anyone who disagrees is itchin’ for a fight. A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explination.“17” is the answer to any question posed to you by the Troop Quartermasters. No warrantee expressed or implied. Accuracy in reporting is optional. Do not read the Gilwell Gazette while operating heavy equipment or while you are sleeping. Caution, plate may be hot.. No beavers, bobwhites, eagles, foxes, owls, bears, buffalo, or antelope were harmed during the making of this newsletter. However, the effect on some staffers is inconclusive. There is an ex-tremely small but nonzero chance that, through a process known as "Tunneling," this newsletter may spontaneously disappear from its present location and reappear at any random place in the Universe, including your neighbor's tent. The editor will not be held responsible for any damages or inconvenience that may result. BEWARE: Some quantum physics theories suggest that when the reader is not directly observing this newsletter, it may cease to exist or may only exist in a vague and undetermined state. Further, per Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation, this printed "matter" attracts every other piece of matter in the Universe, including printed matter of other authors, with a force proportional to the product of the masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Caveat emptor. Provided "as-is" without warranty. Reader assumes full responsibility. Hand wash only - tumble dry on low heat.

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The Patrol Method Everything you do at Wood Badge has a purpose. Here is where you as an adult get the chance to experience what your Scouts experience .’. to ‘learn by doing’ learn by doing’ learn by doing’ learn by doing’ and that is the essence of the Patrol Method.

The Patrol Method is working when the Scoutmas-ter acts as a guide and counselor to the boys, helping the boys by word and example to lead one another, to influence one another, to encour-

age competition and excitement so that the boys grow as a group and as individuals.

In 1920, Baden-Powel consolidated notes he had assembled on the training of boys through Scout-ing and published them as Aids to Scoutmaster-ship. In this he wrote,

“The Patrol System is the one essential fea-ture in which Scout training differs from that of all other organisations, and where the System is properly ap-plied, it is absolutely bound to bring success. It cannot help itself!”

“The formation of the boys into Patrols of from six to eight and training them as separate units each under its own responsible leader is the key to a good Troop.

The Patrol is the unit of Scouting always, whether for work or for play, for discipline or for duty. An invaluable step in character training is to put responsibility on to the indi-vidual. This is immediately gained in appoint-ing a Patrol Leader to responsible command of his Patrol. It is up to him to take hold of

and to develop the qualities of each boy in his Patrol. It sounds a big order, but in practice it works. Then, through emula-tion and competition between Patrols, you produce a Patrol spirit which is emi-nently satisfactory, since it raises the tone among the boys and develops a higher standard of efficiency all round. Each boy in the Patrol realises that he is in himself a

responsible unit and that the honour of his group depends in some degree on his own ability in playing the game.

“But first and foremost: The Patrol is the character school for the individ-ual. To the Patrol Leader it gives prac-tise in Responsibility and in the quali-ties of Leadership. To the Scouts it gives subordination of self to the in-terests of the whole, the elements of self-denial and self-control evolved in

the team spirit of cooperation and good comradeship. But to get first-class results from this system you have to give the boy leaders real free-handed responsibility—if you only give partial responsibility you will only get partial results. The main ob-ject is not so much saving the Scoutmas-ter trouble as to give responsibility to the boy, since this is the very best of all means for developing character.”

The Scout leader who hopes for success must not only study what is written about the Patrol System and its methods, but must put into practice those suggestions.. It is the doing of doing of doing of doing of things things things things that is so important, and only by con-stant trial can experience be gained by your Patrol Leaders and Scouts. The more you give them to do, the more will they respond, and the more strength and character will they achieve.

““““The formation of the boys into Patrols of from The formation of the boys into Patrols of from The formation of the boys into Patrols of from The formation of the boys into Patrols of from six to eight and training them as separate units six to eight and training them as separate units six to eight and training them as separate units six to eight and training them as separate units each under its own responsible leader is the each under its own responsible leader is the each under its own responsible leader is the each under its own responsible leader is the key to a good Troop.”key to a good Troop.”key to a good Troop.”key to a good Troop.”---- Robert BadenRobert BadenRobert BadenRobert Baden----PowellPowellPowellPowell

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Today’s Schedule

Restrooms

Start Event Location 7:00 AM Participant Check-In & Breakfast Craft Pavillion Area

7:35 AM Orientation Craft Pavilion Area

9:30 AM Gilwell Field Assembly Gilwell Field

9:45 AM Pack Presentation Gilwell Hall

10:20 AM Den Presentation Den Learning Sites

11:20 AM Break

11:30 AM Blue & Gold Banquet Gilwell Hall

1:00 PM Troop Meeting Troop Room

3:00 PM Patrol Leader's Council Troop Room

4:15 PM Break

4:25 PM Troop Presentation Gilwell Hall

5:30 PM Patrol Meeting Patrol Learning Sites

5:45 PM Flag Retreat Gilwell Field

6:00 PM Dinner Gilwell Hall

7:00 PM Patrol Activity Patrol Learning Sites

8:00 PM Troop Presentation Gilwell Hall

9:00 PM Cracker Barrel Troop Room

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Troop Room

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