Scouting, Volume 51, Number 10, December 1963 Page: 2
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SCOUTERGRAM
The B.S.A. has embarked on a special
three-year project to improve Scouting
in the Ryukyu Islands. An assistant
Scout executive of our Far East Council
in Japan is now heading up the Ryukyu
District from an office at Naha on
Okinawa principal island of the chain.
Since the primary language of the
Ryukyus is Japanese, we will provide
Japanese translations of all basic
B.S.A. literature.
These islands have been administered
by the U.S.A. since they were captured
from the Japanese near the end of World
War II. With the arrival of American
military dependents, Scouting was
organized for American boys. Soon
the Ryukyuan boys were attracted to
the program, and in 1954 the U.S. civil
administration requested help from the
B.S.A. in bringing our program to the
native boys. At that time the B.S.A.
authorized the registration of Ryukyuan
Scouts and Scouters.
A native Okinawan, trained by the
B.S.A., has been serving as district
Scout executive of the islands for
several years. A district committee,
composed of Ryukyuan business and pro-
fessional men, has been responsible
for the administration of the program.
Currently there are 588 native boys
registered in 20 packs, troops, and
posts. Ryukyuan leadership now totals
151 men and women. And the potential
for growth is great. There are more
than 105,000 Ryukyuan boys in the
8- to 17-year-old population!
Have you ever realized what tremendous
support Scouting gets from its friends
in the communication field—radio, tele-
vision, newspapers, magazines, bill-
boards, etc.? In just one year millions
of dollars worth of time and space
are given without cost to the B.S.A.
The time for radio and television
spots alone represents a gift of over
$10 million annually. This is an
amazing public service. If you know
someone in the communications field,
you might want to pass on a Scouting
"thank you" the next time you see him.
Brownsea Island, the 500 acres of
land off the south coast of England on
which Lord Baden-Powell held his experi-
mental Scout camp in 1907, will be
preserved in its wild and unspoiled
state. Britain's National Trust has
agreed to undertake the care of this
historic Scouting spot. A nature
reserve will be maintained, but plans
call for visitors to be able to picnic,
swim, and walk over much of the remain-
ing area. Arrangements will be made
for a part of the island to be set aside
for Scout and Girl Guide camping.
Once again the employees at Scouting's
home office exceeded their united fund
goal by contributing $15,242 to the
Greater New Brunswick (N.J.) Area
campaign. This is an 11 per cent
increase over last year's record total
and averaged $22.00 per employee.
The Volunteer Training Center at
Philmont Scout Ranch had another fine
season last summer. The 24 six-day
conferences attracted 1,366 Scouters
from 323 councils. Counting wives and
children, the total attendance was
5,340—and they came from 47 states,
Canada, Australia, and the Philippines.
Once again the Boy Scouting conferences
led in participation.
The training center provides an
opportunity for men to take training
under the leadership of National staff
members and outstanding volunteers.
Scouters' families may also attend and
participate in the exciting program of
a real Western ranch. For information,
contact your council office.
On the boy-front at Philmont records
show that through August, 12,467 boys
and their leaders had camped at the
ranch. Of this total, 10,824 persons
went on an expedition, Philmont's high-
adventure experience. It looks now as
if this will be the ranch's best year
since 1958 when folks flocked to
Philmont in record-breaking numbers.
The chairmanship of two regional
executive committees recently changed
hands. Carleton G. Lane, of Portland,
Maine, president of the Union Mutual
Life Insurance Company, became chairman
in Region One ; John G. Detwiler, of
Williamsport, Pa., president of the
Central Cable Corporation, was elected
in Region Three.
When aware of the needs, men will
support Scouting—and in a big way.
Three executive board members of the
National Capital Area Council (Wash-
ington, D.C.) gave a total of $190,000
toward the council's capital campaign
for camp development and a new service
center. Council is now over half way
toward its $3,181,000 objective.
Bound volumes of all 1963 issues of
SCOUTING magazine are offered to both
councils and individuals for $2.50 per
copy. Please send orders with remit-
tance to SCOUTING magazine, New Bruns-
wick, N.J. 08903, before December 31.
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