HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF SCOUTING

1. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF SCOUTING

2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF SCOUTING B.P. ve Hayatı His real name is Robert Stephenson Smith.He is known shortly as B.P. by scouts throughout the world. He was born on 22 February 1857 in London. His father, H.G. Baden POWELL was a outstanding scientist in Oxford University and his mother is the daughter of Smith- the inventor of the steam machine-; \W.T. SMITH.

3. B.P. had a very hard life. His father was dead when he was too little. His mother had to care for his 7 brothers.Like his brothers, he was brought up with a love and sympathy to the nature. His childhood passed with picnics and walks in the nature. In 1870, until he began to the primary school of Charteshouse, he lived throughout the nature. B-P, soldan ikinci Wimbledon atış takımının üyesi 1874

4. Though he was a fellow in this school, he was a social, active and successful student. He was the goalkeeper in the football team at school. He drew the attention of all his friends due to his capability in art and other things.

5. He was a good painter at the same time.

6. At 19 years old, he was promoted the rank of second lieutenant and went to India for duty. Due to his success in the Crime war as a captain, in a very short time, he was promoted to the rank of captain. All these wars did not take him away from nature. In 1887, he served in Africa in Britain Unions. Second lieutenant Baden Powell

7. The Sunset in Kashmır, Souvenire from India

8. Port of the Casttle, Souvenir from India

9. Officers of the Dragoon Guards Parade in India 1899. Commander Robert Baden-Powell , Parde Commader (B-P the fouth officer with hat on the right side.)

10. He oppressed the rebellions of the ASHANTI and ZULU tribes and gained more popularity. He was in close relationship with natives, thus he was given the name “IMPEESA” “Awake Wolf".

11. B.P, in 1889 was in the famous MAFEKING War. This war lasted 217 days and despite all difficulties, he defeated the BOERLER and this war made him General Commander. Mafeking in 1899

12. Before the Mafeking War

13. During the Mafeking War between 1899-1900

14. With the Mafeking Officers

15. General Baden Powell after Maferking

16. In 1900 painter BP The War in Buffalo River in South Africa.

17. B.P.sees that young people in his country have many problems and that nobody get interested with them. Thus, He decides that he should do good things for young people.

18. Since he became famous also in hiz country, he gains the love and respect of the people. In 1901, when he returns to his country, he is met like a hero. He writes his first book for soldiers. “Help for Scouting”. This book is teached in schools as a course book with a high interest.

19. This idea has inspiration from the children in Mafeking . Children in Mafeking were used as couriers and had ensured the flow of news despite the war. Their harmony with the nature, their silence, practicality and couragesoity paved way for the first ideas ofscouting in B.P. Thus, B.P. leaves the army and begins to scouting activities. He made his first scouting camp in 1907 with 20 scouts in BROWNSEA Island.

20. In 1903 Parade Commander in South Africa

21. 13 Hussards Colonel Baden Powell

22. Afterthat,in1908, he wrote his scouting book for boy scouts. The book became famous not just in Britain but in all parts of the world. The idea of scouting influenceed all youngs in world and numbers of scouts began to increase.

23. Sir B.P The Britain Queenmade B.P feel proud with the title “SIR” thanks to his useful activities.Scouting whose aims and principles were defined, spread throughout the world with brotherhood.

24. World Scouts in 1919

25. My home in the forest. B.P in 1911

26. Leadership Training in1919

28. Kadir Cup Camping area in 1937. The last time he went to India.

29. The painting presented to BP in 1929 is still in the BP museum and its copy is in Geneva in The World Scouting Bureau.

30. B.P. who is also called Lord GILWELL lived his last years in Kenia. On 8 January 1941, when he died, by 4 scouts and 4 soldiers his graveyard was moved to Kenia. 50 scouts from Europe-Asia and Africa represented the world scouts in the burial ceremony.

31. The World Tour in 1913

32. WELCOME…

34. Canada

35. Japan Scouts

36. Guinea

38. New Zealand, Australia

40. Australia

41. Accident scouts

42. Belgium

43. Scout Rally at Windsor

44. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF WORLD SCOUTING • Scouting in the world begins with Baden Powell (B.P.). He is a Britain Lord and General lived between 1857-1941 and who establihed the Scouting organization. • He had his education in Carterhouse and joined to the army in1876. He had been in India,Afghanistan and South Africa when his was in the army. Baden POWELL(B.P) Robert Stephenson Smyth (*) Sir Baden Powell Birth: 22 February 1857 44

45. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF WORLD SCOUTING • Baden Powell when returned to his country in 1903, he met a more different youth in his country than he left in the colonies. Easiness and comfort made everybdy lazy. Many young people were get used to harmful habits, on the other hand. In this environment, he began working to give young people good ideas and feelings, to arouse their personality and develop their thinking and capabilities. 45

46. CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF WORLD SCOUTING 1907 The first Scouting Camp in Brownsea Island with 24 children. Participant children were given the name “Boy Scout” .1908 Baden Powell’s books- “Scouting for Boys” – was published.1910 The number of registered scouts is England reached to 10.000. Associations of Girls Scoutings andSea Scouting were establihed. BP who was retired the same year received the badge of “Cavalier” by the British King İngiltere Kralı (VII. Edward) 1913 The Brownie organization was establihed.1917 The Adolescence Scouting Organization was establihed1919 Gilwel Park” was opened for leadership training. 1920 The first World Scouting Jamborre was organized in London. The World Scouting Organization was establihed. Baden Powell became the Chairman. 1922 BP’s book -“Sucess of Adolescence Scouting”-was published.1926 A seperate organization was establihed for disable children.1941 The Air Scouting Organization was establihed.1941 Baden Powell (84) died at 84 years old. By his own will, he was buried in the capital city of Kenia, Nairobi where he got the scouting inspirations. 46

47. SCOUTING IN TURKEY

48. The History of scouting in our country is as old as the history of world scouting and passed from different periods. In 1910, in journals “SAY” ve “TEBEBBU” Ragıp Nurettin EGE published writings about scouting. (R.Nurettin EGE lived in Losanne and tried to spread scouting to Turkish youth.)

49. Among the first implementors of Scouting are AHMET and ABDURRAHMAN ROBENSON brothers who are Psysical training teachers in Galatasaray High Scool, Directors of the Manastır Teachers School Mrs. EDHEM Nejat and of İttihat Primary School Mr. NAFİ ATIF KANSU.

50. The first organizational activities in scouting took place in Edirne with the aim of military training for the army. AHMET and ABDURRAHMAN ROBENSON brothers on the other hand focused on discovery training. Afterwards, we see more systematic works in Istanbul Darüşafaka High School.