One hundred and fifty-four years ago, on February 22th, 1857, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell was born in London. His father was the Reverend H.G. Baden-Powell, a professor at Oxford University, and his mother was the daughter of a British admiral, W.T. Smyth. As a boy Baden-Powell was the centre of interest among his friends. He liked music, acting on a stage and football and was very talented in drawing. He could use both his right and his left hands. At the age of 19 he joined the Army and became a lieutenant. His duties took him to the fronts in India and South Africa. There he spent much of his time training his men for military scouting. Read more.RefBan
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Showing posts with label The founder of scouting. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Robert Baden-Powell: Founder of the Scouting Movement
One hundred and fifty-four years ago, on February 22th, 1857, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell was born in London. His father was the Reverend H.G. Baden-Powell, a professor at Oxford University, and his mother was the daughter of a British admiral, W.T. Smyth. As a boy Baden-Powell was the centre of interest among his friends. He liked music, acting on a stage and football and was very talented in drawing. He could use both his right and his left hands. At the age of 19 he joined the Army and became a lieutenant. His duties took him to the fronts in India and South Africa. There he spent much of his time training his men for military scouting. Read more.
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