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Not without merit
“One can only imagine what a Scout customer in 1910 would think about
today’s Merit Badge offerings that include Nuclear Science and Aviation.
The BSA has altered, added or eliminated many Merit Badges from the origi-nal
57. “Core” outdoor skills Merit Badges such as Camping and Canoeing,
health related Merit Badges such as First Aid and Personal Fitness, and
responsibility/civic related Merit Badges such as Citizenship in the Nation
and Citizenship in the World, have been “required” in some form or fashion
since 1910. During the past century some of the core Merit Badge names and
requirements have changed to keep pace with evolving youth interests and
advances in technology and knowledge, but the content of required Merit
Badges necessary to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout has remained relatively
unchanged for 100 years.” — Chad Paul, Eagle Scout 1983, Assistant Scout Master Troop 232
Members of Cub Scout Troop No. 253 and their families gather around a track at Wrightsville United
Methodist Church to cheer on their pinewood derby cars on Saturday, Feb. 21. WBM File Photos.
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Their first national Jamboree took place
in 1937 in Washington, DC, at the invita-tion
of President Roosevelt. More than
27,000 attended. Their 100th Jamboree
took place this past summer at Fort A.P.
Hill in Virginia, with President Obama in
attendance.
Closer to home, the YMCA’s Boys
Department launched the organization
here in 1914. The present name, Cape Fear
Council, BSA, was made official in 1989.
Local celebration of the 100th anniversary
has been packed with events — reporting to
the Governor in February, an Eagle Scout
gathering at the Court House had more than
200 Eagle Scouts in attendance. Troop mem-bers
spent time over the past year carving a
20-foot totem pole that sits at the entrance
to Camp Bowers, in Bladen County, a “strik-ing
symbol of the 100th Anniversary celebra-tion,”
says Clevinger. “And we’re not stop-ping
there,” he says. “We’re going to make
sure that every generation in the years to
come benefits from scouting.”
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