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1959
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Membership
during the year is 5,043,195.
White Stag Leadership Development
training was initiated in Monterey,
California. The first full-scale
program took place in the summer with
Bela Banathy as Scoutmaster. This
course was a precursor to Wood Badge
and National Youth Leadership training
we know today, emphasizing eleven
leadership skills.
H. H. Coffield was named chairman of
the national Cub Scout Committee. The
Cub Scout Water Fun Book issued to
help dads with father/son activities.
In 47,286 packs, there were 1,006,969
leaders serving 2,691,153 boys. |
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1960
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Membership
during the year is 5,160,958.
During Scouting's Golden Jubilee
year, thousands of boys earn the 50th
Anniversary Achievement Award.
Some 56,378
Scouts and leaders attend the Fifth
National Jamboree, held in Colorado
Springs, Colorado, July 22-28.
The U.S. Post
Office Department issues a Boy Scout
commemorative stamp in February.
The Johnston Historical Museum was
dedicated at New Brunswick, N.J., on
June 4.
The third
national get-out-the-vote campaign is
conducted.
A representative from each state took
part in the Report to the Nation
during Boy Scout Week.
The 50th annual meeting was held in
Washington, D.C., June 1-3. On August
1, Joseph A. Brunton Jr. became Chief
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1961
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Membership
during the year is
5,210,294. Total members to date,
34,524,815.
A major change in the appearance of
Merit Badges is introduced, with the
badges now created with a "rolled"
edge. Previously, the badges had a
"crimped" edge around them. Some
badges have a twill background, while
others are fully embroidered.
In February, 12 Explorers presented
the Report to the Nation to President
John F. Kennedy.
Indiana University, Bloomington, was
again the scene of the Order of the
Arrow's national conference with 2,000
members present.
The 51st annual meeting was held in
Detroit in June with 2,400 Scouters
attending.
Delegations of Scouts and leaders
attended several foreign jamborees and
the 18th International Scout
Conference in Portugal.
Twelve regional Explorer delegate
conferences, in which 12,000 Explorers
participated, made plans for the First
National Explorer Delegate Conference
to be held in 1962. |
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1962
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Membership during
the year is 5,322,167.
The Fit for Tomorrow program is
launched.
The 52nd annual meeting is held in
Portland, Ore., May 17-18, with some
2,200 Scouters attending.
Charter Day observances in Washington,
D.C., on June 14, commemorate Scouting's
original charter from Congress in June
1916.
More than 3,000 Explorers attend the
First National Explorer Delegate
Conference at Ann Arbor, Mich., August
26-30.
Den mothers conference at Schiff Scout
Reservation in New Jersey, March 28-29.
A "GO" roundup is developed around space
exploration in cooperation with
America's astronauts. |
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1963
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Membership during
the year is
5,446,910.
Scouts and Explorers present the Report
to the Nation to President Kennedy
during Boy Scout Week.
The 1963-65 Program of Emphasis—Scouting
Can Make the Difference—is launched.
More than 2,500 delegates attend the
53rd annual meeting in New York, May
23-24.
Philmont Scout Ranch receives an
anonymous gift of 10,098 acres.
The 11th National Training Conference
for Scout Executives is held at the
University of Illinois, August
29-September 4, with nearly 5,000
attending.
Each region holds an Explorer delegate
conference.
The biennial National Order of the Arrow
Conference takes place August 23-25 at
the University of Illinois.
Some 621 Scouts and Scouters attend the
11th World Jamboree, held in Marathon,
Greece, August 1-11.
Cub Scout Advisory Group considers many
uniform variants, but recommends only
the den mother's tie as an alternate to
the neckerchief. |
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1964
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Membership during
the year is 5,583,700.
The Sixth National Jamboree is held at
Valley Forge July 17-23, with 52,000
Scouts and leaders participating.
Waite Phillips, donor of Philmont Scout
Ranch and the Philtower Building, dies
in January.
The New York World's Fair Service Corps
of 2,772 boys and adults operates for 18
weeks.
The 54th annual meeting was held at
Cleveland, May 21-22. Thomas J. Watson
Jr. is elected president by the 2,500
representatives attending.
The Strengthen America's Heritage
program is launched in cooperation with
Freedom's Foundation at Valley Forge.
The Second National Explorer Delegate
Conference at the University of Kansas,
August 16-20, attracts 1,200 Explorers
and Advisors.
The commemorative tribute statue is
unveiled in Washington, D.C., on
November 7.
The National Summertime Award is created
to encourage year-round Cub Scouting and
the Cub Scout Swim Plan is introduced. |
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1965
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Membership during
the year is
5,732,708. Total members to date exceeds
forty million, at 40,746,314.
The Report to the Nation is presented to
President Johnson during Boy Scout Week
by 12 Boy Scouts and Explorers.
The 55th annual meeting is held at Bal
Harbour, Fla., May 20-21, with 2,300
attending.
"The Program of Emphasis Breakthrough
for Youth" for 1965-67 is launched.
Each region holds an Explorer delegate
conference.
Some 3,727 boys and leaders serve at the
New York World's Fair, while 4,237
attend the Golden Anniversary National
Conference of the Order of the Arrow at
Indiana University, August 27-31.
Thomas J. Watson Jr. is elected to the
World Committee at the 20th World
Conference meeting in Mexico City,
September 27-October 3.
The Inner-City Rural Program is
launched.
Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton presented
memorabilia of her husband. An addition
was begun at the Johnston Historical
Museum.
Cub Scouting broke through the three
million mark for the first time with
registrations during the year reaching
3,031,137 boys and 1,075,863 pack
leaders.
The 500,000th Eagle Scout
badge was presented and the 40 millionth
member was registered. |
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