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Boy Scouts of America (view source)
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The '''Boy Scouts of America''' was founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1910 by W. D. Boyce.<ref>[http://www.scouting.org/About/FactSheets/Founders.aspx Founders], scouting.org.</ref> It was copied from the British organization founded ywo years before. See [[Boy Scouts]]
The '''Boy Scouts of America''' was founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1910 by W. D. Boyce.<ref>[http://www.scouting.org/About/FactSheets/Founders.aspx Founders], scouting.org.</ref> It was copied from the British organization founded two years before. See [[Boy Scouts]]
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. It promotes skills and activities identified with manliness.It combines educational activities with fun activities.<ref>[http://www.scouting.org/About.aspx About the BSA]</ref> The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.<ref name=overview>[http://www.scouting.org/About/FactSheets/OverviewofBSA.aspx Overview of Boy Scouts of America]</ref>[[File:Scouts1911.jpg|thumb|250px]]
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. It promotes skills and activities identified with manliness.It combines educational activities with fun activities.<ref>[http://www.scouting.org/About.aspx About the BSA]</ref> The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.<ref name=overview>[http://www.scouting.org/About/FactSheets/OverviewofBSA.aspx Overview of Boy Scouts of America]</ref>. National headquarters is in Irving, Texas.[[File:Scouts1911.jpg|thumb|250px]]
==History==
==History==
The first boy scout troop in the United States was founded in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, in May 1909, as the first international charter of the British boy scouts. The scouting troop was founded by Anglican priest John Forbes Mitchell in Pawhuska while he was on assignment for the [[Church of England]]. The formation of the Boy Scouts of America by Congress took place in December 1909, seven months after the Pawhuska incorporation.
The first boy scout troop in the United States was founded in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, in May 1909, as the first international charter of the British boy scouts. The scouting troop was founded by Anglican priest John Forbes Mitchell in Pawhuska while he was on assignment for the [[Church of England]]. The formation of the Boy Scouts of America by Congress took place in December 1909, seven months after the Pawhuska incorporation.
Ernest Thompson Seton was the BSA's first Chief Scout (1910-1915); the programs were largely copied from the British models set out by General Robert Baden-Powell, who began the noncompetitive badge system. Even more important was the [[Social Gospel]] influence of "muscular Christianity" promulgated by the [[YMCA]] in the Era of the [[Third Great Awakening]], 1910-30.<ref>Clifford Putney, ''Muscular Christianity: Manhood and Sports in Protestant America, 1880-1920'' (2001) </ref>
==Programs==
==Programs==
There are five programs in the Boy Scouts of America. Cub Scouting programs are for boys in first grade through fifth grade (or seven through 10 years of age); the motto for Cub Scouts is to, "Do Your Best." Ninety five percent of all Boy Scouts have participated in Cub Scouts at some time. For boys who are 11 through 17 years of age, or have earned the Cub Scouting [[Arrow of Light]] award and are at least 10 years old, or have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10 years old, they can take part in the Boy Scouts of America program. The Boy Scouts motto is to, "Be Prepared," and the slogan is to, "Do a Good Turn Daily."<ref name=overview/> The three other possible programs is Varsity Scouting, Venturing, and Order of the Arrow.
There are five programs in the Boy Scouts of America. Cub Scouting programs are for boys in first grade through fifth grade (or seven through 10 years of age); the motto for Cub Scouts is to, "Do Your Best." Ninety five percent of all Boy Scouts have participated in Cub Scouts at some time. For boys who are 11 through 17 years of age, or have earned the Cub Scouting [[Arrow of Light]] award and are at least 10 years old, or have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10 years old, they can take part in the Boy Scouts of America program. The Boy Scouts motto is to, "Be Prepared," and the slogan is to, "Do a Good Turn Daily."<ref name=overview/> The three other possible programs is Varsity Scouting, Venturing, and Order of the Arrow.
* [[Boy Scouts]]
* [[Boy Scouts]]
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Mechling, Jay. ''On My Honor: Boy Scouts and the Making of American Youth.'' (2001) 323 pp.
* Macleod, David. ''Building Character in the American Boy: The Boy Scouts, YMCA, and Their Forerunners, 1870-1920'' (2004), standard scholarly history
* Mechling, Jay. ''On My Honor: Boy Scouts and the Making of American Youth.'' (2001) 323 pp. accounts of how the Scouts work in practice, with much attention to songs, rituals, and games
* Wills, Chuck. ''Boy Scouts of America: A Centennial History'' (2009), popular
* Wills, Chuck. ''Boy Scouts of America: A Centennial History'' (2009), popular