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Beginning in 1913, the National Office organized troops into local councils, to coordinate activities, administration, and growth. Growth was rapid. By 1921 there were 400,000 boy scouts and 17,000 scoutmasters.
Beginning in 1913, the National Office organized troops into local councils, to coordinate activities, administration, and growth. Growth was rapid. By 1921 there were 400,000 boy scouts and 17,000 scoutmasters.
The Boy Scouts of America helped the country significantly during both [[world war]]s, by selling war [[bonds]] and aiding in [[conservation]] projects.
The Boy Scouts of America helped the country significantly during both [[world war]]s, by selling war [[bond]]s and aiding in [[conservation]] projects.
===Masculinity===
===Masculinity===
Scouting is not just for the benefit of the boys. It is also an opportunity for adult men to mentor youth and themselves practice [[outdoor skills]]. The success of the Scouts resulted in part from increased concern over the maintenance of masculinity in a world of cities and office buildings. [[Theodore Roosevelt]] often sounded the [[tocsin]]. Adult men in the 1900-1930 era believed that the opportunities for the development and expression of [[masculinity]] were being restricted. Scouting was a means to counteract perceived forces of [[feminization]] in the world of adolescents. The Scouting movement provided adult men, denied by their occupations, an opportunity to validate the traditional image of masculinity.
Scouting is not just for the benefit of the boys. It is also an opportunity for adult men to mentor youth and themselves practice outdoor skills. The success of the Scouts resulted in part from increased concern over the maintenance of masculinity in a world of cities and office buildings. [[Theodore Roosevelt]] often sounded the tocsin. Adult men in the 1900-1930 era believed that the opportunities for the development and expression of [[masculinity]] were being restricted. Scouting was a means to counteract perceived forces of [[Feminism|feminization]] in the world of adolescents. The Scouting movement provided adult men, denied by their occupations, an opportunity to validate the traditional image of masculinity.
==Programs==
==Programs==