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Scouting began in 1907 when Robert Baden-Powell, Lieutenant General in the British Army, held the first Scouting encampment at Brownsea Island in England. Baden-Powell wrote the principles of Scouting in Scouting for Boys (London, 1908), based on his earlier military books, with influence and support of Frederick Russell Burnham (Chief of Scouts in British Africa), Seton of the Woodcraft Indians, Smith of the Boys' Brigade, and his publisher Pearson. During the first half of the 20th century, the movement grew to encompass three major age groups each for boys (Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Rover Scout) and, in 1910, a new organization, Girl Guides, was created for girls (Brownie Guide, Girl Guide and Girl Scout, Ranger Guide).
The movement employs the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking, and sports. Another widely recognized movement characteristic is the Scout uniform, by intent hiding all differences of social standing in a country and making for equality, with neckerchief and campaign hat or comparable head wear. Distinctive uniform insignia include the fleur-de-lis and the trefoil, as well as merit badges and other patches.
The Scout uniform is a widely recognized characteristic of Scouting. In the words of Baden-Powell at the 1937 World Jamboree, it "hides all differences of social standing in a country and makes for equality; but, more important still, it covers differences of country and race and creed, and makes all feel that they are members with one another of the one great brotherhood". The original uniform, still widely recognized, consisted of a khaki button-up shirt, shorts, and a broad-brimmed campaign hat. Baden-Powell also wore shorts, because he believed that being dressed like a Scout helped to reduce the age-imposed distance between adult and youth. Uniform shirts are now frequently blue, orange, red or green and shorts are frequently replaced by long trousers all year or only in winter.
Girl Scouts - Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
Girl Scout Council of Mount Magazine Area
Westark Area Council, BSA
Girl Scouts of Crowleys Ridge Council
Caddo Area Council - Boy Scouts of America
Quapaw Area Council - Boy Scouts of America
Razorback District - Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of Ouachita Council
Girl Scouts of Conifer Council
Cub Scout Pack 99 - Avilla
Cub Scout Pack 121 - Bentonville
Boy Scout Troop 116 - Fayetteville
Boy Scout Troop 142 - Fayetteville
Boy Scout Troop 2 - Fort Smith
Boy Scout Troop 3 - Fort Smith
Boy Scout Troop 19 - Fort Smith
Boy Scout Troop 110 - Fort Smith
Boy Scout Troop 301 - Fort Smith
Boy Scout Troop 74
Boy Scout Troop 54 - Greenwood
Girl Scout Troop 111 - Jonesboro
Boy Scout Troop 30 - Little Rock
Boy Scout Troop 59 - Little Rock
Boy Scout Troop 99 - Little Rock
Boy Scout Troop 227 - Little Rock
Boy Scout Troop 395 - Little Rock
Cub Scout Pack 30 - Little Rock
Cub Scout Pack 55 - Little Rock
Cub Scout Pack 383 - Little Rock
Cub Scout Pack 395 - Little Rock
Cub Scout Pack 9 - Lowell
Boy Scout Troop 20 - Malvern
Brownie Troop 161
Boy Scout Troop 106 - Pine Bluff
Boy Scout Troop 122 - Rogers
Boy Scout Troop 777 - Rogers
Boy Scout Troop 770 - Sherwood
Cub Scout Pack 255 - Sherwood
Boy Scout Troop 107
Cub Scout Pack 116 - Springdale
Boy Scout Troop 59 - Waldron
Cub Scout Pack 111 - Yellville
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