What The Scout was actually announcing was a competition, and the prize was to be an invitation to go to the camp. SO announced the first issue of The Scout on 18th April 1908, "The most fascinating holiday ever offered" was to be for 30 boys, all expenses paid, "including Fares and Food".īut there had to be a catch, for there were thousands of lads who would have given their eye-teeth to camp with their hero. Note the similarity of the cover to that of the First Part of Scouting for Boys Issue 1 of The Scout (Peter Ford Collection). "Who of you would want to spend a fortnight under canvas with a troop of other boys, and under the care of General Baden-Powell? Is there a boy in all the land whose heart does not jump with joy at the prospect?" The boys were members of Scout Troops from across Great Britain and they camped at a site close to Hadrian's Wall, north of Hexham, Northumberland between August 22nd and September 4th, 1908. The camp at Humshaugh (pronounced Hums-alf) was to have the distinction of being the first ever for serving Scouts to be led by Baden-Powell. B-P's article about this camp and news of another in the grounds of Woodcote Hall, Wallington, Surrey appeared in The Scout directly above a 'Nomination Form' for a future 'Baden-Powell camp' to be held at Humshaugh, Northumberland, that summer. "Both patrols looked very smart and well, and seemed to have had a good time in camp." Paid or not, the lads belonged to registered Scout Troops, knew their Scout Law and had made their Scout Oath or Promise. Naturally, the camp was visited by Baden-Powell, probably on the May 22nd, 1908.Ĭolonel Vaux paid his boys five shillings a week to attend the camp! A photo appeared in the Sunderland Echo and the camp was 'written up' by Baden-Powell in The Scout of July 4th, 1908. He arranged for twelve boys, the Peewit Patrol from his own Scout Troop in Sunderland and a 'demonstration patrol', the Kangaroos, from a London Hampstead Troop to camp on his estate at Grindon, Sunderland. Vaux was a wealthy member of the brewing family famous in the North-East of England and a well-known philanthropist. One such was held in May by Colonel Vaux DSO, a long-standing army-friend of B-P.
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It is certain that following the publication of the first part of Scouting for Boys, published on January 15th 1908, and the registration of Scout Troops by Scout Headquarters that there were a number of Scout camps, both official and unofficial, held in the early months of 1908. As the camp was an experiment pre-dating the Scout Movement these boys did not belong to recognised Scout Groups, know the Scout Law or had taken their Scout Promise. Around half were members of the Bournemouth and Poole and Boys Brigades and some of the others, the Public School lads, may have belonged to their school's Cadet Corps.
Hands-on experiments and a cast of hilarious suspects make this a super fun day you won’t want to miss.Ĭlick here to view upcoming Girl Scouts: The Magic of Chemistry events.THE boys at Baden-Powell's 'experimental camp' on Brownsea in 1907 were not Scouts in the normal sense of the word.
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The Case of the Unsigned Letter- Put your CSI and sleuthing abilities to the test with this mystery! Be a forensic investigator and help crack the Case of the Unsigned Letter. Visit with “research scientists” to make and evaluate new polymer products and take your new product samples home for more fun!Ĭhemistry of Color- Learn the chemistry of dyeing cotton with fiber reactive dyes (yes, you get to tie-dye!), use ion chromatography to see what is in water besides water, try secret writing, create a pH “color chart” to determine the pH of several household products, study ultra violet light and how we use sunscreen to protect ourselves from it, and much more!
We offer 3 different workshops: Fun with Polymers, Chemistry of Color, and The Case of the Unsigned Letter.įun with Polymers- What is a polymer? Where do they come from and how do we use them? Find out when you become a product consultant for a fictitious company, Polymer Fun, Inc.
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