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Boy Scouts and What They Do (1913)
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The Inner Side of the Scouts Exhibition at Birmingham
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Book about the Imperial Scout Exhibition, held in and near Birmingham, England in 1913.

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The Chief Scout.

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Boy Scouts

and what they do

As illustrated at the Imperial Scout Exhibition and Rally held in Birmingham, July, 1913:— with an introduction by the Chief Scout.

Printed & published by Oldfields (Dept. O.A.C.)
Dugdale Works, Dugdale Street,
Camberwell New Road, S.E.

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Contents.

Page.

The Chief Scout's Introduction
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 9
Foreword
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 14
The Editor of the "Headquarters Gazette" Blows In
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 15
The Scouts Themselves
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 16
The Opening of the Exhibition
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 17
The Handicrafts in the Exhibition
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 19
The Scout Mottoes and the Scout Law
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 30
The Rally
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 35
The King’s Message
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 39
The Camp
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 40
A Bold Experiment[1]
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 42
What Birmingham Thought
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 45
How the Sunday Was Spent
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 46
What the Chief Scout Thought
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 50
Sea Scouts
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 53
Incidents
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 55

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Illustrations.

Page.

The Chief Scout
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 Frontispiece
Arrival of Prince & Princess Alexander of Teck
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 6
Scout Industries' Section
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 8
A Scottish Piper and Dancer
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 10
Gymnastics
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 12
A Corner of the Exhibition
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 12
The Patrol from Shanghai
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 12
The Scout Band from Perthshire
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 15
The Opening Ceremony
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 16
Prince Alexander On the Platform
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 18
The Pioneer Exhibits
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 19
The Starman Exhibits
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 19
The Ambulance Section
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 20
Workers in the Ambulance Section
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 20
Prince Arthur and the Chief Scout
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 20
The Leather Worker Exhibits
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 20
The Basket Worker Section
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 20
The Handyman Section
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 23
"Handymen" at Work
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 23
The Carpenters Section
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 24
The Sea Scout Exhibits
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 24
Scouts from the Farm School
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 26
The Camp Model
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 26
The Compositors in the Printer Section
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 26
Scout Printers
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 27
The Clerks' Section
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 28

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Lord Hampton.

Sir Robert Baden-Powell.H.R.H. Prince Alexander of Teck.

Lady Baden-Powell.H.R.H. Princess Alexander of Teck,

Col. E. A. Wiggin.

The Arrival at the Great Western Station, Birmingham.

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Scout Industries' SectionMaking artificial flowers, mats, bedsteads, hammocks, and many other things.

  1. ↑ This entry does not match a chapter heading in the book; but see this section. (Wikisource contributor note)


This work was published before January 1, 1930, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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