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Welcome, Brother Scouts
By IRVIIMG FEIST, International Commissioner, Boy Scouts of America;
Chairman, XII World Jamboree Committee and XXI World Conference
Across the Na-
tion, thousands
of Scouts, Ex-
plorers, and
their families
are eagerly
awaiting the arrival of XII World Jam-
boree guests. During July and August—
before and after the XII World Jam-
boree at Farragut State Park, Idaho,
August 1-9—upwards of 7,000 Scouts
and their leaders from a hundred coun-
tries will be visiting in the homes of
B.SA. members and in council camps.
What will our new Scout friends
from other countries be like? We don't
really know and, if we did, we wouldn't
tell! The fun as well as the deeper value
of a Jamboree is the personal discov-
eries Scouts make about each other.
This we will say: Avoid any precon-
cieved notions about him. An ability to
remain open-minded and a willingness
to learn from one another are essential
attributes.
Of course we've "boned up" on life in
our visitor's native land. We've tried to
learn what foods are popular in his
country, what sports he likes, some-
thing of his customs. A basic and gener-
ous display of warmth and friendship
will usually transcend all barriers of
language or custom.
Our attitude is all-important in build-
ing friendships. Obviously, we should
avoid the "here's-how-we-do-it-in-the-
USA" attitude. At the same time, we've
nothing to be apologetic about, either.
But people do grow weary of hearing
"it's the tallest or the biggest or the
fastest in the world."
Ask questions. Try to learn about
our visitors and their countries. Later
on, we can answer his questions about
our country. Good conversation is the
most valuable thing we can give our
brother Scouts.
Welcome frank comments about our
country—favorable and unfavorable.
Don't be afraid to admit it's not per-
fect. What country is? But also, tell him
what we're doing to try to make it per-
fect. Maybe our visitors will come up
with some good suggestions. So, be
good listeners.
These all-too-short visits need not be
ended when our visitors depart. Many
will correspond with their new friends
and develop lifelong friendships. Some
may visit their new friends.
Even before our guests reach inland
councils, where they may visit in Scout
homes from 2 days to a week, they will
be greeted by a reception team. Wel-
coming groups will be at every port of
entry. They will set up Friendship Cen-
ters at airports and piers.
The United States Government has
waived its passport and visitor visa re-
quirements for authorized participants
in the XII World Jamboree and in the
XXI World Conference to be held in
Seattle, Wash., after the Jamboree.
The reception teams will provide
transportation, information, and sight-
seeing escorts for troops whose sched-
ules permit. The teams will also ar-
range for interpreters as needed (more
than a score of languages will be spoken
at the Jamboree) and provide informa-
tion on lodging, camps, etc., for those
staying overnight en route.
Approximately a thousand visiting
Scouts and leaders plan overnight, or
longer, visits to one or more of nine
National Parks before or after the Jam-
boree. The National Parks are waiving
entrance fees for these Scouts from out-
side the U.S., and are being especially
helpful in arranging accommodations
for them.
Philmont Scout Ranch and Explorer
Base in northeastern New Mexico is
making special arrangements for groups
from other countries to get "on the
trail" for 3 days or longer with some
of our Explorers. Those who can't stay
3 days will find accommodations at the
base camp.
At the Jamboree, a Host Corps of
514 Eagle Scouts, one from each coun-
cil of the B.S.A., will assist in the re-
ception and orientation of visiting pa-
trols and troops. The corps will main-
tain liaison with these troops and the
Jamboree organization and assist, where
needed, in any area of Jamboree par-
ticipation.
Many Host Corpsmen will be bilin-
gual. These young men will assist their
visitors in solving problems ranging
from locating missing equipment to get-
ting sick Scouts to a doctor, from se-
curing extra foodstuffs for a party to
keeping the troop informed on all pro-
gram developments. The corpsmen will
be "ambassadors for world friendship."
The entire Jamboree program will
provide unending opportunities for de-
veloping international friendships. The
wide game to be played on the morn-
ing of August 2 is an excellent example.
Scouts will seek to form teams of
10. After breakfast each Scout will be
given a large card with a single letter
of the alphabet on one side. When 10
Scouts have lined up so their letters
spell a 10-letter word (not to be dis-
closed until game time), they will re-
port at one of the judging areas. Here
they will be given a simple project to
prove their unity as a friendship team.
Upon completion of the project, the
team members will receive an award
and remain together the rest of the
morning. Many patrols will work out
an exchange friendship lunch between
two or more Scouts.
During the Jamboree, Scouts will
have an opportunity to talk with friends
back home by radio. Of special interest
to ham enthusiasts will be the 10th
Jamboree-on-the-Air to be held from
Saturday, August 5, starting at 0001-
GMT, to 2359 Sunday, August 6. See
Scoutergram (page 2) for freqviencies
of Jamboree stations.
Back home, Scouts unable to attend
the World Jamboree are urged to par-
ticipate with their units in a "friendship
campfire" or meeting during the Jam-
boree period. Some Scout Associations
have developed a plan to recognize all
units that hold special ceremonies dur-
ing the first week of August.
Following the Jamboree, Scouters of
the Seattle area will entertain in their
homes the representatives to the Boy
Scouts World Conference who will meet
in Seattle, August 11-17.
This is the world Scouting organiza-
tion, composed of the national Scout
Associations of 87 countries. The bi-
annual conference helps keep the move-
ment unified, exchanges ideas, plans
ways to extend Scouting to more boys,
and strengthens the national Associ-
ations. Each member Association is au-
tonomous and must adhere to the
established principles and ideas of
Scouting: duty to God, helpfulness to
others, loyalty to country, world broth-
erhood, self-reliance, initiative, trust-
worthiness, etc.
Jamboree theme "For Friend-
is no hollow phrase. The host
The
ship"
Scouts and Scouters of the B.S.A. will
do their utmost to make the XII World
Jamboree a showcase of international
skills in camping, outdoor craft, and
folklore—a living example of Scouting's
fellowship and brotherhood that tran-
scends national boundaries. □
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