Scouting at the World's Fair

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The New York World's Fair of 1939-40

"Building The World of Tomorrow"

The "WHY" of the SCOUT CAMP

Amid the "seven-league" marvels of a World's Fair, a Scout Camp has been provided to serve four main purposes:
1. To house and care for those groups of Scouts who come to stay a week and render special Scout service to the Fair and its guests.
2. To serve as a Scout educational center which will help each Scout to get a thrill from the stirring wonders of the Fair.
3. To furnish a continuous demonstration of Scouting activities and methods, thus giving to millions of visitors a first-hand idea of what Scouting is and what Scouts do.
4. To provide a place for fun and comradeship among fine fellows from all parts of the country.

Each Scout selected for the privileges of this camp has the opportunity and responsibility:
To Live as Scouts at their best
To Serve in the Scout tradition
To Learn from marvelous exhibits
To Represent Scouting worthily.

And in the myriad contacts with people, to radiate that fine consideration and brotherliness without which democracy is impossible.

For a detailed description of the Fair and its impact on American Society please visit the wonderful site produced by the American Studies Program of the University of Virginia at:

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/DISPLAY/39wf/front.htm

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