An Online Scout Encyclopedia
A Yell is a cheer used by Scouting and other groups to show their enthusiasm and group spirit at various meetings.The group gathers close together and loudly shouts the yell. A Scout patrol will often yell to celebrate the winning of a competition, or to announce that it has finished a task.
Scout troops are made up of groups of six to eight Scouts called a patrol. Every patrol chooses an animal to be its emblem. A patrol animal is not just a handy way of identifying a patrol. The Scouts should take pride in their animal and strive to imitate its positive characteristics. Baden-Powell (nd:40) wrote…
The Patrol Leader “The patrol system is not one method in which Scouting for boys can be carried on. It is the only method.” – Lord Baden-Powell, Scouting’s founder Each patrol has a patrol leader, elected by the Scouts / Guides in her patrol, to serve for a time determined by the troop and the…
The Name Of The Patrol Let’s say that a new Patrol has just been formed under a new Patrol Leader. What generally happens next? At the very first meeting the fellows get out the Handbook For Boys to look over the list of Patrol names for the purpose of picking one for themselves. And what…