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Local boys join world in celebrating Scout century.

Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Publication Date: 31-JUL-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Local boys join world in celebrating Scout century.(Neighbor)(Batavia)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Sammi King

At 8 a.m. Wednesday, Boy Scouts from around the world will raise three fingers to their brow and recite the Scout pledge in honor of the 100th anniversary of the organization.

One century ago on Brownsea Island off the coast of England, Robert Baden-Powell opened the world's first Scout camp with the sound of his kudu horn. From 20 Scouts assembled that morning to millions today, the Boy Scouts organization has grown to a worldwide entity.

Baden-Powell was a military intelligence officer who wrote a training manual for the...

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