Figure 1.--This image shows a Boys' Brigade camp in 1949. We believe it is an English camp, but it could be Scottish. We see bagpipes, but no kilts. We do not know where the camp was held. Note that the boys wear suits even though they are at camp.
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Figure 1.--This image shows a Boys' Brigade camp in 1949. We believe it is an English camp, but it could be Scottish. We see bagpipes, but no kilts. We do not know where the camp was held. Note that the boys wear suits even though they are at camp. |
The Boys Brigade originated in Scotland. It was the first uniformed youth orgaisation in the world. The organization originally addressed the needs of low income boys in the late 19th Century. There was limited options for healthy activities. Juvenile delinquency was rising. Sir William Alexander Smith founded the Boy's Brigade in Scotland to address these needs (1883). The organization spread to England, although here we have few details. We do know that it was well-established in England by the 1900s. It was at this time that Brigade leaders persued the idea of creating a Scouting program wiythin the organization. Leaders turned to Riber Baden Powell. The founding of the Boy' Brigade predated the Boy Scouts by two decades. While Scouting was initially conceived as a adjunct to the Boys' Brigade, it soon developed a momentum of its own. The interests of Scouts and the Boy's Brigade was different as was the program. The Boys' Brigade has continued to focus on religion.
The Boys Brigade originated in Scotland. It was the first uniformed youth orgaisation in the world. The organization originally addressed the needs of low income boys in the late 19th Century. There was limited options for healthy activities. Juvenile delinquency was rising. Sir William Alexander Smith founded the Boy's Brigade in Scotland to address these needs (1883). The quickly organization spread to England, although here we have few details.
We do know that it was well-established in England by the 1900s. It was at this time that Brigade leaders persued the idea of creating a Scouting program wiythin the organization. Leaders turned to Riber Baden Powell. The founding of the Boy' Brigade predated the Boy Scouts by two decades. While Scouting was initially conceived as a adjunct to the Boys' Brigade, it soon developed a momentum of its own. The interests of Scouts and the Boy's Brigade was different as was the program. The Boys' Brigade has continued to focus on religion to a greater extent than the Scouting movement. A good period view of the Boys Brigade comes from a postcard showing a crowd of people watching the Boys Brigade marching down Pelham Crescent, Hastings.
This image shows a Boys' Brigade camp in 1949 (figure 1). We believe it is an English camp, but it could be Scottish. We see bagppes, but no kilts. We do not know where the camp was heald. Note that the boys wear suits even though they are at camp.
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