World Scout History 1931 to 1950

1931 First Silver Beaver awards presented by local councils
1931 First religious award established by the Roman Catholic Church
1932 Mortimer L. Schiff Memorial Scout Reservation presented to BSA
1933 4th World Jamboree in Godollo, Hungary attended by 406 American Scouts for a total of 26,000 Scouts from 46 countries
1933 Schiff Scout Reservation established
1933 Exploring and Rovering programs authorized
1934 Order of the Arrow program approved
1934 Scouts answer FDR's request to collect food & clothing for needy
1935 Silver Jubilee of Scouting
1935 National Jamboree cancelled due to epidemic of infantile paralysis
1935 Membership passes 1,000,000
1935 Senior Scouting introduced for older boys
1936 First Wood Badge courses held in USA following English syllabus
1936 New Handbook For Scoutmasters published
1937 1st National Jamboree, Washington, DC attendance 27,232
1937 5th World Jamboree in Vogelenzang, Holland attended by 814 American Scouts for a total of 29,000 Scouts from 54 countries
1938 Waite Phillips gives BSA 36,000 acres in NM for Philturn Rocky mountain Scout camp
1939 Philturn Rockey mountain Scout camp opens
1939 Air Scouting added
1940 Royalties from Berlin's "God Bless America" finance urban Scouting
1941 Scouts begin campaign selling Defense Bonds and Stamps
1941 Webelos rank created in Cubbing
1941 Philturn renamed Philmont Scout Ranch
1941 Baden-Powell passes away
1941 "Uncle Dan" Beard passes away
1942 Scouts start recycling campaign for war effort
1943 James West retires
1943 First Silver Antelope awards presented by a region
1943 First Blue and Gold banquet
1943 Long trousers and Scout cap introduced for Boy Scouts
1944 Word Fellowship Fund started to help Scouting in wartorn nations
1945 Cubbing changed to Cub Scouting
1947 Long trousers introduced for Cubs
1947 6th World Jamboree in Molsson, France attended by 1,151 American Scouts for a total of 24,000 Scouts from 38 countries
1948 1st BSA Wood Badge course held at Schiff, 2nd course held at Philmont
1948 James West passes away
1949 Explorer Scouting established from Senior Scouting program
1949 Scouts age limits lowered to 8 for Cub Scouts, 11 for Boy Scouts, and 14 for Explorers
1950 2nd National Jamboree, Valley Forge, PA attendance 47,163
1950 First Boy Scout stamp issued by the Post Office