A RARE JOURNAL

JAMBOREE - JOURNAL OF WORLD SCOUTING - 1949 FEB ISSUE

We received a set of old journals called JAMBOREE preserved by Mr. Aathavan, parent of one of the guides Miss. Sacheeka. Our sincere thanks to him.

Here are some interesting pictures from the journal.

Coonoor Stanley park is named after...

The South India Boy Scout magazine (1933 January Edition) published the New year Message of the then Provincial Chief Scout Sir george Frederick Stanley.
Our State Training Centre at Coonoor is named after him.

NVR sir's Phone Number

+91 9442425689
Mr. Ilango, s/o Mr. NVR aiyya.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR BELOVED CENTEGENARIAN - NVR sir

HAPPY BIRTH DAY

Our salutations and greetings to Thiru. N.V Ramaswamy avargal on his 103rd Birthday on 21st March 2011.We are proud to say that he is the longest surviving Trainer of our Country. A man of principles and scout ideals. In this blog, I am displaying some of his rare photos.

NVR in his 50s

NVR sir in his 60s

NVR sir in his 80s

Receiving Silver Elephant

Receiving Silver Star

A discussion with the course participants

with his beloved wife

Unvieling of his photo by Chidambaram district Association

Social Reformer EVR Periar on NVR sir's wedding anniversary

100th Birthday of NVR sir

An interview with him. He always has the scout spirit on his head.

* note the scout scarf on his pillow.

NVR sir at present

B.-P in India (Jabalpore Rally - 1921) Rare Photo Restored

B.-P's Portrait

Here is a new portrait of our beloved founder Lord Baden Powell painted by Mr. G. Bhuvan Babu, ALT(S) on account of Thinking Day.

Happy Thinking Day - 22February 2011

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Here is an interesting article about Thinking Day and Lady B.-P's Thoughts on the day in her autobiography called "Windows on my heart".


"Thinking Day was first created in 1926 at the fourth Girl Guide/Girl Scout International Conference held at Girl Scouts of the USA's Camp Edith Macy (now called Edith Macy Conference Center). Conference attendees decided that there should be a special day for Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from around the world to "think" of each other and give thanks and appreciation to their "sister" Girl Scouts. The delegates chose February 22 as the date for Thinking Day because it was the mutual birthday of Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement, and his wife, Olave, who served as World Chief Guide."
"To emphasize the global aspect of Thinking Day, members at the 30th World Conference, held in Ireland in 1999, changed the name from Thinking Day to World Thinking Day."
From "Window on my Heart" by Olave Lady Baden-Powell with Mary Drewery, page 182
"It was in Poland [at the 7th World Guide Conference, held in Kattawice in 1932] that `Thinking Day' had its origins. A Belgian Guider at the Conference suggested that there should be one day set apart in each year when all of us should think of each other in terms of love and friendship. It could have as vital a power as the Women's World Day of Prayer. There was also a practical suggestion that on `Thinking Day', each Guide throughout the world should contribute `A Penny for Your Thoughts' towards the World Association funds. The Conference paid Robin (her pet-name for her husband) and me the compliment of choosing our joint birthday, February 22nd, as Thinking Day. At first the idea hung fire but, one by one, the nations began to promote the scheme. Money began to pour in for the World Association and the totals have risen steadily from £520 12s. 6d. in 1933 to £35,346 in 1970/71 — the last year for which I have the complete figures.
"Far greater than the financial success, however, is the spiritual impact of Thinking Day. A special message I broadcast some years ago gives my assessment of its value: "During the twenty-four hours of February 22nd, these kindly, generous thoughts are being thrown out into the ether by Guides who care personally about the preaching of love and goodwill in the world, and these thoughts and prayers are concentrated thus as a live force for the developing of friendship and understanding, for which all peoples are longing.
"Though you cannot visit sister Guides in France or Finland, in Austria or Australia, in Italy or Iceland, Canada or Chile, Ghana or Guatemala, U.S.A. or U.A.R., you can reach out to them there in your MIND. And in this unseen, spiritual way you can give them your uplifting sympathy and friendship. Thus do we Guides, of all kinds and of all ages and of all nations, go with the highest and the best towards the spreading of true peace and goodwill on earth."


Wish you all a very happy Thinking Day.

Yours in Scouting,

G. Mahadevan, LT (S)