The Boy Scouts of America was
incorporated on February 8, 1910.
Scout troops were organized in several Nebraska communities the
following year. The Lincoln Council, predecessor of today's Cornhusker
Council of the BSA, was chartered in 1912. For nearly a century
scouting has enriched Nebraska life by providing thousands of
boys with the incentive and the means to strengthen citizenship,
learn leadership, and build character. Today the journey continues.
Scoutmaster Ward Betzer and
Boy Scouts at the Cornhusker Council's Camp
Minis-Kuya near Lincoln, probably before 1950. The former
camp site is now within Wilderness Park.
Since the Boy Scouts of America
was founded, the scout
oath, scout
law, scout motto, and scout slogan have been every scout's
guide to thought and action.
Source: 11546-53, 54, Troop 68,
RLDS Church, Lincoln, courtesy of Shawn Bachman, Lincoln
This pennant
expresses the scout slogan.
Source: 11188-7, Ted E. Barger,
courtesy of Ann Barger Hein, Palos Verdes Estates, California
The scout badge, represented here on the flag
of Lincoln Troop 68, expresses the scout motto, "Be
Prepared." The badge, in the shape of a fleur-de-lis (the
French name for an Iris flower), features two stars symbolizing
scouting's ideals of truth and knowledge. The federal eagle and
shield, an emblem of the United States, represents freedom and
a scout's readiness to defend it. The knot below the scroll is
a reminder of the slogan, "Do a Good Turn Daily."
Source: 11546-51, Troop 68,
RLDS Church, Lincoln, courtesy of Shawn Bachman, Lincoln
