Follow the White Stag. Leadership Development for Youth. Copyright Brian T. Phelps

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1 Follow the White Stag Leadership Developmet for Youth Third Editio by Bria Phelps Jauary 2001

2 Copyright otice This book is i part a compilatio of documets derived from may sources over 30 years. I a few cases the copyright for material icluded herei may be owed by origial authors or publishers who caot be idetified. The author does ot claim authorship or copyright for ay material for which a copyright has already bee established. Proof of prior copyright is welcome ad proper attributio will be give i future editios. All other portios Copyright 1981, 1984, 1998 Bria Phelps. No part of this maual may be reproduced or trasmitted i ay form or by ay meas, electroic or mechaical, icludig photocopyig, recordig, or iformatio storage ad retrieval systems, for ay purpose other tha the purchaser s sole icidetal, persoal use, without the express writte permissio of the author. A exceptio is grated for those pages cotaiig a copyright otice as log as the copies display the copyright. All rights reserved. Documet umber WSSB Published Jauary 2001 First Editio, 1981, 1984 Secod Editio, Jue 1998 Third Editio, November 1998 Published by TechPros Trademarks White Stag, White Stag Leadership Developmet, the White Stag figure leapig left, the White Stag figure i a circle, the White Stag eckerchief desig, Silver Stag, Krackestock, Idaba, C-Day, ad Cadidate-Day, are trademarks of the White Stag Leadership Developmet program. Situatioal Leadership is a registered trademark of the Ceter for Leadership Studies. The arrow o the cover topped by a ifiity sig used courtesy of Bela Baathy. All other trademarks ad registered trademarks are the property of their respective owers.correctios Iformatio i this documet may be periodically updated. Please sed orders, correctios, commets, ad cotributios to the address below. Additioal Iformatio Additioal iformatio, icludig historical documets ad curret program iformatio, ca be foud o the WhiteStagwebsite: or write: White Stag Leadership Developmet Veture Crew 122 P.O. Box 243 Moterey, CA or the author: Bria Phelps bria@whitestag.org White Stag Leadership Developmet 1044 Wagoer Drive Box BK Livermore, CA USA (925)

3 Cotets Forward xi Part 1 Program Methods 1 1 Itroductio 3 Why This Book 3 What This Book is About 5 Who This Book is For 7 How this Book is Orgaized 8 2 Program Priciples 9 The Ifiity Priciple 9 The Evaluatio Attitude 10 The Direct Approach 11 The System Approach 12 The Maager of Learig Method 13 The Hurdle Method 14 The Patrol Method 15 The Outdoor Approach 16 Follow the White Stag iii

4 Cotets 3 Aims, Methods, ad Cotet 19 Program Aims 21 Character Developmet 21 Citizeship Traiig 22 Physical Fitess 22 Leadership 22 Program Methods 23 Priciples of Veturig ad Scoutig 23 Duty to God 24 Good Tur 24 Patrol Method 25 Outdoors 26 Campcraft 26 Adveture 27 Recreatio ad Fu 28 Health ad Safety 28 Spare Time Activities/Advacemet 29 Associatio 29 Uiformig 30 Disciplie 31 Spirit ad Traditios 31 Teach/Lear Methods 32 Program Cotet 32 Patrol Member Developmet 34 Patrol Leader Developmet 35 Troop Leader Developmet 36 4 Orgaizatioal Structure 39 Staff Developmet Experieces 42 Program Roles 42 Crew Advisor/Program Director 45 Phase Advisor/Scoutmaster 46 Assistat Scoutmaster, Spirit Ad Traditio 47 Assistat Scoutmaster, Evaluatio 48 Admiistrative Roles 48 Committee Chairperso 49 Assistat Committee Chairperso Support 49 Registratio Maager 50 iv Follow the White Stag

5 Cotets Treasurer/Bookkeeper 50 Public Relatios Director 50 Secretary 51 Quartermaster 51 Food Ad Commissary Director 52 Health Ad Safety Director 52 5 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios 55 Staff Resposibilities 57 Yearly Spirit ad Traditio Activities 57 White Stag Traditios 58 Program Symbols 58 Award ad Recogitio System 67 Other Program Traditios 70 White Stag Sogs 70 Patrol Member Developmet 72 Phase Traditios 72 Phase Symbols 73 Patrol Traditios 73 Patrol Names 74 Patrol Leader Developmet 75 Phase Traditios 75 Phase Symbols 75 Patrol Traditios 77 Patrol Names 77 Troop Leader Developmet 79 Phase Traditios 79 Phase Symbols 81 Patrol Traditios 81 Patrol Names 82 Usig Ceremoies 97 Fidig a Theme 97 The Purpose i Ceremoies 97 Whe Ceremoies are Appropriate 98 Plaig Ceremoies 99 White Stag Staff Ceremoies 102 Leged Ceremoy 102 Staff Neckerchief Ceremoy 102 Follow the White Stag v

6 Cotets Adult Neckerchief Ceremoy 102 Program Director Ceremoy 105 White Stag Summer Camp Ceremoies 105 Youth Staff Neckerchief Ceremoy 105 White Stag Cadidate Opeig Campfire 108 Morig Ceremoy 109 Fial Cadidate Neckerchief Ceremoy 110 Part 2 Program Resources Evaluatio Istrumets 121 What We Evaluate 121 Cadidate Applicatio ad Resource Sheet 122 Objective Score Sheet 122 Idividual Leadership Skills Evaluatio 123 Adveture Trail Evaluatio 123 Group Membership Skills Evaluatio 124 Maager of Learig Sessio Evaluatio 124 Maager of Learig Discussio Checklist 124 Competecy Objective Evaluatio 125 Overall Objective Evaluatio 125 Patrol Campsite Evaluatio 125 Leadership Growth Agreemets or Tickets 126 Sample Evaluatio Forms 128 White Stag Cadidate Applicatio ad Resource Sheet 130 Idividual Leadership Skills Evaluatio 132 Adveture Trail Evaluatio 134 Group Membership Skills Evaluatio 135 Maager of Learig Sessio Evaluatio 136 Maager of Learig Discussio Checklist 137 Competecy Objective Evaluatio 138 Overall Objective Evaluatio 140 Patrol Campsite Evaluatio 142 vi Follow the White Stag

7 Cotets Persoal Leadership Growth Agreemet Sixty-five Years of History Program Year Caledar Juior Leader Traiig Needs Assessmet 171 About the Survey 171 Objectives 171 Respodet Characteristics 171 Assumptios 172 Ratioale 173 Survey Resposes 173 Top Leaders Traied 173 Two-Deep Leadership 174 Troop Leadership Corps 174 Troop Size 174 Boy Retetio 175 JLT Participatio 175 Boy Leader Traiig 176 Troop JLT Program 177 Patrol Leader Qualificatios 177 Seior Patrol Leader Qualificatios 178 PL/SPL Traiig Time 178 JLT Participatio 179 Learig Durig Juior Leader Traiig 180 Advacemet Durig Juior Leader Traiig 181 Paymet for Traiig 182 Feedback from Staff 183 Juior Leader Traiig Applicatio 184 Troop Summer Activity 185 Juior Leader Traiig Follow-up 185 Previous Juior Leader Traiig Exposure 186 Geeral Commets from Scoutmasters 187 Coclusios 187 Scoutmasters Do Not Coduct Ow JLT 188 Traiig Expectatios 188 Week-Ed vs. Week-Log 190 Fees Not a Hidrace 190 Follow the White Stag vii

8 Cotets Timig of the Evet 190 Appedix A World Scoutig Referece Paper No. 1 Leadership Developmet 191 Traiig: What is it All About? 191 What Happeed? 192 What Did the Staff Do? 194 What Did the Participats Do? 195 What Capabilities Did the Participats Acquire? 195 Traiig: What is it All About? 201 Appedix B Report o a Leadership Developmet Experimet 203 Leadership Developmet Should Begi Durig Youth 204 Scoutig s Role 204 Usig The Scout Patrol 204 A New Cocept of Leadership 205 Leadership Ca Be Defied 205 Implemetig a Phased Program 206 Idetifyig What the Learer Should Kow 207 Shiftig Our Attetio From Istructio to Learig 207 Scoutig s Pla for Leadership Developmet 208 What These Experimets Mea 209 Glossary 211 Ackowledgmets 219 Bibliography 223 Idex X-1 viii Follow the White Stag

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10 Cotets For Bela, Joe, Fra, ad Ucle Paul x Follow the White Stag

11 Forward The White Stag cotiuestoleapo upwardadforward ia ever-edig jourey that leads the joyous followers to the promised lad. For us who wear the badge of the White Stag, the White Stag jourey symbolizes the idea of becomig the best we ca. It stads for the ideals of Scoutig ad for the ever-edig process of learig ad becomig ever more competet ad effective leaders, followers, ad stewards i our White Stag commuity, families, Scout uits, schools, churches, home commuities, ad society. Cetral to the White Stag program is the otio of cotiuous reewal, ever ogoig developmet ad re-visioig. Rather tha lookig i the rear view mirror of our program history, we focus o the future ad explore ew vistas, capture ew images, seek ew opportuities. ad create ew desigs that erich the program ad empowerussothatwecamakewhitestagaevermorevibrat program i our lives ad i the lives of others. As we eter the fifth decade of White Stag, I challege all of us to cotiue buildig ad developig the White Stag program, to accept as a commuity of stewards resposibility for brigig to life the White Stag ideals ad orgaizig our lives to serve the commo good. We should be ad we are grateful to Bria Phelps who cotiues to create ad preset this most ispiratioal descriptio of the White Stag program. Thak you Bria. All success to all who follow ad blaze aew the path of our White Stag jourey. Bela H. Baathy September 1997 Follow the White Stag xi

12 Forward xii Follow the White Stag

13 Part 1 Program Methods The first part of this book describes the purposes, methods, procedures, ad spirit ad traditios used to create ad sustai the White Stag Program. Thesetogetherarethesystemusedbytheleaderstocreatea program that is uiquely White Stag. Chapter 1 - Itroductio Chapter 2 - Program Priciples Chapter 3 - Aims, Methods, ad Cotet Chapter 4 - Orgaizatioal Structure Chapter 5 - Maagig Spirit ad Traditios Follow the White Stag 1

14 Part 1 Program Methods 2 Follow the White Stag

15 1 Chapter 1 - Itroductio Why This Book Whe was the last time as you were campig that someoe woke you i the middle of the ight, took your flashlight, told you ot to talk ad to follow them to poits ukow for reasos they would ot explai? Ad you trusted them? Most of our moder, civilized world is stripped of the shapig momets foud i the White Stag Leadership Developmet Program.EveifaidividualbelogstoaBoyor Girl Scout troop, a church, syagogue, temple, or other social group, it is ulikely that they have had the kids of experieces foud i White Stag. The White Stag camp is relatively uique. It is the logest cotiuously operated juior leader traiig programs i the Boy Scouts of America. There are may other excellet juior leader traiig programs across the Uited States, a few that alsousethewhitestagame.wehopethatthemodel offered by this program may be of use to others i supplemetig their program or eve foudig ew, advaced JLT courses. Durig oe week of summer camp, the White Stag program s impact o a youth's emotioal or itellectual capabilities is ecessarily limited. That is why the program s spiritadtraditios are so extremely importat. They affect idividuals Follow the White Stag 3

16 Itroductio 1 Lord Robert Bade-Powell. BP s favorite portrait, by David Jaggers, i the collectio of the World Scoutig Orgaizatio, Geeva, Switzerlad. Courtesy of Lew Oras ad the Pie Tree Web ( emotioally, securig i their hearts a desire to become better people. The program s spirit ad traditios help us positively ifluece people spiritually ad emotioally. It s that experiece, i additio to the exposure to the leadership competecies, that causes idividuals to retur agai ad agai to follow the White Stag. Ad with that repeated exposure idividuals begi to itegrate the leadership competecies ito their persoal lives. At the 1933 Boy Scout World Jamboree, Scoutig s fouder Lord Robert Bade-Powell spoke of the pursuit of the White Stag: EachoeofyouwearsthebadgeoftheWhiteStag...I wat you to treasure that badge whe you go from here ad remember that it has its message ad meaig for you. Huters of old pursued the miraculous stag, ot because they expected to kill it, but because it led them o i the joy of the chase to ew trials ad fresh advetures, ad to capture happiess. You may look o that White Stag as the true spirit of Scoutig, sprigig forward ad upward, ever leadig you owardadupwardtoleapoverdifficulties,toface ew advetures i your active pursuit of the higher aims of Scoutig aims which brig you happiess. TheseaimsaretodoyoudutytoGod,toyour coutry, ad to your fellow ma by carryig out the Scout Law I that way, each of you will help to brig about God s Kigdom upo earth the reig of peace ad good will. 1 The pursuit of the mythical White Stag is ever edig. As humas, we ca ever achieve perfectio, ever kow all there is about leadership. The arrow topped by the ifiity 1. Lord Robert Bade Powell, at Gödöllõ,Hugary,i his closig remarks at the 1933 Fourth World Jamboree of the World Scoutig movemet, as reported i The Scouter, Eglad s Scoutig Associatio magazie, September, Follow the White Stag

17 What This Book is About sig o the cover of this book idicates the ever-edig process of leadership developmet, of movig towards the ideal i pursuig the White Stag. This symbol was first used by Bela Baathy o the cover of the origial descriptio of the White Stag program i What This Book is About Follow the White Stag, this volume, ad its compaio volume, Resources for Leadership have bee writte based o the eed for a clear, up-to-date referece o the primary facts of the program. Each book ca stad aloe or be used cooperatively. The first volume is iteded primarily for members of the crew or others iterested i gaiig i-depth kowledge of the program. The secod book may be of use to ayoe with a iterest i leadership developmet. Iroically, all of this has bee writte dow so that it ca be tor apart. It is ot meat to be a absolute referece or arbiter of what is or shall be i the program. White Stag Leadership Developmet is a dyamic program. The program ad these books will chage as the eeds of our commuity dictate, ad as research alters our cocept of the fuctio of the leader ad of leadership. The likelihood of chage does ot ullify the eed for a clear statemet of why ad how White Stag Leadership Developmet fuctios. We must kow from whece we come before we ca set our sights clearly o distat goals. This book is a guide to the program implemeted by Veture Crew 122 whose special iterest is leadership developmet. They lear about leadership experietially, by preparig for ad leadig a week-log leadership summer camp for other youth, called White Stag Leadership Developmet. The book is oe of a pair: this first oe describes the processes or methods that are specific to the White Stag program. The secod volume describes the theoretical foudatios for the program ad its leadership curriculum. Follow the White Stag 5

18 Itroductio 1 Follow the White Stag Resources for Leadership This volume describes how we do what we do. This book idetifies: Program priciples, aims, methods, ad cotet. The program s orgaizatioal structure. The evaluatio istrumets used withi the program. The program s rich lore of spirit ad traditios. A history of the program. A caledar for program plaig. A assessmet of Scoutig juior leadership traiig eeds. A appedix reproduces program fouder Bela Baathy s white paper o leadership developmet published by the World Bureau of the Boy Scouts. A bibliography specifies the origial materials which were relied upo to develop this book. This compaio book describes the fudametal cocepts of leadership that are the foudatio of the White Stag Leadership Developmet Program. It describes: The solid, well-tried ad tested theoretical foudatio for the program. How groups come about, why leadership is ecessary, ad the sequece of leadership experieces ecessary to acquirig competecy i leadership. The specific leadership competecies or skills that make up our curriculum. The curriculum is based upo ivestigatio ito leadership coducted by a umber of our members over thirty-ie years ad icludes research coducted by the U.S. Army i the 1950's ad '60's. It represets our best thikig at this time, but it is ot by ay meas complete. Others will subtract ad add to this body of kowledge as eeds require it. Especially effective youth programs, accordig to developmetal psychologists, itegrate techiques appropriate to persoality chage o all three axis: behavioral, developmetal, ad social. White Stag operates o all of these levels. 6 Follow the White Stag

19 Who This Book is For Because of this, idividuals credit White Stag with lifechagig experieces. 1 Who This Book is For This book is iteded for ayoe with a iterest i leadership, but especially for idividuals with a desire to develop leadership i our youth. It specifically is writte for White Stag leaders, but may also be foud useful by educators, recreatio leaders, camp directors, ad camp couselors. Readers who are ot or have ot bee participats i White Stag should ote that the White Stag approach described i this book is oly oe meas of accomplishig the goal of ifectig youth with a ethusiasm for acquirig leadership skills. You could, if desired, develop your ow set of traditios ad lore that evoke a spirit of your ow desig. Follow the White Stag 7

20 Itroductio 1 How this Book is Orgaized This book is orgaized ito ie chapters ad oe appedix as show i the illustratio below. 1 Itroductio 6 Evaluatio Istrumets A2 Report o a Leadership Developmet Experimet 2 Program Priciples 7 Sixty-five Years of History Glossary 3 Aims, Methods, ad Cotet 8 Program Year Caledar Bibliography 4 5 Orgaizatioal Structure 9 Juior Leader Traiig Needs Assessmet Maagig Spirit ad Traditios A1 World Scoutig Referece Paper No. 1 8 Follow the White Stag

21 2 Chapter 2 - Program Priciples The Ifiity Priciple This chapter describes the key pricipals that form the foudatio for all of the methods employed i implemetig the White Stag program. These are the basis agaist which potetial methods, activities, ad cotet must be evaluated to lear if they are true to the program s ideals. These pricipals do ot chage. This cocept relates to the idea that every idividual is i a state of cotiuous growth. Leadership developmet is a ever-edig process, cotiuig as log as the learer wishes. I implemetig the program, it was quickly recogized that leadership competecies caot be acquired i a few traiig sessios or i a traiig course, but oly as a result of a log-rage developmetal process. The uderstadig of this cocept hasled us to usethe term developmet rather tha traiig. Thus, the program has bee desiged i a six-year sequece offerig i a spiral fashio ever expadig ew curricula for the learig of predetermied capabilities Baathy, Bela. Report o a Leadership Developmet Experimet. August, pp. [Origial emphasis.] Follow the White Stag 9

22 Program Priciples To support this cocept, each yearly program cycle cosists of three phases: 2 Preparatory Phase To defie curret idividual (ad group) eeds, their ivetory of outdoor ad leadership attitudes, skills ad kowledge, ad to motivate ew learig. Itesive Learig Phase Applicatio Phase The Evaluatio Attitude To lear specific competecies of leadership through itesive ivolvemet ad cotiuous challegig hurdles. To apply the leadership competecies durig the summer camp ad i the home eviromet or sposorig youth group, ad to cotiuously evaluate the youths applicatio. See Chapter 4 - Orgaizatioal Structure for a complete descriptio of the phase structure ad Resources for Leadership, Chapter 7 - Leadership Developmet By Desig for iformatio o how idividuals grow through program participatio. The evaluatio attitude is a predispositio to cotiually examie ad aalyze the competecies we attai. 2 Evaluatio is a critical compoet of the cyclical learig process. It does ot just occur formally at the coclusio of activities, but iformally as well, by all ivolved, throughout the project or task. Oe who applies this attitude or techique will be cotiually aware of the objectives of his learigs 2. Boyle, Patrick G., ad George Aker. The Evaluatio Attitude, Adult Leadership, March, Follow the White Stag

23 The Direct Approach adwillattempttomeasurehisgrowthtoward them. 3 Growth i ad improvemet of leadership performace are depedet upo the idividual's willigess to chage, his ability to defie the kid of chage he eeds, ad his opportuity to objectively evaluate his success. 2 The Direct Approach Evaluatio is described i additioal detail i Resources for Leadership, the compaio book to this volume, i Chapter 16 - Evaluatio. I most traditioal or covetioal traiig evets, because of a lack of systematic programmig, most of the emphasis is focused o attempts to chage people s perceptio. Little time is usually allocated for practice ad eve less to measure chages i performace durig the traiig situatio. The White Stag method puts a strog emphasis o idividual ad group participatio ad practice log to esure sufficiet habit-formatio durig the traiig situatio. We also systematically evaluate the participats, staff, ad the overall program. We take a direct approach to leadership developmet......rather tha beig some ebulous characteristic which oe has to be bor with, leadership ca be defied as a set of competecies which ca be leared. Some eighty aspects of kowledge, skills, ad attitudes have bee take ito accout i our research which have bee clustered ito competecies. To sum it up, a uderstadig of the cocepts described here has helped us to brig ito focus that the acquisitio of leadership competecies should occur by pla ad desig, rather tha by accidet. Although leaders may emerge as they do today as by-products of group processes, this is either a 3. Larso, Joh, Bela Baathy ad Ke Wells. The White Stag Report. New Bruswick, New Jersey: Research Service, Natioal Coucil, Boy Scouts of America. 62pp p. 13. [Origial emphasis] Follow the White Stag 11

24 Program Priciples ecoomical or a effective way of developig leadership. 4 2 The System Approach The key otio here is that these behaviors are skills that ca be leared. For may years, leadership i traditioal juior Scoutig leader traiig programs was referred to oly idirectly, by example ad iferece. 5 White Stag does ot deped o happestace or luck for leadership traiig to take place. This idirect way of traiig for leadership is what the White Stag method challeges ad trasforms ito a direct approach. The skills of leadership are specifically described. The skills or competecies of leadership are fully described i Resources for Leadership. The system approach 6 is used i developig the program. This approach ecessitates the followig steps: 1. Idetify i exact terms whatever the learer must be able to do at the ed of traiig. 2. Develop objective criteria by which we ca measure whether the learer has attaied performace objectives. 3. State whatever has to be leared so that the learer ca behave i the way described. Thus we establish the learig task. 4. Specify what the traiig program has to do ad by what meas or by whom, ad whe, ad where, to assure that the learer will complete the learig task. 5. Desig the program, pretest the desig, ad implemet it. 4. Baathy, Larse, Joh. The White Stag Report, December, p Baathy, Cotiuous testig ad evaluatio of the learer ad of the program will idicate if we have to itroduce chages to the program. 12 Follow the White Stag

25 The Maager of Learig Method 6. Evaluate the outcomes achieved, comparig them to the goals ad objectives set at the outset. Make recommedatios for improvemet i the future. The system approach icludes developig goals ad objectives. See Resources for Leadership, Chapter 18 - Maager of Learig for additioal iformatio. 2 The Maager of Learig Method We eed to shift our attetio from istructio to learig. 7 Learig meas chagig behavior. We postulate that this chage takes place i a idividual by the process of perceptio, practice, ad performace. This sequece is rigorously adhered to i the White Stag pla. Participats are give realistic opportuities to practice what they lear ad to make mistakes uder close supervisio. Ay problems they experiece ca be quickly spotted by staff, feedback give, ad with cotiued improvemet, the member gais icreased cofidece prior to experiecig the pressure of a real situatio. The Maager of Learig method, i brief: 1. Cofrot the learig group with a situatio i which the use of the competece to be leared is required. This helps them realize the eed for icreased competece ad thus creates a desire to lear. We ve labeled this a Guided Discovery. 2. Itroduce the learig program i a workshop situatio where the competecy is demostrated ad practiced. Call this Teach/Lear. 3. Apply the leared skill i situatios similar to or idetical with the origial cofrotatio. (See step 1 above.) The group ca readily recogize the ew way of doig thigs ad their icreased competece. This is the Applicatio. 7. Baathy, Follow the White Stag 13

26 Program Priciples 2 4. Cofrot the group uexpectedly with ovel situatios i which the competece is to be used; group evaluates the applicatio of the competece. This is the Evaluatio. 5. Idividuals formulate operatioal ad measurable objectives for the applicatio of the ewly-acquired competece i the back-home situatio i ad out of Scoutig. All of the program participats leadership developmet activities are scheduled ad systematically programmed usig the MOL structure. The mai characteristics of the MOL methodology are: The Hurdle Method Stresses the practical aspects of the leadership job. Presets cocepts oly whe applicable to the task ad presets them withi the frame of referece of the specific task. Presets the practical cotext of the job as soo as possible. Itroduces a series of leadership tasks that icrease the traiee's desire for kowledge of ew priciples, cocepts, skills ad techiques. Presets learigs if possible i the same sequece as they would occur i the actual leadership task. The MOL competecy is described i much greater detail i Resources for Leadership, Chapter 18 - Maager of Learig. Our primary mode for helpig leaders-i-traiig to acquire a eed to kow ad to apply ew kowledge. A hurdle is a uexpected challege preseted to a leader ad his group for which he has ot specifically prepared ad which requires them to apply specific leadership skills ad sometimes outdoor skills. A hurdle is ofte used to itroduce a guided discovery. 14 Follow the White Stag

27 The Patrol Method Oe of the paramout characteristics of a leader is his readiess to act i a ovel situatio. Uexpected tasks that require efficiet group orgaizatio provides realistic ad valuable practice. The hurdle cocept was idirectly described by Lord Robert Bade-Powell, Robert Bade-Powell, the fouder of Scoutig. He referred to the White Stag i his last address at a World Jamboree i 1933, at Gödöllõ, Hugary. 2 The Patrol Method You may look o that White Stag as the pure spirit of Scoutig, sprigig forward ad upward, ever leadig you oward ad upward to leap over difficulties, to face ew advetures... Hurdles similarly should help learers move forward ad upward i their uderstadig of ad ability to apply the leadership competecies. For further iformatio o the hurdle method, see the compaio volume to this book, Resources for Leadership, Chapter 6 - Developig Learig Hurdles. Lord Robert Bade-Powell ituited the dyamic power of the patrol method log before sociologists could prove it worked i youth or adult groups. He writes, The formatio of boys ito patrols of from six to eight ad traiig them as separate uits, each uder is ow resposible leader, is the Key... 8 This, he felt, was Scoutig's most essetial cotributio to educatio. Twety years later, commetig o the successful use of the patrol method, he says, The sum of the whole thig amoutstothis every idividual i the patrol is made resposible, both i de ad i camp, for his defiite share i the successful workig of the whole Bade-Powell, Robert. Selectios from The Scouter,editedbyLordSomers, Bade-Powell's Outlook. Lodo: C. Arthur Pearso Ltd., Bade-Powell, Robert. Scoutig for Boys. Lodo: C. Arthur Pearso Ltd., a Facsimile Editio of the Origial, 1908/1951 Follow the White Stag 15

28 Program Priciples 2 Patrols eter every area of what we do. While it used to be that oe ma could hollow out a tree ad make a caoe, or perhaps cut the wood ad forge the steel required to build a stagecoach, today's society is a maze of complex tasks that create tremedous specializatio. The Outdoor Approach There are few if ay idividuals who aloe could desig ad build a car, bus or office buildig which we all geerally use. Cooperatio ad patrols, or teams are the hallmark of our moder society. Civilizatio is a group effort. The patrol method is covered i cosiderable detail i Resources for Leadership, Chapter 3 - Workig i Small Groups. I White Stag, the outdoor program is the situatioal cotext i which leadership competecies are leared. The program takes place outdoors for the same reasos that Boy ad Girl Scouts everywhere go campig: To have fu, ejoyig the great world outside. To put the youth i a special eviromet ad serve them otice that somethig differet is goig o here. To teach them how to live with others how to feed themselves, stay clea, maitai a campsite. To put stress o them, to challege each to get alog with those whom they have ever met. We do ot propose to teach outdoor (or Scoutcraft ) skills. The skills of Scoutcraft ad Woodcraft, beig the skills of the had, are of the kid which ca be well or eve best leared o a idividual basis. Oe perso ca lear it from aother who is competet i the skill. O the other had, competecies of leadership/ membership are social skills ad are of the ature which ca be leared oly i groups. I itroducig these competecies i the Scout program by desig, 16 Follow the White Stag

29 The Outdoor Approach we provide a meaigful cotet for the operatio of de, patrol, ad committees, i that competecies of leadership ad membership comprise a program area which cuts across the boudaries of Cub Scoutig, Boy Scoutig, ad Explorig, ad may costitute traiig commo to all braches of Scoutig We assume, ideed, require cadidate participats to have a miimum level of outdoor skills ad kowledge prior to their attedig the summer camp. Oly i Patrol Member Developmet, Phase I, whe may cadidates are somewhat ew to the outdoors, do we teach outdoor skills as a meas for teachig membership skills These skills are acquired i Phase I by the cadidate for the purpose of exposig them to basic leadership cocepts. I other Phases ay outdoor skills a cadidate may seredipitously lear usually origiate withi his patrol ad are taught by his cadidate peers. 10. Baathy, Follow the White Stag 17

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31 Chapter 3 - Aims, Methods, ad Cotet 3 This chapter describes the aims ad methods 1 of the White Stag Leadership Developmet program. Before we describe the substace of these ideas, we must first uderstad the terms themselves. Aims Methods Cotet The orgaizig priciples of White Stag form our orgaizatioal philosophy, or our aims. The aims form a model that promotes positive developmet of idividual character, attributes of citizeship, ad emotioal fitess: i other words, leadership. These aims are achieved via specific methods, or what we call a process of leadership developmet by desig. Leadership developmet by desig ca occur whe we idetify the outcomes desired ad the meas by which we will reach these outcomes. The leadership competecies is our cotet. They are summarized i Chapter 2 - Program Priciples adidetailithecompaio volume to this work, Resources for Leadership. 1. A substatial portio of this chapter is from White Stag Aims ad Methods, Fra Peterso, Follow the White Stag 19

32 Aims, Methods, ad Cotet The iterrelatioship of these three axis the aims, methods, ad the cotet ca best be illustrated as a three-dimesioal matrix, as show i Figure 3-1 below. 3 Figure 3-1. The White Stag matrix of leadership developmet by desig. We use the methodologies to commuicate the cotet to the learer, which develops i them the aims of the program. The cotet of the eleve competecies i our diagram is ot fixed i cocrete. As our assessmet efforts idicate a eed for chage i the curriculum, the cotet ad the maer i which these competecies are preseted is ameded. The methods of White Stag icorporate those of Scoutig: a persoal code of coduct based o the ideals expressed i the Girl ad Boy Scout Oath, Promise ad Law; the Patrol Method; the outdoor program; advacemet (i outdoor skills ad kowledge of leadership); positive adult ad peer role models; uiformig; adveture; competitio; ad cooperatio. Theseaimsadmethodsdootmeathattheprogramis geared for Scouts or Veture members oly. It is ot. The leadership curriculum is geeric ad applicable i all areas. 20 Follow the White Stag

33 Program Aims The program outlie followig idetifies for each of the compoets idetified above: What each is. Why each is a part of the program. Provides examples of how each is applied withi the White Stag Leadership Developmet Program. 3 Program Aims Character Developmet What Why The aims are the focus or result of the methodologies. These should be the result of the program. I other words, it is our aim to promote the positive developmet of idividual character, attributes of citizeship, ad emotioal ad physical fitess: i.e., leadership. These aims iclude those of the Boy Scouts of America Veture program, which are Citizeship, Leadership, Fitess, Social, Outdoor, ad Service. MaketheExplorerCodeadtheScoutOathadLawthe practical guide i camp life. Recogize the character-buildig ature of all outdoor ad campcraft skills. Recogize that the best way to trai is through example give by leaders. Impart the kowledge of evaluatig behavior based o these moral codes ad use them, whe appropriate, as the stadard for behavior whe cousellig. Scoutig skills ad outdoor crafts are efficiet ways to developgoodcharacter.thepatrolleadermustbeawareof his role i character formatio of members of his patrol. She should be the example others will emulate. How All camp rules must be based o these stadards, applyig it i every possible ad covicig way. Cosciously develop certai character traits i patrols ad idividual learers. Follow the White Stag 21

34 Aims, Methods, ad Cotet Citizeship Traiig 3 What By the fact that we trai leaders, White Stag also trais its members i good citizeship. We ca also create meaigful ceremoies usig citizeship ad patriotic themes. The program should promote participatory citizeship. Why How Physical Fitess What Why How Leadership Istill a uderstadig that our cotributio to a better life i our coutry is through buildig better leaders. Veturig (ad Scoutig) is the best citizeship buildig program. Be skillful i developig such program i the patrols. Discussios. ceremoies, program goal presetatios, campfires. Coscious, plaed iclusio of appropriate physical activities i day's program. Develop skills ecessary to pla ad coduct physical fitess program. Istill the desire ad a sese of persoal resposibility for a healthy, clea ad strog body oe which is always ready for actio. Teach how to develop a program that meets above goal. Waterfrot activities; hikig; Ru, Rouse ad Dip (RR&D); games, icludig New Games; special programs; hurdles; vigorous, active traiig program with great amout of exercise. What Develop the leadership skills listed for each program phase; motivate the group; develop teamwork; use cosesus process; evaluatio of self ad group; pla ad coduct program all that are i lie with the potetialities of the idividuals ad group. Pla your work ad work your pla. 22 Follow the White Stag

35 Program Methods Why Achieve a realizatio of the importace a leader plays i the lives of people uder his leadership. Youth like to follow leaders who are close to their ow age. A juior leader helps other youth i the patrol to develop his character ad to form his ow value system. It is importat that juior leaders realize the seriousess of their job. Coscietious preparatio for the job of a juior leader is importat. 3 How Program Methods Priciples of Veturig ad Scoutig What Why The example has to be give by all leaders but primarily by the desigated Patrol Leader. Discussios ad experietial evets are to be the workshop experieces of the camp i developig leadership skills. Themethodsarethe how of White Stag, the techiques we use to talk about leadership i practical terms. Whe these are combied with the leadership competecies, participats ca see i real-world terms how they ca use the competecies. They begi the immediate task of applyig the leadership competecies to their ow life. Develop a uderstadig ad appreciatio of fudametal priciples of Veturig ad Scoutig. Develop a uderstadig of how these priciples work i ad through the patrol program. Create a desire to search for truth ad kowledge i Veturig ad Scoutig. Our motto must be: Iitiative, Resposibility. Achieve a uderstadig of how these two work had i had. Perceive Scoutig as a way of life. Live it as a way of life as a prerequisite for doig a good job as a leader. The ideals of Scoutig lead to a happy life ad further the cause of lastig peace o earth. How Pre-camp study, lecture, discussios, campfires, Advisor's (Scoutmaster s) miutes, short readigs durig ceremoies. The mai priciple is the costat ad purposeful applicatio of the priciples of Veturig ad Scoutig o the patrol Follow the White Stag 23

36 Aims, Methods, ad Cotet member level, i practice, through the White Stag program. Trai how to pla ad coduct such program o patrol level. 3 Duty to God What Why How Good Tur What Why RealizethatobservaceoffaithiGodcomesfirstithe Explorer Code for all Explorers, juior leaders icluded; that it must be lived rather tha talked about. Doe trough selfrealizatio, doig the best with what God gave as abilities ad talets. Create spiritual opportuities for commuicatiowithgod.seegodadatureasoe.givemeaigful spiritual emphasis to ceremoies. Achieve uderstadig that as leaders, we merely lay before the Explorers the simplest fudametal ethics of religio; the we guide him ad help each to put these ito practice i the Veturig program. We furish the example as leaders. Lord Bade Powell, the fouder of Scoutig, said, Religio ought to be caught ot taught. Istill desire for a everdeepeig faith ad skillful religious life. Assemblies, ceremoies, meal time, Scouts Ow services. Place special emphasis o staff's ow way of life as a example i achievig the fulfillmet of our Duty to God. Practice love, forgiveess. Scoutig ca be see as a moder iterpretatio of God's Law ad teachigs for youth of all ages. Create a eviromet where everyoe seeks opportuities ad goes out of his way to do a good tur. Make the camp participats coscious of doig a good tur. Develop missioary zeal toward doig good turs. Make Do a good tur daily a theme of the camp. Emphasize doig a good tur meas more if o oe else kows about it. Reiforce idea of selflessess, of service to others. Reevaluate meaig of good tur. It ought to mea ot oly actio that ca be observed, but a objective to brig out the best i people, buildig up others, ecouragig, helpig others to be their best (spiritual good tur). Bade Powell said, 24 Follow the White Stag

37 Program Methods Make good tur a habit of coduct. Seek ot what you ca get,butwhatyoucagive. How Patrol Method What Why How There are may iterestig possibilities for good turs i camp. Remid patrols ad idividuals several times a day to do their good turs, idividual as well as patrol good turs. Staff should go out of their way to do good turs for camp ad for learers. Do good turs without the expectatio or recogitio. Learers may be ecouraged record their good turs i the joural portio of their otebook. Devise coditios for emphasizig use of the Patrol Method. Demostrate may possible patrol activities. Develop patrol spirit i a ever-icreasig maer. Demostrate good patrol leadership ad the give all participats chace to be Patrol Leaders. Develop equal share of competitio ad cooperatio amog patrols. Prove that the patrol method is the method to use ad that it works. Show every aspect of patrol life ad program. Achieve a high degree of belogig, loyalty ad self-givig, have a closely kit gag. Showig is ot eough, oly doig establishes a patter i the idividual. Lear to work as a team, lear to work to excel by doig oe's best. Lear to be leader of such a group. The patrol is the basic uit for White Stag camp. Durig first three days of PLD ad TLD, ecourage learers to elect patrol leaders who by their behavior demostrate kowledge of basic philosophy ad practice of patrol method. I PMD ad PLD, the youth staff observe ad advise. Rotate all patrol jobs i the patrol daily. Pick spirited idividual as Yell ad Sog Leader first day or two i camp. Have patrols camp separately, do all thigs as a patrol. Highlight patrols that do thigs well as a group. I PMD, the high poit of this experiece is the Adveture Trail. I TLD, the high poit is the Trek. Use other patrol-cetered activities icludig discussios, role-playig, daily patrol meetigs, hikes, ad so forth. Use patrol represetatives at all times. 3 Follow the White Stag 25

38 Aims, Methods, ad Cotet Outdoors 3 What Why How Campcraft What Use the outdoor settig extesively i all phases of the program. Do othig idoors that ca be doe outdoors. Provide may hads-o experieces that require outdoors kowledge. Ecourage physical fitess with physical activities. To avoid the egative feeligs sometimes associated with classroom learig ad school teachig. To ecourage active participatio i the learig process. To provide ready opportuities for group projects. Let the air i, ecourage fresh thikig, to ecourage physical fitess by vigorous exercise of the mid ad body. To provide a cotext for learig etirely differet from that available at home, a cotext that stresses adveture, that otifies the learer that What is happeig here is ot a ormal every day sort of thig. Seek staff developmet meetig sites that combie idoor ad outdoor settigs; room for flip charts iside ad fires outside. Create learig hurdles requirig physical ivolvemet, that help people stretch their limits, that ecourage (ideed, require) group cooperatio for success. Use highadveture experieces such as a traverse over a steep-sided cayo river, a trek i wilderess areas, or a adveture trail out of camp. Impart reliable efficiecy i all campig skills, specifically those required for the particular program phase. Teach how to demostrate the same i frot of a group. Help ad ecourage them to acquire additioal outdoor skills (see appropriate literature, e.g., Boy Scout Field Book, Boy Scout Hadbook.) Teach skills ad kowledge by demostratig efficiet tet or shelter set-up, usig oly the most ecessary camp coveieces, meetig stadard health ad safety requiremets; efficiet ad ecoomical cookig; adaptatio to livig i ature. 26 Follow the White Stag

39 Program Methods Why How Adveture What Why How Coordiatio of mid ad body; icrease oe s usefulessto the patrol; develop oe's potetials; help others through leared skills. Build self-reliace ad self-preservatio through leared skills. Kow your subject is the first step i teachig others. Istill a overwhelmig desire to lear ew skills, acquire ew kowledge, to icrease oe s potetial. Prepare for the program year at had. Develop the attitude that camp improvemet ever stops, that is a cotiuous, gradual process. Lear to build ad live i camp with the least equipmet possible ad miimum impact o ature. Be at home i ature. Pla for ad prepare for leadership i the cotext of outigs scheduled for the program year. Schedule traiig periods; practice periods (u-scheduled); Spare Time Activities (STA's). Apply all skills i actual situatios whe they are used ad eeded,provigthattheiruseis justified ad the ecessary skills is worthwhile. Apply at staff/patrol meetigs, special projects, hurdles, trackig. Camp set-up maiteace ad improvemet; traiig periods i campcraft skills. Advacemet hikes, adveture trail, trackig; camp set-up competitios betwee patrols. Demostrate, explai, ad apply elemets of adveture i all phases of camp life ad i all activities, with the itet to equip participats with skills that will make their patrols, troops, uits ad other groups capable of ejoyig ad experiecig adveture i their programs. Make the summer camp the greatest adveture i the youg perso s life. I all activities (teachig ad applicatio) stress the elemet of reality, purposefuless ad challege, thereby creatig icreased excitemet about the possibilities of trasferrig this ew kowledge to the home eviromet. Excite the learers that learig about leadership is a life-log adveture. Start all activities with a situatio that challeges the youth to play a importat role. Create adveture i special evets, 3 Follow the White Stag 27

40 Aims, Methods, ad Cotet hurdles, games, adveture/advacemet trails, ad create situatios for the applicatio of familiar ad recetly acquired skills. 3 Recreatio ad Fu What Why How Health ad Safety What Why Exposure to well coducted waterfrot activities, games, istructioal activities, ad campfire programs. Explai the eed for plaig ad the leadership skills eeded for the above activities. Create opportuities for usig these skills i actual situatios. Recreatio, fu ad havig a good time are a essetial part of beig a adolescet, as well as a essetial part of Veturig ad of White Stag. Demostrate its role ad place i the program. Poit out the proper combiatio of fu, rest ad traiig. Prepare for leadership roles i small uits. Use the waterfrot, pool, recreatioal ad istructioal games, small ad large uit meetigs, ad patrol ad uit campfires. The safety ad security of all participats at all times i all activities is paramout. We must meet ad exceed our ow ad BSA stadards. Have o staff kowledgeable ad certified idividuals resposible for critical areas of cocer. To protect the lives ad health of our members, for we are legally ad morally liable; to maitai ad protect the itegrity of the program. How Develop, maitai ad eforce health ad safety stadards. Make key leaders kowledgeable of critical areas of cocer ad be able to respod whe eeded. Have specific traiig sessios for staff members i critical areas of cocer. Crew remiders i key areas as eeded. Have specific times set aside for health ad safety cocers (e.g., showers, swim ad medical checks), ad make them iviolate. 28 Follow the White Stag

41 Program Methods Spare Time Activities/Advacemet What Why How Associatio What Create a uderstadig of the role of spare time activities (STAs) i the program, how they ca be utilized, how STAs ad advacemet are combied. Make advacemet a byproduct of the summer camp. Develop uderstadig of the place ad importace of advacemet i Scoutig, if a learer is a member; impart the skills ecessary to facilitate advacemet. Create opportuities for idividual advacemet, as log as they do't coflict with program goals. Cosider activities that create opportuities for advacemet whe desigig the program. Advacemet is ot a primary activity of White Stag but a compoet ad by-product; it is recogitio for a job well doe ad ot some kid of a test. Report rak advacemet to home uit leaders to improve our sale-ability to leaders. Desig STAs that utilize ad ecourage advacemet, like the Adveture Trail; patrol ad uit meetigs; iter-patrol competitio. Icorporate idividual advacemet ito growth objectives for staff ad cadidates, ad as a part of the objectives for activities. Iclude i a evaluatio form set to home leaders a summary of advacemet the youth may be tested for. (White Stag does ot test or pass a youth o rak advacemet.) The form should primarily report o the youth s success i acquirig leadership skills durig the summer camp. Leaders of White Stag must be idividuals that youth ad adults respect, role models the youth ca look up to. Their performace is ot without error or fault, but they are hoest, possess great itegrity ad compassio; they geerally are people that parets strogly approve for their childre to associate with. All members of White Stag realize that they are costatly beig observed; that at ay give momet a learer may see them ad take a metal sap-shot of their behavior, ad act accordigly. 3 Follow the White Stag 29

42 Aims, Methods, ad Cotet 3 Why How Uiformig What How Oe of the characteristics of people who are successful is that they seek associatio with those who are already successful. They have access to people who ca istruct ad metor them ad o whom they ca model themselves. All youth eed adults ad other youth they ca respect ad lear from as they mature. Youth eed to realize their ow potetial for growth ad the possibilities ot realized. Parets of youth members require reassurace that their childre are properly looked after. Uit leaders, parets, ad youth wat to believe that those who teach leadership practice it. The youth strogly wat to believe i ad belog to somethig larger tha themselves, ad the program leaders (adults ad youth) are the physical maifestatio of that larger spirit. The leaders ca demostrate that the program actually has a sigificat impact o people's lives. All members are ispired to do their best ad stretch their limits. Membersdiscusstheexamplestheywattoset,adwhat actios will carry out those examples. Coscious choices are made ad adhered to. The members remid oe aother if he appropriate, poor examples are purposefully set ad discussios egedered to stimulate discussio of the topic. Learig activities are provided for all members, regardless of age or positio. Positive examples are publicly recogized. Those who seek challege are give icreased resposibility ad opportuities for growth. Modelig is poited out as a sigificat factor of persoal developmet. Uiformig is a symbol of the program ad of the team a perso is a member of. Everyoe wears a uiform at desigated times that all agree upo. There is a Class A uiform for wear i camp ad especially at ceremoies ad meals, ad a Class B uiform to be wor oly whe the Class A uiform would likely get dirty easily or is otherwise iappropriate. Idetifies of the program ad the team a member belogs to. Istills pride i the perso ad the program. Promotes a 30 Follow the White Stag

43 Program Methods egalitaria attitude while elimiatig class distictios. Not to hide differeces or create a paramilitary feelig, but to provide visible evidece of the commitmet all have made to a commo set of beliefs ad values. The uiform remids the idividual wearig it ad those aroud him of that commitmet ad of the beliefs ad values, ad helps sustai ad support them. Crew members will behave better whe they wear the uiform. Lesse impact o their persoal wardrobe. 3 How Disciplie What Why How Spirit ad Traditios Crew members ad officers discuss purpose ad fuctio of uiformig. Crew officers decide upo crew uiform ad establish stadards for its wearig. A uiform bak is established if eeded. Setuppositiveratherthaegativerulesicamp.Camplife does ot ecessarily mea mess ad lack of clealiess. Schedule ad camp order must be observed. Schedule must be tight, every miute of the day positively utilized. Develop skill of maitaiig disciplie ad order i the patrol. Achieve uderstadig that disciplie i White Stag is a approach that stresses doig positive rather tha forbiddig the egative. The mai goal is to develop self-disciplie, ad, secodarily, peer disciplie. Develop camp rules usig the resources of the patrol; schedule frequet ispectios ad make the results kow. Achieve a ever-icreasig stadard i disciplie ad orderliess. Give praise ad credit whe due. What Leartomoveipatrolsadiuits.Plaadpreseta variety of meaigful flag ceremoies daily. Trai for leadership by coductig formatios, ceremoies, ad so forth. Sig sogs already well kow ad liked; add ew sogs icludig White Stag spirit sogs; create patrol/uit yells, mottos,slogas,flags,adsoforth.teachbyexamplehowto select appropriate sogs ad coduct campfires. Follow the White Stag 31

44 Aims, Methods, ad Cotet 3 Why How Teach/Lear Methods What Why How Create a sese of accomplishmet ad pleasure i participatig i formatio ad ceremoies. Istill a sese of eed, desire ad resposibility for makig oe perso resposible for such activities i oe s owgroup. Formatios, sesibly used, are meaigful meas to develop group coordiatio ad self-disciplie. Formatios ad ceremoies must be meaigful ad should have some spiritual depth. Use sogs ad yells to develop ad maitai group spirit. Make the group coscious of the role yells ad sogs ca play i their home uit s spirit. Part of leadership is buildig ad sustaiig idividual ad group morale. Ecourage movemet from place to place by patrol. Morig, eveig ceremoies icorporate some kid of spiritual observace. Each program evet should begi ad ed with a ceremoy, as appropriate. Formatios should show gradual improvemet durig summer camp. Create iter-patrol competitio. Recogize patrols who have sogs, flags, ad so forth Sig while o the move, while waitig, while playig. Teach basic skills i how to maage youg people i traiig sessios; preset iformatio ad demostrate skills; create ad maitai iterest ad motivatio; create ad use traiig aids ad decide what types to use. Develop ability to act as traier of a group of youg people, usig effective traiig techiques ad appropriate traiig aids. Set the Example at traiig periods; explai the methods used right after demostratio (with additioal explaatio o idividual basis if eeded); apply at meetigs, hikes, i competecy sessios, ad so forth. Program Cotet The leadership competecies, which have bee developed ito eleve geeral categories for the White Stag program, 32 Follow the White Stag

45 Program Cotet were derived from over 80 specific descriptors of leadership behavior origially defied by Bela Baathy. However, because of the differeces i maturity ad experiece amog girls ad boys, these eleve competecies (our curriculum) is divided ito what we call Phases. Each phase of the curriculum is desiged to reflect the eeds of youg people at a particular poit i their ow persoal developmet. Whe they are youg ad just begiig their leadership developmet, they eed to uderstad certai basic elemets of workig withi a group situatio; as they mature ad broade their outlook, their leadership developmet eeds become more sophisticated. The Veture Crew 122, White Stag Leadership Developmet Program is desiged to match these developmetal stages. There are three phases i the Crew's program. Each phase is orgaized i a parallel maer, each havig three levels : cadidates, youth staff,adadult staff. Each phase has a specific purpose ad cotet. See Program phase structure o page 41 for a illustraio of the program structure. The purposes have bee developed based o first, the uderlyig priciples of our program, ad secod, the eeds of our learers. The cotet describes the desig for cadidates. It does ot describe the traiig cotet for youth staff participats. Youth staff competecy levels typically reflect those expected of the ext higher Phase's cadidate participats upo completio of the summer camp, plus additioal developmet ad practice. The cotet described below is ot set i cocrete. As log as the purposes of the program ad the phase are met, there are few limitatios. This is how the Crew maitais its dyamic ature. While the goals or purposes for the overall program chage very little from oe year to the ext, the meas or cotet may, depedig o the learer's eeds. The qualificatios required for participatio i each of the phase programs are described i Chapter 4 - Orgaizatioal Structure. 3 Follow the White Stag 33

46 Aims, Methods, ad Cotet Patrol Member Developmet 3 Purpose Cotet To help youg people uderstad ad experiece the purposefuless ad power of the Patrol Method. They are exposed to the resposibilities of a patrol member, idividually ad collectively, ad to elemetary leadership competecies. The youth develop: A uderstadig of the orgaizatio of small groups. Membership ad leadership resposibilities i these small groups. Uderstadig the sigificace of the small group ad their ow competecy to fuctio withi the same group. I Phase I, Patrol Member Developmet, the cadidates will develop basic level competecy i: Settig the Example Gettig ad Givig Iformatio Evaluatio Kowig ad Usig the Resources of the Group The Patrol Method The youth develop some competecy to assume leadership roles which are usually distributed amog members of a patrol i camp. These iclude cook, fire-teder, clea-up, Assistat Patrol Leader, ad so forth. (Patrol Leader is a youth staff member role.) I additio, they are give elemetary istructio i a few basic campig skills icludig: Camp set-up Kots Kife ad axe Cookig Persoal hygiee 34 Follow the White Stag

47 Program Cotet First aid Respect for the outdoors Hikig safety Fire buildig ad safety This is the oly Phase that deliberately istructs cadidates i campig skills, as they usually are iexperieced; however, the outdoor skills are taught oly as a meas to trasmit the leadership skills. 3 Patrol Leader Developmet Purpose PhaseItypicallyhikesitocampoDayOewithoutbackpacks, ad goes for oe short (oe to two miles) overight hike towards the latter part of the week. The patrols are led by Youth Staff Patrol Leaders. Learig is primarily facilitated via the regular, day-to-day activities expected i a summer camp settig. For leaders ad potetial leaders of patrols. They are exposed to all leadership competecies i carryig out the resposibilities of a leader of 6-9 others. The youth develop: A uderstadig of basic priciples of leadership; Kowledge of the characteristics of small groups; Uderstadig of the fuctios ad resposibilities of the leader; Awareess of the resources available to the small group; The ability to relate the operatio of a small group to the mai (larger) body; A uderstadig of group operatios ad leadership roles of a group of several small groups; Kowledge of membership roles i the staff groups. Uderstadig of their ow competecy to fuctio as a small group leader. Cotet The cadidates i Phase II, Patrol Leader Developmet, will develop a itermediate level competecy i: Settig the Example Follow the White Stag 35

48 Aims, Methods, ad Cotet 3 Maager of Learig Cotrollig the Group Represetig the Group Sharig Leadership They develop a basic level competecy i: Couselig Troop Leader Developmet Purpose Objective ad Goal Developmet Phase II cadidates typically hike ito camp o Day Oe; take a day hike i the form of a exteded Adveture Trail towards the middle of the week; ad also take a three to five mile overight hike. The patrols are led by cadidate-elected Patrol Leaders who rotate jobs o a daily basis. They are advised by a Youth Staff Patrol Couselor. The cocept of hurdles is itroduced. Learig is motivated via these overt Guided discoveries, precipitatig the eed to lear the leadership competecies. special evets, icludig the Adveture Trail, are plaed. All participats are required to have certai miimum skill ad experiece requiremets (see Chapter 4 - Orgaizatioal Structure for additioal iformatio). For those youth leaders who will or are workig directly or idirectly with two or more small groups. They receive itesive exposure to, ad opportuity for extesive applicatio of all leadership competecies i carryig out the resposibilities of a seior youth leader. The youth develop: A uderstadig of the priciples ad processes of leadership developmet. Kowledge of the characteristics of a group composed of smaller groups. A uderstadig of the fuctios ad resposibilities of the group maager ad other leaders. Kowledge of the resources available i the group. 36 Follow the White Stag

49 Program Cotet Kowledge of how to maage operatios based o patrol method. A uderstadig of the iteractio of adult ad the youg leaders withi a group. A uderstadig of their ow ability to fuctio i groupleadershippositios. 3 Cotet The cadidates of Phase III typically take a exteded hike with their backpacks o Day Oe; take a exteded day hike towards the middle of the week; ad sped two ights i the field i quest of a moutai top experiece. The patrols are led by cadidate-elected Patrol Leaders; they rotate jobs o a daily basis. A Staff Patrol Couselor plays a icreasigly secodary role as the week progresses. Major challeges to the youth's leadership abilities i the form of complex hurdles are plaed. The cadidates develop a high level of competecy i: Gettig ad Givig Iformatio Kowig Group Needs ad Characteristics Evaluatio Problem-solvig Kowig ad Usig Group Resources They develop a itermediate level competecy i: Maager of Learig Cotrollig the Group Represetig the Group Settig the Example Sharig Leadership They also develop a elemetary level competecy i: Couselig The Youth Staff's level of skill is at least oe step beyod that which they ited to istruct the cadidates. I additio, the Youth Staff develop elemetary competecy i specific areas of Maager of Learig, icludig: Follow the White Stag 37

50 Aims, Methods, ad Cotet Hurdle Developmet ad Implemetatio Goal ad Objective Writig Alterative Teach/Lear Methods Follow the White Stag

51 Chapter 4 - Orgaizatioal Structure 4 The White Stag Associatio, a o-profit associatio of alumi, sposors the White Stag Leadership Developmet Program i the Sa Fracisco Bay Area. The Associatio is a chartered parter with the Boy Scouts of America ad sposors Explorig Posts i the various Coucils the White Stag program operates i. The Moterey Bay Area Coucil sposors the White Stag program i Moterey as its official Juior Leader Traiig Program. That orgaizatio is curretly explorig orgaizig its ow o-profit orgaizatio to support its ogoig activities. While separate Explorig Posts may be chartered i differet coucils for the sake of registerig youth withi the coucil s borders, the youth meet joitly to pla their summer camp program. Whe there is more tha oe summer camp program, the two programs may operate idepedetly. The Associatio is resposible for approvig the Crew Committees selectio of a Crew Advisor. The crew members, or youth staff, elect their ow officers. The special iterest of the Veture Crews is leadership developmet. The officers carry out the ormal duties ad fuctios of crew offices, icludig participatio i Coucil Explorig Presidet Associatio meetigs. The Explorig program provides a additioal opportuity for youth to lear ad apply leadership withi the White Stag program. Follow the White Stag 39

52 Orgaizatioal Structure 4 Members of the White Stag Leadership Developmet Program carry out roles i oe of two categories: program or admiistratio. Program staff are typically resposible for implemetig the leadership developmet pla while admiistratio staff fill essetial operatioal ad support roles. The etire orgaizatio is illustrated i Figure 4-1 below. PMD Vice-Pres PLD Vice-Pres TLD Vice-Pres Secretary Treasurer Libraria Newsletter White Stag Leadership Developmet No-Profit Orgaizatio Scoutig Coordiator Crew Presidet Crew Advisor/ Program Director Patrol Member Developmet (PMD), Phase 1 Cadidates Youth Staff Adult Staff Patrol Leader Developmet (PLD), Phase 2 Cadidates Youth Staff Adult Staff Troop Leader Developmet (TLD), Phase 3 Cadidates Youth Staff Adult Staff Committee Chairperso Assistat Support Director Cadidate-Day Archives Staff Coferece Idaba Spirit & Traditios Evaluatio Adult Traiig Treasurer Registratio Secretary Public Relatios/ Promotio Health &Safety Commissary Quartermaster Site locatio Figure 4-1 White Stag Veture Crew orgaizatio structure We have also leared over time that idividuals gai the most from participatio i a leadership developmet experiece whe they are repeatedly exposed to the leadership competecies over a period of time. This eables people to itegrate the leadership cocepts as they are able to uderstad them. 40 Follow the White Stag

53 Idividuals ca experiece leadership developmet at a level cosistet with their maturity level. The program uses a three-phase, ie-level structure, as show i Table 4-1 below. Patrol Member Developmet (Phase 1) Patrol Leader Developmet (Phase 2) Troop Leader Developmet (Phase 3) 4 Cadidates Youth Staff Adult Staff Program/ Support Staff Age Patrol Members Age Assistat Scoutmasters Seior Patrol Leaders Patrol Leaders Quartermaster Age 18, 21 + Phase Advisors (21+) Assistat Scoutmasters (18+) Age Patrol Leaders Age Assistat Scoutmasters Seior Patrol Leaders Patrol Couselors, Quartermaster Age 18, 21 + Phase Advisors (21+) Assistat Scoutmasters (18+) Crew Advisors/Program Directors Admiistrative/Operatioal Committees Age Patrol Leaders, Seior Patrol Leader Age Assistat Scoutmasters Seior Patrol Couselor Patrol Couselors, Quartermaster Age 18, 21 + Phase Advisors (21+) Assistat Scoutmasters (18+) The Crew Advisor must meet BSA Explorig Program requiremets. Committees are composed of parets, alumi, ad iterested voluteers of all ages who fulfill critical support roles icludig registratio, commissary, quartermaster, medical ad so forth, durig the year ad at summer camp. Table 4-1 Program phase structure We expect that idividuals eterig oe of these levels will possess a set of skills or a body of experiece that will help them succeed i that level. These are outlied i Table 4-2 o page 43. Follow the White Stag 41

54 Orgaizatioal Structure Staff Developmet Experieces 4 Program Roles With the beefit of hidsight, we ve leared that idividuals profit most from participatio i White Stag whe they atted certai levels of phases i the program before others. The experiece ad kowledge they gai is cumulative. Table 4-2 o page 43 illustrates recommeded staff experieces or chaels for growth i the program. There will be istaces where a idividual's backgroud, maturity or other factors will mitigate what the chart illustrates; the chart is ot iroclad. Ayoe may repeat ay phase level the goal is persoal growth. Growth is defied ad measured usig Leadership Growth Agreemets (see Resources for Leadership, Chapter 16 - Evaluatio, Persoal Leadership Growth Agreemet o page 182). A perso may also repeat a positio after havig served elsewhere, either at a lower or higher level. However, it is rare for someoe to retur to a youth staff positio after becomig a Assistat Phase Advisor, because the miimum age requiremet for the latter is 18. It is geerally recommeded that Phase Advisors have bee Assistats i the same phase. Phase Advisors ad Assistats may also eter laterally, usually from aother phase ad sometimes from the corps of supportive ad iterested parets ad leaders. The White Stag Leadership Developmet Program fuctio has three phases: Patrol Member Developmet (PMD), Phase 1 Patrol Leader Developmet (PLD), Phase 2 Troop Leader Developmet (TLD), Phase 3 Each phase is directed by a adult Phase Advisor. Adults also act as Assistat Scoutmasters 1 ad are members of the crew committee. Members of the youth staff i tur usually act as patrol leaders ad couselors to a patrol of 6-8 cadidate participats durig the summer camp. 42 Follow the White Stag

55 Program Roles Patrol Member Developmet (Phase 1) Patrol Leader Developmet (Phase 2) Troop Leader Developmet (Phase 3) Support Staff Adult Staf Youth Staf Cadidates Age Twopreviousoveright camp outs. Age Previously a Phase 2 or 3 cadidate Age Previous requiremets, plus oe 5-ight camp out, ad oe 5-mile backpack trip. Some kowledge of first aid ad cookig. Age Previously a Phase 1 Youth Staff member or Phase 3 cadidate Crew Advisors/Program Directors ad Admiistrative/Operatioal Committees Age All previous requiremets, plus two 10-mile, oe-day backpackig trips, ad oe 5-ight camp experiece. Skill ad kowledge i first aid, cookig, backpackig essetial. Age Previously a Phase 1 or 2 Youth Staff. Phase Advisors must be 21 years old, Associate Phase Advisors 18, ad Assistat Phase Advisors 15. Parets, alumi, ad iterested voluteers who fulfill critical admiistrative ad support roles icludig registratio, commissary, quartermaster, medical ad so forth, durig the year ad at summer camp. 4 Table 4-2 Recommeded participat ad staff skills ad experiece. The arrows illustrate recommeded paths of advacemet i the program. Follow the White Stag 43

56 Orgaizatioal Structure I Patrol Member Developmet, the youth staff provide the Patrol Leaders (PLs) ad Seior Patrol Leader (SPL) for the cadidates. 4 Patrol Leader Developmet cadidates elect their ow PLs with some guidace from the youth staff. The youth staff, with adult iput, elect a Seior Patrol Leader (SPL) from amog their peers who the leads the troop durig summer camp. The cadidates of the oldest group, Troop Leader Developmet, elect their ow PLs, though with some guidace from youth staff. The youth staff also guide the cadidates i selectig a ew SPL each day of the summer camp. This idividual is the Patrol Leader of the seior patrol of the day. The Crew Advisor also fulfills the role of Program Director. The Director, alog with the crew committee, chooses the Phase Adult Leadership, who select their Assistat Scoutmasters ad youth staff. Other program resposibilities iclude spirit ad traditios ad evaluatio. There may or may ot be idividuals who have these resposibilities as their sole assigmet. WhileWhiteStagischarteredasaVetureCrew,thesummer camp participats are primarily members of Scoutig uits. The adult leaders, therefor, wear two hats: first, as advisors to the youth staff ad, secodly, leaders to the summer camp program. So the leaders are both Assistat Crew Advisors ad Assistat Scoutmasters. Table 4-1 below illustrates the orgaizatioal structure of the Phases. The job descriptios followig are meat to serve as guidelies. As differet people accept certai positios, some resposibilities may be moved from oe perso to aother based o idividual capabilities, time, ad so forth. They are 1. To use Scoutig termiology, a White Stag Scoutmaster is a Assistat Crew Advisor; to differetiate the specializatio withi the phases, we call the role Assistat Phase Advisor. A Assistat Scoutmaster the is a Assistat Phase Advisor. While White Stag is chartered as a Veture Crew, sice participats usually come to White Stag from Scoutig programs, usig Scoutmaster durig the summer camp program is more appropriate. 44 Follow the White Stag

57 Program Roles Crew Advisor/Program Director writte dow i the hope of establishig a complete uderstadig by all of what the complete resposibilities are. Maages the developmet of the goals ad objectives for the White Stag Leadership Developmet Program, icludig the objectives for adult staff traiig, Cadidate-Day, the aual summer camp, ad the Idaba ad i keepig with the priciples of the Associatio. Is resposible for the successful accomplishmet of all stated objectives. Coordiates admiistrative fuctios with the Committee Chairperso. Isures that the program is admiistered i accordace with the policies of the Boy Scouts of America ad the White Stag Associatio. Cousels adult staff members i persoal growth agreemets. Cousels Crew Committee i settig goals ad objectives for Admiistrative fuctios. Sets stadards by example for performace ad commitmet. Coordiates coucil ad district activities with crew program for maximum beefit for the program. Recruits, trais ad ispires adult staff members sufficiet to carry out the missio of the Crew. Supervises ad-hoc committees as required. Reviews health ad safety activities of crew with the appropriate represetatives of the Associatio, coucil, Assistat Scoutmasters ad health ad safety committee member(s). Files local ad atioal tour permits for all crew activities. Coordiates crew activities ad fuctios with the crew officers, icludig aual electios. 4 Follow the White Stag 45

58 Orgaizatioal Structure 4 Phase Advisor/Scoutmaster Supervises the Assistat Scoutmasters. Maages the learig of all adult staff ad cousels them about their ow leadership ad their phase program s implemetatio of the White Stag program. Coordiates ad maages the schedule of all activities durig the summer camp. Supervises the program fuctios i leadership developmet of the crew, isurig that positios are filled with the best idividuals available ad that duties are carried out i a timely ad first-rate maer. Givesguidacetoprogramevaluatio,icludigthe preparatio of a fial evaluatio withi 90 days of the summer camp to be submitted to the Associatio. Maitais commuicatio with the White Stag Associatio (the program sposor) through cotact with the Istitutioal Represetative ad aual reports to the Associatio Board. Maages the developmet of goals ad objectives for each phase i accordace with the stated goals ad objectives of the crew ad i keepig with the priciples of the Associatio. Maages the learig of ad cousels phase adult ad youth staff members i key leadership competecies ad other pertiet attitudes, skills ad kowledge. Maages the phase program ad activities ad coordiates them with the Crew Advisor/Program Director. Represets phase iterests to the Crew Advisor, ad crew itereststothephase. Maages the successful accomplishmet of all stated objectives. Recruits, trais, ad ispires sufficiet adult ad youth staff members to carry out the missio of the phase. 46 Follow the White Stag

59 Program Roles Develops a caledar for staff developmet based o a eeds assessmet of all phase members at the begiig of the yearly traiig cycle. Maages the evaluatio of phase program, activities, staff ad cadidates, icludig a fial evaluatio ad writte report to the crew committee withi 60 days followig the summer camp. Is resposible for the health ad safety of all phase cadidates ad staff members. Reviews plas with health ad safety director. Sets a example of excellece i persoal leadership behavior. Is resposible for a writte evaluatio of each youth staff member ad cadidate, ad the trasmittal of that report to each perso's home uit or orgaizatio leader followig the summer camp. Has at least oe year experiece as a Assistat Phase Advisor. Files Local Tour Permits for all Phase activities. Assistat Scoutmaster, Spirit Ad Traditio Maages the appropriate display of totems, memetos, ad flags at those evets warratig such, ad isure their proper storage. Collects ad maitais with explaatios for historical referece ad program guidace all White Stag symbols, lore, traditios, legeds, ad ceremoies. Supervises ad assists phase Spirit ad Traditio persoel i their activities durig the year, icludig opeig ceremoies, the adult eckerchief ceremoy, staff eckerchief ceremoy, cadidate eckerchief ceremoy, ad the fial tri-phase closig ceremoy at the summer camp. Supervises ad maages the implemetatio of the total awards system ad records. 4 Follow the White Stag 47

60 Orgaizatioal Structure The records iclude cadidate, staff ad adult levels, years of active service, capacities served, ad outstadig recogitio received. Thesystemicludesallprogramsymbols,totems, staff ad cadidate certificates, White ad Silver Stag Awards, Krackestock,adsoforth. 4 Assistat Scoutmaster, Evaluatio Admiistrative Roles Is resposible for ad supervises the etire evaluatio effort withi the program. Maitais cofidetiality of records whe required, ad isures that all eeded iformatio is relayed i the most efficiet ad uderstadable form to the appropriate parties. Is resposible for developig ad maitaiig all evaluatio forms ad methodologies used by each phase. Work with a desigated youth ad/or adult member of each phase ad isures that evaluatio is carried out i a objective ad timely maer. Writes a summary of key evaluatio fidigs ad is resposible for their distributio. Follow-up o these fidigs to isure their appropriate applicatio. Coordiates with the Advisor i the desig of the evaluatio pla ad istrumets as the year's goals ad objectives are developed. The admiistratio fuctio supports the program activity, icludig staff traiig ad the summer camp. Its resposibilities iclude registratio, recruitmet, budgetig, equipmet procuremet ad maiteace, health ad safety, ad commissary. The relatioship betwee the Explorig Crew structure ad the requiremets of the White Stag Leadership Developmet Program are illustrated i Figure 4-1 o page 40. The follow- 48 Follow the White Stag

61 Admiistrative Roles Committee Chairperso ig pages describe the roles ad resposibilities of all adult members of the program. Supervises the operatioal ad admiistrative fuctios of the crew committee, isurig that positios are filled withthebestidividualsavailableadthosedutiesare carried out i a timely ad first-rate maer. Recruits ad trais committee members as eeded with the assistace of the Scoutig Coordiator. Assigs resposibilities to each committee member ad follow up o their progress. Guides the committee members i support of the Advisor ad ecourages them to be ivolved i the crew program. With the Crew Committee s assistace, recruits Advisors ad Associate Advisors as eeded. Keeps the White Stag Associatio iformed of the Crew program. Participates i ad represets the Crew at Coucil Veture committee activities, ad represets to the Veture Crew the activities of the coucil ad district. Coducts regular meetigs of the crew committee. Assistat Committee Chairperso Support Supervises all operatioal fuctios i preparatio for camp, icludig: Assurig the orderig of equipmet for camp, ad the delivery of equipmet to camp. Supervisig Quartermaster, Commissary, Registratio ad Health ad Safety persoel. Serve as liaiso ad commuicatio lik betwee Assistat Scoutmasters ad support activities durig camp, ad betwee Camp Rager ad all program ad support persoel. Assists the Committee Chairperso as eeded. 4 Follow the White Stag 49

62 Orgaizatioal Structure Registratio Maager 4 Treasurer/Bookkeeper Maitais curret Crew membership records. Is resposible for the collectio of all fees ad dues, ad tur them over to the Committee Treasurer for deposit. Assists recharterig the crew o time each year. Is resposible for the proper ad accurate collectio of all forms required by the crew committee of crew members ad cadidate participats. Secures mailig labels for the Committee ad Crew Secretary's use. Collects balace of fees for summer camp ad for guest meals i camp. Assists the Committee Chairperso i the recharterig of the crew each year. Is resposible for the maiteace of accurate ad up-todate bookkeepig records of all crew moey trasactios for all accouts. Isures safekeepig of all icome ad maitais complete records of all expeditures. Maitais a prudet reserve of fuds from year to year. Isures complete ad prompt paymet of all debts. Assists the crew committee i developig a prudet aual budget ad a accurate, timely projectio of expeses ad icome. Provides the crew committee with regular, curret reports of icome ad expeses. Public Relatios Director Maages the writig ad release of oteworthy White Stag ews reports to appropriate ews media. Collects pictures of all White Stag evets ad puts them together i a form illustratig the saliet poits of the White Stag cocept, objectives, structure ad program. 50 Follow the White Stag

63 Admiistrative Roles Secretary Quartermaster Promotes White Stag throughout the Bay Areas to isure all appropriate people are adequately iformed about the program's objectives, cocepts, importat dates ad pertiet procedures Assists i the orietatio of ew adult members regardig the objectives uderlyig cocepts ad staff structure of the program. Maitai accurate miutes ad records, ad distribute them to all members with the meetig ageda to all members five days prior to all meetigs. Is resposible for the catalogig, maiteace i a retrievable form, ad filig of all evaluatio reports, course developmet material, committee reports, books, periodicals, ad forms comprisig the White Stag library ad archives; makig their locatio kow; ad maitaiig ad circulatig a curret list of the materials. Is resposible for ay mailig to White Stag members, cadidates, or associated youth orgaizatios ad leaders. Publishes, with iput from the Advisors ad Crew Committee, a aual caledar for crew committee ad youth staff meetigs. Supervises adult ad youth staff members i the carryig out of these tasks. Maitais a opeig ad closig ivetory for all equipmet, otig its coditio upo issuace ad retur. Supervises the procuremet, delivery, safe storage ad maiteace i good order of all equipmet required at ay White Stag evet. Is resposible for the distributio ad proper use of all equipmet. 4 Follow the White Stag 51

64 Orgaizatioal Structure Recruits, trais ad ispires youth ad adult staff sufficiet to carry out these tasks. Food Ad Commissary Director 4 Health Ad Safety Director Helps the youth staff to develop ad write complete meus, icludig preparatio istructios if appropriate, for Cadidate-Day, the summer camp, ad the Idaba, as eeded. Is resposible for orderig ad procurig food for all evets as eeded. Is resposible for the storage, distributio, quatity, ad quality of food i the cetral kitche area durig summer camp. Supervises food preparatio for support staff durig the summer camp, for the fial meal of the summer camp, ad for other meals as agreed. Supervises food distributio to the cadidates durig summer camp. Recruits, trais ad ispires youth ad adult staff sufficiet to carry out these tasks. Prepares a budget for food purchasig for the summer camp each year. Possesses proper certificatio i required first-aid skills. Maitais ad eforces up-to-date health ad safety protocol for the crew ad all evets. Isures proper safety precautios i accordace with Natioal BSA stadards for all camp waterfrot activities. Is resposible for proper medical facilities, equipmet ad staff for the crew ad for all evets. Properly files all medical ad coset forms ad isures their prompt retur after the summer camp. Maitaisiwritigoticeofhiscurretwhereaboutsi camp at all times durig the summer camp. 52 Follow the White Stag

65 Admiistrative Roles Respods to all emergecies as per the health ad safety emergecy protocol, ad is resposible for the treatmet ad evacuatio if eeded of all persos requirig first aid. Maitais a accurate, up-to-date log of all persos, their ijuries ad diseases treated, date treated, diagosis ad dispositio. Supervises a desigated idividual i each phase who is resposible for first aid ad isures appropriate traiig for him or her. 4 Follow the White Stag 53

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67 Chapter 5 - Maagig Spirit ad Traditios Aside from the log history of the White Stag program ad its leadership developmet curriculum, its spirit ad traditios are what really make it distictive. The programs ad activities described i this chapter are essetial to the program s ogoig success. These thigs affect youth participats emotioally, securig i their hearts a desire to become better leaders. Most of our moder, civilized world is stripped of the shapig momets foud i the ceremoies described i this chapter. Eve if a idividual belogs to a particular church, syagogue, temple, or aother social group, it is ulikely that they have had these kids of experieces. Whe was the last time someoe woke you i the middle of the ight, took your flashlight, told you ot to talk, ad to follow them to poits ukow for reasos they would ot explai? Ad you trusted them? Durig oe week of summer camp, the White Stag program s impact o a youth's emotioal or itellectual capabilities is ecessarily limited. That is why the spirit ad traditios described i this chapter are so extremely importat. They help us positively ifluece people emotioally ad spiritually. It s that experiece, i additio to the exposure to the leadership competecies, that causes idividuals to retur agai ad agai to follow the White Stag. Ad with that 5 Follow the White Stag 55

68 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios repeated exposure idividuals begi to itegrate the White Stag experiece ito their persoal lives. This chapter preserves the source documets 1 that comprise the physical body of the White Stag spirit. It icludes: 5 What the spirit ad traditios mea i our program. How to implemet spirit ad traditios activities. A suggested equipmet list. A ceremoial plaig guide. Our awards system. A descriptio of the program symbols, totems, ad so forth. A descriptio of the specific spirit ad traditios for each phase. It is importat to remember that producig leaders, both from withi the youth staff ad from the summer camp participats, is the most importat goal of the White Stag program. Traiig youg people to be leaders through persoal example, through kowledge of the subject, ad through the White Stag spirit, is the primary work of each staff patrol. Spirit ad traditios are powerful tools that complemet the leadership developmet curriculum, creatig a syergistic effect o learig. By givig our members ad participats the symbol of the White Stag as a ideal to stretch towards, we hope that they will shape their actios so to become better huma beigs ad leaders. For example, by dramatizig the White Stag leged i a ceremoy, we hope to ispire the traiees with the livig spirit of cotiuig persoal growth as represeted i the ogoig pursuit of the White Stag. Through our umerous White Stag traditios ad ceremoies, the learers experiece the priciples of patrol orgaizatio ad leadership, ad carry these ideals of Scoutig ad 1. Peterso,Fra.The Resposibility of Spirit ad Traditio,.d. ad Miyamoto, Ala, Spirit ad Traditios, Fra Peterso was a Scoutmaster from Chular ad a key leader early i the program s early history. Ala Miyamoto was a Assistat Scoutmaster from Moterey. 56 Follow the White Stag

69 Staff Resposibilities Staff Resposibilities White Stag back to their ow uit ad further ito their lives. The the goal of the White Stag Program is achieved. Each program phase should select from amog its youth staff someoe who is resposible for spirit ad traditios. This could simply be someoe who is desigated the cheerleader/sog master, or it could be someoe who is put fully i charge of all ceremoies, spirit, ad traditios. These duties may be i additio to their regular resposibilities, depedig o staffig levels. This perso should be a idividual who is a spark plug to the rest of the patrol, someoe who is outgoig ad has a ability to cotrol the group, hopefully someoe who is kow as a story ad joke teller. Their resposibilities, depedig o what is asked of them, ca iclude plaig ad implemetig (with staff participatio, of course) all ceremoies to keepig the staff ad cadidates ispired via sogs ad yells. For example, this perso could prepare daily messages i White Stag code. The perso ought to be someoe with experiece with the Phase s spirit ad traditios who also has good plaig ability ad logistical cotrol. Also see Chapter 4 - Orgaizatioal Structure for a thorough descriptio of the job of the adult Spirit ad Traditios support staff. Yearly Spirit ad Traditio Activities Durig staff traiig each year, the followig geeral evets ought to take place: 5 Fall Witer Critique of previous year, iput to ew staff; orgaizatio of patrol; develop yell, sog, flag, ad so forth; explaatio of importace of spirit ad traditio. Review of ceremoies, revised to meet curret eeds; explaatio of White Stag leged, presetatio to ew staff members; developmet of sogs, skits ad hurdles. Practice Follow the White Stag 57

70 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios campig skills related to spirit ad traditios (e.g., splices for waist rope). Sprig Discussio of cocept of adveture trail ad its desig, practice of hurdles; sog leader, cheer master assigmets made, selectio of ceremoy sites, completio of goals ad objectives for spirit ad traditio; patrol ames give i ceremoy. 5 Summer White Stag Traditios Program Symbols White Stag Leged Rehearsal of ceremoies; gatherig equipmet for ceremoies, Adveture Trail; presetatio of staff eckerchiefs. You ca review a suggested program caledar for the all evets durig the program year i Chapter 8 - Program Year Caledar. The traditios described here have accumulated over may years. The embody a rich lore ad spirit that makes this program uique. The White Stag Leged o page 114 is a myth tellig the origis of the Hugaria people, the Hus ad Magyars, ad their log migratio from Turkey to Europe. There they hope to fid a permaet home, surrouded by moutais, warmed by the su, sheltered from the cold, a lad rich i game ad gree pastures, betwee two great rivers rich i fish... The full story is told i a award-wiig childre s book by Kate Seredy, The White Stag, published i This book is so well-writte that it has cotiuously remaied i prit sice its iitial publicatio. As a predomiat cultural myth of the Hugaria people, it was chose as the official symbol of the Fourth World Jamboree held i Hugary i Lord Bade-Powell spoke of the White Stag at the closig ceremoy of the Fourth World Jamboree: EachoeofyouwearsthebadgeoftheWhiteStag...I wat you to treasure that badge whe you go from 58 Follow the White Stag

71 White Stag Traditios here ad remember that it has its message ad meaig for you. White Stag Emblem Order of the Still Huters of old pursued the miraculous stag, ot because they expected to kill it, but because it led them o i the joy of the chase to ew trials ad fresh advetures, ad to capture happiess. You may look o that White Stag as the pure spirit of Scoutig, sprigig forward ad upward, ever leadig you oward ad upward to leap over difficulties, to face ew advetures i your active pursuit of the higher aims of Scoutig aims which brig you happiess. TheseaimsaretodoyoudutytoGod,toyour coutry, ad to your fellow ma by carryig out the Scout Law I that way, each of you will help to brig about God s Kigdom upo earth the reig of pace ad good will. The White Stag emblem is a stylized white stag leapig left, usually restig o a dark gree circle. The ame was chose by Bela Baathy, White Stag s fouder, who emigrated to the U.S. from Hugary i The stylized White Stag our program uses was adapted by Ralph Herrig from the symbol o the patches of the Fourth World Jamboree. The Order of the Still is a commad used oly o very special occasios that requires absolute silece from the participat. It is meat for ceremoial use, for example, as cadidates ad sometimes staff are travelig to ad from a ceremoy. It is everusedtogetapatroltobequietithemiddleoftheday. It also requires that o flashlights are to be used except those of the staff. Its use ought to ispire solemity ad respect for the evet. 5 Letter to a Patrol Leader Lord Robert Bade-Powell's Letter to a Patrol Leader is used by PMD, PLD, ad TLD at certai times. I short, it says, First, wi your boys by makig yourself their fried ad helper. Follow the White Stag 59

72 White Stag Leadership Developmet Lord Robert Bade-Powell's Letter to a Patrol Leader What I have ofte told to gatherigs of Patrol Leaders, I repeat ow to you who read this; amely, that you have great power to do good or to do harm to the Scouts placed uder your charge. It largely depeds o your character ad your example to them which way they go. There are three steps you should take: First, wi your boys by makig yourself their fried ad helper. Secodly, ifluece them by your example i coduct ad i doig thigs. Thirdly, cotrol them with your good sese ad by keepig them to the teachig of the Scout Law. Your key to success is to thoroughly uderstad the ier meaig of the Scout Law, to carry it out i all that you do ad thereby to give the lead to your boys White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

73 White Stag Traditios Secodly, ifluece them by your example i coduct ad i doig thigs. Thirdly, cotrol them with your good sese ad by keepig them to the teachig of the Scout Law. The boldfaced letters form the (out-of-order) acroym, WICOIN, which is the PLD phase yell. See Letter to a Patrol Leader o page 60 for a complete copy of the letter ready as ahadout. Waist Ropes The Turk s Head A waist rope, or commado toggle-rope as it was previously kow, is a 6 legth of ¼ maila hemp. A eye splice is fashioed i both eds, oe to hold a toggle ad the other ed to receive a carved woode toggle. Sometimes a short splice is also placed i the middle, although this has the potetial for weakeig the rope. Waist ropes are typically made by Troop Leader Developmet cadidates. Their purpose of makig the waist ropes durig the begiig of the summer camp week is to help the members begi to get to kow ad rely o oe aother as they teach oe aother the splices required. A hurdle sometime durig the week should require the cadidates to use the waist ropes i a meaigful way. See Waist Ropes o page 62 for a descriptio of how to make a waist ropes. The Turks Head eckerchief slide, or woggle, is made by each member of each phase. We make a three lead (or turs) versio ad use the three leads to represet the three phases of the White Stag program. This is also iterpreted to represet the ifiite possibility for growth we recogize i White Stag, seemigly ever edig, physically resemblig the mathematical symbol for ifiity. It is made by all cadidates thefirstdayortwoofthesummercampadisworbyall cadidates ad staff. See Turk s Head Neckerchief Slide o page 63 for more iformatio. The Turk's Head kot is commoly used as a coverig kot. Members of the Boy Scouts of America have take a likig to tyig a five bight, three lead variatio which they call a woggle. The woggle is a symbol associated with the Wood Badge Program ad wor as a eckerchief slide i memory of the Scoutig fouder Bade-Powell, who ca be see i most 5 Follow the White Stag 61

74 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet Program White Stag Leadership Developmet Waist Ropes Groove to hold rope S p l i c e d a r o u d t o g g l e 3 6 l a i d r o p e E y e - s p l i c e

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76 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios pictures of him to be wearig oe. I sailig, the kot was tied aroud hold-fasts to prevet chippig of the deck as block ad tackle were lowered from the mast. 5 White Stag Code Krakestock Cadidate Materials The White Stag Code, a simple substitutio code, was iveted by a ukow author early i the program. It is aother elemet used to istill a feelig of uiqueess ad esprit de corp amog program participats. Short messages are usually posted aroud camp usig the code durig the week. Sometimes the kitche helps ad distributes the meu i code. The purpose is first, fu, ad secod, to help the group work together creatively to solve a problem. Use radom, made-up symbols for missig letters of the alphabet. See a illustratio of the White Stag Code o page 65. The Krakestock is, literally, a crooked stick that is the totemoftheprogramdirector.egravedoitistheameof every Program Director sice the White Stag Program was begu i It is passed o from oe advisor to the ext i a special ceremoy coducted by the outgoig Program Director. This ceremoy is oly haded dow by word of mouth. Traditio holds that the crooked stick was origially the root of a Bay Laurel tree. Bela Baathy was explorig the LittleSurRiverbasiaboveCampPicoBlacowhehetripped over the root. Lookig up, he saw a large boulder overlookig the river, a site that preseted itself as a atural place for a special ceremoy he had i mid. The root became the Krakestock, ad the boulder remais to this day the traditioal site of the ceremoy durig which the Krakestock is passed from outgoig to icomig Program Director. May of these traditios require distributio of materials to cadidates o the first day. Day Oe Cadidate Equipmet List o page 66 lists the items required by most phases o the first day of the summer camp program. 64 Follow the White Stag

77 White Stag Leadership Developmet White Stag Code 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

78 White Stag Leadership Developmet Day Oe Cadidate Equipmet List Cadidate otebooks Patrol rosters Idividual cadidate resource sheets (blak ad completed) Patrol ames, color ribbos Leather thogs for Turk s head eckerchief slides Cadidate eckerchiefs Scrap material for patrol flags Patrol duty rosters BP's Letter to a Patrol Leader Name plate materials Ispectio score-sheets Evaluatio forms Camp meus Staves (PLD oly) ¼ maila for waist ropes, 6'/perso (TLD oly) 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

79 White Stag Traditios Award ad Recogitio System The White Stag awards ad recogitio system 2 is meat to provide immediate appreciatio ad log-term icetives ad recogitio. White Stag traditios are deeply imbedded i the history ad traditios of Scoutig, ad its fouder Lord Bade-Powell ( BP ). Neckerchief Recogitio System Table 5-1 Neckerchief Recogitio System Cadidates Youth Staff Patrol Member Developmet (Phase 1) AWhiteStagoa dark gree circle (the basic White Stag emblem). Below the emblem are the letters, B.S.A. (Boy Scouts of America). Each level withi each phase has a special eckerchief. This system is described i Table 5-1 below. The complete desig is illustrated i Figure 5-1 o page 68. Patrol Leader Developmet (Phase II) PMD plus a dark gree circle aroud the emblem; withi the circle are the words, at top, White Stag,adatbottom, Leadership Developmet. Troop Leader Developmet (Phase III) PLD plus a dark gree square restig o oe corer surroudig the circle ad emblem. Cadidate eckerchief plus gree pipig o edge of eckerchief 5 Adult Staff Support Staff Youth staff eckerchief plus white pipig o edge of eckerchief Plai eckerchief with White Stag emblem plus the words, at top, White Stag, ad at bottom, Support Staff. 2. First documeted by Ala Miyamoto, Follow the White Stag 67

80 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios The youth ad adult staff receive their eckerchiefs i a special ceremoy performed the ight before the summer camp program begis. 5 Durig the eveig of the first day of the summer camp program, each cadidate participat receives a simple, udecorated, pale gree eckerchief. This symbolizes that they have begu a ew adveture, that the patrol has started to become a uit, ad helps develop patrol spirit. Eve if the cadidate previously atteded aother phase of the program, he or she still wears the simple cadidate eckerchief. Upo graduatio ad durig a closig ceremoy the ight before camp eds, cadidates are awarded the cadidate eckerchief for their phase. Figure 5-1 The White Stag eckerchief desig TM Emblem Circle Square Pipig Cadidate Awards The cadidate receives a plai pale gree eckerchief for wear durig the summer camp, eve if he has previously bee a member of aother phase. At the ed of the summer camp ad upo satisfactory performace, a Phase eckerchief is preseted to each cadidate, to be wor oly at White Stag fuctios. See Neckerchief Recogitio System o page 67 for complete iformatio. 68 Follow the White Stag

81 White Stag Traditios At the tri-phase closig ceremoy, a cadidate is preseted with the Phase Outstadig Notebook Award, if desired, ad with the outstadig Patrol Leader Award. At the tri-phase closig ceremoy, each cadidate receives from his PC/PL a packet cotaiig his Certificate of Achievemet ad White Stag patch (as well as his medical ad coset forms). Staff Awards Adult Awards It is suggested that at the Idaba a special seal to add to the certificate is preseted to those who complete a Leadership Growth Agreemet. We will have a greater likelihood of istillig the cocept of ever-edig growth as a leader with this device. The certificate represets the completio of the appropriate cadidate phase. The seals may be a icetive for participatio i the Idaba. Staff level eckerchiefs are preseted the ight before the cadidates arrive i Phase ceremoies. The Certificate of Achievemet ad the red bordered staff patch is preseted by the Phase Advisor at the ed of the summer camp (alog with the retur of medical ad coset forms). Each Phase Advisor presets the Youth Staff Silver Stag award to the outstadig staff member at the tri-phase summer camp closig, if a deservig staff member has bee selected. The Silver Stag is oly preseted to a idividual who has demostrated a superior ability to apply the leadership competecies, as well as exemplify all the ideals of Scoutig ad Veturig. Support staff, Phase Advisors ad Assistat Phase Advisors receive their eckerchiefs from the Crew Advisor the ight before the cadidates arrive. The Silver Stag selectio for adults is made by the White Stag Associatio i accordace with their guidelies ad preseted at the Aual White Stag Dier. Geerally, the idividual(s) selected must have served for at least oe year o adultstaff.theymustexemplifytoaveryhighdegreethe qualities of leadership taught i the program, as well as set a 5 Follow the White Stag 69

82 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios Other Program Traditios very high stadard for adherig to the ideals of Scoutig ad Veturig. 5 White Stag Fires White Stag Poem White Stag Sogs White Stag Feelig God of the Aciets, Slave of their sos, Fried of our homes ad foe of our houses, Builder ad breaker of cities ad civilizatios, From the cave dweller of yesterday to the city dweller of today. Fire has bee iseparably iterwove with the destiy of ma.fire,ottheaxeadthelogrifle,butfirewastheprimary tool of the pioeer. Without it, the cabi his axe built would have goe uheated ad his food ucooked. The ability to make fire is ot less importat today. The umber oe skill moder woodsme must master is firebuildig. The most vital thig he must lear is to build a fire, ad cotrol it, uder ad circumstaces, aywhere, aytime. Whe I fid myself i eed of comfort ad my mid cofused, I hike i pursuit of the White Stag, ad there my soul is soothed, High i the Sata Lucia a idea started from a tiy sprig, Movig dow to meet its brothers ad help make Scoutig sig. Joh Larse, 1964 I'vegotthatWhiteStagfeelig dow i my feet, dow i my feet, dow i my feet, I'vegotthatWhiteStagfeelig dow i my feet, dow i my feet, dow i my feet, dow i my feet to sta-a-y. I'vegotthatWhiteStagfeelig up i my head... (refrai) 70 Follow the White Stag

83 White Stag Traditios I'vegotthatWhiteStagfeelig deep i my heart...(refrai) I'vegotthatWhiteStagfeelig all over me... (refrai) Variatios: Trail the While Stag White Stag Hym I'vegotthatWhiteStagfeelig dow i my feet, up i my head, deep i my heart, all over me... (refrai) Sug by cadidates oly o the last day of the week: I'vegotthatWhiteStagspirit... (ad so forth.) Trail the White Stag, trail the white Stag, leadig all the time. Withhisspiritadhisidealsasourleadigguide, keep seekig... Bless the trail ad we will follow, hark the White Stag's call. O brothers, o, as we are leaders all... Foster Thompso 1982 Gree trees aroud us whisperig i the breeze, Gree trees aroud us growig straight ad tall, They seem to kow somethig about us all. White Stag is a spirit, White Stag is a camp, Ad you'll remember the hikes ad trails so ew, The friedships made that always stay so true, the joys we've shared will last our whole lives through. Gree trees aroud us whisperig i the breeze, Gree trees aroud us growig straight ad tall, They seem to kow somethig about us all. 5 Follow the White Stag 71

84 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios Peggy Aghazaria Chase Oh whe we chase, that mighty stag, Oh whe we chase, that mighty stag, Ohitleadsusotoadveture, Whe we chase, that mighty stag. Oh whe the crew goes hiki' o, OhweliketobeGod'scoutry. Oh whe the Kudu begis to blow, Oh we kow the fu starts happei'. Oh whe we feel that White Stag spirit, Oh our frieds are may i umber. Oh whe the week comes to a ed, Oh we'll cherish our fod memories. Oh whe we chase that mighty stag, Ohitleadsusotoadveture. Foster Thompso 1983 Patrol Member Developmet Phase Traditios This sectio describes the phase ad patrol traditios ad symbols which have typically bee used withi Patrol Member Developmet from oe year to the ext. Phase yell Phase sog Phase 1" Quiet Hour Ceremoy B.P. (repeated with words that begi with B.P.) No activities except quiet thigs like jouralig. BadePowell'sLettertoaPatrol Leader. See the hadout, Letter to a Patrol Leader o page Follow the White Stag

85 Patrol Member Developmet Best Notebook Award Give to the cadidate with the best otebook evaluatio. Phase Symbols Patrol Leader Spirit Award The Idlevise (hor), carried by the Patrol Leader of the patrol earig the award that day. Patrol Traditios Patrol Spirit Award Joh Hady Award Stave Each patrol is to develop: Patrol call Patrol yell Patrol sog Patrol flag Patrol totem Idividual ameplates Use of staves Phase sog ad yell Istill first day: Totem with White Stag leged o it. Service Patrol symbol, a plumbers helper. Color coded accordig to patrol ad staff. See Patrol Traditios below for more iformatio o staves. Not a free -time camp, but a leadership developmet camp Spare Time Activities (STAs) Duty Roster Ispectios: persoal, patrol, camp competitio Evaluatios: self, patrol, program ad staff. 5 Follow the White Stag 73

86 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios Patrol Names Good Turs: daily, that o oe kows about. These ames are based o the birds that frequet the Little Sur River basi ad Pico Blaco Scout Reservatio. 5 Quail Hummigbird Eagle (Lophortyx califoricus) A small game-bird foud i both the orther ad souther hemispheres. Although capable of flight, quails live ad est primarily o the groud, where their softly colored plumage bleds protectively with their habitat. Quail souds iclude thewellkowchallegeoteofthemales,thefoursyllable aswerig whistle of the female, ad the loud gatherig call. Quail eat grai, seed, ad isects. Quail roost i a close circle, bills facig out. Whe detected by a eemy, each bird darts forward ad the flock is scattered. (Archilochus colubris) This bird is geerally the smallest bird i existece ad foud all aroud the world. The plumage of the males is brilliat i coloratio ad distictively iridescet, with jewel-like throat patches. Females are much less brilliat. They have a log, thi bill ad tubular togue especially adapted for suckig flower ectar, their mai food source. Their feet are feeble, but they ca beat their powerful wigs 60 to 75 times per secod. They are kow for their willigess to attack eemies may times their size, ad for the est architecture. (Aqulla chrysaetos) A large diural bird of prey that has bee a symbol of power ad courage sice aciet times. It is foud everywhere o the world except i Atarctica ad a few remote oceaic islads. The bird is characterized by stout legs, strog feet with sharp talos, ad a strogly hooked beak that is as log as its head. The eyes are highly developed ad give the bird biocular visio, ulike most birds. Their diet is maily mammals, reptiles or fish. The pursuit flight is either swoopig dow or direct divig o the prey. 74 Follow the White Stag

87 Patrol Leader Developmet Dove (Zeaida asiatka) The traditioal symbol of peace ad love. A pigeo ad a dove are the same bird, but a dove is covetioally the smaller species with log, poited tails. The plumage is usually soft shades of dull colors with a large white patch o the wigs ad white corers o the tail. The dove's low cooig voice ad amiable, affectioate dispositio have made it the symbol it is. Patrol Leader Developmet Phase Traditios This sectio describes the phase ad patrol traditios ad symbols which have typically bee used withi Patrol Leader Developmet from oe year to the ext. Ceremoy Bade Powell's Letter to a Patrol Leader o page 60. Phase Yell The WICOIN yell origiates from Lord Robert Bade-Powell's Letter to a Patrol Leader o page 60. Phase sog See White Stag Feelig o page 70. Quiet Hour A hour set aside each day to work o otebooks, ad so forth. Turks Head The eckerchief slide. See The Turk s Head o page 61. A ame plate Phase color Made of ative materials. Pied to the shoulder colors: dark gree 5 Phase Symbols Program patrol Tote bag, performs flag ceremoy ight ad followig morig. Service patrol Follow the White Stag 75

88 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios SM shovel, rakes ad waters morig ceremoy area, after ceremoy ad before ceremoy o followig day. Ratig poles Located at head of patrol i ceremoy area, used to idicate ratig from each day's ispectios: gree (low), red (medium), ad white (high) stag o pole. Each stag ca be i oe of three positios: low, medium ad high. The Campsite Ispectio Ratig Pla is show below. 5 Troop Totem Staves Poits received White high White medium White low Red high Red medium Red low Gree high Gree medium 54-or less Color ad relative positio of colored stag o ratig pole Gree low Large pole carved by staff to represet that year; PA's ought to be see carvig all week to show cadidates that youth ru the program. Past totems are displayed i ceremoy area. Each patrol member receives a color-coded stave for their patrol usig the followig schema. Name Colors Nimrod Cush Damos Orage Violet Gold 76 Follow the White Stag

89 Patrol Leader Developmet Name Colors Bedeguz Huor Magyar Attila Brow Yellow Dark blue Red Patrol Traditios Each patrol is to develop: Patrol call Patrol yell Patrol sog Patrol flag Patrol totem Idividual ameplates Use of staves Phase sog ad yell Istill first day: Not a free-time camp, but a leadership developmet camp Spare Time Activities (STAs) Duty Roster Ispectios: persoal, patrol, camp competitio Evaluatios: self, patrol, program ad staff. Good Turs: daily, that o oe kows about. 5 Patrol Names These ames are draw from the White Stag leged; their descriptios are from the book, The White Stag, bykate Seredy. Follow the White Stag 77

90 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios 5 Cush Nimrod Magyar ad Huor Damos Bedeguz Attila Cush, the Great Leader, father of Nimrod, who was give the power to uderstad the voice of God a log, log time after the people had bee scattered from Babylo. It is he who first kew of the great lad to the west, rich i game ad gree pastures betwee two great rivers pletiful i fish, surrouded by moutais, warmed by the su, sheltered from the cold... Nimrod, Mighty Huter before the Lord, is the father of Huor ad Magyar. He is the patriarch of his people, ad his people are the first to sight the miraculous stag, the first to follow it to a lad like a immese gree bowl surrouded by moutais, warmed by the su, sheltered from the cold. It is he first who prophesied the Scourge of Hadur, Attila. The Twi Eagles of Hadur, the two brothers who rule over the people of Nimrod after their father's death. It is these two whose disagreemets cause the split i the family ad tribe, that leads to the formatio of the Hu ad the Magyar tribes. They lead their people across may lads, agaist may hostile peoples, i pursuit of the miraculous stag, the White Stag. Damosistheyougboywhohasavisioadprophesiesthe marriage of Huor ad Magyar to the Moomaides, ad Damos who blesses Huor's so, Bedeguz, the White Eagle. He is the first leader of the Hus, the first to stai the White Eagle's wigs with red blood. He leads his people i war, ot because we wat to, but because othig must stad i our way, we must ad we will reach our lad of destiy. He allies his tribe with those of Aleeta, of the Cimmerias, ad the alliace produces a ma-child, Attila. Bor i the year 408, Attila is the leader who fially pursues the White Stag through the Carpathia Moutais. It is his people whose backs are to the moutai walls as their eemies rejoice i the Hus' immiet defeat. Attila is the Red Eagle, prophesied by Nimrod ad Damos, the Scourge of God. He overcomes his defeat to lead his people west over the Carpathia Moutais to fid a ew lad for his people. 78 Follow the White Stag

91 Troop Leader Developmet Troop Leader Developmet Phase Traditios This sectio describes the phase ad patrol traditios ad symbols which have typically bee used with Troop Leader Developmet from oe year to the ext. B-P's Letter to a Patrol Leader See the hadout, Letter to a Patrol Leader o page 60. Phase Yell Augi, Augi, Augi. See Phase Yell o page 80. Phase Sog Come Scouts. See Phase Sog o page 80. Quiet Hour Turks Head Beret Patch A time to update otebooks, work o Turks head eckerchief slides, etc. May ot actually last a hour. Also also called a woggle. See Turk s Head Neckerchief Slide o page 63. Asmall1 x2 patch affixed to each member s beret. as show below. Waist Rope See Waist Ropes o page 62. Name Tag Made of ative materials. The White Stag beret patch. 5 Phase Color Trek Feast Used for shoulder colors o uiform tabs. A challegig 2-3 day back coutry back pack trip. A troop-wide meal plaed ad maaged by the cadidate leadership. Follow the White Stag 79

92 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios Red Horets Ru, Rouse ad Dip (RR&D) Red marbles, passed from perso to perso secretly, ower arbitrarily rewarded by Phase Advisor either positively or egatively. For example, the patrol may all receive a cady bar, or be asked to police the morig ceremoy site. A morig ru, led by Tikerbell ; all members wear swim truks, teis shoes ad a towel aroud their eck. All ru a mileorsoadthejumpithepool,lake,adsoforth. 5 Phase Sog Phase Yell Come Scouts (To the tue for the Notre Dame fight sog.) Come Scouts, for we're off today, Hikig to hilltops far, far away. With the White Stag leapig high, We'll reach the summit by ad by. What though the trail be hard ad log, You'll always hear us sigig our sog. Ever loyal to the White Stag, O-ward for leadership! Hike! Hike! Hike! Call ad respod with wild ethusiasm: Leader Augi! Augi! Augi! Group Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! Leader Augi! Augi! Augi! Group Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! Leader Group Leader Group Leader Group Augi! Ugh! Augi! Ugh! Augi! Augi! Augi! Augi! Augi! Augi! 80 Follow the White Stag

93 Troop Leader Developmet Phase Symbols Program Patrol Their symbol: the Kudu hor. Selected at morig ceremoy. Resposible for performig flag ceremoy that ight ad followig morig. Service Patrol Berets Figure 5-2 The compoud-spiral Kudu atelope hor is from 25 to as much as 60 log. Courtesy Mike Barard, As a Coloel i Africa i 1896, Lord Bade Powell ad his me were o a raid dow the Shagai river. They were puzzled at how quickly the alarm was spread amog the Matabele warriors. They later foud that the Matabele were usig a war yor of tremedous soud-carryig power. A code existed, ad as soo as the eemy was sighted, the alarm would be souded. This war hor tured out to be the ich log compoud-spiral hor of the Africa atelope, the Kudu (Tregelaphus strepsiceros). The Kudu hor was first used i Scoutig to summo the scouts at Browsea Islad i It (or a substitute) is ow used i all U.S. Wood Badge courses. Their symbol: the Quartermaster broke shovel. Selected at morig ceremoy. Resposible for rakig ad waterig the morig ceremoy area after ceremoy ad before ext day s ceremoy. Each patrols members wears a distictive colored beret. The youth staff wears maroo berets; the adult staff s traditioal color is bright blue. 5 Patrol Traditios Each patrol is to develop: Follow the White Stag 81

94 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios 5 Patrol Names Patrol Namig Ceremoy Patrol call Patrol yell Patrol sog Patrol flag Patrol totem Idividual ameplates Phase sog ad yell Idividual waist ropes Idividual Turk's Heads Istill first day: Not a free-time camp, but a leadership developmet camp Ejoy productive Spare Time Activities (STAs). These ofteicludeworkigoturksheadslidesad Waist Ropes. Use the Patrol Duty Roster daily. Ispectios: persoal, patrol site, camp-wide competitio Evaluatios: self, otebook, patrol, program ad staff. Good Turs: daily, that o oe kows about Theitetofthisceremoyistoprovidetheidividual Patrol Advisors with a history, uderstadig ad backgroud of the patrols, i order that they may provide ad distill the same uderstadig ad pride ito the cadidate's ad their idetificatio with their crews. The ceremoy is plaed to take place the ight previous to Cadidate-Day i the sprig time. It will begi about 1l:00 pm, a hour before taps, at the C-Day site. (This ceremoy, although writte for Phase III, ca be adapted for ay of the patrols.) 82 Follow the White Stag

95 Troop Leader Developmet At a suitable locatio, the youth staff will be called together to witess the amig of their fellow Patrol Couselors. The Advisor might speak the followig words: It is sigularly sigificat that the most advaced program of leadership developmet for youg adults is coducted i wester North America where grow the tallest of all forest trees, uequaled i size or majestic spledor aywhere else o earth. Trees have always bee itimately absorbed ito the life ad progress of the people livig amog them. The caoe cedar was a way of life to the Alaska Idia ad the mesquite was the corerstoe of the desert dweller's ecoomy. The coast Idias used acors i a umber of ways, ad their mortar stoes aboud i the forest aroud Camp Pico Blaco. The distiguished Eglish patriot ad philosopher, Joh Evely, said i 1664, Me seldom plat trees 'till they begi to be wise, util they grow old, ad fid, by experiece, the prudece ad ecessity of it. Very appropriately the oldest level of White Stag cadidates orgaize themselves ito patrols durig a memorable week together, each of which is idetified by the ame of a tree idigeous to the Little Sur area. They iclude Madroe, Fir, Sycamore,Tabark,CaliforiaBuckeye,SugarPie,Live Oak, Redwood, Bay Laurel, ad Maple. Use the descriptios begiig with Madroe o page 86 to help istill a sese of pride i their ame. The script cotiues: Trees are a part of a vibratly complex, iterwove commuity of may forms of life, each strugglig together ad agaist oe aother to survive ad perpetuate their species. Trees, like people, must have air, light, heat, water ad food. Havig oce take root, the tree struggles cotiuously to shoulder its way upward towards the su ad light. Those that strive the hardest prosper ad grow taller 5 Follow the White Stag 83

96 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios while the less vigorous, cut off from sulight, wither ad evetually die. Like trees, we must strive to reach higher, ot i competitio with our eighbors for a limited resource, but with ourselves, agaist the possibility of limitig our ow growth ad achievemet whe we have potetial for doig ad learig more. 5 Patrol Names The patrol couselor ought to utilize the iformatio o each of the trees for which a patrol is amed ad ay additioally facts ad lore to dramatize the patrol ame ad provide some special rapport ad pride withi each of the patrols. For istace, the fir patrol might evolve a ritual ivolvig the sippig of Fir tea, or the passig of their berets through Fir smoke. Use your imagiatio. The, i tur, each of the Patrol Couselors is called forward, ad the iformatio ad lore about their respective trees is read to them. Whe this has bee completed, the ceremoy is cocluded with a few fial words: It is your challege ow to fill the cadidates with the spirit that ihabits each of us ad is represeted by the trees that symbolize the worldliess ad atural place that we have i the world, i the edurig kowledge we have to give. Give them a experiece tomorrow that will brig them back to the week with their frieds i their troop, that will allow them to go home ad apply what they have leared. The patrol ames reflect the area the camp is held i. There is room i the forest for all kids of trees as there is a place for all people. The ames for patrols i TLD iclude: Madroe o page 86 Fir o page 87 Sycamore o page 88 Tabark o page 89 Califoria Buckeye o page Follow the White Stag

97 Troop Leader Developmet Sugar Pie o page 91 Redwood o page 92 Bigleaf Maple o page 93 Coast Live Oak o page 94 Sugar Pie o page 95 Giat Sequoia o page 96 5 Follow the White Stag 85

98 White Stag Leadership Developmet Madroe (Arbutus mejiesii) The madroe received its ame i 1769 from the first white ma ever to see it, Father Jua Crespi, who was the chroicler for the Portola expeditio lookig for the lookig for the 'lost bay' of Moterey. Madroe refers to the Strawberry tree (Arbutus uedo) a Mediterraea sister species that Father Crespi kew well. Sometimes called madraa, it is a Stout, straight tree, attaiig a height of 100 feet ad is 4-5 feet i diameter at times. A characteristic feature of the madroe is the smooth bark which evetually peels away i papery strips to reveal various colors accordig to the relative age of the tree or brach. The wood seasos well, is heavy, hard, strog, dose raied, light brow, takes fie fiish, ad is used for furiture, for floorig, for makig shutters ad producig charcoal. The smooth colorful bark is sometimes used i taig leather. The dese clusters of small, white waxy bell-shaped flowers hagig o the twig eds, produce edible orage-red berries. They are eate fresh or cooked with hot stoes i water i a cookig basket, the dried ad stored util rehydrated with warm water. A ifusio brewed from the root, bark or leaves, was used by early settlers to prepare a lotio to speed the healig of sores ad cuts o me ad horses. The Spaish settlers used Madroe wood for stirrups ad the early Califorias prepared their gu powder from Madroe charcoal. Arbutus mejiesii ca be foud at about 50 orth latitude o Vacouver Islad, British Columbia. South from this regio it is widespread i the lowlads west of the Cascade rage ad scattered i sites of the Sierra Nevada. It ca also be foud as far south as Sa Diego Couty. Elevatio limits rage from sea-level to m (6000 feet). The Pacific madroe grows o may types of soil i various climatic eviromets, occupyig sites where the average raifall rages from as little as 15 iches to as much as 150 iches a year. Oce established, this broad leaf evergree is very resistat to drought ad high temperatures as well as freezig wet coditios. It is fairly tolerat of shade ad ofte foud i the uderstory of oak ad coiferous forests preferably establishig o sites where the coiferous forest does ot readily close i. The life cycle of the madroe offers a kaleidoscope of colors to admire. I midsummer, as the hillsides get partly dry ad moisture is at a premium, the old leaves, bright scarlet i color by ow, gradually drop off while the bright-gree, ew leaves emerge. By Judy Aderso, White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

99 White Stag Leadership Developmet Fir (Pseudotsuga meziesii) The Douglas-fir is a clear, straight-truked tree with a spire-like crow risig up to 300' tall. The fresh, bright gree eedles are flat with two white stripes below, formig a spiral o the twig. This tridet-like protrudig kot distiguishes the Douglas-fir from all other coifers. The tree is very widespread i the wester Uited States ad produces more wood products tha ay other America tree. It is the world's most commercially valuable coifer. Its wood is used for lumber, pilig, plywood, fuel, railroad ties, mie timbers, foxes, boats, ad ladders; the tree is plated for shade, as a orametal, ad to make wid ad shelter belts. Smooth, gray-brow, with gummy resi-filled blisters whe youg, the bark becomes very thick with age ad deeply grooved, with dark reddish-brow ridges. The eedles are flat with a poited tip. The upper surface is bright yellowish-gree with a sigle groove dow the ceter; the lower surface is paler. The eedles appear to stad out aroud the twig. Its coes are 5 to 11 cetimeters log, turig from gree to grey as they mature. Betwee each scale, log three-proged bracts are easily see. Seeds are wiged at the tip. A hot coffee-like beverage was made by the Idias ad pioeers from the youg eedles of the Douglas-fir. The Idias are said to relieve rheumatism by havig the patiet lie for as log as half a day o a blaket spread over Fir boughs placed o top of hot rocks i the sweat house. I order to secure success for the huter, his bow ad arrow were passed through the smoke of Douglas Fir boughs while sigig a icatatio. The geus ame comes from the Greek word pseudo, meaig false, ad the Japaese, tsuga, or yew-leafed tree, because of its similarity to the hemlock-spruce family. Meziesii comes from Dr. Archibald Mezies, who was a physicia ad aturalist with Captai Vacauve's voyage, ad who discovered the tree i Because the Douglas-fir is ot a true fir, the commo ame is hypheated. It was amed after David Douglas, the Scottish botaist who i 1827 sed the first seeds to Europe, subsequetly itroducig may of wester orth America's ative coifers to Europe. By Judy Aderso, White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

100 White Stag Leadership Developmet Sycamore (Plataus racemosa) The Lati ame for Sycamore comes from plataus meaig plae tree, the aciet acestor of the sycamore. Racemosa refers to the fruit which grows i clusters of oe to six o a sigle stem. Racemosa meas growig i groups. This tree is characterized by very thi, smooth, whitish or pale gree bark o youg trees ad o the large braches of old trees, exposig cream to ta ier bark. The ier bark whe exposed i this way is pale olive gree first ad turs chalky white later. Thi veeer-like sheets of the bark are usually shed as a result of the diameter growth of the stems. O lower, older truks the bark is dark brow ad furrowed. America sycamore is a large deciduous tree that grows at the edges of swamps, lakes ad streams, ad i low bottom lads. The leaves of sycamore are large, simple, alterate ad palmately lobed ad veied. At the base of the petiole is a leaf-like stipule which ofte persists through the summer. The sycamore has a aciet origi. Species similar to preset day sycamore existed i Greelad, i the Arctic regio, i middle Europe, ad the cetral part of North America durig the Tertiary epoch. The Califoria sycamore is usually 40-60' tall although those foud i cayos reach a height of 80'. They grow quite old because they repair damage to their crows ad truks rapidly. The sycamore is used i iterior fiishig ad i cabiet work, however their commercial value is really secodary. The Sycamore maily forms protective growth alog streams m dry, arid regios. The wood is distictively cross-graied ad exceedigly difficult to split.5 By Judy Aderso, White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

101 White Stag Leadership Developmet Tabark (Lithocarpus desiflaus) There is ot a more admirable hard wood i all the west tha the Tabark, or Ta Oak, a tree with a magificet bole ad sumptuous foliage; evergree ad darkly glitterig above ad a beautiful silvery white below. The evergree leaves are three to five iches log, 3/ 4-3 log. At maturity the leaves are thick ad leathery, the upper surface is light gree ad shiig, the lower surface is pale bluish with touches of the furry reddish fuzz which coats the ew youg leaves. Tabark trees of 70 to 90 feet i height are foud frequetly, though some growig i competitio with redwood trees attai 150 feet. The strikig stature of this tree comes from the great cetral truk that rises, mast-like, givig off spirals of mighty braches. I the forest, the truk is bare of braches a log way, with a very log, arrow crow. Trees growig i the ope have short massive boles ad braches almost to the base, which sweep boldly out, givig the tree a appearace of permaece ad solidity. Youg trees have mottled pale grayish ad smooth bark; old trees are ruggedly checked ito plates ad outwardly brow, though the iside bark has a reddish tit. The bark of the older tree is thick, firm, dark gray ad cut by arrow seams ad cross-checked ito broad smooth square-shaped plates. Twigs at first have a dese but deciduous wool of reddish hairs, later smooth ad deep brow tiged with red. Acors are solitary or i pairs o a dowy stout stalk that is ½-1 log. The ut is light yellow-brow, shiig ad smooth after losig the fuzziess of its early stages. It is ¾-1 log, ½-1 thick, seated i a shallow cup covered o the outside by rigid scales. Log erect spikes (catkis) of white flowers light up the tree like cadles at Christmas ad the acor stads erect i its hadsome furry cup. These acors were used by the Idias of Medocio ad Humboldt Couties for makig a flour which was the cooked ito a mush. It had to be groud, the washed i several waters, to extract the bitteress. For this reaso, pioeers used to call this the Squaw Oak. The bark used to a valuable taig aget i the productio of high grade heavy leather. It has bee replaced by cheaper imported taig agets. The ta oak ow left udisturbed may grow for a full tally of years, perhaps 500, seldom troubled eve by the lumber ma. The fie hard wood which might be used for furiture caot be profitably logged owig to the iaccessibility of the scattered trees. By Judy Aderso, White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

102 White Stag Leadership Developmet Califoria Buckeye (Aesculus califorica) The Buckeye is oe of the showiest ad most beautiful of the ative trees. I the moths of May ad Jue, it is characterized by great masses of creamy-white flowers that appear o log spikes. The leaves dry ad fall off i early fall, leavig a silvery truk ad braches upo which the fruits hag thick, lookig like so may dry plump figs. A short tree or large shrub, rarely reachig 9 m (30 feet) i height. The truk is short, elarged at the base. The bark is light to pale gray, thick ad early smooth. Witer buds are very sticky, coe-shaped, poited at the tip ad covered with arrow, poited overlappig dark brow scales. The tree is ofte shrubby i dry chaparral areas but o fertile soils may reach a height of 40 feet. The flowers are ofte so umerous that they give the rouded crow of the tree the appearace of a great cadelabra with thousads of white cadles. It is characterized by bright gree palmately compoud leaves with serrated edges. Aesculus califorica occurs exclusively i Califoria where it grows i the humid coastal belt, eastward to the Sacrameto Valley ad south to orther Los Ageles couty at elevatios ragig from 150-1,250 m. Califoria buckeye does best i the coastal rage cayos, orth of Sa Fracisco but they also grow o moist stream borders ad i dry, gravel soils o sides of cayos. It is ofte used as a street tree or orametal tree. The fruit was used amog may of the idigeous people for food through a complex system of roastig, gridig, leachig, ad dryig to remove the tai ad alkaloid elemets. The process took several days ad the resultig mush was eate fairly soo after preparatio. The fruit was also crushed, the floated i streams to stupefy fish which were take i coarse ets or by had. By Judy Aderso, White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

103 White Stag Leadership Developmet Sugar Pie (Pius lambertiaa) The great geus Pius stretches aroud the orth temperate zoe ad o moutais far ito the tropics, umberig some 80 species. May of them are of the highest use or the greatest beauty, ad attai spledid proportios. But there is oe species, the Sugar Pie, that towers above them all. It is the kig of pies, udisputed i its moarchy over all others. It is the fourth greatest i size of all America trees, surpassed oly by the two Sequoias ad Douglas Fir. It ca attai a height of 61 m (200 feet) with a truk circumferece of 8.1 m (31 feet). The truk of the sugar pie rises straight i colums the color of the yellow gree staghor liche, with tufts colored a rich purplish brow. The icese of its eedles fills the forest. Youg sugar pies are sleder, close-grow, ad coical i shape. I witer their limbs easily shed the sow, ever breakig uder the weight. The lower braches of this pie self- prue with the result that these pies have few limbs ad a large bole of braches. At the top of the log stem a old Sugar Pie bears a palm-like crow, sometimes storm racked ad rugged. From the uderside of the foliage, hag the swayig, sleder coes, log, gree shaded with dark purple o the suward side. The Sugar Pie takes its ame from its sweet, gummy exudatios. They are i the shape of irregular, crisp kerels, which are crowded together i large masses. From the earliest days of settlemet i the Sierra foothills, the Sugar Pie was cut i preferece to ay other because of its fragrat wood with its lightess, sati texture, close grai, ease of workig, ad ability to take a fie polish. Early roofs were covered with shake shigles made wastefully by had from these trees. As sawmills made their appearaces, the Sugar Pie was cut ito lumber to provide sidig for buildigs ad bars, for flumes, sluice looses, bridges, feces ad mie props. Beig lighter ad softer tha other pies, it soo became the most used of the pies. Its straight grai qualifies it for use as the pipes of church orgas, for which few woods are at all satisfactory. Roused by words from Joh Muir, the stads of Sugar Pie are beig more carefully guarded by the govermet. At the preset time the cut is still well i excess of the atural replacemet. By Mary Pyott 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

104 White Stag Leadership Developmet Redwood (Sequoia sempervires) Redwoods, Sequoia sempervires, are tall, arrow trees meter ( feet), rarely to 114 meters. The truk is straight, slightly flarig, buttressed at the base, 3-5 m i diameter, rarely 10 m. The lower third of the tree is brachless. The bark is thick, cm, dark brow with grayish tige ad deeply furrowed with rouded ridges of log, fibrous scales. The bright deep yellowish-gree leaves are small ad liear, (0.6-2 cm) log, spreadig i two raks, flat sharp-poited, slightly curved. Male coes are tiy, oblog whereas female coes are tiy, egg-shaped, scattered ear the eds of the brachlets. The fruits are small, hard coes, cm log, oblog brow, ad composed of scales. Coast redwood occur oly i a arrow, fog-lade belt i the Pacific Coastal regio of southwester Orego ad orther to cetral Califoria. They usually grow o low protected flats, alog rivers, or i river deltas of the moist coastal plai. Humid coditios, caused by frequet fogs sweepig i from the sea ad deep, well-draied soils are essetial for maximum developmet. Coast redwood ca occur i pure stads or i associatio with wester hemlock, Douglas fir, tabark oak, grad fir, ad wester red cedar. Pure stads are commo o flat terrai, while o slopes a mixture of tree species are more commo. Redwoods are relatively free of isect pests ad disease, although heartrot sometimes occurs. The tree grows well i low light itesities ad reach maturity i years. The oldest tree o record is 2,200 years old. Seed productio ca occur whe the tree is 20 years. New sprouts develop quickly from the stump ad root crow of recetly cut trees. The lumber is prized because it is straight-gaied, kot free, durable, termite resistat, ad easily worked. Because of its size, redwoods ca yield 2.5 millio board feet of lumber per acre. The redwood is amed for a ative America leader, chief Sequoyah. He was immortalized for his achievemet i the creatio of a Cherokee alphabet, amog other accomplishmets. The tree has bee dated back to the Cretaceous period, oe hudred millio years ago, whe it was commo throughout the Norther Hemisphere i preset day Japa, Himalayas, ad wester Europe. With the advace of the glaciers, the tree became restricted to wester North America. The coast redwood requires at least 25 iches of raifall to survive ad at least double of that for optimum growth. Fog provides up to 50 i of additioal water as well as retardig evaporatio i the summer. The coast redwood do ot have a cetral water seekig tap root foud i other trees, istead it has several mai roots, ot deeper tha six feet, fed by worm-like filamets that rise oe or two feet from the groud surface. The filamets satisfy the redwood's lifetime eed for oe thousad tos of water for each to of its weight. By Cha Phommosaysy 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

105 White Stag Leadership Developmet Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) Bigleaf Maple grows i the foothill borders, ear low moutai streams, ad the largest trees are foud i alluvial river bottoms i moist, gravel, ad rich soils. It is foud as far orth as the extreme southeaster coast of Alaska ad British Columbia ad south ito Califoria. I Califoria, Bigleaf Maples are foud i the coast rages ad the wester slopes of the Sierra Nevada, as far south as the Sa Berardio Moutais ad i Hot Sprigs Valley i Sa Diego Couty. The geus Acer icludes about 100 species of trees ad shrubs, mostly i easter Asia of which 35 species are ative to Chia ed Japa. There are 28 species i the U.S ad Caada, four of which occur i the Pacific Coast. Bigleaf Maple is the oly maple species i the Pacific Northwest that becomes a medium to large-size tree. It is more closely related to some of the Europea maples tha to North America species due to the effects of the Ice Ages o the distributio of the plats. This species may form dese pure stads but it is more commoly foud i associatio with Douglas fir, Wester Hemlock, Vie Maple, Redwoods, Willows, ad Live Oak. Growth is rapid for the first years, the slows as the trees approach a maximum age of about 275 years. Trees typically reach feet high, the caopy stretchig about as wide. Larger trees ca obtai a height of feet or more. The tree flowers i April or May, with the wiged seed maturig by autum. Squirrels, chipmuks, mice, eveig grosbeaks, ad may other birds eat the seeds. Blacktail deer, mule deer, ad elk fed o sapligs, youg twigs, ad leaves. Bigleaf Maples are a importat resource of hardwood lumber i the Northwest. The light-brow wood is used for furiture, paelig, cabiets, musical istrumets, ad veeer. The kobby outgrowth or burl produced by older trees are prized i veeer work for its iterestig cofiguratio. By Cha PommosaysyCopyright 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

106 White Stag Leadership Developmet Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) The Coast Live Oak occurs i moist areas with deep soil. It grows i ope groves of cayo bottoms, valleys, ad o orth-facig slopes. It is ofte foud growig with the Golde Cup Oak (Quercus chrysolepis) ad the Califoria Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii). The Coast Live Oak ca be foud geerally amog the coast rages from cetral to souther Califoria, o Sata Cruz ad Sata Rosa Islads, ad ito orther Baja Califoria. It usually grows from sea level up to about 3000 feet. The Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) is a agiosperm tree of the family Fagaceae. It is a evergree tree with a stout truk ad may crooked braches that spread outwards. It is sometimes shrubby but ot as ofte. It's height ca rage from feet with a truk diameter of 1 to 3 feet or greater. The leaves of the oak are alterate o the braches, elliptical i shape, ad its edges are geerally curved uder to produce a boat shape. Leaf shape may be quite variable betwee old ad ew growth. The leaf coloratio is a shiy gree o the surface ad a yellow-gree beeath. There are two varieties of the coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia ad Quercus agrifolia var. oxyadeia. The bark is a dark brow, ca become rather thick, ad is widely ridged. The Coast Live Oak was oe of the first trees to be described i Califoria. It was first oted by the Spaiards of the Malaspia Expeditio i 1791 ad was referred to by them as ecia from the evergree oak of the Mediterraea. The history of the oak dates back eve further. I 1770, Juipero Serra laded at Moterey Bay ad plated his cross uder a great Live Oak ear the shore. It was there that he gave his first mass ad fouded Sa Carlos Missio. The missio moved to Carmel, but the oak remaied as the first Christiaized spot i that regio of Califoria. I may ways, the Coast Live Oak represets coutry livig i souther Califoria. May cities have icorporated the tree ito the urbaizatio of their commuities. These iclude Sherma Oaks ad Thousad Oaks. The wood of the Coast Live Oak is strog but is ot commoly used to furish due to its strage growth patters ad frequet brachig ear the base. It is a excellet wood for fuel because it has a high heat value. It produces a itese ad steady flame ad gives out a sweet odor. Due to its value as a fuel source, it was used i the days of sailig ships. The oak woodlads were cut i respose to high demad from the ships as well as from people settlig ito the oak woodlads. Idividuals of Coast Live Oak are commoly ifested by a species of mistletoe. The oak mistletoe (Phoradedro villosum ssp. villosum) has bee described o the Coast Live Oak as well as o two other Califoria oaks (Q. lobata ad Q. douglasii). Each species of these oaks have bee thought to represet differet ecological habitats for the mistletoe. By David Moskovitz 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

107 White Stag Leadership Developmet Sugar Pie (Pius lambertiaa) Sugar Pie is the tallest of all pies, ofte reachig heights of 61m (200 feet). I 1991, the Califoria state champio measured 216 ft. tall with a circumferece at 4-3/4 or 384 iches. Its atural rage exteds from Orego to Mexico, but over 80 percet of the trees are foud i Califoria. Sugar pie is foud i the Cascades, Sierra Nevada, coast rages, ad the Trasverse ad Peisular rages, from elevatios ear sea level to over 3000 m (10,000 feet). Sugar pie is cosidered a very importat timber species due to the quality ad value of its soft, eve-graied wood. Sugar pies ted ot to domiate forest types, but rather are foud growig with may other species. I the orther moutais some of its associates iclude Douglas fir, poderosa pie, grad fir ad icese cedar. I the Sierra it is foud with Jeffrey pie, Giat Sequoia, ad Califoria Black Oak. I fact, the most dese populatios of sugar pie are foud o the wester slopes of the Sierras. I the souther moutais sugar pies grow with Poderosa pie, coulter pie, white fir ad icese cedar. Sugar pies grow best i deep, sady loam soils, ad they prefer warm dry summers ad cool wet witers. Sugar pie is a evergree coifer, distiguished by silvery-lied bluish gree eedles, five to a budle. Mature trees have large asymmetrical braches that are bet dowward at the tips by log coes. These coes are the largest of ay pie species, frequetly up to 56 cm (22 iches) i legth ad weighig four pouds whe gree. It takes two years for sugar pies to produce coes, ad they typically drop their seeds from August to October i the secod seaso. Although sugar pies produce sigificat crops of coes every three years, over 50 percet of the seeds produced are usoud. May aimals such as the sugar pie coe beetle, Douglas squirrel ad white-headed woodpecker cosume or cache these seeds ad oly up to 40 percet of the seeds develop ito seedligs. Those that survive ca grow to be 500 years old. I the past, sugar pie was importat for idigeous peoples, who used the seeds ad bark for food, the rootlets for baskets, the pitch for glue ad gum, ad the leaves ad bark to make medicial teas. Joh Muir foud its sweet resi preferable to maple sugar. Today, impressively large sugar pies ca be see growig i Calaveras Big Trees State Park. Waderig aroud the magificet groves, you ca uderstad why Joh Muir called sugar pie the Quee of the Sierras. By Mary Pyott 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

108 White Stag Leadership Developmet Giat Sequoia (Sequoiadedro gigateum) Over millios of years of warmig summers ad coolig witers, the acestors of the giat Sequoia (Sequoiadedro gigateum) trees at their relatives the coast redwood of orther Califoria ad the metasequoia of souther Chia all but disappeared from their rages i orther Europe ad North America. They grew restricted to areas with more reliable summer moisture. Sevety-five groves of the giat Sequoia exist today i Califoria o the wester slopes of the Sierra Nevada from Placer Couty to souther Tulare Couty. The groves occur betwee elevatios of m (4500 to 8400 feet) ad rage i size from 1 to 4000 acres. They require fires itese eough to remove the forest litter ad kill a portio of the forest caopy for successful regeeratio. Sequoia coes release seed oly whe subjected to extreme heat. Each seed that is released from the 2-3 ich coes is very light (about 91,000 seeds equal oe poud m weight). A mature tree will produce o average about 2000 coes per year, each coe cotaiig a average of 230 seeds. Giat Sequoias will grow m tall ad average m i diameter depedig o age ad aual moisture. The stump of the first Big Tree to fall by the hads of ma i 1853 was 29.2 m (96 feet) i circumferece ad oce supported 32 dacers, olookers, ad the bad at a cotillio party. The three largest trees existig today ca be foud at Sequoia ad Rigs Natioal Parks. The logevity of these titas is largely due to their high resistace towards fire, isects, ad diseases. The thick, fibrous, ciamo-red bark cotais tai, a atural fire extiguisher, which also is suspected to ihibit wood borers ad fugi. The loss of lower braches reduces the fire ladder effect whe there is a lack of uderstory trees. Although basal hollows caused by fires are commo (ofte servig as des for wildlife), they are rarely detrimetal to the tree's existece. Loggig of the giat redwoods was vast i the late 1800's whe acres of trees, icludig the Coverse Basi Grove i preset-day Sequoia Natioal Park (probably the largest ad fiest), were devastated. The wood was used for shigles ad feces but fially cosidered to be too brittle. Sice a large majority of the groves are ow uder the protectio of atioal ad state parks, loggig is ot a immiet cocer. The Big Tree is ature's fiest masterpiece...the greatest of all livig thigs, it belogs to a aciet stock ad has a strage air of aother day about it, a thoroughbred look iherited from log ago the Auld Lag Sye of trees. By Sadra Klepadlos Joh Muir 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

109 Troop Leader Developmet Usig Ceremoies Fidig a Theme A ceremoy is a powerful meas to commuicate with program participats. Some of our ceremoies are part myth ad ritual, echoig log-lost rites of passage that our forbearers took part i at times beyod our cultural memory. They use the archetypes explaied by famous psychiatrist Carl Jug to idoctriate participats ito the White Stag culture of love, acceptace, persoal growth, spirituality, cooperatio, ad togetheress. The Order of the Still is but oe example of the may traditios that do this. Ceremoies are iteded to touch the tap root of each idividual, to reach them where words caot. We wat to set a precedet or stadard with our ceremoies i such a way that a participat's life will be made fuller ad richer.wewattodothisusigthewhitestagspirit,the spirit of the Scout Oath ad Law, ad the Explorer Code, ad to reiforce a learer's ow positive values ad beliefs. We weave the legedary trail of the White Stag ito the program carefully that program participats ow faith ad vitality, that itagible eergy that drives them ever oward, becomes etagled betwee the real ad the mythical. Geerally, a ceremoy is a type of program that has a cetral cotrollig theme, subject, idea or message. Everythig that happes i the ceremoy leads to the full developmet of that theme. A ceremoy may be sad, serious, fuy, digified, happy or sober, but it must have a defiite purpose. A ceremoy may ispire spiritual values, happiess, character developmet, love of the outdoors, love for our fellow humas; the list is edless. Ceremoies eed to fit the place, the people ad the message. 5 The Purpose i Ceremoies Our overall purpose i coductig ceremoies is to ecourage a attitude of cotiuous growth amog learers i their day-to-day activities. I additio, we iclude ceremoies i the program because they: Follow the White Stag 97

110 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios 5 Brig people together. Add meaig, depth, ad digity. Providetimeforreflectio. Preset a special message. Establish a mood or atmosphere. It is our hope that the youth will grow to become ispiratioal leaders who will i tur istill the guidig spirit i the youth of tomorrow. We expad our members' horizos by givig them a plaed adveture to its grad climax. Careful developmet ad presetatio of the ceremoies must evidece strog priciples, a itegrated purpose, ad set a example for cotiued achievemet of higher goals. Ultimately, we wat to develop participats faith: faith i themselves, faith i their leaders, ad faith i their destiy. We wat learers to susped their coscious ad ucoscious belief systems that say somethig is ot possible, to believe i their ow limitless opportuities, to urture the youthful flame of hope. We ited to shape the youths deeply placed attitudes ad values, ad thus establish a foudatio withi them for growth. We sustai this foudatio for growth through costat program iovatio ad developmet ad by usig troop, patrol, ad idividual ceremoies or rituals. We emphasize the adult ad juior staff to reiterpret ad persoalize the White Stag program's ideals each year as models for the participats. We cotiue to build from the foudatio by plaig ad coductig ceremoial or spiritual activities. These are based o the master pla outlied i this book ad, more importatly, o the leaders ow experiece. We evaluate the activity ad write dow the idea for posterity. Whe Ceremoies are Appropriate There are may occasios for ceremoies. This is oly a partial list of the possibilities: Awards, campfires, legeds. 98 Follow the White Stag

111 Troop Leader Developmet Plaig Ceremoies Flag ceremoies. Patriotic ceremoies. Opeig ad closig ceremoies. Membership reewal or additios, departure of old members. Holidays, dedicatios, commemorative days. Rededicatio to group ideals ad cocepts. You ca use ceremoies to mark ay special occasio, though they ought ot be abused. The program should be puctuated by ceremoies, ot domiated by them. Origial poems, origial sogs, old poems ad sogs, all ca be used to make up the ceremoy cotet. A balace of sogs ad words ought to be sought. For maximum effectiveess, ceremoies must be plaed ad rehearsed. Whe plaig a ceremoy: Keep it simple ad short. Cut the log speeches. Ceremoies have more impact whe they are kept to the poit. Make them impressive, digified, simple, sicere. A ceremoy is ot the same as a religious service. It is iappropriate, give the may differet beliefs preset i participats, to make it religious. (Scoutig does require a belief i God, which we should support through a Scout s Ow service o Sudays.) A ceremoy ca ecourage participats to believe i God ad to have reverece ad respect for life. The locatio ad settig ought to fit the mood that the plaers wat to achieve. Music, especially sogs, ca sigificatly affect the mood. The music must be plaed ad appropriate to the occasio. Each of the people helpig to preset the ceremoy must kowexactlywhatheisdoigadwhetodoit.a rehearsal makes a huge differece. 5 Follow the White Stag 99

112 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios 5 Have a Clear Goal Locatio, Locatio Use variety i your ceremoies. Do't preset the same kid of ceremoy repeatedly. Keep ceremoies fresh by makig them relevat i some way to the idividuals for whom the ceremoy is beig preseted. Kow the differece betwee setimet ad setimetality. Log faced solemity is ot always the desired mood for a ceremoy. Humor may have a quiet digity ruig through its lightess. Ceremoies ca be dramatic, ispirig, ad colorful, ad they should help participats feel more coected to other group members ad a part of the group. Every ceremoy eeds to have a pla ad a goal. Orgaizatio is vital to the effectiveess ad success of the ceremoy. A ceremoy belogs to the group. It ought to be plaed to suit the eeds ad the abilities of the participats. Use ceremoies to promote a better uderstadig of the group aims, ideals ad resposibilities. List the characteristics of the group members who will atted. Write dow the reasos for the ceremoy ad develop a clear goal. If the ceremoy is to give participats a toke of some kid, be coscious of what the toke is supposedtomeaadwhyitisbeiggive.commuicatethis clearly durig the evet. Remember that the settig is oe of the most importat factors affectig the success of the ceremoy. Choose a locatio that: Limits the likelihood of disturbace by others Permits all participats to view the proceedigs Fits the size of the group Permits people to stad or sit as eeded If a fire is desired, is fire-safe. 100 Follow the White Stag

113 Troop Leader Developmet People ought to be comfortable watchig the ceremoy. You ca t keep their attetio if they re worried about fallig off the side of a hill. Keep a Smooth Flow Practice, Practice Have Everythig o Had The ceremoy ought to flow easily, with a defiite, although icospicuous, structure. The ceremoial master of ceremoieseedstobewell-orgaized.theevetshouldbewellplaed ad rehearsed, ad the ageda clear to everyoe who is helpig with the ceremoy. Allow ceremoy participats ad leaders to express their persoal thoughts, if appropriate. Be careful, because this ca take a cosiderable amout of time. Use ceremoies to ehace group experiece ad to add to the depth of thought ad feelig. Develop a sese of group cosciousess. Ecourage developmet of meaigful values. If possible, go to the actual site of the ceremoy ad practice there. If you re icludig a potetially difficult stut, like remotely lightig a fire, try it out a few times util you are cofidetitworkswithoutfail.getalloftheceremoialleaders or actors together ad rehearse your movemets. Time how log it takes to actually perform certai evets, as this may alter your decisios about what you will do. Nothig jars a ceremoy ad disturbs the mood you are tryig to create tha to have somethig go obviously wrog. Make sure you rehearse with all of the props ad materials eeded. The details are essetial to the complete mood of the ceremoy. Prit sog sheets for all sogs if they are ot kow or if there is ot time to lear them. Give sog sheets to the participats if they do ot kow the words; this helps them feel more ivolved i the ceremoy. Create a check-list of materialsaswellasawrittepla.(see Ceremoial Preparatio Work Sheet o page 104 for a example.) Lastly, be flexible; each ceremoy ca be a uique ad special time. 5 Special Ceremoies Some ceremoies are very special ad are used oly for a certai purpose o a specific eveig at camp. Other ceremoies are adaptable ad ca be used for all ages, at ay time, for a large or small group. Follow the White Stag 101

114 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios The locatios available for the ceremoies ofte affect what is doe as well, if ot etirely shape it. Some smaller ceremoies may be coducted withi a phase or a patrol. A ivetive Patrol Leader will fid a few opportuities for them. Hadig out berets i Troop Leader Developmet ad presetig staves i Patrol Leader Developmet are two examples. 5 White Stag Staff Ceremoies Leged Ceremoy Staff Neckerchief Ceremoy Adult Neckerchief Ceremoy The ceremoies for staff members usually iclude the followig evets. This ceremoy usually begis staff developmet, ad typically icludes the awardig of a staff traiig eckerchief, desiged for ad uique to that program year ad phase. The ceremoy itself is a adaptatio of the cadidate leged ceremoy. The White Stag Leged o page 114 is adapted from the award-wiig childre s book by Kate Seredy, The White Stag, published i The White Stag Cadidate Opeig Campfire opage108isusedasthebasisforthestaffceremoy. Usually the ight before the cadidate arrive, ad icludig their staff eckerchiefs for the year ad phase. (See Youth Staff Neckerchief Ceremoy o page 105.) There is oe ceremoy for adult members of the program, usually held the ight before the cadidates arrive. It is coducted by the Program Director. The ceremoy is passed from oe Program Director to the ext. 102 Follow the White Stag

115 White Stag Leadership Developmet Ceremoy Materials Check-List pe, pecils, paper, markers stapler gu, desk stapler, three-hole puch. 14 to 16 gauge wire (for flamig arrow, ad so forth) flashbulb device, or other fire-startig device. oe box matches, strike aywhere if possible. tider, firewood. fire cas filled with sad ad water. fire shovel, rake. tools: hammer, ails, wire cutter, pliers, screwdriver. thumbtacks. strig, cord, bider twie. gas/propae/kerosee later. two large ad oe pelight flashlight, extra batteries. oe doze 20 miute fusees. large/small plywood White Stags. trail laters, either cas or paper bags. two doze votive cadles. Quest, Leged, Letter to a Patrol Leader, other messages. kudu hor, coch shell, ad so forth. eckerchiefs, patches, woggles, certificates, ad so forth. writte ageda/pla. These materials ought to be sufficiet for all ceremoies durig a week program White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

116 White Stag Leadership Developmet Ceremoial Preparatio Work Sheet Purpose, theme, message: Locatio, settig, to create the mood: Place: Dramatic effects, props, equipmet: Roles, procedures, participats, resposibilities: Narratio/Script: Closig: Time: 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

117 White Stag Summer Camp Ceremoies Program Director Ceremoy There is also a ceremoy to iduct the ew Program Director. Oe special totem, belogig to the Program Director, deserves special metio. The Krackestock is a special stick, or brach, which cotais the ames of all past Program Directors. It is passed from oe Program Director to the ext. White Stag Summer Camp Ceremoies The cadidates participate i two key ceremoies: The iitial Leged ad Cadidate Neckerchief Ceremoy (see White Stag Cadidate Opeig Campfire o page 108). The fial graduatio Neckerchief Ceremoy (see Fial Cadidate Neckerchief Ceremoy o page 110). I additio, the followig ceremoies are also usually held: A opeig ceremoy withi each phase at the begiig of the summer camp. A daily morig ceremoy ad flag raisig. See Morig Ceremoy o page 109. Sometimes a phase assembly to retreat the flag. A phase closig at the ed of the week. A closig Fial Awards Ceremoy for all three phases. What follows are the regular ceremoies coducted each year i White Stag. They are doe i a variety of ways, differet from year to year, based upo the experiece ad desires of those coductig them, ad for whom they are beig coducted for. Noetheless, they retai cosistet purposes ad elemets. 5 Youth Staff Neckerchief Ceremoy Purpose To ispire staff to their optimum effort durig the week, ad to provide each a opportuity to set challegig persoal goals. Follow the White Stag 105

118 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios Whe Locatio Held the ight before the cadidates arrive for summer camp. A area where each staff member ca be left i privacy, the assembled i small groups before a small campfire, ad fially before a large campfire. There should be a sese of vistas usee, thigs ukow. Resources See Ceremoial Preparatio Work Sheet o page Roles ad Procedures At the soud of three blasts of the Kudu hor, a adult leader will assemble the youth staff ad ask them to follow him. He will lead them, usig a Tiki Torch or a flashlight, to the various statio poits. There will be oe statio per youth staff member, each marked by a trail later cotaiig a sigle cadle lighted. A letter from the phase advisor tied with a greeribboisplacedateachstatio. A youth staff member will be left at each statio poit, told to read ad cotemplate the cotets of the letter which will be a memeto of the occasio for each of them. They will reassembleothetrailattheextsoudofthekuduhoradas theyleavetheyaretopichoutthecadleadreturtotrail ad follow the adult leader agai. The leader will take them dow the trail to the first small campfire where oe of the Associate Advisors (AAs) will be waitig. He will drop off oe-third of the members there, the proceed to the ext fire where he will drop off aother oe-third of the staff, proceed to the last fire with the fial oe-third. The AAs will ope the discussio by askig each member to discuss where we have bee, where we are goig, what he feels his resposibility to the cadidates will be, ad what he hopes to accomplish. The AA's will iitiate discussio ad the liste to the thoughts of the youth staff. The Kudu will soud agai, ad after they re-group o the trail, a adult will lead the staff forward. The adult will proceed to a large cetral campfire circle. The other AA's will stay behid ad put out all fires, the follow. 106 Follow the White Stag

119 White Stag Leadership Developmet At the large campfire, the Phase Advisor (PA) will be waitig ad will greet the youth staff with these remarks: You started alog this trail toight by idividually poderig the challege of the week to come; you further pursued this quest by sharig your thoughts i small groups ad at this third ad last statio we joi together to make the sum of the spirit of the membersofthisstaff,fargreaterthaayoeofus could geerate aloe. At o other time i the comig week shall we be together i such a cotemplative maer as this. Most of the time we will be aloe or i pairs workig with cadidates, or fulfillig whatever our idividual tasks may be. Those few times that we are together as a staff will be late at ight, hectic, ad stressful ad they will ot equal the sereity of this momet. May the spirit of this momet be with us theetireweekadcotiuetoleadustoour ultimate goal. At this time, each of you is ivited to share ay thoughts or feeligs about your expectatios of the week to come. Time will ow be allotted for each member to make ay commets or thoughts that he would like to cotribute. At the coclusio of these remarks the program will proceed. The staff eckerchiefs will be o had, rolled ad ready ad will be preseted to each Patrol Couselor by the Phase Advisor. At the coclusio of the eckerchief presetatio, the Advisor will read (or play a tape of) Bade Powell's message to Scouts at the 1933 World Jamboree whe the idea of the White Stag as a Scout theme came ito beig. They will be asked to rededicate themselves to the ideals of Scoutig ad Explorig as they hear his words. At the coclusio of this readig, the youth staff will be istructed to retur to camp area alog the trail. Adult staff members ad the Seior Patrol Leader (SPL) will remai 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

120 White Stag Leadership Developmet behid to put out the fire, ad to proceed to Adult Ceremoy later. White Stag Cadidate Opeig Campfire Purpose Whe Locatio Roles ad Procedures This campfire is the high-poit ad ed of the cadidates' first day, therefore it ought to leave him with the sigificace of the White Stag ad the words follow him firmly plated i mid. All preparatios ought to have this goal i mid. Although the White Stag's basic history ought to have bee explaied to the cadidate durig Orietatio earlier i the day, this ceremoy is the first time he is really itroduced to the characters i the White Stag Leged, ad the cocept of ever-icreasig challeges from which so much of the program takes its basis. The leged is adapted from the book by Kate Seredy, The White Stag. If it is preseted to the etire troop o the eveig the Cadidates arrive at summer camp. Suday ight aroud 10:00 or so is a good time, as the ceremoy ca take up to 1½ hours or more. A private spot away from the other phases where the etire troop ca easily hear the storyteller ad which leds itself to the presetatio. The story teller(s) are the most importat people i this campfire presetatio. The White Stag Leged o page 114 ought to be told from memory to give the story vitality ad force. A dress rehearsal ought to be held before the cadidates arrive. Oe staff member is with a White Stag statue o a adjacet slope ready to illumiate it so it ca be see by the cadidates upo the story teller's cue. If a echo effect is chose for the words, Follow me!, additioal people will be statioed at staggered itervals away from the campfire. Someoe will be eeded to feed the fire. Two or more staff members will be resposible for escortig the cadidates back to bed ad taps White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

121 White Stag Summer Camp Ceremoies Morig Ceremoy This schedule approximates what is used daily durig the summer camp, except the last day, by all phases. Troop formatio Patrol reports Thought for the Day Ispectio Chage Patrol Leaders Chage duty patrol symbols BP exercises Yell Good tur challege Sog Aoucemets Phase Advisor's challege Dismissal SPL SPL APA APA/SPL/ASPL/ Scribe SPL SPL ASPL Sog Leader ASPL Sog Leader SPL Advisor SPL Patrols ad staff assemble at ceremoy area five miutes prior to morig ceremoy. SPL summos patrols to lie up iside area. ASPL meets daily with service patrol 15 miutes before morig ceremoy to practice flag ceremoy. QM checks to be sure Program ad Service Patrols have their respective symbols at morig ceremoy. SCRIBE checks ispectio sheets ad posts results of this ad other objective completio each day. Also moves the White Stag symbols o the staves that represet ispectio scores. 5 Follow the White Stag 109

122 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios Fial Cadidate Neckerchief Ceremoy 5 Purpose Locatio Whe Roles ad Procedures To recogize the cadidates for completig the week, to award them their phase eckerchief, ad to ecourage them to cotiue to fulfill the challege of the White Stag. 3 A small fire-circle with access from two directios to allow access ad egress for patrols comig ad goig; space adequate to seat a patrol. It has bee traditioal to wake the cadidates for this ceremoy o the last ight of the summer camp, after they have goe to bed. They are told earlier i the day to obtai a stick or twig about 9-12 log ad the thickess of their figer from the tree bearig the patrol ame. The cadidate will be told to carve his iitials o the stick ad set it aside ear their sleepig area. At 10:15 the cadidates are wakeed uder the Order of the Still ad asked dress ad brig their sticks with them. At 10:30pm the Patrol Couselor (PC) will already have their patrols at small campfires i their patrol sites. The cadidates will be istructed by the PCs to prepare for the closig ceremoy by gettig ito full uiform with eckerchief. At 11:00 there will a triple blast of the Kudu ad the patrols will move to a desigated meetig area. Here the SPL will remid them they are the uder the Order of the Still ad move them sigle file to the ceremoial area. As the cadidates eter the fire circle the SPL will idicate to them a suitable rock, brach or stump upo which they are to place their cadidate eckerchief. They will the move to the fire alter ad place their stick o the teepee fire lay. As the last patrol is seated, oe of the Assistat Phase Advisors (APA) will say: Fire, God to the aciets, but a slave to their sos, Fried of our homes but a foe to our houses, Builder ad breaker of cities ad civilizatios. From the cave dweller of yesterday, to the cliff dweller of 3. This ceremoy was coceived by Bill Roberts, Follow the White Stag

123 White Stag Summer Camp Ceremoies today, Fire has bee iseparably iterwove with the destiy of ma. The ability to make fire is o less importat today. The umber oe skill a moder woodsma must master, The most vital thig oe must lear, is to build a fire ad cotrol it Uder ay circumstaces, aywhere, aytime. Asthesewordsarecocluded,aPCwillsteptothefirealtar ad light the fire. The Phase Advisor the speaks: Together we have built the fial campfire of this White Stag evet. The symbol of the White Stag stads for the true spirit of Scoutig, leadig us always oward ad upward. Toight's campfire becomes the symbol of the Scout Spirit which burs i our hearts ad ispires us to become the kid of perso we have the potetial to become. This fire is laid o a base of ashes you each brought from the Quest it represets you as you were at the begiig of the week. The stick you have brought alog the trail toight represet you as you are ow, carved with the patter of good leadership. Butthisstillisottheedofyourquest your quest cotiues ad you are charged to follow the White Stag eve whe you leave this place. You have traveled a excitig adveture this week ad ow are about to receive recogitio for a job well doe. Mr., will you proceed with the recogitio ceremoy. The APA steps forward ad says: Itwassixdaysagoyoujoiedtogetherothis adveture. You have come from differet places ad from differet uits but you have discovered that whe you bad yourselves together as a orgaized patrol you have bee able to accomplish much more, you could solve problems ad overcome hurdles that were ot possible whe workig aloe. 5 Follow the White Stag 111

124 Maagig Spirit ad Traditios If you were to withdraw your stick from the fire (removes a stick ad holds it vertically upward), it would rapidly cool ad soo go out. However, this stick, i associatio with other sticks, cotiues to give off a strog light ad cast a warm glow, just as your life radiates more effectively whe workig cooperatively with other people. 5 Our fire toight is a uique fire. It could ot have bee built before ad it ca ever be built agai. It is here ad ow it is your life. I a momet of silece, let us each i our ow way bow our heads ad give thaks to our ow God for this experiece together ad evoke his guidace to become the best i whatever we do. (Silece.) The PA steps forward beside the APA ad speaks: Let us maitai the spirit of this momet, this spirit of teamwork with other me i all our edeavors. (A APA brigs forth the phase eckerchiefs which have bee previously rolled.) It is with humility ad admiratio for the greatess of the potetial i each of you that we bestow o each of you the distiguished symbol of a White Stag leader. (PCs assist their patrol ad cogratulate cadidates as they receive their eckerchiefs.) The staff will move to the rear of the cadidates, leavig the altar area clear. The PA addresses the cadidates from behid, askig each to express whatever is i his heart toight, what each feels he has leared, what each ejoyed, what was disappoitig, what he feels prepared to do with life, what has meat the most of all the thigs durig the week. Whe all who wat to have had a opportuity to speak, everyoe will circle the fire, left ad right had o their eighbor's shoulders; from outside the circle, a member of 112 Follow the White Stag

125 White Stag Leadership Developmet the staff will read Lord Bade Powell's fial message to the Scouts of the World. (Or play a tape of it.) All will the sig several verses of Kum-bi-ya, ad as each verse cocludes, a patrol at a time will retur to bed, remided they are agai uder the Order of the Still White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

126 White Stag Leadership Developmet The White Stag Leged The ma stood tall o the crest of the hill, bathed i the rays of the settig su. He was searchig, gazig itetly west at the formidable sow-capped moutais that lay where the su had goe to rest. The ma was powerful he seemed to tower over this surroudigs he epitomized stregth, yet there was i his stace the suggestio of despair. This scee took place may ceturies ago. The ma was Nimrod, Might Huger Before the Lord, great leader of his people. Of late, he felt he had failed them, for a great scourge was upo the lad. The lad had goe dry the game had fled there were o fish i the tepid streams ad Nimrod s two stalwart sos had bee away for seve moos. He kew they must retur soo, or all hope i fidig the promised lad of Nimrod s visios was lost. Nimrod remembered well his two sos: strog, fearless, great huters, tireless horseme. These were the me to whom he plaed to pass o this leadership, they who could surpass all others physically, who could read the sigs of the su, moo, fire, ad water. As old Nimrod scaed the horizo before him, he remembered well his so s departure, the start of their quest. It had bee a day like this, at suset, whe there had appeared, outlied agaist the settig su, a glorious White Stag. The red su shoe through it s majestic atlers as if the White Stag were supportig the solar giat. Huor ad Magyar had jumped o their horses to capture the majestic aimal. For seve moos they had bee goe o the chase ad each day Nimrod wet forth to look for them. Now, as the su set, his ow eyes bega to dim. Suddely there was a shout from oe of the tribe. Nimrod lookig agai to see two riders appear o the crest of the wester hill Huor ad Magyar their saddles lade with game, their faces proud ad happy. The famie was broke. At the ed of the feast, Nimrod stepped forward ad his sos stood by his side. As a majestic oak towers over youg sapligs, Nimrod towered over his stalwart sos. Nimrod spoke: My people, you have see the su set o a day so great that it will be remembered log after we are dust ad ashes. It is a day you will swear obediece to you ew leaders, Huor ad Magyar. They will ow tell you of their quest. Huor was the spokesma: Seve moos ago a miraculous White Stag appears o the crest of the hill he was white as the drive sow, ad bigger tha ay stag ever see by ma. He waited util we were so close to him that we thought we could touch him. The he spu aroud ad leaped away as lightly as sulight leaps over the ruig water. He ra swifter tha the wid White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

127 White Stag Leadership Developmet All ight he ra through the forest ad plais, across rivers, over moutais. We rode after him as we had ever ridde before Whe morig came, the White Stag stopped o the edge of a misty blue lake. As he stopped, our horses fell back exhausted. The White Stag pawed the groud three times, shook his atlers, ad disappeared i the floatig mist over the water. All that day we searched for him. We did ot see him agai, but we saw that the lake was full of fish, that the meadows were gree ad alive with game, the forest aroud it teemig with deer ad other big game. There were trees heavy with fruit, the air sweet with the breath of flowers. We had foud a lad that would provide our people room ad food for all. We rested, huted util we could carry o more, ad started back The White Stag had led us there i oe ight it took us seve moos to come back. Whe Huor fiished, old Nimrod stepped forward ad spoke to his sos. My work is doe. Tomorrow you will go forth to lead your people to the promised lad. Go ad fulfill the will of Hadur. I that momet Nimrod s eyes closed ad he crashed to the earth. A huge moud was build over his body durig the ight, ad whe the su lighted the way, the tribe followed the trail west created by the White Stag to the beautiful valley. Huor ad Magyar became worthy successors to Nimrod. For years they stayed by the misty blue lake. Ad the Huor had Magyar saw the White Stag agai. All day they had bee o a hut that had take them far from their home. Night had falle rapidly they were awed ad hemmed i by the darkess. They had fially stopped peerig about, tryig to peetrate the black forest. The great huters were lost. Suddely Huor exclaimed, Look! Brother! To your right! The White Stag! Shimmerig white agaist the dark trees stood the stag. He seemed to float o the risig mist. Ad the to move slowly, siletly away. Follow him, whispered Magyar. Follow him, whispered the leaves. Follow him, gurgled the sprig. Follow him, sighed the wid. Always i sight, but ever lettig them ear, the White Stag led them through the forest, util suddely he disappeared. Huor ad Magyar stopped. Gradually, softly at first, they heard the souds of sigig ad laughter. To their delight ad amazemet, they foud two beautiful wome aloe i a meadow. They spoke getly to the wome; the wome climbed 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

128 White Stag Leadership Developmet behid the saddles of the brothers, ad with the first rays of the su, all four foud their way to the people s ecampmet. The maides were beautiful ad happy. The tribe came to love them, ad there came a day whe Huor ad Magyar chose them for wives. Twelve moos later, Huor s so was bor: Bedeguz, the White Eagle. Whe Bedeguz was te years old, a great scourge settled over the lad Huor ad Magyar commaded the tribe to set forth oce agai ito the west. Always o the move, Bedeguz grew ito a lovig ad fearless youg ma, ad i time he was uited with the proud ad beautiful Aleeta Ad the, o a ight where lighteig flashed ad thuder roared ad the wid howled Attila was bor, so of Bedeguz. Attila was fearless, Attila was ivulerable, Attila became the leader of a restless tribe, ever searchig for the promised lad. Ever pushig west, the tribe came at last to the sheer walls of the Carpathia Moutais. Day after day Attila set scouts out to fid a path across the moutais those who retured said, There is o way. For days the weather had bee growig steadily colder. The su was hidde behid clouds heavy with sow. There was o wood for fires. Their food was at a ed. The people huddled close together, silet, miserable, puzzled that their God had forsake them. Bedeguz ad Attila sat aloe i a icy tet, their helplessess ad impedig doom tore at them with claws more viscous tha the claws of the icy wid. Suddely Attila sat up. Liste, father! Liste to the wid o! It s ot the wid! The people are callig my ame liste! He tore the tet flap ope ad the wid smote him with violece. Attila! Attila! came the cry of may voices. Attila! Look! He saw, lumiously white agaist the white of the sow, stadig like a majestic statue, glowig with a uearthly light the White Stag! Attila whipped aroud ad satched a hor from the tet. To saddle! To saddle! blared the hor. Follow the stag! cried Attila. Follow the stag! echoed the moutais. Follow the stag! howled the wid. The White Stag moved ahead of them, ow slowly, ow swiftly. Like a shimmerig will-othe-wisp, always just withi sight, but ever lettig them earer leadig them safely over the icy expases, across deep drifts of sow ad vast crevasses of ice. No oe kew where the White Stag, the miraculous White Stag, was leadig them White Stag Leadership Developmet Program

129 White Stag Summer Camp Ceremoies Perhaps it was their ow faith that was leadig them faith i their God faith that smoothed the path uder the stumblig feet of the horses, through the buffetig, stigig, whirlpools of sow, ito the ukow. Gradually the storm abated. They saw the White Stag had led them through a widig defile, betwee towerig peaks, a deep gorge betwee overhagig cliffs, opeig oto a broad, gree valley. What echated lad is this?, cried Attila Like a immese gree bowl, surrouded by moutais, warmed by the su, sheltered from the cold, a lad rich i game ad gree pastures, betwee two great rivers rich i fish Attila recogized the words of Nimrod This was truly the promised lad. The White Stag had led them to the promised lad, ad he had faded away ito the golde sulight. Thrice the White Stag appeared before the people of old Nimrod. Whe they were i eed of his challege whe adversity seemed to rule he brought faith ad the will to move oward. The White Stag led the people of Nimrod ad his sos upward ad oward, to bigger ad better accomplishmets. There o yoder hill is my image! I am the White Stag! Follow me! Follow me! Follow me! 5 Follow the White Stag 117

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131 Part 2 Program Resources The secod part of this book cotais some backgroud iformatio. This icludes a set of forms, or istrumets, successfully used to evaluate the program; a history of the program; a typical caledar year pla; ad a survey of youth leadership eeds. The appedix is a paper writte by Bela Baathy for the World Scout Bureau o leadership developmet. Chapter 6 - Evaluatio Istrumets Chapter 7 - Sixty-five Years of History Chapter 8 - Program Year Caledar Chapter 9 - Juior Leader Traiig Needs Assessmet Appedix A - World Scoutig Referece Paper No. 1 Leadership Developmet Appedix B Report o a Leadership Developmet Experimet You ca fid additioal curret ad historical iformatio o the White Stag web site at Follow the White Stag 119

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133 Chapter 6 - Evaluatio Istrumets What We Evaluate The evaluatio forms o the followig pages are have bee used successfully ad are recommeded for evaluatig patrols durig both staff developmet ad durig summer camp. This chapter does ot describe how to develop a evaluatio pla. This ad the cocepts of evaluatio ca be foud i Resources for Leadership, Chapter 16 - Evaluatio. A umber of specific items are purposefully evaluated i White Stag: Each day's program, whether it's staff or cadidate traiig. Each idividual, the degree to which each is challeged, the level of cotributio to the group, evidece of applicatio of the eleve leadership competecies. Accomplishmet of learig objectives. Completed year's program. Relativity of curret program methods, orgaizatio, ad so forth, to assessed traiig eeds. Cocepts of leadership, the degree to which White Stag is i tue with curret theory ad practice ad its ow priciples ad values. 6 Follow the White Stag 121

134 Evaluatio Istrumets 6 Persoal growth. Campsite orgaizatio ad clealiess. These items may be evaluated i a variety of ways each year. Essetial to the desig of the evaluatio scheme every year is a descriptio of what outcomes are desired from the evaluatio, that is, What do you wat to kow whe you're fiished? These purposes madate the developmet of well-writte objectives. The objectives are the basis for the questios asked durig evaluatio, because they are the stadards by which everythig is measured. Because our objectives are costatly reevaluated, it is sometimes ecessary for each year's program staff to modify the evaluatio forms. Cadidate Applicatio ad Resource Sheet The cadidate applicatio is the first step i helpig potetial leaders-i-traiig to begi to evaluate themselves ad what they wat to lear. It is also our first chace to get a idea of what they kow about leadership developmet ad what they expect to get from the experiece. The applicatio ad resource sheet is used at Cadidate-Day to assig idividuals to a patrol. The ame of the Patrol Leader/Couselor is oted, which ca be helpful whe developig patrol rosters for the summer camp later. It helps the staff to create patrols of relatively equal stregths i terms of idividual capabilities. Whe C-Day is cocluded, the applicatio is reviewed by the staff. Based o the iput from the idividual s PatrolLeader/ Couselor, a recommedatio for a appropriate summer camp phase, if differet, is oted o the applicatio. The Patrol Leader/Couselor ca also get to kow his patrol members before the summer camp program starts. Objective Score Sheet A objective score sheet like that i Table 6-1 below should be posted as a wall chart i a public locatio i camp. This wall 122 Follow the White Stag

135 What We Evaluate Table 6-1 Objective Score Sheet chart lets participats tally their ow accomplishmet of the objectives. The total ad percetage rows are ot posted publicly, but used by the staff to evaluate progress. Patrol Redwood X X X X X X Sequoia X X X X X X X Tabark Oak X X X X X X Madroe X X X X Total completed Percet completed l e Y t, la F l o tr a P. c r a a h C & s d e N Usig a Objective Score Sheet like that above is fully explaied i Resources for Leadership, Chapter 16 - Evaluatio. Idividual Leadership Skills Evaluatio Adveture Trail Evaluatio e s r c u o s e R p u r o G le p m a x E Place a check mark i the colum most closely describig the idividual. The Adveture Trail is traditioally used by Patrol Leader Developmet. It is a day-log series of hurdles desiged to challege the patrol ad exercise a umber of their leadership skills. The hurdles are usually orgaized i a roudrobi fashio, givig each patrol a tur at each hurdle durig the day. g i lv o - S m le b r o P tio a lu a v E L O M r s h e d a e L g r i a h S 6 A typical hurdle might be the Nuclear Ca, which is a #10 ca full of rocks i a area about 30 feet i diameter. The Follow the White Stag 123

136 Evaluatio Istrumets patrol must use rope ad a old ier tube to remove the ca from the circle without comig withi 30 of the ca at ay time. Patrol members use the rope to stretch the ier tube, like a giat rubber bad, aroud the ca, grabbig it, ad movig it. 6 Aother might be the Coracle, i which patrols are to trasport their patrol across a pod by usig oly a waterproof tarp ad some brush. The usual solutio is to build a small, rouded boat by stretchig the waterproof material over a frame of brush. See Adveture Trail Evaluatio o page 134. Group Membership Skills Evaluatio Usethisformtoevaluatecadidate s participatio as members of their patrol durig the summer camp. It ca also be used, if desired, durig staff developmet to help the staff focus o their membership behavior. See Group Membership Skills Evaluatio o page 135. Maager of Learig Sessio Evaluatio This form is used by the patrol to evaluate the maager of learig sessio. This helps the participats uderstad evaluatio ad gives the maager of learig effective ad useful feedback about his techique. It ca be quickly ad easily completed each time the Patrol Leader/Couselor coducts a Teach/Lear sessio. See Maager of Learig Sessio Evaluatio o page 136. Maager of Learig Discussio Checklist This form is occasioally used by the maager of learig to assess his ow istructioal techique. It ca also be used by a adult staff member to evaluate a maager of learig durig a Teach/Lear sessio. See Maager of Learig Discussio Checklist o page Follow the White Stag

137 What We Evaluate Competecy Objective Evaluatio This form is useful durig the Adveture Trail or wheever the patrol is challeged with a situatio requirig use of a leadership competecy. The iformatio collected is useful durig a follow-up Teach/Lear sessio to help the leadersi-traiig improve their ability to apply the competecy. See Competecy Objective Evaluatio o page 138. Overall Objective Evaluatio Patrol Campsite Evaluatio Use this form to evaluate idividual ad group accomplishmet of the amed kowledge, skill, or attitude, icludig, for example, appearace, uiformig, ad so forth. See Overall Objective Evaluatio o page 140. The campsite is oe of the very few camp craft related areas which we pay some attetio to i White Stag. Because the program is focused o leadership, we do ot wat to devote too much time to campig skills. But the maer i which a patrol establishes ad maitais their patrol site speaks volumes about their togetheress as a group. The form ( Patrol Campsite Evaluatio o page 142) ad the evaluatio schema show below i Table 6-2 below has bee cotiually used for some time by the phases, especially PLD, ad is a traditio of may years' stadig. The poits accumulated usig this evaluatio are used by the Patrol Couselor. I the morig ceremoy area, each patrol has a patrol stave. Mouted o each stave is as paited white stags. Their relative height from the groud represets the patrol's success at achievig ispectio stadards. The Gree paited stag is lowest, red is medium, ad white is highest. Each stag ca be i oe of three relative positios withi its color rage: low, medium ad high. TheetireCampsiteIspectioRatigPlaisshow Table 6-2 o page Follow the White Stag 125

138 Evaluatio Istrumets Poits received Color ad positio of stag o ratig pole White high White medium White low Red high 6 Table 6-2 Campsite Ispectio Ratig Pla Red medium Red low Gree high Gree medium 54 or less Gree low Each phase may choose to follow this scheme, modify it or adopt aother. See Patrol Campsite Evaluatio o page 142. Leadership Growth Agreemets or Tickets Oe particular compoet of the evaluatio effort is the idividual Leadership Growth Agreemet (LGA, illustrated i Persoal Leadership Growth Agreemet o page 144). I Wood Badge, its cousi is kow as the Ticket. This is the learer's cotract to actio which he prepares himself, with the aid of a staff member. Thedesireistomotivatethelearertousehisewly acquired skills, kowledge, ad abilities i a helpful, productive way primarily i his home uit. The Leadership Growth Agreemet cocept was devised by Bela Baathy: Leadership developmet caot be perceived as a sigle traiig course or as a oe-shot evet, but must be a 126 Follow the White Stag

139 What We Evaluate cotiuous sequece of closely chaied ad systematically orgaized learig ad experiece buildig opportuities. 1 If we accept the premise that White Stag is ot a oeshot evet, the we must provide a meas for applicatio as part of our model. The test of ay leadership program is ot, ad ever should be, the traiig situatio itself, but its applied maifestatio. There comes whe the traiee has retured to his group ad performs the leadership role The leader-i-traiig is...required to egage i further self-developmet ad self-evaluatio. He must write a report o his leadership achievemets. 3 Idividuals formulate operatioal ad measurable objectives for the applicatio of the ewly-acquired competece i the back-home situatio i ad out of Scoutig. 4 While Baathy did ot use the exact term, Leadership Growth Agreemet, his laguage fully supports the cocept. The LGA is the key for the summer camp participat to uderstadig ad usig the competecies. Whe the Natioal Coucil of the Boy Scouts of America studied the White Stag program, they used the cocept of the LGA to createthewoodbadgeticket. TheimportaceadusefullessofLGAsorTicketsarefully explaied i the compaio book to this volume, Resources for Leadership, Usig Leadership Growth Agreemets or Tickets o page Baathy, Bela. A Desig for Leadership Developmet i Scoutig. SaJose State Uiversity Master s thesis. Later published by the Moterey Bay Area Coucil, Boy Scouts of America p ibid. p ibid. p Baathy, Bela. Report o a Leadership Developmet Experimet. August, pp. Follow the White Stag 127

140 Evaluatio Istrumets Sample Evaluatio Forms The forms o the followig pages have bee developed ad successfully used over several years. They ought to meet most program s eeds with little if ay modificatio. 6 Cadidate Applicatio ad Resource Sheet o page 122 Objective Score Sheet, o page 123 Leadership Growth Agreemets or Tickets o page 126 Idividual Leadership Skills Evaluatio o page 132 Adveture Trail Evaluatio o page 134 GroupMembershipSkillsEvaluatio o page 135 Maager of Learig Sessio Evaluatio o page 136 Maager of Learig Discussio Checklist o page 137 Competecy Objective Evaluatio o page 138 Patrol Campsite Evaluatio o page Follow the White Stag

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142 Persoal Ifo Your Outdoor Skills This ifo is used to help place you i a phase ad patrol suited to your abilities. Why White Stag Please tell us what you expect to lear from attedig White Stag. Be specific. White Stag Cadidate Applicatio ad Resource Sheet Attach recet photo at top right Name: Age: Sex: M / F Address: City: Zip: Hobbies: Height: Weight: Previous leadership traiig: Uit umber: Leader s ame: Mr./Mrs./Miss Leader s full address: Idicate by umber for each skill: 1. Well eough to teach 2. Well eough to ejoy 3. Need to lear or review Camp set up: Kife & axe: Cookig: Fire buildig: Kots: Lashigs: Map & compass: Backpackig: Swimmig: First aid: Lifesavig: Survival: Number of overight camp outs: Logest backpack trip: Noe/Miles: (cotiue o reverse) Cadidate-Day Participatio FOR STAFF USE ONLY Summer Camp Recommedatio Phase/Level: I II III Phase: I II III IV V VI Patrol: PL/PC: Patrol: PL/PC: 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet

143 Commets: (cotiue o reverse) Commets: (cotiue o reverse) Why White Stag Be specific. (cotiued from frot) FOR STAFF USE ONLY Cadidate-Day Participatio Summer Camp Recommedatio 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet

144 Commets: (cotiued from frot) Commets: (cotiued from frot) Siged: Date / / Idividual Leadership Skills Evaluatio Place a check mark i the colum most closely describig the idividual. Siged: Date / / Phase: PMD PLD TLD Patrol: Evaluator s Name: Idividual s Name: Demostrates vitality Clea, eat ad well-groomed Talks clearly, uses appropriate laguage, toe e e r g A ly g o t r S e e r g A d e id c e d U e e r g a is D e e r g a is D ly g o t r S 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet

145 Idividual Leadership Skills Evaluatio Place a check mark i the colum most closely describig the idividual. Phase: PMD PLD TLD Patrol: Evaluator s Name: Idividual s Name: Shows poise, self-cofidece Positively iflueces group Commads respect, trust from peers Uses good judgmet, commo sese Is ethusiastic Is cooperative Works hard Is depedable Demostrates tact Teaches others Iterested i others Uderstads others cocers Kows subject beig taught Meets idividual s eeds Uses variety of teach/lear techiques Evaluates people, task Cotrols group effectively Teach/lear sessios are well-plaed Motivates learer participatio His/Her learers achieve objectives Shows positive spirit ad morale e e r g A ly g o t r S e e r g A d e id c e d U e e r g a i s D e e r g a is D ly g o t r S 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet

146 Adveture Trail Evaluatio Phase: PMD PLD TLD Patrol: Evaluator s Name: Use this form to evaluate patrol applicatio of leadership competecies: (5) Coscious use by most members (3) Coscious use by a few (1) Some use, probably ot coscious (0) Not used Score Gettig ad Givig Iformatio Commets: Kowig ad Usig Group Resources Commets: Uderstadig Group Needs ad Characteristics Commets: Represetig the Group Commets: Settig the Example Commets: Problem-solvig Commets: Evaluatio Commets: Couselig Commets: Cotrollig the Group Commets: Maager of Learig Commets: Accomplished task Commets: Total 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet

147 Group Membership Skills Evaluatio Circle the umber i the colum most closely describig the idividual s participatio i the patrol. Phase: PMD PLD TLD Patrol: Evaluator s Name: Listes to others ad accurately reflect back what they say Positively iflueces others i group Willig to be iflueced by others Tedecy to build o ideas of other group members Willig to appropriately share both positive ad egative feeligs Demostrates awareess of others feeligs Respods positively to differig opiios Respods well to difficult group situatios Willig to try out ew ideas, behaviors Helps group members idetify idividual, group motives Helps group set/clarify group ageda/goals Keeps group focused o topic, issue, or task at had Helps others lear Icludes quieter, less active group members Accurately evaluates behavior ad task accomplishmet Group places high degree of trust i me e e r g A ly g o t r S e e r g A d e id c e d U e e r g a is D e e r g a is D ly g o t r S 1998 White Stag Leadership Developmet

148 Maager of Learig Sessio Evaluatio Phase: PMD PLD TLD Patrol: Evaluator s Name: Circle the umber i the colum most closely describig the maager of learig sessio. The Guided Discovery helped me uderstad what I did ad did ot kow about the subject. The Guided Discovery icreased my desire ad motivatio to lear more about the subject. The objectives for the Teach/Lear sessio were clearly stated. The objectives preseted were i writig, uderstadable, ad appropriate to the learig group. The Teach/Lear sessio clearly commuicated cotet that matched the objectives. The Maager of Learig ecouraged group participatio by usig leadig ad ope-eded questios. The Maager of Learig helped me gai ew kowledge by proceedig from my curret level of kowledge ad buildig o that. The Maager of Learig frequetly called patrol members by ame The Maager of Learig aswered questios satisfactorily The Applicatio followig the Teach/Lear sessio was appropriate to the objectives ad clearly allowed me to apply the kowledge I had just leared The objectives were attaied by a majority of the group e e r g A ly g o t r S e e r g A d e id c e d U e e r g a is D e e r g a is D ly g o t r S The evaluatio coducted by the Maager of Learig icluded both keepig the group together ad gettig the job doe White Stag Leadership Developmet

149 Maager of Learig Discussio Checklist Phase: PMD PLD TLD Patrol: Your Name: Members address me o more formally tha others i the group. Members frequetly express real feeligs. Group starts itself at begiig of each meetig. Sometimes members opely disagree with me. Group has a tedecy to wat to remai after the time limit has passed. Group makes decisios without depedig o me as the fial judge. Members are clear about the goals they seek. Members speak up without askig my permissio. Members do ot cout o me aloe to hadle problem members. Bright ideas origiate with may members of the group. Differet idividuals frequetly lead the group s discussio. Members strive to liste to teach other without iterruptig. Coflicts ad disagreemets arise, but people try to uderstad the ature of these ad deal with them. Members ofte accept isights ad iformatio from other members. Members are friedly toward me ad accept my presece. Members questio each other seekig to better uderstad each perso s cotributio White Stag Leadership Developmet

150 Competecy Objective Evaluatio Phase: PMD PLD TLD Patrol: Evaluator s Name: Use this form to evaluate idividual ad group effectiveess at applyig the amed leadership competecy. Eter the day or date across the top. 5 is excellet, 1 is very poor. Place a X i the appropriate place. Day or Date: Gettig ad Givig Iformatio Kowig Group Needs & Characteristics Kowig ad Usig Group Resources Cotrollig the Group Couselig Settig the Example Represetig the Group White Stag Leadership Developmet

151 Competecy Objective Evaluatio Phase: PMD PLD TLD Patrol: Evaluator s Name: Use this form to evaluate idividual ad group effectiveess at applyig the amed leadership competecy. Eter the day or date across the top. 5 is excellet, 1 is very poor. Place a X i the appropriate place. Day or Date: Problem Solvig Evaluatio Sharig Leadership Maager of Learig White Stag Leadership Developmet

152 Overall Objective Evaluatio Phase: PMD PLD TLD Patrol: Patrol Leader/Couselor s Name: Idividual s Name: Use this form to evaluate idividual ad group accomplishmet of the amed kowledge, skill, or attitude. Eter the day or date across the top. 5 is excellet, 1 is very poor. Place a X i the appropriate place. Day or Date: Appearace (uiformig, persoal clealiess) Cooperatio (ability to get alog, promote harmoy) Leadership (takes iitiative, shares ideas) Notebook (takes eat, orgaized otes) Spirit (leads yells, is ethusiastic, eergetic) Campcraft (cookig, kife & axe, campsite setup) White Stag Leadership Developmet

153 Overall Objective Evaluatio Phase: PMD PLD TLD Patrol: Patrol Leader/Couselor s Name: Idividual s Name: Use this form to evaluate idividual ad group accomplishmet of the amed kowledge, skill, or attitude. Eter the day or date across the top. 5 is excellet, 1 is very poor. Place a X i the appropriate place. Day or Date: First aid, other health & safety Hikig (map & compass, hike safety) White Stag Leadership Developmet

154 Patrol Campsite Evaluatio Each item is worth the possible umber of poits stated. Eter the Actual value for the item listed. Tets Outside straighteed 3 Persoal equipmet stowed 3 Clothig eat 3 Sleepig bag aired 3 Area clea 3 Diig Tables, beches clea 6 Table, silver clea, protected 6 Grouds clea 6 Kitche Wood piles orderly 3 Axes, saws stowed safely 3 Food cupboards, boxes clea 3 Grease pit available 3 Garbage properly discarded 3 Fire pails i place, ready 3 Fire out, stove clea 3 Latrie Seats, buildig clea 6 Paper hady 6 Area earby clea 6 Washig area has soap 6 Light for ight use hady 6 le ib s s o P l a t u c A Phase: PMD PLD TLD Patrol: Evaluator s Name: Commets: What s right ad what eeds improvemet. Be specific White Stag Leadership Developmet

155 Meals Quality 6 Served o time 6 Yell give beforehad 5 Good grace, maers 5 Guest preset, ivolved 5 Family diig 5 Spirit Ad Morale O time at all times 7 Doig their best 7 Spirit i evidece 7 Uiformig Complete(1 pt./part/perso) 6 Name tags 3 Woggle 3 Waist rope complete 3 Patrol flag (7 pts. for patrol) 7 Camp Improvemets Patrol Campsite Evaluatio Each item is worth the possible umber of poits stated. Eter the Actual value for the item listed. No-destructive (2 pts. ea.) 20 Total possible 169 le ib s s o P l a t u c A Phase: PMD PLD TLD Patrol: Evaluator s Name: Commets: What s right ad what eeds improvemet. Be specific White Stag Leadership Developmet

156 Evaluatio Istrumets 6 Persoal Leadership Growth Agreemet Use the reverse side if ecessary. Phase: PMD PLD TLD Patrol: Patrol Leader/ Couselor s Name: Cadidate s Name: Competecy: 1. Leadership Role: What is your curret leadership positio i your home group or uit? 2. Problem descriptio. Describe a persoal characteristic of yours or a problem hiderig the group i which you are active that you would like to improve. 3. Pla for actio. Describe a pla for actio that you believe will better this situatio. Describe exactly what you will do to apply the competecy. 4. Results expected. Describe what you expect to happe because of your pla. / / / / Cadidate s Sigature Date Uit Leader s sigature Date 5. Evaluatio. Did you achieve the results you expected? Why or why ot? How did people respod? What would you do differetly ext time? (Use reverse.) / / / / Cadidate s Sigature Date Uit Leader s sigature Date 144 Follow the White Stag

157 Chapter 7 - Sixty-five Years of History The White Stag Youth Leadership Developmet program has a rich history 1 sice its foudig i But this program, so powerful that it has cotiued without iterruptio sice that time with o fudig or assistace other tha that doated by its voluteer leaders ad members, has direct rootsthatgobacktoatime,twety-fiveyearsearlier(ad idirectly log before that). 2 I 1933, at Gödöllõ, Hugary,theFourthWorldJamboreeof the World Scoutig Movemet is i full swig. The4thWorldJamboreewashelditheRoyalForest of Gödöllô, eleve miles from Budapest, ad was atteded by 25,000 Scouts from 34 atios. It was otable for the excellet weather which was ejoyed ad the assembled Scouts were thakful for the shade which the trees of the Royal Forest afforded. Scoutswhoattededthisgatherigwillremember particularly the pleasig sight of B.-P. makig his roudsothecampsiteoamagificetbrow charger.itwasalsomostoticeablethatthewhole Hugaria atio had cooperated to make the evet asuccess This chapter was iitially based o A History of White Stag Leadership Developmet by Joe St. Clair, pp. Bela Baathy also made sigificat cotributios to this record. 2. Additioal historical iformatio ad documets ca be foud o the White Stag web site ( Follow the White Stag 145

158 Sixty-five Years of History From these begiigs, a chroological story of White Stag ad people's activities ufolds. This is a history that tells, i oly a cursory way, of utold thousads of hours of effort, great expeditures of persoal eergy ad moey, ad a devoted respose by adults ad youth to the challege, Follow the White Stag The Fourth World Jamboree is held i Gödöllô,Hugary. There are 25,792 Scouts i camp. The daily Jamboree paper is prited i Hugaria, Eglish, Frech ad Germa with cotributios i other laguages. The Jamboree badge: the Miraculous Stag of Hugary. At the coclusio of the Jamboree, Bade-Powell speaks to the assembled Scouts: EachoeofyouwearsthebadgeoftheWhiteStag...I wat you to treasure that badge whe you go from here ad remember that it has its message ad meaig for you. Huters of old pursued the miraculous stag, ot because they expected to kill it, but because it led them o i the joy of the chase to ew trials ad fresh advetures, ad to capture happiess. You may look o that White Stag as the pure spirit of Scoutig, sprigig forward ad upward, ever leadig you owardadupwardtoleapoverdifficulties,toface ew advetures i your active pursuit of the higher aims of Scoutig aims which brig you happiess. TheseaimsaretodoyoudutytoGod,toyour coutry, ad to your fellow ma by carryig out the Scout Law I that way, each of you will help to brig about God s Kigdom upo earth the reig of peace ad good will From the Public Relatios Departmet, Bade-Powell House, Lodo, Eglad. 4. As reported i The Scouter, Eglad s Scoutig Associatio magazie, September, Follow the White Stag

159 Sixty-five Years of History Paul Suja, Bela Baathy, adjoe St. Clair,threeScouts from Hugary, ad R. Maurice Tripp, from the Uited States, are i attedace. They do ot meet at this time. Bela reports: The highlight of the Jamboree for me was meetig Bade-Powell, the Chief Scout of the World. Oe day, he visited our camp with the Chief Scout of Hugary, Cout Paul Teleki (who later became our Prime Miister), ad the chief of the camp staff, Vitez 5 Kisbaraki Ferec Farkas, a geeral staff officer of the Hugaria Royal Army. A few years later he became the commader of the Royal Ludovika Akademia (whe I was a studet there). I the 1940s, he became the Chief Scout of Hugary. (I was servig o his staff as head of atioal juior leadership traiig.) Bade-Powell also tastes some of Paul Suja's stew. These four Paul Suja, Bela Baathy, Joe St. Clair, adr. Maurice Tripp will much later meet ad play key roles i what will be called White Stag Youth Leadership Developmet Bela Baathy is director of the youth leadership developmet program of the Hugaria Boy Scout Associatio durig World War II O October 17, 1943, a statue of a Boy Scout is erected i Gödöllô, Hugary o the teth aiversary of the 1933 World Jamboree. The work of the sculptor Lõric Siklôdy is located across from the Guard Barracks util 1948, whe Commuist forces, after liberatig the coutry, occupy it ad suppress Scoutig Bela Baathy, Paul Suja, Joe St. Clair ad their families idepedetly emigrate to the Uited States, i some istaces with great difficulty. All evetually fid their way 5. Accordig to Bela, Vitez is the ame of a military order established by the Reget of Hugary. Members of the order were selected based o their heroism durig the First World War. (Vitez meas hero.) These where kighted by the Reget. Bela says, My father was a member of the order ad I, as the oldest so, iherited the title. Follow the White Stag 147

160 Sixty-five Years of History coicidetally to the Moterey Peisula ad the Army LaguageSchool,latertheDefeseLaguageIstitute,where they meet. Bela's ad Joe's wives rediscover a girlhood friedship from Budapest. As the three immigrat me become ivolved i America Scoutig, they meet Maury Tripp ad a fifth Scouter, Fra Peterso Bela Baathy cotiues his iterest i leadership developmet ad orgaizes a experimetal troop cosistig of two patrols for the purpose of tryig out a leadership developmet program coceived by him. He is Chairma of the Leadership Traiig Committee of the Moterey Bay Area Coucil, Boy Scouts of America. This iitial experimet takes place at the Pico Blaco Boy Scout Reservatio, i summer 1958, which will remai the site of the program through The White Stag is chose by Bela as the symbol of the program Ecouraged by the success of this experimet ad because of thelackofadequateofficialitesiveadlog-ragejuior leader traiig program, the Moterey Bay Area Coucil decides to use Baathy's desig as a coucil-wide program. The first full-scale program takes place i the summer of 1959 with Baathy as Scoutmaster, Fra Peterso as Assistat Scoutmaster (Traiig), a adult staff of eight ad a youth staff of 13, with Joh Chiorii as the Seior Patrol Leader. The Troop cosists of 39 traiees from 24 troops. I the first two years of the program, the traiig of Patrol Leaders is stressed. Also durig the secod year, Baathy's research efforts idicates a iterest i leadership developmet by the U.S. Army s Huma Resources Research Office (HumRRO). Baathy iitiates cotact with Paul Hood,aresearchpsychologist ad Task Leader of Task NCO at HumRRO. A research team which Hood is headig publishes A Guide for the Ifatry Squad Leader What the Begiig Squad Leader Should Kow About Huma Relatios (1959). This publicatio cotributes greatly to elaboratio of the leadership tasks, as Baathy fids its coceptual basis fully complimetary with his program. By this time Baathy focuses his research o leader- 148 Follow the White Stag

161 Sixty-five Years of History ship developmet ad formalizes his efforts i his Master's Thesis at Sa Jose State Uiversity. Bob Peri, Assistat Natioal Director, Voluteer Traiig Service, Boy Scouts of America, a fried of Bela's, provides guidace ad acts as a liaiso to the Natioal Coucil. Mr. Baathy is cotiually aided ad supported by Fra Peterso, who is active o both the local ad atioal levels. Baathy cotiues as Program Director through At the ed of the 1959 itesive summer camp evet, it is aouced that i the followig year a two-phase program will be offered: oe for the year age group, with the objective of traiig Patrol Leaders i the patrol method; ad aother for the year age group to trai juior traiers ad impart leadership skills Durig this period of time, the preset three phase/threelevel pla emerges i which Phase I imparts Patrol Membership skills, Phase II Patrol Leader skills, ad Phase III Troop Leader skills. Each phase has a cadidate (learer or traiee) level, a youth staff level, ad a adult staff level A advisory board of educators, psychologists, maagemet specialists ad members of the Scout professioal staff is formed, chaired by Dr. R. Maurice Tripp. Dr.Trippisa research scietist ad member of the Natioal Coucil, BSA. Explorer Post 122 is established, i which youg me coduct research o leadership developmet. Baathy is advisor, Ted Miis is Committee Chairma, ad Markham Johsto is Istitutioal Represetative The Moterey Bay Area Coucil publishes Baathy's book, A Desig for Leadership Developmet i Scoutig, aexpaded versio of his master's thesis for Sa Jose State Uiversity. This book becomes the mai source of iformatio ad guidace for the program. I developig his ideas o leadership developmet, Baathy receives cotiued scietific support from Hood, the statioed at the Presidio of Moterey. Dr. Tripp presets a paper etitled, Developmet of Leadership i Boy Leaders of Boys at the Fifty-Third Aual Meet- 7 Follow the White Stag 149

162 Sixty-five Years of History ig of the Natioal Coucil, BSA. He advocates leadership developmet by desig i Scoutig, based o the leadership competecies of White Stag. A patrol of Scouts from the Sa Mateo Couty Coucil ad a few boys from the Circle Te Coucil i Dallas atted White Stag summer camp. The boys from Dallas are part of a experimetal pilot program to take the White Stag program atiowide Through the efforts of Maury Tripp, Bob Peri, adfra Peterso, the Natioal Coucil takes a early iterest i Baathy's ideas. The Research Service of the BSA seds observerstopicoblaco:ke Wells (Director of Research Service) ad Joh Larso (Staff Researcher). They evaluate the local experimet, ad i Jauary of 1964 a umber of key idividuals assemble at Asilomar i Pacific Grove, Califoria. The purpose is to acquait the atioal coucil with the ew desig ad pla for effective teachig of the skills of leadership withi the desig of Scoutig, i a maer similar to the way we teach Scoutcraft skills. I attedace from Natioal are Ke Wells; Walt Whidde (Regio 12 Executive); Bill Lawrece (Natioal Director of Voluteer Traiig); Marshall Moroe (Assistat Natioal Scout Executive); Harold Hut (Vice Presidet of the Natioal Coucil ad Professor of Educatio at Harvard); Ellsworth Augustus (Natioal Coucil Presidet); Jack Rhey (Natioal Director of Professioal Traiig); ad Bob Peri (Natioal Traiig Represetative). Attedig from the local coucil are Fra Peterso, (member of the White Stag Advisory Board, Scoutmaster i Chular, ad member of the Natioal Egieerig Service); Ralph Herrig (member of the White Stag Committee); Ferris Bagley (a retired busiessma with a iterest i leadership developmet); Bela Baathy (Director of White Stag ad Director of the East Europe ad Middle East Divisio of the Army Laguage School); Tom Moore (Moterey Bay Area Coucil Executive); Dale Hirt (Presidet of the Moterey Bay Area Coucil); Paul Hood (Research Scietist at HumRRO); Joh Barr (Chairma of the Departmet of Educatio at Sa 150 Follow the White Stag

163 Sixty-five Years of History Jose State Uiversity); Joe St. Clair, (Chairma, Hugaria Departmet at the Army Laguage School o the Presidio ad MBAC Traiig Committee Chairma); Judso Stull; R. Maurice Tripp (Chairma, White Stag Advisory Committee; member, Boy Scout Committee, Natioal Coucil, ad orgaizer of this coferece); ad a few Scouts from the local coucil who provide persoal testimoy about the program. This coferece marks the begiig of a log process that evetually results ot oly i the redesigig of Juior Leader Traiig for the BSA, but also a ew approach to the Wood Badge Adult Scouter Traiig Pla. The Sa Mateo Couty Coucil jois the program, ad a total of 80 Scouts participate. The director is Fra Peterso This is the first year i which the three-phase/three-level program is preseted. The Natioal Coucil selects the traiig of Scoutmasters i Wood Badge as the first area of atioal applicatio of the White Stag Leadership Developmet desig. The applicatio is desiged by Baathy, Peri ad Larso. The Silver Stag Award to recogize outstadig cotributios by youth ad adult staff members is established. George Toole becomes Director for the years The Wood Badge program is laboratory tested i Jue at the Schiff Scout Reservatio i New Jersey ad at the Philmot Scout Rach, New Mexico. Fra Peterso returs as co-director, alog with Judso Stull, for Leaders of the Mexica Scout movemet ask Baathy to guide them i the adaptatio of the White Stag program cocept. I 1968, Salvador Feradez, Director of Traiig of the World Bureau of the Boy Scouts, visits the White Stag Camp at Pico Blaco. Appoited to the subcommittee of the Iteramerica Scout Committee, Baathy participates i three Iteramerica Trai the Traier evets i Mexico, Costa Rica, Follow the White Stag 151

164 Sixty-five Years of History ad Veezuela. He assists their atioal traiig teams i desigig leadership developmet by desig programs The Natioal Leadership Developmet Project is formally established for the purpose of cotiuig experimetatio ad developig a program suitable for atio-wide applicatio. Followig its revisio it was field tested i five coucils. The experimetal atioal leadership program is field tested i five coucils. The testig is implemeted by Joh Larso, advised by a committee chaired by Bela Baathy. They also establish the goal of ifusig the priciples iheret i White Stag, icludig that of leadership developmet by desig, ito the atioal traiig program. A experimetal Wood Badge course (#25-2, Fort Ord, Califoria, Jauary ad February, 1968) is coducted by the Moterey Bay Area Coucil. The course director is Joe St. Clair;thecourseevaluator,R. Maurice Tripp.Itisoeoffive coucils that have bee selected by Natioal coucil for field testig of the revised Wood Badge program. The two ew co-directors are Frak Masamori ad Darrel Mite, who will serve for The Boy Scout World Bureau (Geeva, Switzerlad) publishes a paper by Bela Baathy uder the title, Leadership Developmet, Scout Referece Paper #1. This paper (reproduced i Appedix A - World Scoutig Referece Paper No. 1 Leadership Developmet ) is istrumetal i spreadig the philosophy of White Stag to Scout orgaizatios outside the Uited States. Baathy makes a presetatio of Leadership Developmet by Desig at the Helsiki, Filad coferece of the worldwide Scout movemet. I the meatime, the Moterey Bay experimet attracts iterested observers ad participats from coucils i Califoria ad other states. Accordig to the 1974 TLD Staff Guide, By 1969 it was determied to expad leadership developmet to juior leader traiig i... five local coucils. It proved to be successful, but the experimetatio did ot stop here. The Rockefeller 152 Follow the White Stag

165 Sixty-five Years of History Brothers Fud was approached to uderwrite cotiued experimetatio ad evaluatio at the two atioal juior leader istructor traiig areas located at the Philmot Scout Rach i New Mexico ad the Schiff Scout Reservatio i New Jersey This year is a milestoe i the history of White Stag. Three youg adults, Jim Said, Bill Roberts, ad George St. Clair, who serve as Scoutmasters i the Troop Leadership Developmet program (Phase III) this year have come up through the raks. Each completed the cadidate levels first before servig as adult leaders. I subsequet years, may more will follow i their footsteps. Frak Masamori cotiues as sole Director for 1970, '71 ad ' The 1974 TLD Staff Guide reports: I 1971 more tha 800 youg me aged experieced the leadership developmet idea at Philmot. This was evaluated by voluteers durig a five-day coferece held at the Rayado site o the Philmot Rach. The uaimous decisio of this group was to move ahead with leadership developmet. 7 The Natioal Coucil commits to a atioal roll out of a modified versio of the White Stag program. They adopt the leadership competecies while simplifyig some of the cocepts ad laguage, but largely igore the spirit ad traditios embedded i the program The leadership developmet cocept is fully itegrated ito the atioal Wood Badge curriculum ad is represeted i every course coducted that year. The program implemeted by the Natioal Coucil is evaluated by a outside source. The 1974 TLD Staff Guide reports that: 7 6. Troop Leadership Developmet Staff Guide, Boy Scouts of America, North Bruswich, NJ p ibid Follow the White Stag 153

166 Sixty-five Years of History 7 I the summer of 1972 the people associated with the Rockefeller Foudatio requested that this program be evaluated by a outside source; hece the Maagemet Aalysis Ceter of Cambridge, Mass., was cotracted to make a idepedet aalysis of this experiece by iterviewig participats, staff members, ad parets to determie Scouts' attitudes toward uderstadig the ifferet aspects of leadership before ad after they had completed this program. I their report, the Maagemet Aalysis Ceter idicated that the educatioal methods beig used i leadership developmet are cosistet with both the curret state of kowledge cocerig the coditios uder which people lear most effectively ad withi the curret practice i the best leadership developmet programs available to maagers i both public ad private orgaizatios This is the first year a youg ma who started as a cadidate will serve as Director: Jim Said.Ithesameyear,twoofthree Phase Scoutmasters (Paul Davis ad Larry Challis) have participated i the program as traiees The Natioal Coucil publishes Troop Leader Developmet Staff Guide (1974), #6544, which credits White Stag with its origis (pages 91-92): Back i the 1950's the armed forces of the Uited States became cocered about the quality of leadership amog ocommissioed officers. Experimets were carried out i ocommissioed officer schools at Fort Hood i Califoria. Several Scouters from the Moterey Bay Area Coucil leared of this program ad desiged a juior leadership traiig experiece usig some of the competecies or skills of leadership idetified i this Army traiig, ad it was kow as the "White Stag" program. [While this 8. ibid 154 Follow the White Stag

167 Sixty-five Years of History paragraph implies the Army research was the geisis for White Stag, this is icorrect. Editor] This program came to the attetio of the Boy Scouts of America through a member of the atioal Scoutig committee [Ke Wells, Director of Research Service]. As a result of several cofereces, it was felt there were grouds for the Research Service to take a closer look at this White Stag program to determie the value of this approach to adult ad boy leader growth. 9 The Troop Leadership Developmet program alog with the ewly updated Wood Badge program, is ow madated for use by every coucil i the Uited States. Jea Peterso, Jackie Espioza,adTerry Masamori are the first wome to receive a support staff eckerchief. TheprogramoceagaiwelcomesFra Peterso as Director, ad he serves for 1974, '75 ad ' This is aother milestoe, markig the etry of wome ito the program o the traiee ad youth staff levels. Wome have played a importat ad sigificat role i White Stag from its very begiigs. Up to this time, however, they served oly o the Steerig Committee, the highest policymakig body i the program The Phase I, Patrol Member Developmet, Scoutmaster, Wye Hutchigs, isalsoseiorpatrolleaderofthe Moterey Bay Area Coucil Browsea II course Eightee White Stag leaders atted Wood Badge Traiig: Myro Haas, Foster Thompso, Rob Eidse, Joh Espioza, Paul Davis ad Bill Ray; ad o staff are Holiday Neafus, Wye Hutchigs, adbob Moger. I 1977, other attedees are: Margarete Davis, Rodger Hudso, Bria Phelps, Leoard ad Mary Williams, Ro Aderso, Jody Stears: ad o staff are Kris Aderso (Coach Couselor) ad Bob Moger (the Course Director) ibid Follow the White Stag 155

168 Sixty-five Years of History 1977 A triumvirate is Director this year: Paul Davis, Wye Hutchigs ad Jea Kochems The Moterey Bay Area Coucil decides to discotiue White Stag as part of its official coucil traiig program, substitutig i its place the Troop Leader Developmet pla. Attheedofthesameyear,theWhiteStagSteerigCommittee decides to orgaize the adult leaders of White Stag ad their frieds ito the White Stag Associatio. At the same time, the youth staff form White Stag Youth Leadership Developmet Explorer Post 258. The Associatio is sposor. The Post is officially chartered the same year. Paul Davis solos as Director durig the program years For the first time i the history of White Stag, the itesive summer camp evet is held outside Pico Blaco Scout Reservatio at the Skylark Girl Scout Rach i the Sata Cruz moutais. Later i the year, the 1979 Idaba is held at Cutter Scout Reservatio, the site of the summer camp for the ext several years. The year is marked by itesive efforts to tighte the orgaizatioal framework of the program, icludig the White Stag Associatio ad frieds of the program. The publicatio of the White Stag Challege is resumed. I a effort to revive old traditios, the Explorer Post asks for ad receives permissio to chage its umerical desigatio to 122, the umber uder which the origial White Stag Post fuctioed i the early 1960's (focusig o research for leadership developmet). The Post Advisor the was Bela Baathy; Ted Miis was Committee Chairma; ad Markham Johsto was the Istitutioal Represetative. Ted is Istitutioal Represetative this year, ad Markham is a member of the Post 122 committee; Bela jois the Associatio The atioal coucil publishes Troop Leader Traiig Coferece Staff Guide (1979), #6535, to replace the TLD Staff Guide ad also provide the Scoutcraft skills experieces of Browsea Double Two. This revisio dilutes the previous 156 Follow the White Stag

169 Sixty-five Years of History emphasis o the leadership competecy curriculum ad o the traiig troop experiece The first woma, Margarete Suja, isadvisor(whathad bee called Scoutmaster) of Phase II, Patrol Leader Developmet. The Post Committee commits to a cocept of total youth ivolvemet i all phases of post operatio. Paul (Ucle Paul) Suja, Quartermaster sice the program's iceptio, supervises the equipmet sectio; Peggy Hudso, i her third year as commissary director, has several youth assistig her; youth members from each phase assist i registratio ad fiace. The fiftieth Silver Stag awards are preseted to youth ad adult staff members, recogized by their peers for their outstadig cotributios ad qualities of leadership, spirit ad service to the program. Log-time Morga Hill Troop 799 Scoutmaster Mr. E (Joh Espioza) is Director for A ma who has ot bee active i White Stag for may years is ivited back, upo his retiremet, to assume leadership i a difficult trasitio period: Waye Roseoff is Director for two critical years as the program adjusts to operatig without the support of the local coucil Post Presidet Deirdre Morga becomes the (Norther Califoria) Area III Explorer Chairwoma. She receives the Natioal Explorig Leadership Award at the Area III Explorer Presidet's Cogress. It is preseted by the Moterey Bay Area Coucil i recogitio of her cotributios to the Coucil Explorig Presidets Associatio (EPA). Post member Iai Morga is the Moterey Bay Area Coucil represetative to the Wester Regio EPA. The Explorer Post 122 White Stag Youth Leadership Developmet is rechartered to the White Stag Youth Leadership Developmet Associatio, ow icorporated as a tax-exempt (501(C)3) orgaizatio. Seve board members are elected: Peggy Hudso, Chairma ad Presidet; Bria Phelps,First Vice-Presidet; Foster Thompso, Secod Vice-Presidet; Paul Davis, Third Vice-Presidet; Susa Morga, Secretary; 7 Follow the White Stag 157

170 Sixty-five Years of History Sheila Hutchigs, Treasurer;adJoe St. Clair,member-atlarge. Peggy Hudso declies to serve, as her family is leavig the Moterey Bay Area. Joe St. Clair is ext asked to serve as Presidet; he accepts, ad Ia Morga is elected to serve as the seveth member of the board. 7 Joh Chiorii, the White Stag program's first Seior Patrol Leader, ow Vice Presidet, Traiig ad Developmet, of Melloics (Litto Idustries), i Suyvale, accepts chairmaship of the Twety-Fifth Reuio Celebratio. A database of all past members is begu ad over 2000 people are iitially mailed ivitatios. Bria Phelps is the ew Director Post Presidet Barbara Clough is selected by the Moterey Bay Area Coucil to atted the Natioal Explorer's Cogress i Dallas, Texas i April. The Post elects to orgaize a Campfire group for its members less tha the miimum age (14) for Post membership. The Presidet of the Moterey Bay Area Coucil Explorer Presidet's Associatio is Post 122 Vice- Presidet Tim Tuscay. The 25th Aiversary White Stag Cadidate patch. The 50th Aiversary 1933 Jamboree patch. Paul Davis is elected Assocatio Board Presidet. Over 150 people atted the 25th Aiversary Idaba held at Grat Rach ear Morga Hill. A iformal group meets ad begis to talk about the ext twety-five years: What will White Stag Leadership Developmet do to meet this challege? I a closig address, former Director Jim Said offers a challege: The doublig time for iformatio has goe from 100 yearstoamerefiveyears.itheext25yearsthis time will shorte at a ever-icreasig rate... Those who will secure the future of White Stag must make themselves kow... The task before us is ot a easy oe. Some of you will succeed ad impart that which you have leared effectively to others. I challege you, whe the cry Follow me rigs out, aswer it. A subcommittee is formed to begi aalyzig strategies ad alteratives. 158 Follow the White Stag