New England Boy Scouts
Encyclopedia
The New England Boy Scouts (NEBS) were an early American Scouting
organization that split off from the American Boy Scouts in 1911 and merged with the Boy Scouts of America
by 1916.
. In December 1910, Hearst resigned, citing mismanagement on the part of the ABS directors. The New England Division left the ABS and formed the New England Boy Scouts. The New England department of the ABS separated from the national organization in 1911 and formed the New England Boy Scouts.
NEBS member George S. Barton, of Somerville, Massachusetts, founded Boys' Life
magazine in January 1911. The magazine covered the three Scouting organizations of the time: the Boy Scouts of America, the American Boy Scouts and the New England Boy Scouts. In 1912, the Boy Scouts of America purchased the magazine, making it an official BSA magazine.
NEBS merged into the BSA in 1916.
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
organization that split off from the American Boy Scouts in 1911 and merged with the Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...
by 1916.
History
The American Boy Scouts were organized in May 1910 by publisher William Randolph HearstWilliam Randolph Hearst
William Randolph Hearst was an American business magnate and leading newspaper publisher. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887, after taking control of The San Francisco Examiner from his father...
. In December 1910, Hearst resigned, citing mismanagement on the part of the ABS directors. The New England Division left the ABS and formed the New England Boy Scouts. The New England department of the ABS separated from the national organization in 1911 and formed the New England Boy Scouts.
NEBS member George S. Barton, of Somerville, Massachusetts, founded Boys' Life
Boys' Life
Boys' Life is the monthly magazine of the Boy Scouts of America . Its targeted readership is young American males between the ages of 6 and 18.Boys' Life is published in two demographic editions...
magazine in January 1911. The magazine covered the three Scouting organizations of the time: the Boy Scouts of America, the American Boy Scouts and the New England Boy Scouts. In 1912, the Boy Scouts of America purchased the magazine, making it an official BSA magazine.
NEBS merged into the BSA in 1916.