Shortly before the First World War, Baden Powell devised and led a course for Scoutmasters. To enable him to do so he wrote a series of notes on the training of boys through Scouting. After the war it was suggested to him that these notes might be published in book form. He revised them in light of the further experience gained and ‘Aids to Scoutmastership’ was published in 1919. Baden Powell continued to review his material in an effort to keep it up to date and understandable as possible resulting in a revised edition in 1930. A further revision was made in 1944 when this World Brotherhood edition was published. While the style, terminology and some of the detailed content of this book may now be dated, the principles, philosophy and basic programme ideas are as valid and as important today as they ever have been. As Baden Powell says in his foreword, “ a man carries out suggestions the more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim”. We believe Aids to Scoutmastership will help you to better understand Scouting.
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