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The article gives the impression the RIBS was setup in opposition to the BSA. My understanding is that wasn't the case, the founders knew nothing about the BSA and setup their organization more in opposition to the very bad "American Boy Scout/United States Boy Scout" organization. I also understand that the RIBS produced their own rank insignia. It would be nice to have more information on this, and know what, if any, manuals/insignia they produced. --
Emb02121:22, 14 March 2006 (UTC)reply
I suppose 'rival organization' might give that impression, although I don't actually know how much 'rivalry' was involved. The language is consistent with
the main Boy Scouts of America article. The only real documentation I've seen is what Narragansett Council makes available on their website as part of the council history, linked from the article. I'm curious to see any materials they produced as well. I know that Boys' Life magazine was started by a member of RIBS, but it's less clear to me that it was itself a RIBS publication originally.--
Djwtwo22:41, 14 March 2006 (UTC)reply
Do you know if there are any plans on by members of the scouting project to create a summary article about these early scouting organizations in America? I had never heard of the
American Boy Scouts before, but had heard of the
Sons of Daniel Boone. How many more of these organizations existed? --
Argon233T@C¶U∠23:03, 6 April 2006 (UTC)reply
The
Rival Organizations subhead of the the main Boy Scouts of America article has a pretty good list, although not all of the groups have their own articles. Use of the term "Boy Scouts" became exclusive to the Boy Scouts of America in 1916 when the program was granted a federal charter. This is also mentioned in the main article. --
Djwtwo00:08, 7 April 2006 (UTC)reply