Scout movement was born
in 1961, so if you would listen to background of the Scout Movement, one needs
to assess the situation, the incident and the events around 1960.
Of expression that have
been presented in front of us see that the number of clubs scouting in Indonesia at
that time very much. The amount of mismatch with the total number of members of
the society.
Regulations arising on
the pioneering this is MPRS No. II/MPRS/1960, dated December 3, 1960 on the
development plan of the Universe National Planning. This provision can be found
in Article 330. C. which states that basic education in the field of scouting
is Pancasila. Beyond the control of scouting (Article 741) and education
intensified scouting and agree that the Government plans to establish Scouting
(Article 349 Paragraph 30). Then scouting to be freed from the remnants of Lord
Baden Powell (Appendix C Section 8).
The decision imposes
obligations that the Government implement. That's why Pesiden / Mandatory MPRS
on March 9, 1961 to collect the figures and the Indonesian scout movement
leader, at the Presidential Palace. Thursday evening that President revealed
that there should be renewed scouting, educational methods and activities to be
replaced, all existing scouting organizations merged into one called Scout. The
President also appointed a committee consisting of lane IX, P and K Minister
Prof. Prijono, Minister of Agriculture Dr.A. Aziz Saleh and Minister of
Transmigration, Cooperatives and Rural Community Development, Achmadi. This
committee certainly need something ratification. And then come a Presidential
Decree No.112 of 1961 dated 5 April 1961, about the formation of the Executive
Committee of Assistant Scout with the membership as called for by the President
on March 9, 1961.
There are differences
between the designations or committee duties the President's speech with the
Presidential Decree.
Still in April it was also,
get out of Presidential Decree No. 121 of 1961 dated 11 April 1961 on the
Establishment Committee of the Scout Movement. This committee consists of
members of Sri Sultan (lane IX), Prof.. Prijono, Dr. A. Aziz Saleh, Achmadi and
Muljadi Djojo Martono (Social Secretary).
The committee is then
process the Scout Association, as a Attachment Presidential Decree No. 238 of
1961, dated May 20, 1961 about the Scout Movement.
The birth of the
Scout Movement
Scout movement is
characterized by a series of interrelated events, namely:
1. Speech of President / Mandatory MPRS
before the leaders and scouting leaders representing organizations that are in Indonesia on March 9, 1961 at the State Palace.
This event came to be called the SCOUT MOVEMENT DAY SHOOTS
2. Issuance of Presidential Decree No. 238
of 1961, dated May 20, 1961, on the set of the Scout Movement Scout Movement as
the only organization that commissioned scouting scouting education for
children and young people of Indonesia, as well as endorsing the Scout
Association of guiding, instruction and a handle for the managers of the Scout
Movement in carrying out their duties. May 20 is the date; National Awakening
Day, but for the Scout Movement has a special meaning and represents a milestone
for environmental education into three. This event was later named BEGINNING OF
WORK DAY.
3. Statement representatives scouting
organizations in Indonesia
who sincerely merged into the organization of the Scout Movement, performed at
the Senayan Sports Palace
on July 30, 1961. This event was later named SCOUT DAY MOVEMENT pledge.
4. Inaugural Mapinas, Kwarnas and Kwarnari
at the State Palace, followed by a procession Scouts
to be introduced to the public were preceded by the conferment Panji-Panji Scout
Movement, and all of this happened on the date August 14, 1961. This event was
later named SCOUT DAY.
Introduced Scout
Movement
President's speech on
March 9, 1961 also outlined that the Proclamation of Independence memorial of
the Scout Movement has been around and known by the public. Therefore
Presidential Decree No.238 of 1961 there should be supporting the board and its
members.
According to the
Articles of Association of the Scout Movement, head of the association held by
the National Leadership Council (MAPINAS) in which there are national scouts
and National Kwartir Daily.
The center of the
Governing Body symbolically sacred figures compiled by taking 17-8 - '45, which
consists of 45 members Mapinas of whom sat in Kwarnas 17 people and in
Kwarnasri 8 people.
However, in its
realization as such in the Presidential Decree No.447 of 1961, dated August 14,
1961 Mapinas number of members to 70 people with the details of the 70 members
of the 17 people in them as members Kwarnas and 8 among members is a member
Kwarnari Kwarnas.
Mapinas chaired by Dr.
Ir. Soekarno, the President, the Vice Chairman of the I, IX lane and Vice
Chairman Brigadier General II Dr.A. Aziz Saleh.
Meanwhile in Kwarnas,
lane IX served as Chairman and Brigadier General Dr.A. Aziz Saleh as Vice
Chairperson Chairman Kwarnari.
Scout Movement was
formally introduced to all the people of Indonesia
on August 14, 1961 not only in the capital Jakarta,
but also in the important places in Indonesia. In Jakarta,
about 10,000 members of the Scout Movement held a Big Apple is followed by a
parade and march in front of the construction of the President and around Jakarta.
Prior to the parade /
procession, the President inaugurated a member Mapinas, Kwarnas and Kwarnari,
in the Palace of the country, and convey grace a sign of appreciation and honor
the National Flag Indonesian Scout Movement (Decree No.448 of 1961) that are received
by the Chairman of the National Kwartir, Sri Sultan Hamengku IX lane just
before the parade / procession begins.
Introductory event on
August 14, 1961 is then performed as SCOUT DAY is celebrated every year by all
levels and members of the Scout Movement.
