It was there that he met Dr. Elbert K. Fretwell of Teachers College, Columbia University, who was a summer instructor at Warrensburg, and an early leader in the B.S.A. They formed a strong friendship, and Fretwell recruited Fitch to work for the B.S.A.
He met Dr. Elbert K. Fretwell of Teachers College, Columbia University, who was a summer instructor at Warrensburg and an early leader in the B.S.A., forming a strong bond, and Fretwell persuaded Fitch to join the B.S.A.