Boy Rescued after Tongue Gets Stuck on a Pole photo of the character Ralphie, played by actor Peter Billingsley, firing his Red Ryder air rifle from the classic movie A Christmas Story is seen in the back yard of the house used in the filming of the movie in Cleveland, Monday, Nov. 13, 2006.
Lord Baden Powell (1857-1941) was a British general and founder of the modern Scouting movement. He studied at Charterhouse school and served in the British army from 1876 -1910. He became a national hero during the Boer war of 1899-1900 when, with a small garrison, he commanded the defence of Mafeking. It was during the Boer war that Baden Powell wrote down a guide to Scouting.
The USSSP is Proud to be hosted by Data393.com. Visit Our Trading Post. Lord Baden-Powell Excerpt from: Baden-Powell, The Story of his life E. Reynolds, Oxford University Press, First printed in 1943. Mafeking made B.-P. the boys' hero, and it was not surprising that many wrote to him for advice and help. He took a great deal of trouble to answer these letters. Here is part of his reply to one from a Boys' Club in London: