World Scout Jamboree movement learn about other peoples and nations by direct interaction with them. The idea of organizing such periodical international gatherings was originally conveyed to Baden-Powell by the General Chief of the Scouts of Greece, Konstantinos ("Kokos") Melas, during the 1918 international Scout meeting, in England.Captain Melas proposed the gatherings should repeat every four years, in the same way Olympic Games were held in Ancient Greece. The suggestion was accepted with enthusiasm by Baden-Powell, who named the gatherings "Jamborees". It was in 1920 that the first World Scout Jamboree was realized, held in the Olympia halls in Kensington, London. Symbolically, the
Arkadelphia Boy Scout Hut Arkadelphia Boy Scout Hut The Arkadelphia Boy Scout Hut, located in Central Park in Arkadelphia, Arkansas is on the National Register of Historic Places. Since the roof and the original shutters and windows were replaced in 1953, in the Hut is precluded from being listed on the National Register under Criterion C. However, it listed under Criterion A as a "property that made a contribution to the major pattern of American history". The Boy Scout Hut was constructed from 1938 to 1939 as a National Youth Administration (NYA) project. It is an example of the typical type of buildings constructed