Grand Howl

Grand Howl
Baden-Powell's illustration in The Wolf Cub's Handbook (1916) showing how a Wolf Cub's squatting posture imitates a wolf at the Grand Howl, a ceremony based on The Jungle Book
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The Grand Howl is a ceremony used by Cub Scouts and Brownies.[1][2][3][4][5] It was devised by Robert Baden-Powell, the author of the scouting guide Scouting for Boys, and is based on the Mowgli stories in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book.[6] In the ceremony, Cubs act out the wolves greeting Akela, the "Old Wolf", at the Council Rock and are reminded of the Cub Scout Promise. Baden-Powell also created a Grand Howl for Brownie Guides, which was in imitation of an owl instead of a wolf. It has been used as an opening[7][8] and closing ceremony[9][10] as well as a method of conveying thanks or appreciation[11] by all sections of Scouting.[12][13]

  1. ^ "Cubs' birthday". Sunday Times. London. 1 December 1991. Retrieved 18 September 2019 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
  2. ^ Gosling, Kenneth (18 December 1986). "70 years and still howling; Anniversary of the Cub Scout movement". The Times. London. Retrieved 18 September 2019 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
  3. ^ "Cheshire Scouts Rally - Visit by Sir R. Baden-Powell". Manchester Guardian. 28 May 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 17 September 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Princess Mary's Visit to Newcastle - Greeted with the "Grand Howl"". The Observer. London. 25 November 1923. p. 15. Retrieved 17 September 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Davina (19 May 1992). "I love a girl in uniform; Parents". The Times. p. 4. Retrieved 18 September 2019 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
  6. ^ Hildebrandt, Eleanor (6 February 2019). "10 Wild Things You Didn't Know About Boy Scout History". Popular Mechanics. traditions—like the "Grand Howl" and "Council Rock" meetings—in clear reference to events in The Jungle Book
  7. ^ Gibson, Anne (8 June 2009). "Be prepared to make a comeback". New Zealand Herald. p. 5. Retrieved 18 September 2019 – via Gale Biography In Context.
  8. ^ "Scout News - South Wolfstone Wolf Cubs". Innisfail Evening Advocate. Innisfail, Queensland. 6 September 1946. Retrieved 17 September 2019 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
  9. ^ Forsyth, Ford, ed. (14 October 1932). "Once a Scout Always A Scout - 54 Present". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. p. 19. Retrieved 17 September 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "An English Day - The Jamboree Revisited - A tonic for Weather Weariness". Manchester Guardian. 7 August 1920. p. 6. Retrieved 17 September 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cub Pack 169 - Fourth Annual Blue and Gold Banquet Draws Record Guest Number Thursday Eve". Taylor Daily Press. Taylor, Texas. 10 February 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 17 September 2019 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
  12. ^ "Court & Personal - The Prince in a Kilt". Manchester Guardian. 2 July 1928. p. 8. Retrieved 17 September 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "The Boy Scout - A Manchester Demonstration". Manchester Guardian. 5 April 1920. p. 6. Retrieved 17 September 2019 – via newspapers.com.