Scouts et Guides de France

SdF Chief Scouts

General Louis de Maud'huy (1920-16 July 1921)

General Arthur Guyot de Salins 1922-11 August 1936)

General Joseph Lafont 1936-1944 SdF Chief Scout/Scoutisme Français Chief Scout 1948 Wilson

Honorary President

Maréchal Hubert Lyautey 1925 - 1934

General Commissioners

Père Jacques Sevin S.J. 1920 - 1924

undocumented between 1924 and 1932

René Lhopital 1932-1936

Henri Gasnier 1936 - 1939

Henry Dhavernas 1939 (provisional)

Eugène Dary 1940-1944 Pierre Delsuc General Commissioner of zone Nord 1941- 1944

Pierre Delsuc 1944 - 1946

Georges Gaultier 1946-1953

Michel Rigal 1953-1970

Emile-Xavier Visseaux 1970-1975

Dominique Bénard 1975 - 1983

Robert Wettstein 1983 - 1989

Bertrand Chanzy 1989-1995

Philippe Da Costa 1995-2002

Claude Moraël 2002-2004

Chief Guide

Albertine Duhamel 1924 - 1933

Marie Thérèse de Kerraoul 1933 - 1954

General Commissioners

Andrée Dalberto 1948 - 1953

Antoinette Reille 1953

Marie-Thérèse Cheroutre 1953-1979

Monique Mitrani 1979-?

Caline Forest

Claude Mangin ?-1997

Hélène de la Messelière 1997-2003

Vice President delegate

Françoise Parmentier 2003-2004

Scouts et Guides de France

Claude Moraël 2004–present

Programme

Programme Sections:

Farfadets (Beavers): ages 6 to 8

Louveteaux/Jeannettes (Cubs): ages 8 to 12

Scouts/Guides: ages 11 to 15

Pionniers/Caravelles (Explorers): ages 14 to 17

Compagnons (Rovers): ages 17 to 21

Mousses (Sea Scouts): ages 14 to 17

Vent du Large: handicapped division

The Scout motto is Toujours Prêt, Always Prepared in French.

Scout Oath (SdF):

Sur mon honneur, et avec la grâce de Dieu, je m'engage a servir de mon mieux, Dieu, l'Église et la patrie, à aider mon prochain en toutes circonstances et à observer la loi scoute.On my honor and with the grace of God, I promise to do my best to serve God, the Church and my country, to help my neighbour in any circumstance and to observe the Scout Law.

Scout Law (SdF):

Version of 1964:

1. Le scout met son honneur à mériter confiance.
   The Scout must strive to be trustworthy.
2. Le scout est loyal à son pays, ses parents, ses chefs et ses subordonnés.
   The Scout is loyal to his country, his parents, his leaders and his subordinates.
3. Le scout est fait pour servir et sauver son prochain.
   The Scout must serve and save his neighbour.
4. Le scout est l'ami de tous et l'ami de tout autre Scout.
   The Scout is a friend of everybody and all other Scouts.
5. Le scout est courtois et chevaleresque.
   The Scout is polite and chivalrous.
6. Le scout voit dans la nature l'oeuvre de Dieu, il aime les plantes et les animaux.
   The Scout sees God's work in nature. He loves plants and animals.
7. Le scout obéit sans réplique et ne fait rien à moitié.
   The Scout obeys without replying and does nothing by halves.
8. Le scout est maître de soi, il sourit et chante dans les difficultés.
   The Scout is his own master, smiling and singing during hardships.
9. Le scout est économe et prend soin du bien d'autrui.
   The Scout is sparing and takes care of what is others.
10. Le scout est pur dans ses pensées, ses paroles et ses actes.
    The Scout must be pure in his thoughts, words and actions.

Current version:

Le scout tient parole. En patrouille, je m’affirme et je fais des choix.
The Scout keeps his word. In my patrol, I stand my ground and I make decisions.

Le scout développe ses talents. En patrouille, j’invente et j’explore.
The Scout develops his talents. In my patrol, I invent and I explore.

Le scout a l’esprit d’équipe. En patrouille, j’accueille et je rends service.
The Scout has team spirit. In my patrol, I accept everybody and I serve.

Le scout prend soin de son corps. En patrouille, je me dépasse.
The Scout takes care for his body. In my patrol, I surpass myself.

Dieu propose au scout, un chemin. En patrouille, je découvre en Jésus un ami.
God proposes a way to the Scout. In my patrol, I discover a friend in Jesus.

Le scout respecte l’autre. Fille ou garçon, j’exprime mes sentiments.
The Scout respects other people. Girl or boy, I express my feelings.

Emblems

The red Jerusalem Cross with the fleur-de-lis was the symbol of the Scouts de France. It was designed by Father Jacques Sévin SJ, co-founder of the Fédération des Scouts de France. The Guides de France used the same Jerusalem Cross with a superimposed trefoil. The emblem of the merged organization combines elements of both predecessors. The round orange background recalls the rope circle, which symbolizes the strength of the Movement.

Literature

Le scoutisme, from father Jacques Sévin

Pour penser scoutement, from father Jacques Sévin

Philippe Laneyrie, Les scouts de France, Editions du Cerf, ISBN 2-204-02318-3