Yen Jiā-lin (Chinese: 嚴家麟; pinyin: Yán Jiālín), also known as Benjamin Yen (1890-1967) was the founder of Scouting in China.[1] He studied at Boone University and became an ordained minister in 1916. He studied at Springfield College and graduated with a Master's Degree in 1926. He spent the next year as a special exchange student at the General Theological Seminary in New York. He returned to China in 1927 and served as the chaplain at St. Hilda's School. He served on the National Board of the General Association of the Scouts of China and the China YMCA. He later traveled to Washington, D.C. for the 1935 Boy Scout Jamboree with a group of Chinese boy scouts. The jamboree was canceled due to a polio outbreak[2] and the scouts toured the United States. He also traveled to the Netherlands with a group of boy scouts for the 5th World Scout Jamboree in 1937.
Following the birth of the Republic of China, the first Scout troop was organized by Yen Chia-lin in Wuchang, Hubei on February 25, 1912 and the Scouting movement spread rapidly all over the country.[3]
References
^郭廷銘 (2006-05-15). (in Chinese). 中國童子軍協會. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
^"FDR's radio address before canceled 1935 National Jamboree resonates". 13 July 2017.
^"SCOUTING IN CHINA-SCOUTS OF CHINA". N2ZGU. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
chia, jiā, chinese, 嚴家麟, pinyin, yán, jiālín, also, known, benjamin, 1890, 1967, founder, scouting, china, studied, boone, university, became, ordained, minister, 1916, studied, springfield, college, graduated, with, master, degree, 1926, spent, next, year, sp. Yen Jia lin Chinese 嚴家麟 pinyin Yan Jialin also known as Benjamin Yen 1890 1967 was the founder of Scouting in China 1 He studied at Boone University and became an ordained minister in 1916 He studied at Springfield College and graduated with a Master s Degree in 1926 He spent the next year as a special exchange student at the General Theological Seminary in New York He returned to China in 1927 and served as the chaplain at St Hilda s School He served on the National Board of the General Association of the Scouts of China and the China YMCA He later traveled to Washington D C for the 1935 Boy Scout Jamboree with a group of Chinese boy scouts The jamboree was canceled due to a polio outbreak 2 and the scouts toured the United States He also traveled to the Netherlands with a group of boy scouts for the 5th World Scout Jamboree in 1937 Following the birth of the Republic of China the first Scout troop was organized by Yen Chia lin in Wuchang Hubei on February 25 1912 and the Scouting movement spread rapidly all over the country 3 References Edit 郭廷銘 2006 05 15 中國童子軍創始紀念日 in Chinese 中國童子軍協會 Archived from the original on 2007 09 27 Retrieved 2016 04 28 FDR s radio address before canceled 1935 National Jamboree resonates 13 July 2017 SCOUTING IN CHINA SCOUTS OF CHINA N2ZGU Retrieved 2008 10 24 External links Edit Scouting portal This Scouting or Guiding article about a person is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Chinese biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yen Chia lin amp oldid 1040066350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
