Elbert K. Fretwell
Elbert K. Fretwell | |
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2nd Chief Scout Executive | |
In office 1943โ1948 | |
Preceded by | James E. West |
Succeeded by | Arthur A. Schuck |
Personal details | |
Born | 1878 |
Died | 1962 |
Children | Elbert K. Fretwell Jr. |
Elbert K. Fretwell (1878โ1962) was an American
His son
Academia
Fretwell was an associate professor of Scouting and recreational leadership and later, professor of education at the Teachers College, Columbia University.
In 1918 Fretwell was appointed by the Surgeon General of the United States together with the American Red Cross to supervise recreation work in United States Army "reconstruction hospitals."
Boy Scouts of America
Fretwell was a volunteer for many years in the Boy Scouts of America. He was recognized for his services with the Silver Buffalo Award in 1939. He also received the Silver Tamaraw of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines.[2]
Upon the retirement of Dr. James E. West in 1943, Fretwell was appointed Chief Scout Executive and served until his retirement in 1948.[1]
In 2017, the Boy Scouts of America established the E. K. Fretwell Outstanding Educator Award. The award recognizes school and school district personnel for modeling the values of Scouting in their professional life.[1]
Partial list of works
- Extracurricular Activities in Secondary Schools, EK Fretwell - 1931 - Houghton Mifflin Company
- The School Assembly, EK Fretwell - Sixth Yearbook, National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1922
- Survey of the Public Schools of Philadelphia. Vol. IV, EK Fretwell - The Public Education and Child Labor Association
- Extra-Curricular Activities of the Boys' High Schools, EK Fretwell - Baltimore Survey, 1920[3]