Elbert K. Fretwell

Elbert K. Fretwell (1878-1962) was an American academic and early leader in the field of youth development through recreation and extracurricular activity. He served as the second Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), serving from 1943 to 1948. Upon his retirement from the BSA, Fretwell was given the title of Chief Scout.

Elbert K. Fretwell
2nd Chief Scout Executive
In office
1943–1948
Preceded byJames E. West
Succeeded byArthur A. Schuck
Personal details
Born1878
Died1962
ChildrenElbert K. Fretwell Jr.

His son Elbert K. Fretwell Jr. was also a noted professor of education and served as Chancellor of University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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.[1]

Upon the retirement of Dr. James E. West in 1943, Fretwell was appointed Chief Scout Executive and served until his retirement in 1948.

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.[2]

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]

See also

References
  1. June 13, 1947 - Article - Print Headline: "GETS PHILIPPINE AWARD; Dr. E.K. Fretwell Honored for Boy Scout Rehabilitation Work" http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30B13F63E58147B93C1A8178DD85F438485F9
  2. http://scoutingwire.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/522-059-Elbert-K-Fretwell-Guide-Book-WEB.pdf
  3. Beale, John Robert. "Elbert K. Fretwell and the Extra-Curricular Activity Movement 1917-31, New York." Ph. D. dissertation, Kent State University, 1983.
Boy Scouts of America
Preceded by
James E. West		 Chief Scout Executive
1943-1948		 Succeeded by
Arthur A. Schuck
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