Editing Cub Scout (section)

==Foundation==
[[File:British Wolf Cub 1960.jpg|thumb|right|A [[United Kingdom|British]] Wolf Cub in the late 1960s]]
Wolf Cubs was started by [[The Scout Association]] in 1916, nine years after the establishment of the Boy Scout Movement, to cater to younger boys who were too young to be Boy Scouts. During these first years, many troops had either allowed younger boys to join or had set up an informal junior or cadet Scout troops. In 1916, articles in a Scout leaders' journal, ''[[Scouting magazine (The Scout Association)|Headquarters Gazette]]'' outlined "Junior Scout" and then "Wolf Cub" schemes. However, [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]] wanted something quite different from a watered-down Boy Scout program and recognised that too close of an association between the junior program and the Boy Scouts would detract from both. Baden-Powell wanted a junior scheme with a name, uniform and other identity and program distinct from the Scouts.

In 1916, Baden-Powell published his outlines for such a scheme, it was to be called Wolf Cubs. Baden-Powell asked his friend [[Rudyard Kipling]]<ref name = "Kipling">{{cite web | url = http://scoutguidehistoricalsociety.com/kipling.htm | title = Rudyard Kipling and Baden-Powell | work = Scouting Milestones | publisher = Colin Walker (Johnny) | access-date = 2012-07-17 }}</ref> for the use of his ''[[The Jungle Book|Jungle Book]]'' history and universe as a motivational frame for the Wolf Cub scheme. The scheme was given a publicity launch at The Boy Scouts Association's Imperial Headquarters in [[Buckingham Palace Road]], [[Westminster]], on Saturday 24 June 1916.<ref name ="Scoutscan">{{cite web |url=http://www.thedump.scoutscan.com/diamond.pdf |title=The Diamond Jubilee Book of Scouting (pp. 26-27) |date=1966 |website=www.thedump.scoutscan.com |publisher=Pearson, London |access-date=24 October 2013}}</ref>  Baden-Powell wrote a new book, ''[[The Wolf Cub's Handbook]]'', the first edition of which was published in December 1916. He collaborated with [[Vera Barclay]] in devising the Wolf Cub training program and badges, which were published in the second edition.<ref>Moynihan, Paul (editor) 2006, ''An Official History of Scouting'', Hamlyn, {{ISBN|978-0-600-61398-5}} (p. 56)</ref> On 16 December 1916, a public display of the Wolf Cubs was held at [[Caxton Hall]], Westminster,<ref name ="Scoutscan"/> to which Kipling was invited; he was unable to attend but sent Baden-Powell a letter of apology, praising his work with the Scout Movement.<ref>Moynihan 2006 p. 59</ref> Vera Barclay co-founded Wolf Cubs with Baden-Powell in 1916.

From the 1960s, many organizations varied or abandoned the Wolf Cub ''Jungle Book'' theme. Some organizations changed the name to '''Cubs''', '''Cub Scouts''' or similar but retained the '''Jungle Stories''' and Cub ceremony as tradition—such as the use of ''Jungle Book'' names (as described below); and the [[Grand Howl]] which signals the start and end of Cub Meetings. Other organizations kept the name but dropped the ''Jungle Book'' theme.

Originally, Cubs was open only to boys while the [[Brownies (Scouting)|Brownies]] were set up as a parallel for young girls in [[Girl Guides]] organizations. This remains the situation in some places. Most [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] (WOSM) member organizations admitted girls to Cubs while others have separate co-ed units with a different theme. Most member [[International Union of Guides and Scouts of Europe|Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe]] (UIGSE) member organizations have two single-sex units both named Wolf Cubs and both in the jungle theme.

Cubs has ideals of spiritual and character growth, citizenship training, and personal fitness.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}  Cubs provides a positive, encouraging peer group, carefully selected leaders {{citation needed|date=October 2016}} who provide good role models and a group setting where values are taught to reinforce positive qualities of character.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}