Jan Frederik Schaap was a Scoutmaster in

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and a frontman in the first decades of

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History

Schaap's contributions to Scouting include the

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translation of

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(1924 and several later editions) and other books. In The Hague, he led the '2nd The Hague Troup' (

: ''2e 's-Gravenhaagsche troep'') together with Philip Baron van Pallandt (who later inherited his uncle's estates Het Laar en Eerde in Ommen). The estate Het Laar contained the site for

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. In July 1923, Schaap organized the first

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Scout leadership training at Scout centre Gilwell Ada's Hoeve in

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. As the editor of the monthly magazine ''De Padvinder'' (1914 onward), he wrote the campsong of the

5th World Scout Jamboree The 5th World Scout Jamboree (Dutch: ''5e Wereldjamboree'') was the World Scout Jamboree where 81-year-old Robert Baden-Powell gave his farewell. Organizational details The Jamboree in Vogelenzang, Bloemendaal in the Netherlands was opened on 31 ...

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.(lyrics:

: ''In 19-3-7 zul je wat beleven, dan komt de jamboree naar Nederland'').

References

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