1951 7th WORLD SCOUT JAMBOREE
The 7th World Scout Jamboree took place at Salzkammergut, Austria. A total of 12,884 Scouts were present, and the country was still suffering from long years of hardship. For this reason, the 1951 Jamboree was termed the 'Jamboree of Simplicity'. One Scout attended from Japan. He knew no language other than his own and the word "Jamboree", yet he made the journey with no problem. The sight of Scouts waving the welcome flags at the airport told him that he had arrived at the right place!
The Jamboree was organized by volunteer Scout Leaders in their spare time, and the Austrian Scouts worked on the site for two years to save costs and ensure the amenities of a Jamboree camp area. The Jamboree site was a golf course set amongst the picturesque mountains of the region, not far from the little town of Bad Ischl. Seven towers were erected, each recalling a previous Jamboree. As the name of each was announced, a flag was hoisted on one of the towers and the song of that Jamboree sung.
This Jamboree was the first time that German Scouts were able to take part in a World Scout Jamboree as full members of the World Organization. No one will forget the first night when, as a welcoming gesture, the Austrian Scouts lit beacons on the tops of each of the mountains surrounding the site. All in all it was a tremendous achievement by a country still under military occupation.
Material is from the Wikipedia article "World Scout Jamboree" and WOSM.
