1080:
290:, had launched a provisional scheme for boys who were too young to join the Scouts at the age of 11 years. Originally called "Junior Scouts", it had been renamed "Wolf Cubs" by January 1914. Barclay was regularly pestered by younger village boys wanting to join the troop, so she opened the 1st Hertford Heath Wolf Cub Pack and persuaded her younger sister Angela to lead it. Barclay realised that there would be many women willing to run Cub packs and wrote an article entitled "How a Lady Can Train the Cubs"; it was published in the official Scout magazine, the
300:
22:
1099:
442:
on the south coast from around 1938 and in 1939–1940 joined her brother, the Rev Cyril
Charles Barclay (Vicar of Helmsley) with his wife Rose and daughter Mary-Rose, in a huge vicarage (now the North York Moors Trust) in the market town of Helmsley North Yorkshire, she started a small nursery school
400:
Barclay was a prolific author, mainly of books for children, but also about
Christianity and Scouting. Perhaps her best known works are the "Jane" series of stories for girls. She wrote some books under the pen names Margaret Beech and Vera Charlesworth, and one detective story was written under the
319:
In June 1916, Barclay attended a meeting of Wolf Cub leaders at the Scout
Association Headquarters in London. The article had obviously caught Baden-Powell's attention, because he approached her to become the Wolf Cub Secretary at Imperial Headquarters. She accepted Baden-Powell's offer as her war
985:
Reviewed Works: Historical
Aspects of Organic Evolution by Philip G. Fothergill; Challenge to the Darwinians by Vera Barclay; Man and Matter: Essays Scientific and Christian by F. Sherwood Taylor; The Origin of Life: The Case for and against Evolution by Lennox Robinson, Michael J.
231:
programme for younger boys, both in the United
Kingdom and in France. Barclay wrote numerous children's stories and instructional Scouting handbooks, and in later life wrote about her Christian faith.
443:
with her friend
Ninette Hoffet which they ran in the vicarage, she later returned to The Midway, Felpham, long before the end of the war. After living in London and Seaview on the
392:
and was later awarded the Cross of St Louis by the Scouts de France. Her connection with
Scouting ended in 1931, when she emigrated to France and then Switzerland.
451:
in
Norfolk, being cared for by her niece Betty. She died on 19 September 1989 at St Nicholas' Nursing Home, Sheringham, and is buried in Sheringham Cemetery.
803:
1164:
876:
338:, which was published in December 1916. She devised many of the tests and badges that appeared in this first edition. In 1920, she organised a
362:
1134:
1144:
227:
and an author. She was an early exponent of female leadership in the Scout movement and played a leading role in the introduction of the
351:
212:
369:
in
Birmingham, where she resumed her Scouting activities and was a leading member of the Catholic Scout Guild who ran a campsite at
1139:
1124:
1154:
1149:
86:
58:
105:
65:
1003:
422:
43:
72:
39:
1169:
1018:
54:
862:
1159:
334:
247:, a successful novelist - they were married in Stepney in Q1, 1881. The family lived in the village of
376:
In the early 1920s, Barclay was a frequent visitor to France, where she encouraged the development of
286:
She later became involved in the newly formed Wolf Cubs. In 1913, the founder of the Scout movement,
1129:
343:
304:
188:
389:
239:
Barclay was born on 10 November 1893, one of eight children of the
Reverend Charles W. Barclay, a
32:
849:
1119:
1114:
926:
292:
79:
8:
1043:
287:
252:
244:
976:
409:
1075:
760:"New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors – Author names starting with Bao – Bar"
358:
321:
299:
240:
1084:
381:
1001:
Cushing, John. (1952). Reviewed Work: Darwin Is Not for Children by Vera Barclay.
759:
328:
in Hampshire was becoming impossible due to a pre-war knee injury incurred whilst
347:
312:
1071:
248:
142:
1108:
952:
611:
444:
146:
435:
202:
492:
484:
470:
462:
405:
332:. One of her first tasks was to help Baden-Powell to edit the drafts for
251:
in Hertfordshire to the north of London, where Reverend Barclay was the
448:
385:
370:
339:
308:
264:
162:
1044:"Twenty years ago in Sheringham – Issue 106 – 23 October 2009 (p. 15)"
702:
Hier stimmt was nicht! : fünf Jungen, ein Schatz und ein Omnibus
366:
280:
256:
228:
1089:
21:
1093:
738:
The Holy Shroud: A Divine Message For Our Day – Through Photography
268:
260:
224:
198:
439:
384:. In 1923, 1925 and 1927 she organised the first French Wolf Cub
279:
Barclay joined the Scout movement and took charge of the village
166:
329:
325:
223:(1893–1989) co-founder of Cubs 1916, was an English pioneer of
784:
354:
for services "of the most exceptional character" to Scouting.
636:
Peter and Veronica Growing Up: A Book for Readers of 15 to 17
447:
where she began to lose her eyesight, she ended her days at
361:, Barclay spent a brief spell trying her vocation with the
1019:"British & Irish Women Writers of Fiction, 1910-1960"
350:; at the end of the ceremony, she was presented with the
542:
Peter and Veronica: Spring-time Lessons in an Old Garden
255:
from 1881 to 1920. The family were frequent visitors to
530:
Good Scouting: Notes on Scouting in the Catholic Parish
578:
Danny and the Rattlesnakes: Yarns for Scouts and Cubs
373:
for Cubs and Scouts from disadvantaged backgrounds.
566:
Saints by Firelight: Stories for Guides and Rangers
420:(1951). The former book was negatively reviewed in
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
901:Barclay, Vera (November 1956). "Forty Years Ago".
408:who rejected evolution. She was also critical of
1106:
434:Barclay returned to England before the start of
259:in the Swiss Alps; Barclay was an enthusiastic
608:Practical Psychology in Character Development
363:Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
463:Danny the Detective: A Story for Wolf Cubs
668:(1938, under the name of Hugh Chichester)
263:and one of the few females to tackle the
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
1016:
538:(1928, under the name of Margaret Beech)
298:
1165:People from East Hertfordshire District
927:"Scouting Personalities – Vera Barclay"
900:
618:Camp Fire Singing for Scouts and Guides
500:Character Training in the Wolf Cub Pack
426:as an "illogical" anti-evolution work.
1107:
524:Potted Stories to Tell Scouts and Cubs
1017:Thompson, Scott A (2 February 2018).
493:Stories of the Saints by Candle-light
478:Cubbing: A Guide-book for Cub Masters
388:courses with Fr Jacques Sevin at the
896:
894:
877:"Vera Barclay: A Scouting Pioneer –"
267:, often dressed in skirts or riding
44:adding citations to reliable sources
15:
13:
1145:20th-century English women writers
990:Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review
950:
924:
801:
14:
1181:
1065:
891:
307:in 1920, 500 Wolf Cubs perform a
1135:British women children's writers
1097:
981:Review: Evolution and Enthusiasm
20:
1036:
1010:
1004:The Quarterly Review of Biology
995:
970:
944:
842:Hertford Heath Monthly Magazine
454:
423:The Quarterly Review of Biology
31:needs additional citations for
1140:English Roman Catholic writers
1125:British Christian creationists
1081:Works by or about Vera Barclay
918:
909:
869:
834:
825:
795:
777:
752:
630:The Mystery of Mortimer's Wood
1:
745:
429:
234:
1155:20th-century British writers
1150:20th-century English writers
1048:@ Sheringham Community Paper
811:www.isleofwightscouts.org.uk
726:Morning Star and Other Poems
672:Joc, Colette and the Animals
666:The Mystery Man in the Tower
590:Games for Camp and Club-Room
315:, organised by Vera Barclay.
245:Florence Louisa Charlesworth
7:
1096:(public domain audiobooks)
804:"The Story of Vera Barclay"
802:Walker, Colin; et al.
720:Challenge to the Darwinians
418:Challenge to the Darwinians
274:
10:
1186:
953:"Barclay, Vera. 1893–1989"
714:Darwin is Not for Children
584:Camp Fire Yarns and Stunts
414:Darwin Is Not for Children
395:
764:www.authorandbookinfo.com
660:Gyp and the Pedlar's Ring
401:name of Hugh Chichester.
221:Vera Charlesworth Barclay
208:
194:
184:
172:
152:
129:
124:Vera Charlesworth Barclay
122:
879:. Heritage.scouts.org.uk
344:1st World Scout Jamboree
305:1st World Scout Jamboree
243:clergyman and his wife,
560:Saints of These Islands
506:Vie de Florence Barclay
404:Barclay was a Catholic
335:The Wolf Cub's Handbook
992:41 (163/164): 355-361.
957:www.crimefictioniv.com
708:They Found an Elephant
684:Jane and the Pale Face
648:Jane and Tommy Tomkins
638:(1935, Margaret Beech)
632:(1934, Margaret Beech)
604:(1933, Margaret Beech)
544:(1928, Margaret Beech)
316:
1090:Works by Vera Barclay
1072:Works by Vera Barclay
977:MacConaill, Michael A
654:Saints and Adventures
518:The Book of Cub Games
390:Château de Chamarande
365:. She later lived in
302:
189:Children's literature
678:Jane Will You Behave
642:Jane Versus Jonathan
485:The Mysterious Tramp
380:or Wolf Cubs in the
357:A recent convert to
293:Headquarters Gazette
40:improve this article
1170:People from Felpham
931:Scouting Milestones
704:(1950, with others)
342:by 500 Cubs at the
296:, in January 1915.
288:Robert Baden-Powell
732:The Face of a King
690:L'homme de la tour
596:Talks by Firelight
410:theistic evolution
317:
178:Vera Charlesworth,
1160:Scouting pioneers
1076:Project Gutenberg
951:Huibin, Allen J.
857:Missing or empty
696:They Met a Wizard
359:Roman Catholicism
324:at a hospital in
322:British Red Cross
241:Church of England
218:
217:
156:19 September 1989
116:
115:
108:
90:
1177:
1101:
1100:
1085:Internet Archive
1059:
1058:
1056:
1054:
1040:
1034:
1033:
1031:
1029:
1014:
1008:
999:
993:
974:
968:
967:
965:
963:
948:
942:
941:
939:
937:
922:
916:
913:
907:
906:
898:
889:
888:
886:
884:
873:
867:
866:
860:
855:
853:
845:
844:. December 1912.
838:
832:
829:
823:
821:
819:
817:
808:
799:
793:
792:
781:
775:
774:
772:
770:
756:
624:Scout Discipline
572:Jeux pour Mowgli
382:Scouts de France
311:in the arena at
283:troop in 1912.
159:
140:10 November 1893
139:
137:
120:
119:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
1185:
1184:
1180:
1179:
1178:
1176:
1175:
1174:
1130:English writers
1105:
1104:
1098:
1068:
1063:
1062:
1052:
1050:
1042:
1041:
1037:
1027:
1025:
1015:
1011:
1000:
996:
975:
971:
961:
959:
949:
945:
935:
933:
925:Walker, Colin.
923:
919:
915:Walker, pp. 2–5
914:
910:
899:
892:
882:
880:
875:
874:
870:
858:
856:
847:
846:
840:
839:
835:
830:
826:
815:
813:
806:
800:
796:
783:
782:
778:
768:
766:
758:
757:
753:
748:
743:
602:Knave of Hearts
457:
432:
412:. She authored
398:
348:Olympia, London
313:Olympia, London
277:
237:
180:Hugh Chichester
179:
177:
176:Margaret Beech,
161:
157:
141:
135:
133:
125:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
1183:
1173:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1103:
1102:
1087:
1078:
1067:
1066:External links
1064:
1061:
1060:
1035:
1009:
994:
969:
943:
917:
908:
890:
868:
833:
824:
794:
789:freebmd.org.uk
776:
750:
749:
747:
744:
742:
741:
735:
729:
723:
717:
711:
705:
699:
693:
687:
681:
675:
669:
663:
657:
651:
645:
639:
633:
627:
621:
615:
605:
599:
593:
587:
581:
575:
569:
563:
557:
551:
545:
539:
533:
527:
521:
515:
509:
503:
497:
489:
481:
475:
467:
458:
456:
453:
431:
428:
397:
394:
378:Les Louveteaux
320:work with the
276:
273:
249:Hertford Heath
236:
233:
216:
215:
210:
209:Notable awards
206:
205:
196:
192:
191:
186:
182:
181:
174:
170:
169:
160:(aged 95)
154:
150:
149:
143:Hertford Heath
131:
127:
126:
123:
114:
113:
96:September 2021
55:"Vera Barclay"
28:
26:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1182:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1112:
1110:
1095:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1073:
1070:
1069:
1049:
1045:
1039:
1024:
1020:
1013:
1006:
1005:
998:
991:
987:
982:
978:
973:
958:
954:
947:
932:
928:
921:
912:
904:
897:
895:
878:
872:
864:
851:
843:
837:
828:
812:
805:
798:
790:
786:
780:
765:
761:
755:
751:
739:
736:
733:
730:
727:
724:
721:
718:
715:
712:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
694:
691:
688:
685:
682:
679:
676:
673:
670:
667:
664:
661:
658:
655:
652:
649:
646:
643:
640:
637:
634:
631:
628:
625:
622:
619:
616:
613:
612:Rudolf Allers
609:
606:
603:
600:
597:
594:
591:
588:
585:
582:
579:
576:
573:
570:
567:
564:
561:
558:
555:
554:The Scout Way
552:
549:
546:
543:
540:
537:
536:Peter the Cub
534:
531:
528:
525:
522:
519:
516:
513:
512:Jungle Wisdom
510:
507:
504:
501:
498:
495:
494:
490:
487:
486:
482:
479:
476:
473:
472:
468:
465:
464:
460:
459:
452:
450:
446:
445:Isle of Wight
441:
438:and lived in
437:
427:
425:
424:
419:
415:
411:
407:
402:
393:
391:
387:
383:
379:
374:
372:
368:
364:
360:
355:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
336:
331:
327:
323:
314:
310:
306:
301:
297:
295:
294:
289:
284:
282:
272:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
242:
232:
230:
226:
222:
214:
211:
207:
204:
200:
197:
193:
190:
187:
183:
175:
171:
168:
164:
155:
151:
148:
147:Hertfordshire
144:
132:
128:
121:
118:
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
1051:. Retrieved
1047:
1038:
1026:. Retrieved
1022:
1012:
1007:27 (4): 388.
1002:
997:
989:
984:
980:
972:
960:. Retrieved
956:
946:
934:. Retrieved
930:
920:
911:
902:
881:. Retrieved
871:
859:|title=
850:cite journal
841:
836:
831:Walker, p. 6
827:
814:. Retrieved
810:
797:
788:
779:
767:. Retrieved
763:
754:
737:
731:
725:
719:
713:
707:
701:
695:
689:
683:
677:
671:
665:
659:
653:
647:
641:
635:
629:
623:
617:
610:(1934, with
607:
601:
595:
589:
583:
577:
571:
565:
559:
553:
548:Danny's Pack
547:
541:
535:
529:
523:
517:
511:
505:
499:
491:
483:
477:
469:
461:
455:Bibliography
436:World War II
433:
421:
417:
413:
403:
399:
377:
375:
356:
333:
318:
291:
285:
278:
238:
220:
219:
203:Christianity
158:(1989-09-19)
117:
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
1120:1989 deaths
1115:1893 births
903:The Scouter
471:Danny again
416:(1950) and
406:creationist
352:Silver Wolf
261:tobogganist
213:Silver Wolf
1109:Categories
1053:3 November
1023:google.com
979:. (1952).
962:3 November
936:3 November
816:3 November
769:8 November
746:References
449:Sheringham
430:Later life
386:Wood Badge
371:Hall Green
340:Grand Howl
309:Grand Howl
265:Cresta Run
235:Early life
163:Sheringham
136:1893-11-10
66:newspapers
883:11 August
367:Edgbaston
281:Boy Scout
257:St Moritz
1094:LibriVox
1028:16 March
275:Scouting
269:jodhpurs
229:Wolf Cub
225:scouting
199:Scouting
173:Pen name
1083:at the
440:Felpham
396:Writing
303:At the
195:Subject
167:Norfolk
80:scholar
822:(p. 2)
785:"Home"
740:(1956)
734:(1955)
728:(1951)
722:(1951)
716:(1950)
710:(1950)
698:(1947)
692:(1946)
686:(1945)
680:(1944)
674:(1944)
662:(1938)
656:(1938)
650:(1938)
644:(1937)
626:(1934)
620:(1934)
598:(1932)
592:(1932)
586:(1932)
580:(1931)
574:(1931)
568:(1931)
562:(1931)
556:(1929)
550:(1928)
532:(1927)
526:(1926)
520:(1926)
514:(1925)
508:(1923)
502:(1923)
496:(1922)
488:(1921)
480:(1920)
474:(1920)
466:(1918)
330:skiing
326:Netley
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
807:(PDF)
253:vicar
185:Genre
87:JSTOR
73:books
1055:2013
1030:2017
986:Troy
964:2013
938:2013
885:2022
863:help
818:2013
771:2013
153:Died
130:Born
59:news
1092:at
1074:at
346:at
42:by
1111::
1046:.
1021:.
988:.
983:.
955:.
929:.
893:^
854::
852:}}
848:{{
809:.
787:.
762:.
271:.
201:,
165:,
145:,
1057:.
1032:.
966:.
940:.
905:.
887:.
865:)
861:(
820:.
791:.
773:.
614:)
138:)
134:(
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
