Scouting, January, 1954 – Vol. 42, No. 1

Scouting magazine is a publication of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The target audience is adult leaders of Cub Scouts, Scouts, and Venturers. It carries news on Scouting events, articles on aspects of Scouting such as service, outdoor skills and activities, and features about Scouting activities. It began publication on April 15, 1913, with five-times-a-year mail subscriptions included in the registration fee for all volunteer leaders registered with the BSA. The last print edition was the May–June 2020 issue. [Wikipedia]

This First Edition copy of the magazine Scouting, January, 1954 – Vol. 42, No. 1 contains as its feature article "Who is to Blame for Juvenile Delinquincy?" by J. Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation. The magazine, which measures approximately 8 ½ x 11 inches, has 24 pages of text, illustrations and advertisements, is bound in paper covers with more text, illustrations and advertisements.

The magazine has some discoloration on the front cover and a pasted-on mailing sticker, addressed to a subscriber, on the back cover. Otherwise, the magazine is in very good condition.

The illustrations accompanying this description show the front cover, a 2-page spread showig the text on the inside of the front cover and the magazine's title page, a 2-page spread showing the beginning of Hoover's article on Juvenile Delinquency, and a 2-page spread showing an article on Nation-Wide Conservation.