Forest Emerson Witcraft (1894 - 1967)

Born 23 Aug 1894 in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States

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Died 13 Jun 1967 at age 72 in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

• Forest E. Witcraft was born in Wisconsin in 1894. For part of his working career, he was a professional Boy Scouts of America trainer. He was also the Managing Editor of _Scouting Magazine_. He earned an A. B. (1917), and masters' degree (??), and a Ph. D. (??) from the University of Chicago. He died in West Virginia in 1967 and is buried in Randolph Cemetery, Doddridge County, West Virginia.

• Today, he is most well-known for his essay, "Within My Power." It was published in the October, 1950 issue of _Scouting Magazine_. The concluding sentences of this essay are the reason I created this profile: "A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove. But the world may be different, because I made a difference in the life of a boy."

Sources

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 August 2019), memorial page for Forest Emerson Witcraft (23 Aug 1894–13 Jun 1967), Find A Grave Memorial no. 91616534, citing Randolph Cemetery, Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by DeLoss McKnight III (contributor 46605619) .

• Bryan Wendell, Bryan on Scouting, 11 Dec 2014. URL: [1] Bryan Wendell did a tremendous amount of research to prepare this blog -- saved as Images. Thank you, Mr. Wendell!