Scouting is a voluntary, non-partisan, non-religious youth movement open to all, regardless of origin, gender, social status, wealth or religious beliefs. Its aim is to develop the character of young people who are physically and mentally healthy, patriotic, independent, able-bodied and nature-loving through practical education. The origins of the Scouting date back to the early 20th century and it was the British general Sir Robert Baden-Powell (known as Bi-Pi in the Scout movement) who laid down its theoretical and practical foundations. The Scout movement soon became international after its formation in England in 1908 and soon spread to Hungary. By 1914 there were more than 3,000 scouts in the country. The losses in the Great War and then the Treaty of Trianon decimated the number of scouts in the country. Despite all these problems, the Hungarian scout movement started to develop dynamically from 1920 onwards and soon became the centre of European scouting. In the period of recovery, the movement in Truncated Bihar was rebuilt on new foundations, and a special emphasis was put on the sense of national cohesion. In 1928, the Bihar County Institutional Committee was organized for the unified management and support of the Scout movement, and Dr. Fráter László Sub-Lieutenant, an enthusiastic friend and supporter of the youth associations, was elected its chairman. The committee recruited patron members from the public and social elite of the county, who also contributed financially to the operation of the Bihar Scouting. Both the authorities and the society of the region appreciated the Scout movement. The municipalities provided budgetary support for the groups. The control officer of the Scout District IX of Debrecen and the commanding officer of the Scouts of Bihar County was Dr. Barcsay Károly, who organized the last National Scout Camp in 1943 in Barátka-Jádremete, a part of Partium, which was reannexed in consequence of the Second Vienna Arbitration.