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Our camp is named after Dr. Sandor Sik (Alexander Sik)\u2026 a Piarist priest, governor of the Hungarian Piarist Order, teacher, poet, literary translator, literary historian, Church writer, and scout leader.<\/div>\n
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HIS LIFE:\u00a0<\/u>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Born in Budapest, Hungary on January 20, 1889, Sandor Sik spent most of his childhood years in the city of G\u00f6d\u00f6ll\u0151. He always enjoyed and considered this city to be his true home because he was surrounded by happiness and faith.<\/div>\n

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His father was also named Sandor. His mother Flora Winternitz, was born Jewish and converted to Catholicism before the birth of their children. At the birth of Sandor, his 3 siblings died of scarlet fever after which four more siblings were born: Endre (Andrew), Miklos (Nicholas), Flora, and Ilma.<\/p>\n

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Sandor started elementary education in Grade 1 in a Budapest private school then continued Grades 2 -4 in G\u00f6d\u00f6ll\u0151.<\/p>\n

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After numerous suggestions from priest friends, his father enrolled him for 5 years at the Budapest Hungarian Piarist Gymnasium. The priestly atmosphere and caring teachers meant a lot to Sandor, so he committed himself to becoming a priest, opposing his parents who wanted him to be a lawyer. Having learned of this, he outright stated his intention toward priesthood. He did his noviciate at Vac. The early death of his father seriously impacted the family\u2026to poverty and eventually, their home was sold. From G\u00f6d\u00f6ll\u0151 he went to Kecskem\u00e9t to continue his studies, there his catechism teacher confident and prefect was a decisive influence, guiding his path towards Sandor\u2019s interest for literature and priesthood. He became a teacher\u2026<\/p>\n

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He started his teaching Hungarian and Latin at the gymnasium at Vac as a home-room teacher. In addition, he also taught history and religion. At the end of the first year, at a young age, he was ordained. Sandor continued his own university education in theology in Hungarian, Greek and Latin..graduated in 1908. Continued to teach and in 1910 he received his teaching credentials. This was followed by his doctoral dissertation, and in 1929 he was assigned to Szeged University, Faculty of Literature. During the war, he resided in the Piarist House, Budapest. Eventually, the order moved to Kalocsa college where he and other priests continued their priestly duties.<\/p>\n

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For the next 16 years, from 1947, Dr. Sik became the Provincial General of the Hungarian Piarist Order. In 1961, he celebrated his golden anniversary mass. Even though that year his health started to fail, spiritually he remained alert but never complained! He died on September 28th, 1963.<\/p>\n

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HIS SCOUT LIFE:<\/u>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0In 1911 his life, interest, and inner commitment were pointing in the direction of the emerging scout movement. He took active part in the planning and developing of the scout movement. That very year he planned and led a scout leaders training camp. His ideal for the Hungarian Scout Association was to be based on a religious and ethical foundation, based on strict volunteering. He became the first president and as such, he represented Hungarian scouts at the first Leader\u2019s Congress in Paris.<\/div>\n
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During the 1912 school year he organized his scout troop at the Budapest Piarist gymnasium. The troop\u2019s first camp was down the Vag River.\u00a0 Hungarian scouting began\u2026 He wrote the 10 Scout Laws as well as the scout anthem still used today. He led the next camp, a National Camp where 8,000 scouts attended. In 1933, the World Scout Jamboree was held in G\u00f6d\u00f6ll\u0151 where he assisted Count P\u00e1l Teleki camp chief. The scout movement magazine T\u00e1borkereszt<\/i>\u00a0(Camp-cross), launched in 1935, dealt with and aided the religious teachings in scouting.<\/div>\n
He wrote the first section of the Scout Leader\u2019s Manual and contained his extensive philosophy in scout pedagogy used today\u2026its goals and directives.<\/div>\n
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Sandor Sik was not only an intelligent person but one who also\u00a0lived\u00a0<\/strong>scouting to its fullest!<\/div>\n

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What was Sandor Sik\u2019s philosophy?: To be a better person\u2026<\/strong>!<\/em><\/p>\n

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What did it mean for scouts THEN and NOW?<\/div>\n
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Sandor Sik formulated it this way:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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  1. \u201cScouting is an arrangement of one\u2019s lifestyle form. It focuses on the complete, not the detail. The onus is not on what, but how\u2026the principle, ideal, and the practical gathered from evangelical, nations past and practical individuals; specifically on how a scout can tie together and implement these\u2026 Scouting, with its many facets, is in summation a pedagogical movement that strives to prepare good citizens.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. \u201eThe characteristics of scouting is responsible for serving others.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. \u201eThe peculiarity of scouting is the spirit of brotherhood.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What was Sandor Sik\u2019s pedagogy:\u00a0Being a better Hungarian\u2026<\/strong>!<\/em><\/div>\n
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    \u201e There is no greater and more urgent stake for Hungarian scout is to remain a scout only if one believes and accepts it fully.\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n
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    In one of the hundreds of poems Sandor Sik\u2019s exemplary life as a\u00a0person and Hungarian scout\u00a0<\/strong>is clearly visible and shows direction to all scouts:<\/div>\n

    DO THE GOOD!<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Regardless, if others like it<\/p>\n

    Or not,<\/p>\n

    Regardless, if \u00a0others see it<\/p>\n

    Or not,<\/p>\n

    Regardless, if it will be successful<\/p>\n

    Or not,<\/p>\n

    Do the good!<\/p>\n

    Do everything good,<\/p>\n

    That you can,<\/p>\n

    There, where you are,<\/p>\n

    As you able,<\/p>\n

    As grand as you can,<\/p>\n

    But always, let that be your program,<\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ALWAYS!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/Sik Sandor\/<\/p>\n

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    Photo sources: www.legyresen.com<\/a>, https:\/\/legyresen.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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