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"The Life & Times of H. Roe. Bartle" - A Memorial Exhibit at the H. Roe
Bartle Exposition Hall & Convention Center |
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Kansas City's Bartle Hall Convention Center has a glass cased exhibit of
former Mayor H. Roe. Bartle who was Kansas City's most celebrated mayor
during the late 1940's and into the 1950's.
The exhibit describes him this way: "Southerner by birth, lawyer by
training, youth movement executive by desire, banker by avocation ,
cattleman by hobby, politician by conviction, public speaker by demand,
and humanitarian by choice - all might be included in a summary of the
life of H. Roe Bartle of Kansas City, Missouri. There was a magic to
Bartle. He was filled with more than his legendary girth. He swept up
throngs in the power of his voice, the majesty of his language, the
sparkle of his humor, the buoyancy of his spirit, and the audacity of
his courage. Mr., Dr., Mayor, Honorable - all are titles used to
identify H. Roe Bartle.
Dr. H. Roe Bartle, affectionately known as "Chief," (and the moniker was
later given to the Kansas City Chief's Professional Football team in his
honor) became affiliated with Alpha Phi Omega in 1929, as Founder and
Scout Advisor of Iota Chapter at Park College, Parkville, Missouri. He
was then Scout Executive of the Kansas City Area Council and later
served several years as President of Missouri Valley College. He served
two terms as Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. Hundreds of professionals
in the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and other Youth Serving Social Service
Agencies were trained under the American Humanics Program he developed
and which is still active today on dozens of college campuses. Hundreds
of American Humanics graduates are working in professional Scouting
today.
Scouts in Kansas City (Heart of America Council) and St. Joseph Missouri
(Pony Express Council) also recall Bartle as the founder of the Tribe of
Mic-O-Sey, a very popular and successful honor society that has made the
two council scout camps routinely sport some of the highest retention
rates for any Boy Scout camp in the nation. |
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301 West 13th Street |
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Kansas City |
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Dr. Michael J. Clark Museum of Ozarks Scouting |
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Large collection is rotated quarterly. Council was home to the original
boy Scout band 1926 to 1947 and so collection includes related material.
Owned by Ozark Trails Council. |
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1616 S. Eastgate |
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Springfield |
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Missouri |
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65809 |
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USA |
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Dean Ertel or J.C. Harsh |
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417-883-1636, extension 235 |
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dertel@bsamail.org |
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Admission is free |
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M-F: 9 AM - 5 PM & Sat: 10 AM - 2 PM |
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National Eagle Scout Monument |
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Includes Fountain & Statuary
Featured in the motion picture "The Day After"
(Granted this is not a "Museum" and would be more appropriate in a
section called Scouting Monuments & Statues
1968 EAGLE SCOUT MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN, 39th & Gillham Road
The Heart of America Scout District awards more Eagle Scout badges
annually than any other in the country. John Starr, then president of
the Heart of America Council BSA, wrote to the Pennsylvania Railroad in
1966, when they were tearing down the old Pennsylvania RR Station in New
York City, and asked for the donation of some sculpture from the station
for the planned monument. Not only did the Railroad company donate the
sculpture but also transported it to Kansas City by rail. The city
donated the land and private contributions paid for the installation.
The 22' sculpture, that held a clock and stood over the 7th Avenue
entrance of the station, was sculpted in 1910 by Adolph Weinman, who
also designed the Mercury dime and Walking Liberty half-dollar. Local architect, Maurice McMullen designed the
fountain. The steps up to the fountain represent the steps to becoming
an Eagle Scout. The fountain was dedicated on October 6, 1968.
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39th Street in Hyde Park |
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Kansas City |
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Missouri |
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http://www.donaldsmith.org/fountains2.htm |
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