Background
Doctor Wyland was born in Jewell County, Kansas.
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Ray Orion Wyland
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In 1908 and 1909 he attended the high school in Greenville, Texas, later moving to Danville, Illinois where he graduated from high school there in 1911. Four years later he graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a degree of Bachelor of Arts and honors in psychology. He then attended the Garrett Seminary in Evanston, Illinois and received his Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1918.
Career
He is a founding advisor to
He moved to Ringwood, Oklahoma in 1902. Taking post graduate courses he received his Master of Arts degree ion 1929 and his Doctor of Philosophy in 1934 from Columbia University.
Serving as managing director of the United American in Illinois from 1919 to 1922, Doctor Wyland conducted a training school in Americanization work which resulted in the naturalization of 20,000 aliens.
He helped "Americanize" several hundred thousand foreign-born. Wyland became affiliated with the National Council of the on August 1, 1922 and was connected with the National Council throughout the intervening years.
He started as National Director of Relationships for what was first called the "Bureau of Church Relations" then later the "Relationships Division". He would also become acting Director of Education in 1925, then Director of Education in 1930.
He would hold these positions until 1952.
As Director of Education, he edited Principles of Scoutmastership (first training material for Scoutmasters in the early 1930s) and other publications. His doctoral dissertation was Scouting in the Schools: A Study of the Relationships Between the Schools and the His dissertation advisor was Doctor Elbert K. Fretwell, who would become the Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture"s second Chief Scout Executive. lieutenant was first published in book form in 1934 by Teacher College Press, part of Columbia University.
Wyland was a trustee of the Washington Square Methodist Church in New York, president of the New York Rotary Club, president of the Strathmore Association of Westchester County, gave leadership in Red Cross, United States.O., Community Chest campaigns and was a captain in the Auxiliary Police in World World War World War II
He played a large role in the development of operating policies, constitution and bylaws of and devising the fourfold program of service for His attendance at all of the National Conventions through at least 1951 helped with this endeavor.
In 1930, when application was made for approval of by the National Council of the, Doctor Wyland worked hand in hand with Doctor H. Roe Bartle in presenting the facts which brought about a favorable decision and gave the official sanction of the Scouting Movement. He was honored by by dedicating the 1951 Fall Pledge class to him.
He was awarded the National Distinguished Service Award by in 1956. He represented the National Fraternity at the chartering of a large number of chapters in the Northeast in the 1940s and 1950s.
He was a signer of the Articles of Incorporation in 1968.
Membership
Doctor Wyland is a charter member of Alpha Chapter of, having served as Scout Advisor from the inception of the Fraternity.
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Religion
Catholic