▁the ▁junior ▁leader ▁training ▁programs ▁had ▁focused ▁on ▁teaching ▁Sc out craft ▁skills ▁and ▁some ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁Pat rol ▁Method . ▁His ▁research ▁and ▁find ings ▁on ▁teaching ▁principles ▁and ▁compet encies ▁of ▁leadership ▁had ▁a ▁huge ▁impact ▁on ▁these ▁two ▁programs , ▁sh ifting ▁their ▁focus ▁to ▁leadership ▁skills . ▁ ▁Some ▁individuals ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁staff ▁and ▁many ▁volunte ers ▁across ▁the ▁nation ▁resist ed ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁changing ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁Wood ▁Bad ge ▁from ▁training ▁leaders ▁in ▁Sc out craft ▁to ▁leadership ▁skills . ▁Among ▁them ▁was ▁William ▁" Green ▁Bar ▁Bill " ▁Hill court , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁United ▁States ▁Wood ▁Bad ge ▁Cour se ▁Director ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁Although ▁officially ▁retired , ▁he ▁had ▁many ▁loyal ▁follow ers . ▁He ▁was ▁ad am ant ▁that ▁Wood ▁Bad ge ▁should ▁continue ▁to ▁teach ▁Sc out craft ▁skills ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁persu ade ▁the ▁national ▁council ▁to ▁stick ▁to ▁that ▁tradition , ▁but ▁his ▁ob jections ▁were ▁ignored . ▁ ▁The ▁leadership ▁compet encies ▁Ban ath y ▁art ic ulated ▁became ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁method ▁for ▁Sc out ▁adult ▁and ▁junior ▁leader ▁training . ▁( In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁White ▁St ag ▁program ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary .) ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁Mon ter ey ▁Bay ▁Area ▁Council ▁recognized ▁Bé la ▁for ▁his ▁exception al ▁service ▁to ▁youth ▁and ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁Silver ▁Be aver . ▁ ▁In ▁the