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"In September, 1910, 12-year-old Nelson Duller and his friends convinced his father, David M. Duller to organize the first Boy Scout Troop in Houston." | "In September, 1910, 12-year-old Nelson Duller and his friends convinced his father, David M. Duller to organize the first Boy Scout Troop in Houston." | ||
:: BSA councils and districts have had tons of changes in the last 3 years. Feel free to update as you see fit. Your info is probably much better than mine! [[User:MainTour|MainTour]] ([[User talk:MainTour|talk]]) 02:55, 2 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
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My source is a 20-year anniversary article in the Houston Chronicle (February 2, 1930). According to the article, David Duller said "Nelson came to me one afternoon, just after he was 12 years old, with a group of his youthful friends and told me of a new organization called 'Boy Scouts' they had heard of. They asked me to be what they called a 'scoutmaster' and take charge of a troop and accompany them on out-of-door trips. I didn't know what it was at first, but believing that it was for the pleasure and welfare of the boys, I accepted. We organized a troop of boys, mostly from Houston Heights, where we lived, that later grew to about 25 boys. This was the first troop in Harris County. Soon there were two troops in Houston. Other boys, hearing of the good times we were having, wanted to be in on the fun. The other two troops were organized by R.G. Crake of the Y.M.C.A and T.G. Black , assistant school superintendent, who was then principal of the Woodland Heights School." [CORRECTION #1: H.L. Crate of the Y.M.C.A.; CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION #2: F.M. Black was principal of the Travis School which was located in Woodland Heights.] | My source is a 20-year anniversary article in the Houston Chronicle (February 2, 1930). According to the article, David Duller said "Nelson came to me one afternoon, just after he was 12 years old, with a group of his youthful friends and told me of a new organization called 'Boy Scouts' they had heard of. They asked me to be what they called a 'scoutmaster' and take charge of a troop and accompany them on out-of-door trips. I didn't know what it was at first, but believing that it was for the pleasure and welfare of the boys, I accepted. We organized a troop of boys, mostly from Houston Heights, where we lived, that later grew to about 25 boys. This was the first troop in Harris County. Soon there were two troops in Houston. Other boys, hearing of the good times we were having, wanted to be in on the fun. The other two troops were organized by R.G. Crake of the Y.M.C.A and T.G. Black , assistant school superintendent, who was then principal of the Woodland Heights School." [CORRECTION #1: H.L. Crate of the Y.M.C.A.; CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION #2: F.M. Black was principal of the Travis School which was located in Woodland Heights.] | ||
