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=== History === | === History === | ||
'''The Scout Association of | '''The Scout Association of Guyana''' was founded in [[1909]] in what was then British Guiana under the leadership of Sergeant Major [[George Manly]], a member of the British Regiment stationed there. The first Scout Troop was formed at [[Queen's College, Guyana|Queen's College]]. | ||
The movement spread rapidly, with Troops being attached chiefly to Church schools. There were few open Troops in the beginning, but one which flourished was Troop 39. It was the first Troop to make the overland journey to [[Kaieteur Falls]]. This Troop produced some of Guyana's finest Scout Leaders - including two Chief Commissioners, D.B. St. Aubyn and Lawrence Thompson, and 4 Assistant Chief Commissioners for [[Cub Scouts]]. | The movement spread rapidly, with Troops being attached chiefly to Church schools. There were few open Troops in the beginning, but one which flourished was Troop 39. It was the first Troop to make the overland journey to [[Kaieteur Falls]]. This Troop produced some of Guyana's finest Scout Leaders - including two Chief Commissioners, D.B. St. Aubyn and Lawrence Thompson, and 4 Assistant Chief Commissioners for [[Cub Scouts]]. |