The Scout Association, York

• York Boy Scouts Association

• York; The Scout Association; 1909 - present

• The Stags (-Oct 1909); 1st Severus Baden Powell Troop (Oct 1909 - 1910); St Paul's Scout Troop (1910 - c1935); 1st York St Paul's (1935 - 1964); 1st York Poppleton Scout Troop (1964 - current).

This collection contains material mainly relating to the St Paul's Scout Troop which started in 1909 as a group of five boys meeting behind a grocer's shop in Holgate.
The first Scoutmaster was Cecil S. Molyneaux, a teacher at St Paul's School. The troop met in St Paul's Schoolroom on Dalton Terrace and consequently re-named themselves 'St Paul's' Troop. The '1st' part of their name refers to the fact that they were the first registered Scout troop in the city. Molyneux was a gunner in World War I and was killed in action in 1917.
From 1920 - 1950, the Scoutmaster was W.G. Ineson. and from 1955, the Scoutmaster was D.N. Broadley.
The St Paul's Troop is thought to be the oldest in Yorkshire, and was the first registered Scout Troop in the city.
The Treasurer's House Troop, the 2nd Scout Troop to be registered in the City, is also mentioned in this collection.
The York and District Boy Scouts Association first appears in the City Directories in 1925, located at Civic House, Southlands Road, York. The President was Mr Frank Green.
By 1930 there were 21 Scout Troops across York and the surrounding areas. This included special Troops for handicapped boys (King's Manor (Blind)) and Troops affiliated with local schools, solely for boys attending that institution (i.e. Fulford School Troop). Most of these troops had Wolf Cub Packs attached.
In 1935, Arnold S. Rowntree was the President.
In 1949, the President was R.W. Willsdon.

The Scout movement was founded by Robert Baden Powell as a 'school of citizenship through woodcraft'. Their motto is 'Be Prepared'.
The aim of the Association was to:
-develop good citizenship among boys by 'forming their character, training them in habits of observation, obedience, and self-reliance, inculcating loyalty and thoughtfulness for others; teaching them services useful to the public and handicrafts useful to themselves; promoting their physical development and hygiene'
-provide' practical and attractive' outlets for boys' interests and desires and 'turning them to socially valuable purposes'

• aid boys' physical, mental, and spiritual development
  • follow the Scout Law(s) and abide by the Scout Promise(s) which was 'Duty to God and the King' and 'the daily Good Turn'

Members performed Coastguard duty at Whitby during World War I (1915).

Scout groups consisted of:
-Cub Scout Pack (boys aged 8-11 years old)
-Scout Troop (boys aged 11 - 18 years old)
-Senior Scouts (boys aged 15 - 18 years old)
-Rover Crews (boys aged at least 17 1/2 and ideally 18 years old)

This collection contains material mainly relating to the St Paul's Scout Troop which started in 1909 as a group of five boys meeting behind a grocer's shop in Holgate. \nThe first Scoutmaster was Cecil S. Molyneaux, a teacher at St Paul's School. The troop met in St Paul's Schoolroom on Dalton Terrace and consequently re-named themselves 'St Paul's' Troop. The '1st' part of their name refers to the fact that they were the first registered Scout troop in the city. Molyneux was a gunner in World War I and was killed in action in 1917.\nFrom 1920 - 1950, the Scoutmaster was W.G. Ineson. and from 1955, the Scoutmaster was D.N. Broadley.\nThe St Paul's Troop is thought to be the oldest in Yorkshire, and was the first registered Scout Troop in the city. \nThe Treasurer's House Troop, the 2nd Scout Troop to be registered in the City, is also mentioned in this collection.\nThe York and District Boy Scouts Association first appears in the City Directories in 1925, located at Civic House, Southlands Road, York. The President was Mr Frank Green.\nBy 1930 there were 21 Scout Troops across York and the surrounding areas. This included special Troops for handicapped boys (King's Manor (Blind)) and Troops affiliated with local schools, solely for boys attending that institution (i.e. Fulford School Troop). Most of these troops had Wolf Cub Packs attached.\n In 1935, Arnold S. Rowntree was the President.\nIn 1949, the President was R.W. Willsdon.

International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa

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