1979 – 70th Anniversary of Boy Scouts Association
70th Anniversary of Boy Scouts Association
15 November 1979
Scouting in Rhodesia began in 1909 and saw the first Troop formed in Bulawayo with
Sir John Chancellor being appointed as the first Chief Scout Commissioner. The World Headquarters of Scouting is based in Geneva and since 1909, the movement in Rhodesia had come under the aegis of the United Kingdom.
The Scout movement caters for all boys between the ages of 8 and 18 years, and its policy is to encourage loyalty, integrity and responsibility through a medium of open air activity in order to progress to better citizenship through a process of merit and proficiency badges.
