Harold Ambrose Robinson Cheeseman
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Who is Harold Ambrose Robinson Cheeseman?
Harold Ambrose Robinson Cheeseman was the founder of the Scouting movement in the Malaysian state of Penang, at the Penang Free School on March 27, 1915, and in the state of Johor at the English College Johore Bahru in 1928.
The Penang Free School Scout troop, comprising two patrols, was formed under Mr. Cheeseman as the Scouter-in-charge. Activities in these early days ranged from carpentry to ju-jitsu. The Scouts toured the Malay Peninsula in 1918 and stirred up great interest in Scouting among boys. Under Cheeseman, Scouting in the school went hand-in-hand with the School Cadet Corps. The two organisations were so close, that a ruling was passed by which all cadets who had passed the Second Class badge tests, and all Scouts over 5 feet tall, had to join the Cadet Corps.
In 1925, Scouts and cadets were separated, and soon, the first First Class Scouts on the island were produced. There was also a Wolf Club pack, as Penang Free School was not yet solely a secondary school. When it was decreed that students had to join one of the three major school activities, the number of Scouts increased, and it was decided that each house in the school should have a Scout Troop of its own.
Around 1934, the Scouts of Penang put on a grand display for the occasion of Lord Baden-Powell's visit to the island, including an acanthi rope bridge.
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